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Brett Family Photographs

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Part Of
Brett family fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to photographs of Banff people and places; Brett family, friends and associates. Some duplication with albums
Date Range
[ca.1875-ca.1935]
Reference Code
V83 / V / B / PA - 1 to 321
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  13 images  
Part Of
Brett family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M1 / V83
Series
V.B. Brett family series : photographs
Sous-Fonds
V83
Accession Number
5, 20, 58, 78, 102, 354, 1164, 1532, 5042, 2022.35
Reference Code
V83 / V / B / PA - 1 to 321
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1875-ca.1935]
Physical Description
322 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to photographs of Banff people and places; Brett family, friends and associates. Some duplication with albums
Notes
LIST OF IMAGES :
1 [Graduation portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, 1872]
2 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, ca.1878]
3 [Wedding portrait of Dr. R. G. Brett and Louise Hungerford Brett, 1878]
4 [Wedding portrait of Louise Hungerford Brett, 1878]
5 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett]
6 Louise Brett, July 10th, 1886
7 [Portrait of Raymond Montague Rooper? and Dr. Robert G. Brett, ca.1890]
8 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett]
9 R. G. Brett, Xmas 1910
10 [Dr. Robert G. Brett]
11 [Portrait of Louise H. Brett, Sept. 1900]
12 For Harry with love from Mother Banff, Sept. 1900 [Portrait of Louise H. Brett]
13 [Louise H. Brett, ca.1900]
14 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in buggy with horse Billie]
15 [Earle Brett, unidentified nurse, Dr. Robert G. Brett, unidentified boy, unidentified nurse and Raymond Rooper in front of Brett house, ca.1895]
16 [Louise H. Brett with dogs]
17 Father's winter rig. One that took with Effie & the boy [Dr. Brett's cutter]
18 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in launch at New York?]
19 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in launch at New York?]
20 [Dr. G. J. Johnson, Dr. John E. Clough with Mrs. Clough, Miss Johnson, Dr. Brett and nurse]
21 [Group of people on lawn. Back row: Louise Brett, second from left, Harry Brett, 3rd from left, Dr. Robert G. Brett, far right. Front row: Earle Brett, 2nd from right]
22 [Lieutenant-Governor Brett in car on new Banff bridge, ca.1923]
23 [RCMP group at celebration of 50th anniversary of signing of Treaty Seven?, 1927?]
24-28 [RCMP at Blackfoot Crossing for celebration of 50th anniversary of signing of Treaty Seven?, 1927?]
29 [RCMP at Edmonton, ca.1925]
30 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett cutting ribbon at opening of Banff-Windermere Highway, June 23, 1923]
31 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett and group in front of car, August 30, 1925]
32-38 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett, ca.1925]
39 [Louise Brett and unidentified women, ca.1930]
40 [Portrait of Earle Brett, 1887]
41 [Portrait of Earle Brett, 1889] 18 months old
42-43 Vienna, Earle Six years old [portraits, 1894]
44 Earle Brett, aged 13 years, Banff, Sept.1900
45-46 [Portrait of Earle Brett, ca.1905]
47 [Earle Brett, far right, with group, ca.1910]
48 [Group includes Harry Brett, Helen Brett, Maidie & Earle Brett in Upper Hot Springs pool, ca.1910]
49 [Earle and Maidie Brett with others in Upper Hot Springs pool, ca.1910]
50 [Earle and Maidie Brett, ca.1910]
51 [Catherine Brett in front of Brett House, ca.1914]
52 [Catherine Brett and Mrs. Earle Brett near Brett Drugstore, ca.1915]
53-54 [Catherine Brett, ca.1916]
55 [Portrait of Harry Brett, ca.1889]
56 [Harry Brett, ca.1895]
57 [Harry Brett working in his studio] Feb. 1899
58 [Harry Brett, right front seat, on sightseeing bus, 1899]
59 [Dr. Harry Brett's graduation portrait, 1902]
60 [Group portrait of medical students includes Harry Brett, left, Stuart McKidd, centre, and Algernon Lindsay, second from right, ca.1900]
61 [Group portrait of medical students includes Harry Brett, left front), Stuart McKidd, left back, and Algernon Lindsay, right front), ca.1900]
62 [Group of medical students including Harry Brett, centre rear), ca.1900]
63-65 [Humorous postcards of Harry Brett]
66 [Group of women with Harry Brett, back row, and Algernon Lindsay, seated]
67 [Group out on trail includes Howard Sibbald, Mrs. Jimmy Simpson, Kina Sibbald, Mary Sibbald, Harry Brett, Del Sibbald]
68 [Harry and Helen Brett]
69 [Harry Brett sitting on rustic bench with women]
70 [Harry Brett on horse Billie]
71 [Harry Brett]
72 [Dr. Harry Brett beside the Brett Hospital]
73 [Harry Brett, ca.1912]
74 [Harry Brett and Mrs. Louise Brett? picking fruit off tree]
75 After the battle, Banff Bonspiel, prize winners 1913 [left to right: Dr. Lyman, George Hunter, Harry Brett (skip), Scot Ashley]
76 [Curling at Banff - left to right: John Wilson, Bill Ritchie, Arthur Saddington, Harry Brett, ca.1912]
77-78 [Curlers posed in front of Brett Hospital]
79 [Helen Brett, Catherine Brett, Maidie Brett, Harry Brett, on lawn near tennis court, ca.1913]
80 [Harry & Helen Brett and unidentified nurse on steps of Brett Hospital, ca.1910]
81 [Nurse Helen Brett and another nurse]
82 [Nurses attending patient at Sanitarium operating room, Helen Brett, centre]
83 [Portrait of Helen Brett]
84 [Helen Brett on Tunnel Mountain]
85 [Portrait of Raymond Montague Rooper?]
86 [Portrait of Mrs. Donna Rooper, sister of Louise Brett), ca.1891]
87 [Portrait of Mrs. Donna Rooper & baby] Trevor G.H. Rooper, 18 months old
88-89 Trevor Hungerford Rooper, four months old
90 [Portrait of Trevor Rooper & Lionel Rooper]
91 [Portrait of Mrs. Neville (Katie) Lindsay, Louise Brett's sister)]
92 [Portrait of Mrs. Katie Lindsay] Jan. 1900
93 [Neville Lindsay's children]
94 [Algernon Lindsay?]
95 Hazel Lindsay 1914
96 Hazel Lindsay 1915
97 Lionel Lindsay, Bournemouth
98 [Mrs. Emmo McDermid]
99 [Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McDermid & son William] 1900
100 [Alida McDermid, 1895]
101 [William McDermid] 1895
102 [Brenda Louise Hungerford]
103-104 [Portraits of unidentified Brett relatives]
105 [Portrait of unidentified female relative?]
106 [Unidentified man in uniform]
107 [Catherine Brett with half brothers Robert & John Robarts, ca.1920]
108 [Herbert Robarts with stepdaughter Catherine Brett and sons Robert & John, ca.1924]
109 [Portrait of priest? in robe] 1904
110 [Portrait of J. F. Betts]
111 [Portrait of Louis Castellain, 1896]
112 [Portrait of Alexander Hugh Ferguson]
113 [Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Borden?]
114-115 [Portraits of unidentified men]
116 [Portrait of unidentified man] 1900
117-120 [Portraits of unidentified men]
121 [Man in uniform]
122-131 [Portraits of unidentified people]
132 J.H. McIllree [Assistant Commissioner, NWMP]
133 Lily McIllree
134-136 [Portraits of soldiers]
137 Geo. H. Hogbin
138 George Paris [ca.1902]
139 Dr. O.A. Lyman
140 Ralph Douglas
141 [Buffalo Child Long Lance?]
142 [Man sitting on wharf]
143 [Portrait of man with bulldog]
144 [Portrait of Banff Curling Club members, 1908-1909]
145 Ottawa, May 11th, 1896 [Group portrait]
146 Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Austin, Feby. 1896
147 [Wedding portrait, couple unidentified]
148 Mary Inglis, 1922
149-150 [Unidentified portraits]
151 [Portrait of Edna Kells]
152-154 [Unidentified portraits]
155 Elma Taylor, Jan. 1st, 1897
156 Marion Castellain, 1898
157-163 [Unidentified portraits]
164 Margaret G. Allan
165 Yokohama [woman wearing Japanese costume]
166-167 [Nurse]
168 [Graduation portrait of Norlaine]
169 [Portrait of Norah]
170 No.2 Mary Clarissa
171 No.3 Helen Alphonsus
172 No.4 Gertrude Philomena
173 No.5 Catharine Harriet
174 [Portrait of Catherine Brett?]
175 [Portrait of Julian Eltinger?]
176 [Unidentified children]
177 Charles David Crawley Age 4 months, 1916
178-182 [Portraits of unidentified boys]
183-186 [Portraits of unidentified girl]
187 Isobel Valerie Jones Oct. 1910
188 [Portrait of girl]
189 [Portrait of unidentified children]
190 Robin & Evelyn Inglis
191 [Portrait of unidentified children]
192 Geo Paris on the beach Victoria, 1919
193 Mrs. Geo [Ida] Paris at Victoria, 1919
194 [Left to right-Ted Paris, Herb Paris, George Paris, Mrs. George (Ida) Paris, Cyril Paris, Georgie Paris, ca.1912]
195 Mrs. George Paris, Dr. Johnstone, Lena Boyd
196 How is this for a Banff Sport? Some sport eh? [Unidentified man]
197 [Man playing hockey on Mather's skating rink]
198 [Sanitarium Hotel workers playing with a monkey]
199 I thought you would like one of "Pete" M.B. [couple sitting on lawn with monkey]
200 [Man with wolfhounds]
201 [Mrs. Longworthy]
202 [Group of women sitting on lawn]
203-206 [Unidentified women]
207 Lena Lyman 1915
208 [Woman and child sitting on steps]
209 [Children sitting on steps]
210 [Unidentified child]
211 [Group of people at costume party]
212 [Group of people in costumes out in front of Bretton Hall]
213 [Group by car in front of lake, ca.1920]
214 [Winter camp near Banff]
215 [Winter scene]
216-217 [Unidentified woman]
218 [Group of coal miners]
219 [Group includes, back row)-Jimmy Larkin, Walter Peyto, Ben Woodworth, Harry Robinson, Ned Tabuteau;, front row)-Harry Davis, Jack MacCormick, Joe Dawmey]
220 [Bob Lothian driving the Sanitarium Hotel bus]
221 Sanitarium Hotel, Banff [ca.1910 photograph by S.J. Thompson]
222 [Demolition of Bretton Hall Hotel, ca.1933]
223 National Park Drug Store [2nd Brett Drug Store]
224 [The Brett Hospital]
225 [The Brett Block, ca.1912]
226 [Mr. & Mrs. Bevan Ashton and Phillip, Brett residence in background]
227 [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house]
228 March 1900 [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house in winter]
229 Not so very good of the house but the best I could get hold of M.B. [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house showing addition]
230 [Interior view of Senator Forget's house, formerly Dr. Brett's house]
231 [Beach House, Lake Minnewanka, ca.1890, photograph by A. B. Thom]
232 [Original NWMP barracks on Banff Avenue]
233 The Royal Party at Banff [Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York in carriage, escorted by NWMP, 1901, photograph by S. J. Thompson]
234 [Canon H. Tully Montgomery, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1939]
235 [View from Sanitarium Hotel window of Banff townsite, 1886]
236 [Banff townsite from Brett Sanitarium, ca.1908]
237 [Group of men including NWMP officer on bridge across Bow River, ca.1890, photograph by John Woodruff]
238 [Bridge across Spray River]
239 [Swimmers in the Cave & Basin pool, ca.1890 photograph by John Woodruff]
240-241 [Unidentified man jumping horse behind Banff Ave., ca.1905]
242 This is a snapshot I took of the Regatta on Vermilion Lakes. Sept. 11th, 1908 / Neville Lindsay
243 [Canoes at boathouse with Mount Rundle in background]
244 [People on launch "The Lady of the Lake,"]
245 [Mathers cabin on Bow River, ca.1890]
246 Bow Valley from Grand View Villa
247 A view taken from Sulphur Mountain showing the Bow Valley and River, Tunnel Mountain on the left and Lake Minnewanka in the distance, Sept. 10th, 1908 / Neville Lindsay
248 [Bow River and view of the Goat Range]
249 [Bow Valley]
250 [Group of people by Bow River below Bow Falls]
251 [Vermilion Lakes in winter]
252 Desolation [Sundance?] Canyon
253 [Group of people at Sundance? Canyon]
254 [Woman on bridge at Sundance? Canyon]
255 [Unidentified mining operation?]
256 [Fountain at The Sanitarium?]
257 Driving the Golden Spike, by Hon. D.A. Smith, on C.P.R., Nov. 7, 1885, 9:30 a.m.[Donald Smith driving in the Last Spike at Craigellachie, BC] / [Ross, Best & Co.]
258 [Mount Stephen House, Field, B.C. / A.W. Palmer]
259 Field, B.C. Steam engine [No.732]
260 Muir's 2nd Tunnel-6th Crossing Kicking Horse [River] No. 63
261 [Dr. Robert G. Brett? at the Great Divide]
262 [Winter scene, photograph by Byron Harmon]
263 [Indigenous burial platform with teepee]
264 [Passengers on boat "Northland Echo,"]
265 [View of knick-knack shelf]
266 [Wedding announcement of Minnie McCardell & Thomas Davidson, 1917]
267 [Unidentified buildings beside lake?]
268 [Unidentified animal park?]
269 [Unidentified city beside lake]
270 [Unidentified square with statue]
271 [House in Bournemouth, England-Lindsay's?]
272-273 [Unidentified family on porch]
274-275 Whitehall, N.Y.
276 Our Armoury [Whitehall, New York?]
277 Comical [?] band on boat
278 [Unidentified view of river along CPR line / A. B. Thom]
279 [Arch decorated honouring Queen Victoria, unidentified location]
280 [Man boating on unidentified lake]
281 [House in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia]
282 [Interior of unidentified church?]
283 [Unidentified building] Ekaterinodar, South Russia. 9/12/19
284 "Valley Home" built by Joseph Saunders in 1804
285 [House in Pasadena, California]
286 [Dr. A. McDermid's house, Winnipeg, Manitoba, ca.1885 / T. R. Colpitts]
287 Bird's eye view of Banff, from Tunnel Mountain / Boorne & May [ca.1887]
288 "Killing" Western Canada Ranching Series 1912 by A. E. Brown
289 A deep ford Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown
290 Out for a "Pull" Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown
291 Day Herd Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown
292 First to camp Western Canada Ranching Series 1912 by A.E. Brown
293 Round-up Camp on Milk River Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown
294 Brett Hospital, Banff / D. White, Banff, Alta.
295 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, Lt.-Governor of Alberta, ca.1920 / by A. L. Hess]
296 [Earle Brett riding a horse]
297 [Portrait of Mrs. Louise Brett, ca.1920 / A. L. Hess]
298 [Dr. R.G. Brett's Banff residence, Harry and Earle Brett on horseback, ca.1895]
299 Dr. R.G. Brett's Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta / S. J. Thompson]
300 St. John's College Dramatic Society in "Heroes" 1908. -- [includes Earle Brett]
301 [Duke and Duchess of Connaught welcomed by Dr. R.G. Brett, Banff, Chinese boy at left is Goon Sir Wing, 1912]
302-303 [Masquerade party in the Brewster Hall. ca.1907]
304 [Sanitarium tally-ho carrying a group of people with sign "I'm a going to live anyhow until I die" ca.1905]
305 [Portrait of a woman in English riding clothes]
306 [Portrait of a woman leafing through a magazine]
307 [Portrait of a baby, ca.1921]
308 [Portrait of a woman]
309 [Portrait of General Harold MacDonald]
310 [Portrait of a priest?; underneath is photograph of young woman, 1912]
311 [A private residence in Ontario?, ca.1900]
312 [Curling team with Wiser's Red Letter Trophy - back left to right: Jim & Jock McCowan, Bull Ritchie, Jack ?, D.C. Bain - front left to right: Harry Brett, Arthur Saddington, ca.1915]
313 Kiwanis Club of Calgary, 1920
314 Cricket Club, Banff. August 1897 / R. H. Trueman [Earle Brett, front right, George Paris, back left, Harry Brett, back centre]
315 Dr. Brett's private residence and Sanitarium Hotel / R. H. Truman [with Earle Brett, Louise Brett? and Harry Brett, ca.1900]
316 [Portrait of Dr. Harry Brett]
317 [Mary Sibbald, Harry Brett, Hugh Sibbald and unidentified, ca.1905- 1910]
318 Canadian Industrial Congress, Edmonton, June 4 & 5, 1920
319 [Portrait of Harry Brett]
320 [Portrait of Lady Byng]
321 [Portrait of Julian Hedworth George Byng, Governor-General of Canada, 1921-1926]
322 [Portrait of Harry Brett]
Name Access
Brett, Helen
Brett, Louise
Brett, Reginald H. (Harry)
Brett, Robert G.
Brett, Robert George
Subject Access
Activities
Children
Family
Family and personal life
Exploration
Government
Landscapes
Last Spike
Military
Mountains
Photography
Portrait
Professional and Personal Life
Travel
Trains
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
New York City
New York
United States of America
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Government
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
Date Range
1856-1980
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Drawing
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Ambrotype
Cased photograph
Daguerreotype
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Tintype
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Plan
Poster
Private record
Published record
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Sous-Fonds
TBD
Accession Number
3069 and various
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683
GMD
Drawing
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Ambrotype
Cased photograph
Daguerreotype
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Tintype
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Plan
Poster
Private record
Published record
Other Title Info
Also known as the Whyte family fonds
Date Range
1856-1980
Physical Description
25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
History / Biographical
Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Name Access
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Arts
Communications
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
sub-series and group description for photographs
item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
reference copies for sound recordings
Creator
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Category
Arts
Communications
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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White and Curren families papers and photographs

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of pers…
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III. White and Curren families
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Physical Description
ca. 2 m of textual records (and 36 oversize items). -- ca.3100 photographs (ca.1800 negatives, ca.1300 prints, 5 albums of ca.400 prints).
History / Biographical
The White and Curren families of Banff, Alberta were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Peter Whyte. Dave McIntosh White, 1864- 1940, Peter Whyte's father, came to the Canadian Rockies in 1885 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1894 he opened a general merchandise business, the Park Store, in Banff. The success of this business resulted in expansions in 1908-1909 and in 1912-1913. For a short time, Whyte operated a similiar business in Bankhead. White was a long-time friend of the Stoney Nakoda, Annie (Curren) White, 1879-1955, emigrated to Canada from Scotland with her father, John Donaldson Curren, and a brother in 1886. They settled in Anthracite, east of Banff, where J. D. Curren operated a small coal mining business. Annie Curren married Dave White in 1901. Their children, all born in Banff, were Clifford, 1902-1964, Lila, 1903-1961, Peter, 1905-1966, and Dave Jr. (Jackie), 1908-1961. Clifford and Jack worked for the family business, Dave White and Sons.
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of personal, legal and financial papers; and records of Dave White, General Merchant, Dave White and Sons and White and Bayne Store. Pertains to Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, Highland gatherings, buildings, churches, skiing, coal and coal mines and Lake Minnewanka. Photographs consist largely of negatives and prints produced by various members of the White family, including Dave, Annie, Clifford and Jack White, pertaining to the White family members, travels, activities; the Banff-Lake Louise area; Banff events, places and people; winter sports; social events and friends, 1910- 1953, and glass negatives by J. D. Curren pertaining to Curren and White families and activities, Mount Assiniboine pack trip and Bow Valley scenes; ca.1885-1905. Also includes collected prints of family and friends, family businesses and buildings and winter sports, and albums pertaining to White and Curren families, 1885-1919 and Clifford White photographs, 1917-1921.
Subject Access
Banff V
Banff - Events V
Banff National Park
CURREN FAMILY
Stoney Nakoda First Nations
White, Annie M
White, Clifford Sr.
WHITE, DAVE SR.
White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
WHITE FAMILY
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Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
Finding Aid
Series-level outline available. Electronic database available. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only (printed inventory provides more detail than the computer inventory).
Related Material
Consitutes Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
Title Source
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Forms part of Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Photographs in this section begin with the early family portraits of David McIntosh White taken in New Brunswick and those of Annie Curren White taken in Scotland. The earliest negatives attributable to David and Annie White date ca.1908, or approximately the time they moved to their new home between Lynx Street and Bow Avenue. Most of the negatives from the first two decades of family photography are sized 8.3 x 11 cms., with the exception of what appears to be occasional experimentation with other formats, such as vest pocket and 4 x 5 Graflex, and images generated by other family members, such as J.D. Curren and the White children. This body of photography was undoubtedly initiated through the acquisition of a roll film camera on or about 1908. Judging from subject arrangement and other evidence, including shadow images of the photographer, most White family photography is attributable to Annie Curren White. There are several photographs from the collection showing her holding a camera or photographing family members, while no such photographs exist of Dave White. There can be little doubt, however, that Dave White participated in the photographic process, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1917, when there are numerous photographs of Annie and the children. On family motor trips, which began around 1917 and lasted until ca.1923, Dave and Annie's son Clifford appears to have shared photographic responsibilities. From this period on, Clifford and Annie, either one or the other, are the only family members who do not appear in group photographs. From this it is assumed that Dave White played a very minor roll as family photographer after 1918. Photographs attributable to Peter Whyte begin to appear around 1920, but most of his photography appears to be more personal than of a family record variety. None of the photographs in the early part of the collection have been attributed to Lila or Jack (Dave Jr.) White. After 1923, the point when the White children were grown and beginning to move away from home, Annie White becomes the primary family photographer. In the late 1920s she appears to have experimented with a Graflex camera for a time, but by 1930 had returned to a smaller format roll film camera. She continued to take numerous family photographs, usually group poses of her children and grandchildren, after Dave White's death in 1940 until shortly before her own passing in 1955. Also included in this section of the collection are a number of personal photographs generated by Clifford and Jackie (Dave Jr.) White. Around 1918, Clifford appears to have acquired his own camera which produced a 3 x 5 inch negative, and from that period until ca.1923, he produced many images of activities shared with friends and brothers, including a number of photographs of early ski tours and ski jumping in the Banff area. One album bears Clifford's initials on nearly all photographs, and these images match with many of the 3 x 5 inch negatives found elsewhere in the collection. Photographs attributed to Jackie (Dave Jr.) date from the late 1940s and early 1950s and may have entered the collection prior to the death of Annie White. Much of the dating of this collection from 1908 to 1920 was done by estimating the ages of various White children. Beyond that, the usual techniques were utilized, i.e. identification and dates noted on prints by family members, the depiction of specific historical events, changes in physical and cultural features, model dating of automobiles, reading of license plates, etc.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Frances Newbury Bagley (Frank or Frankie) from various people including Kate S. Robb and Russell Robb Sr. Frances is the sister of Kate Robb and the aunt of Russell Robb.
Date Range
1864-1894
Reference Code
M36 / II / D / 1964
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.D. Robb/Newbury/Bagley family correspondence
Reference Code
M36 / II / D / 1964
Date Range
1864-1894
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Frances Newbury Bagley (Frank or Frankie) from various people including Kate S. Robb and Russell Robb Sr. Frances is the sister of Kate Robb and the aunt of Russell Robb.
Name Access
Bagley, Frances Newbury
Subject Access
Robb, Catherine Sedgwick Newbury
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Misc. notes and business cards. Includes list of Robb home domestic staff, list of apple blossom dates in Concord, Mass. and notes on Edward Sylvester Morse as a young boy.
Date Range
1872-1924
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 1 / b / 1972
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 1 / b / 1972
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1872-1924
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Misc. notes and business cards. Includes list of Robb home domestic staff, list of apple blossom dates in Concord, Mass. and notes on Edward Sylvester Morse as a young boy.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to cousin Paul Bagley from Russell Robb.
Date Range
1880-1893
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1975
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1975
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1880-1893
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to cousin Paul Bagley from Russell Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
Bagley, Paul
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to various people from Russell Robb.
Date Range
1875-1926
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1976
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1976
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1875-1926
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to various people from Russell Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.
Date Range
1872-1925
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977
Date Range
1872-1925
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
Robb, Catherine Sedgwick Newbury
Robb, Marian
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Robb, Russell Jr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Notes regarding history of Robb, Newbury and related families, kept by Russell Robb Sr. Includes obituary certificate for John F. Bagley who is the husband of Kate Robb's sister Frances. John F. Bagley is the uncle of Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1881-1927
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / a / 1979
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / a / 1979
Date Range
1881-1927
Physical Description
1 file of textual records : includes 1 oversize item
Scope & Content
Notes regarding history of Robb, Newbury and related families, kept by Russell Robb Sr. Includes obituary certificate for John F. Bagley who is the husband of Kate Robb's sister Frances. John F. Bagley is the uncle of Russell Robb Sr.
Subject Access
ROBB FAMILY
Content Details
Obituary Certificate: John F. Bagley, 1881. held in oversize"B"
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people regarding his published writings.
Date Range
1896-1897, 1922-1926
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / c / 1981
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / c / 1981
Date Range
1896-1897, 1922-1926
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Russell Robb from various people regarding his published writings.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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Letters and contract from the Macmillan Co. Publishers regarding book written by Russell Robb: Electrical Wiring - for the use of Architects, Underwriters, and the Owners of Buildings.
Date Range
1895-1896
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / c / 1982
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / c / 1982
Date Range
1895-1896
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters and contract from the Macmillan Co. Publishers regarding book written by Russell Robb: Electrical Wiring - for the use of Architects, Underwriters, and the Owners of Buildings.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Articles by Russell Robb.
Date Range
1894-1895
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / d / 1986
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / E / 4 / d / 1986
Responsibility
Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
Date Range
1894-1895
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Articles by Russell Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Russell Sr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
1 handwritten and 2 typed copies of Edith M. Robb's diary. Includes records of guests.
Date Range
1897-1955
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 1 / a / 1991
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 1 / a / 1991
Responsibility
Responsibility: Edith Morse Robb
Date Range
1897-1955
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
1 handwritten and 2 typed copies of Edith M. Robb's diary. Includes records of guests.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Edith Morse Robb from her father Edward S. Morse.
Date Range
1877-1924
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2006
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2006
Responsibility
Responsibility: Edward S. Morse
Date Range
1877-1924
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Edith Morse Robb from her father Edward S. Morse.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Edith Morse Robb from various people.
Date Range
1878-1960
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2007
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2007
Date Range
1878-1960
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Edith Morse Robb from various people.
Name Access
Brooks, Margarette
Browne, Agnes
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Caird, Jean
Robb, Kitty
Campbell, Gray
Owen, Mildred
Robb, Gale (Guild)
Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
Morse, Edith
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Reminiscences of Edward S. Morse by John M. Gould and Gov. Samuel Wells of Maine sent to Edith Morse Robb.
Date Range
1856-1920
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2011
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 2 / 2011
Date Range
1856-1920
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Reminiscences of Edward S. Morse by John M. Gould and Gov. Samuel Wells of Maine sent to Edith Morse Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Gould, John M.
Wells, Samuel
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Misc. clippings kept by Edith Morse Robb.
Date Range
1886-1930
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 3 / 2016
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 3 / 2016
Date Range
1886-1930
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Misc. clippings kept by Edith Morse Robb.
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Whyte, Catharine Robb
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
2 small handmade books by John G. Morse; one dedicated to Edith and Russell Robb and one to Russell Robb Jr. Five small handmade humorous books and 1 drawing (several mentioning Edith Owen Morse), probably by Jenny Brooks.
Date Range
1893-1907
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 3 / 2017
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / F / 3 / 2017
Date Range
1893-1907
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
2 small handmade books by John G. Morse; one dedicated to Edith and Russell Robb and one to Russell Robb Jr. Five small handmade humorous books and 1 drawing (several mentioning Edith Owen Morse), probably by Jenny Brooks.
Name Access
Brooks, Jenny
Browne, Agnes
Subject Access
Robb, Edith Morse
Morse, John Gavit
Robb, Russell Sr.
Robb, Russell Jr.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters from Edward S. Morse to various people. Includes copy of wedding announcement of Russell Robb and Edith Morse, daughter of Edward S. Morse.
Date Range
1886-1921
Reference Code
M36 / II / H / 2 / 2026
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.H. Edward Sylvester Morse papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / H / 2 / 2026
Responsibility
Responsibility: Edward S. Morse
Date Range
1886-1921
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters from Edward S. Morse to various people. Includes copy of wedding announcement of Russell Robb and Edith Morse, daughter of Edward S. Morse.
Subject Access
Morse, Edward Sylvester
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Letters to Edward S. Morse from various people including W.C. Van Horne.
Date Range
1894-1902
Reference Code
M36 / II / H / 2 / 2027
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
II.H. Edward Sylvester Morse papers
Reference Code
M36 / II / H / 2 / 2027
Date Range
1894-1902
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Letters to Edward S. Morse from various people including W.C. Van Horne.
Subject Access
Morse, Edward Sylvester
Van Horne, William
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