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Letters to Mother [March - July 1938]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with frie…

Date Range: 1938

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1938

Physical Description: 1.8 cm of textual records (81 pages ; 22.4 x 29.2 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with friends, news pertaining to Hitler's movements in Europe, weather, people and events in Concord, photography, leaving Switzerland in April in order to drive to Norway for the summer [includes driving through Germany, Denmark, and Sweden], descriptions of European roads [particularly the Autobahn] and various road-side amenities, visiting art galleries and museums, going to the movies, various holidays [mostly American], descriptions of ski hills and conditions in Norway, sightseeing, painting/sketching, architecture and buildings, exploring the islands off of Norway's northern coast [mostly by the ferry "Princess Ragnhild"] for a few weeks in late May to early June, camping, leaving Norway for Scotland in late June, and heading for Concord in early July. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 104 - 08 contains a list of distances and geographic features between various towns and cities in Germany and Switzerland on the last two pages.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; Johnsen, Hanne; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Architecture; Art; Art galleries; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Birds; Birthday; Boats; Businesses; Camping; Carnival; Children; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Gallery; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Mountain; Movies; Museums; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Swiss Guides; Theatre; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Vikings; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Engelberg; Wengen; Wengernalp; Grindelwald; Switzerland; Cologne; Hamburg; Germany; Copenhagen; Denmark; Finse; Oslo; Trondhjem; Andalsnes; Norway; Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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The First Crossing of the Kicking Horse

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a railroad bridge going over the Kicking Horse River - title on the back

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 307

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Postcard

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 307

GMD: Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a railroad bridge going over the Kicking Horse River - title on the back

Subject Access: Bridges; Kicking Horse River; Mountains; Rivers; Trains

Geographic Access: Yoho National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Sulphur Mountain Gondola Lift

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Sulphur Mountain gondola with the townsite, Tunnel Mountain, and Cascade Mountain in the background - title and details on the back

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 308

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Postcard

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 308

GMD: Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of the Sulphur Mountain gondola with the townsite, Tunnel Mountain, and Cascade Mountain in the background - title and details on the back

Subject Access: Banff townsite; Banff Springs Hotel; Gondolas; Mountains

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Portrait of an unidentified man

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified man wearing a military uniform

Date Range: [ca. 1939-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 70

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 70

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1939-1945]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified man wearing a military uniform

Subject Access: Military; Portrait

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Court of the Patriarchs

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Court of the Patriarchs clifs in Zion National Park, Utah

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 76

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 76

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1972]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of the Court of the Patriarchs clifs in Zion National Park, Utah

Subject Access: Mountains

Geographic Access: Utah

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group of boys

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of four unidentified boys wearing Boy Scout[?] uniforms posed on Banff Avenue

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1964]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 241

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 241

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1964]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of four unidentified boys wearing Boy Scout[?] uniforms posed on Banff Avenue

Subject Access: Banff townsite; Buildings; Businesses; Churches; Children; Portrait

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Group on Tofino Road

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified family standing on a grassy road lined with trees and with a house on the left

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1963]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 419

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 419

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1963]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified family standing on a grassy road lined with trees and with a house on the left

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Portrait

Geographic Access: Tofino; British Columbia

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Summer house

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a house surrounded by trees - "My home in summer Mystic [illegible] - Mason's Island - SB Mitchell 58 The Tenon[?] Rutherford, N.J." written on the back in pencil

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 600

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 600

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1914-1959]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a house surrounded by trees - "My home in summer Mystic [illegible] - Mason's Island - SB Mitchell 58 The Tenon[?] Rutherford, N.J." written on the back in pencil