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- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 29
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 18
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 9
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- Wardle, Dorothy 7
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Mortgage agreements, financial records
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four chattel mortgage agreements signed by George Paris [1894, 1895 and 1905], including 4 original documents and 2 scanned copies; a receipt in Maud Woodworth's name from the Dave White & Co. grocery store in Banff, 1914; a tax notice for "Mrs. John MacAulay" [previously Maud Wood…
- Date Range
- 1894
- 1895
- 1905
- 1914
- 1919
- 1920
- Reference Code
- M74 / V / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / V : Legal and business records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / V / A : 1894 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / V / A / 1
- Date Range
- 1894
- 1895
- 1905
- 1914
- 1919
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (25 x 40 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four chattel mortgage agreements signed by George Paris [1894, 1895 and 1905], including 4 original documents and 2 scanned copies; a receipt in Maud Woodworth's name from the Dave White & Co. grocery store in Banff, 1914; a tax notice for "Mrs. John MacAulay" [previously Maud Woodworth] sent from Medicine Hat, 1919; and a cheque signed by Maud Woodworth MacAulay in 1920 for a deposit on property in Calgary.
- Notes
- File includes scanned copies of two original documents
- Name Access
- Woodworth, Maude
- Paris, George
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Finances
- Property
- Government
- Boats
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Medicine Hat
- Access Restrictions
- Request assistance before handling fragile documents
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Most of the items in this file have been put in mylar due to fragility/damage
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- 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
1 Electronic Resource
- 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
Electronic Resources
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- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.17
- Description
- Christmas tree with yellow star, red brick fireplace with fire
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Christmas tree with yellow star, red brick fireplace with fire
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.17
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- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.16
- Description
- green hills, white fence, white house with red roof
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- green hills, white fence, white house with red roof
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.16
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- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.15
- Description
- Three women wearing pink and purple gowns sitting on yellow chairs addressing a figure wearing a pink pantsuit standing on a purple floor
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- Three women wearing pink and purple gowns sitting on yellow chairs addressing a figure wearing a pink pantsuit standing on a purple floor
- Subject
- fairy tale
- pink dress
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.15
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- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.14
- Description
- red and green dots with red squares. Inside red watercolour “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU”
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- red and green dots with red squares. Inside red watercolour “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU”
- Subject
- Christmas card
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.14
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- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.13
- Description
- warm climate scene with tropical tree’s and figures riding elephants. Under one elephant it read in caps graphite “MISS WOODHULL”
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- warm climate scene with tropical tree’s and figures riding elephants. Under one elephant it read in caps graphite “MISS WOODHULL”
- Subject
- elephant
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.13
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- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.12
- Description
- landscape scene with three rivers, multiple figures and a white and red windmill
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- landscape scene with three rivers, multiple figures and a white and red windmill
- Subject
- windmill
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.12
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- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.11
- Description
- Asian landscape drawing man in blue pulling chariot with mountain in background
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Asian landscape drawing man in blue pulling chariot with mountain in background
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.11
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- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.10
- Description
- pink flowers with green leaves on brown branch
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- pink flowers with green leaves on brown branch
- Subject
- pink flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.10
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- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.09
- Description
- landscape with three trees, figure wearing red hood and wolf
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- landscape with three trees, figure wearing red hood and wolf
- Subject
- little red ridding hood
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.09
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- Date
- 1918
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.242
- Description
- shaded candle and small candle holder
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1918
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- shaded candle and small candle holder
- Subject
- candle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.242
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- Date
- 1919
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.241
- Description
- darkly shaded grapes and leaves
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1919
- Medium
- charcoal on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- darkly shaded grapes and leaves
- Subject
- grape
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.241
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- Date
- c. 1917
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.08
- Description
- blue, green and orange designs
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1917
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- blue, green and orange designs
- Subject
- design
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.05.08
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- Artist
- Adeline Baxter (1881 – 1959)
- Date
- c. 1917
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BxA.05.01
- Description
- Colour: green, blue. A green valley with a peak at the left and a ridge at the right. Two peaks in the distance at center meet blue sky with two clouds.
1 image
- Artist
- Adeline Baxter (1881 – 1959)
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1917
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: green, blue. A green valley with a peak at the left and a ridge at the right. Two peaks in the distance at center meet blue sky with two clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Canmore area
- Credit
- Gift of T. (Mrs.) B. Williams, Victoria, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- BxA.05.01
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Entrance to Mill
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- charcoal on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.517
- Description
- A path leads into background where a mill stands. Old buildings and brush line the path.verso has cursive writing that describes colour scheme and details.
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- Title
- Entrance to Mill
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- charcoal on board
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A path leads into background where a mill stands. Old buildings and brush line the path.verso has cursive writing that describes colour scheme and details.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.517
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Approaching Stewart B.C. Portland Canal
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- Date
- 1919
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.51
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- Title
- Approaching Stewart B.C. Portland Canal
- Date
- 1919
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 8.7 x 14.1 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.51
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- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.04
- Description
- Landscape, valley in the forground with trees to the right and left, the trees to the right are coloured somewhat a purple/blue shade, and green to the left. - the valley is a pale brown almost yellow gentle slope. - in the distance is one dominant mt. and ice blue colour, and the sky above a cold …
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- Title
- The Pass
- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27 x 38 cm
- Description
- Landscape, valley in the forground with trees to the right and left, the trees to the right are coloured somewhat a purple/blue shade, and green to the left. - the valley is a pale brown almost yellow gentle slope. - in the distance is one dominant mt. and ice blue colour, and the sky above a cold blue.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.04
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- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.06
- Description
- A landscape scene with three buildings at the left bottom, with blue shaded roof, and three chimneys. -a group of trees to the right of the buildings. -One mountain in the background, ice blue colour on the bottom half to a purple cool top -purple sky with white misty clouds.“The mauves and dark bl…
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- Title
- Near Banff
- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22 x 17 cm
- Description
- A landscape scene with three buildings at the left bottom, with blue shaded roof, and three chimneys. -a group of trees to the right of the buildings. -One mountain in the background, ice blue colour on the bottom half to a purple cool top -purple sky with white misty clouds.“The mauves and dark blues and greens which characterize Collings’ Canadian work already predominate in this early example, and the towering mountain is wonderfully luminous if not fully understood structurally. Lights glowing from three buildings on the left suggest that it is late evening and shine upon the right-hand trees. The latter evidence is some overpainting.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.06
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- Date
- c. 1923
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.36
- Description
- Scene looking out over the falls with bluish mist rising from the depths below, beyond the falls to the other side the landscape horizon is a mixing of reds, yellows, blues, and green.“A small, grey paint sport mars this luminous blue interpretation of the famous falls.” -- “Charles John Colling…
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- Title
- Niagara Falls
- Date
- c. 1923
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 11 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Scene looking out over the falls with bluish mist rising from the depths below, beyond the falls to the other side the landscape horizon is a mixing of reds, yellows, blues, and green.“A small, grey paint sport mars this luminous blue interpretation of the famous falls.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.36
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