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Letters to Mother [January - July 1939]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7452
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are read…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- 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 / 106
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 2.3 cm of textual records (138 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are reading, day to day life, weather, slide-making, skiing at Norquay, visits from friends and visitors, descriptions of meals, wildlife [often in the yard], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, the Winter Carnival, construction of the Mount Temple Chalet finishing and subsequent trips to Temple to ski, cleaning and household chores, trips to Skoki to ski, painting/sketching, photography, updates on Dave White's health, errand trips to Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], planning a new additon to the back of the house, going to Victoria and back in April-May [they stayed in Lethbridge, Nelson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, and Vancouver before arriving in Victoria by car and then took the train back to Banff from Prince George through Revelstoke and Golden], preparing the house for renovations [includes deep cleaning and having the floors sanded], the King and Queen visiting in late May, the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, Russ' health concerns, short trips around the mountains to paint/sketch [mostly up to Bow Lake/Saskatchewan River Crossing and into Yoho National Park], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, progress on the construction of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake, and preparing for the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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. 106 - 47 contains details of the 1939 Royal Visit.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Mackenzie, Kate
- Paris, Cyril
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Feuz, Edward
- Mather, Allan
- Castle, Donald
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Service, Robert
- McGee, Sam
- King George VI
- Brewster, Jim
- Bearspaw, David
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Rungius, Carl
- Vaux, George, X
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Swiss Guides
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Bow Lake
- Little Yoho Valley
- Yoho National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Kamloops
- Nelson
- Prince George
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Revelstoke
- Golden
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- 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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Letters to Mother [January - June 1941]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7456
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for th…
- Date Range
- 1941
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 110
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- 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 / 110
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (84 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for the construction of a new Spitfire plane], books Catharine and Edith are reading, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], kitchen appliances and descriptions of meals, news pertaining to the war, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, ski trips to Mount Temple Lodge throughout February and March [includes helping improve ski runs and getting a sleigh for the tractor, guests at the lodge, evening conversations, clothing, and food], the Winter Carnival [including swim races by Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Air Force members at the Cave and Basin], errand trips to Calgary, events and people in Concord, Edith's involvement with the Red Cross, wildlife, going on a road trip to Victoria in April [staying in Calgary, Creston, Grand Forks, and Vancouver on the way there and Lytton and Revelstoke on the way back], cleaning and household chores, and preparing for Edith and Mildred Owen to arrive for a visit at the end of June.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some 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. 110 - 39 contains sketches of the 2-storey privy at a hotel in Cowley [?] and a corner decoration in their hotel room in Grand Forks.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Owen, Mildred
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Boyce, Jim
- Noble, George
- Strom, Erling
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Revelstoke
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1941]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 63 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 27 to December 31, 1941. Topics include details of things immediately following Edith and Mildred Owen's visit to Banff, day to day life, weather, visits from friends, Pete and Catharine sorting ou…
- Date Range
- 1941
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 111
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- 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 / 111
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (78 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 63 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 27 to December 31, 1941. Topics include details of things immediately following Edith and Mildred Owen's visit to Banff, day to day life, weather, visits from friends, Pete and Catharine sorting out their plot in the cemetery, trips to Bow Lake [Num-Ti-Jah Lodge] and Lake O'Hara for sketching/painting and hiking throughout August, events and people in Concord [including Russell's activities in the US Army], updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], books Catharine and Edith are reading, wildlife, painting/sketching, photography, errand trips to Calgary and Lake Louise [the latter mostly to help Jack with matters pertaining to the Mount Temple Lodge], radio programs [mostly operas and the news], matters pertaining to the the store and apartments on Banff Ave [mostly consisting of settling the affairs and estate following Dave's death], the sudden death of Margaret Simpson in September, installing a partition screen/wall in the front room to make it smaller and easier to heat, cleaning and household chores, Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, various holidays [both Canadian and American], news pertaining to the war, installing a stoker for the furnace, construction of the new dam at Lake Minnewanka, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7 and America's subsequent entry into the war [also included Canadian reserve forces being placed on 2-hour call to mobilize], putting together slides, and Christmas activities and parties.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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. 111 - 25 contains a sketch of the new partion in the front room.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Owen, Mildred
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Strom, Erling
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Greenham, Margaret
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Rungius, Carl
- Vaux, Mary
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Aid
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Misc. Photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22922
- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a collection of various topics, mostly skiing and climbing, from predominantly the 1970s and 1980s.
- Date Range
- 1965-1987
- Reference Code
- V68 / V / PA 20 - 960 to 1000
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M224 / S49 / V68
- Series
- V. Photograph Prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V68
- Accession Number
- 8111, 7877, 7361
- Reference Code
- V68 / V / PA 20 - 960 to 1000
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1965-1987
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs: prints, b&w; col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a collection of various topics, mostly skiing and climbing, from predominantly the 1970s and 1980s.
- Notes
- V68/PA 965-971 enclosed with letter from Crown Princess of Norway Jan 20, 1989 from VIPs folder, V68/PA 972-977 from 7877, V68/PA 988-998 are photographs from Condolence correspondence, V68/PA 1000 from 7361. 960. [Gmoser receiving Order of Canada], 20 x 25.5 cm, colour, “GGC 87-420” written on back. 961. “Cariboo Mts Taken from Carr’s Lodge Looking SW”, March 3, 1971, 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back, enclosed with letter discussing property for sale. 962. “Carr’s Lodge Taken from Fraser River Bank- looking NE”, March 3, 1971, 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back, enclosed with letter discussing property for sale. 963. “Cariboo Mts and Fraser River from Carr’s Lodge looking south”, March 3, 1971, 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back, enclosed with letter discussing property for sale. 964. [Gmoser in two shots], 6.5 x 14 cm, black and white, from 8111 Box 3/7 from Kodac Box. 965. [Man under Gothics Sign], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 966. [Woman in blue ski gear], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 967. [Three people], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 968. [Man and young boy], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 969. [Woman and young boy], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 970. [Woman and young boy], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 971. {Group of four], 13 x 18 cm, colour. From 7877 box 1/1. 972. “Lake O’Hara Lillian Gest, Conrad Gmoser, Robson Gmoser 1974?”, 9 x 13 cm, colour, caption written on post it note. 973. “Lizzie Rummel”, [Looking over valley], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note. 974. “Ken Jones Summer 86 Assinboine”, 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back. 975. “Ken Jones Summer 86 Assinboine”, 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back. 976. “Veteran Ski Race March 99”, 18 x 13 cm, black and white, matt finish, “L-R Pat Duffy, Bruno Engler, Hans Gmoser, Leo Grillmair” written on post it note, caption written at front bottom. 977. Bruno Veteran Ski Race March 1999 [L-R Pat Duffy, Bruno Engler, Hans Gmoser, Leo Grillmair] 18 x 13 cm, black and white, matt finish. 978. “Bow Lake”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 979. “Lake Louise”, [winter], 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 980. “Lake Louise”, [summer], 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 981. “Chateau Lake Louise”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 982. “Consolation Lake”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 983. “Mt. Temple”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 984. “Moraine Lake”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 985. “Lakes in the Clouds”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 986. “Mt. Lefroy”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 987. “Lake Agnes”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 988. [Gmoser at Planica under biggest ski jump in the world], 10 x 15 cm, colour, from Dustan Polajnar. 989. [Rada Polajnar and Hans in Vrata valley, near waterfall Pericnik], 10 x 15 cm, colour, from Dustan Polajnar. 990. [Hans and Rada Polajnar in Vrata valley, under the Triglav north wall], 10 x 15 cm, colour, from Dustan Polajnar. 991. [Group of people listening to zither], 13 x 9 cm, colour. 992. [Hans playing zither], 13 x 9 cm, colour. 993. [Man playing zither], 13 x 9 cm, colour. 994. “Duers by Hans Gmoser Leo Grillmair Oct/52”, 9 x 13 cm, colour, caption written on back. 995. “The summit of Mt. Eisenhaus (Cath) Sept 52”, 15 x 10 cm, colour. 996. “Keir McGoogan en route to the summit Sept. 1952”, 15 x 10 cm, colour. 997. “Approaching Mt. Eisenhower Sept/52”, 15 x 10 cm, colour. 998. [Gmoser holding camera], 12 x 19 cm, Photograph by Erwin Tontsch, 1965, colour. 999. [Four people seated at table with red tablecloth, Hans Gmoser second from right], front bottom inscription “Peter Wingle 3/84”, 25 x 19 cm, colour, matt finish. 1000. “Jumbo to Bugaboo Jim McConkey, Glen, Hans Gmoser,” [Three people adjusting], photograph by E. Tontsch, 1965, 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on post it note. 1021. "Dhalagiri I, 26, 795, frmo the south west. Proposed line of ascent", [Image of peak with proposed ascent marked], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white. 1022. [Photograph of Pierre Trudeau and Gmoser handshake], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white. 1023. [From Mark Taggart letter and typed comments from up in Gothics March 24, 1987 and attached photograph of Gothics opening week], 15 x 10 cm, colour. 1024. "Everest, [?] Jean Troillet 8.4.86", 17.8 x 12.7 cm, colour.
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Awards
- Discovery and exploration
- Climbing
- Backcountry skiing
- Buildings
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Order of Canada
- Portrait
- Photography
- Professional and Personal Life
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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