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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 82 black and white photographs, 18 x 13 cm or smaller. File documents the Wardle family and friends in the community, at different events and various travels, including: baby photographs of Dorothy in Banff (1919-1926); Banff early days with James and Leette Wardle, particularly at…
- Date Range
- 1919-1963
- 1919-1926
- 1930-1941
- 1945-1950
- 1963
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PA - 171 to 254
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PA - 171 to 254
- Date Range
- 1919-1963
- 1919-1926
- 1930-1941
- 1945-1950
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 82 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 82 black and white photographs, 18 x 13 cm or smaller. File documents the Wardle family and friends in the community, at different events and various travels, including: baby photographs of Dorothy in Banff (1919-1926); Banff early days with James and Leette Wardle, particularly at the snowshoe tramp for the Banff Winter Carnival (1919-1920); snapshots from a trip to Big Bend (1930); Norman Sanson's 1000th ascent of Sulphur Mountain in 1931; class photographs from the Mountain School (1932, 1935); various trips with Carl Rungius, including Lake McArthur and Lake O'Hara (1933), Ottawa (1945), and the Laurentians (1949); a trip to the Panama Canal (1933); miscellaneous photographs of school events (including the Alma Mater Society election that resulted in Dorothy being the first female president) of Dorothy and friends at Queen's University (1938-1941); the Swedish Legation in Ottawa (1946-1950); and photographs of Frank Kaquitts and his artwork (1963).
- Notes
- Most photographs are annotated on the backside of the print.
- V75 / I / PA -193 : Includes an accompanying list identifying everyone in the class photograph (Dorothy attended the Mountain School as a young child).
- V75 / I / PA -239 to 247 : includes handwritten notes regarding Frank Kaquitts. Dorothy originally filed these images with M521 / I / A / 10 ([Indigenous] Story Material).
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Education
- Art
- Artist
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Sulphur Mountain
- Panama
- Panama Canal
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V75 / I / NA - 2 to 3
- V75 / I / NA - 4 to 9
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [June 1929 - May 1930]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7432
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, s…
- Date Range
- 1929-1930
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83
- 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 / 83
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1929-1930
- Physical Description
- 2.4 cm of textural records (162 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, sketching and painting around Banff with Peter and Gardner Cox, meeting new people [including Belmore Browne, Carl Rungius, and Billie Simpson], Catharine's travels to France, England, and Scotland, and making plans for Peter and Catharine's wedding. Places include Cardiff (Wales), Lake Louise, Kicking Horse Restaurant, Storm Mountain Bungalow Camp, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley, Lake McArthur, Lake O'Hara, Glacier National Park, and travels to Montana and Yellowstone National Park.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are hand-written. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Rungius, Carl
- Browne, Belmore
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Dave White and Sons Store
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Mountain
- Painting
- Teepees
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Emerald Lake
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Kicking Horse Canyon
- Yoho National Park
- Moraine Lake
- Montana
- Glacier National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Alberta
- France
- Scotland
- London, England
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 109 black and white and colour photograph prints, 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller. File documents various unidentified family members and friends, travels and outings, special events (e.g. weddings, graduations), holidays (e.g. Easter), official portraits (including a National Film Board o…
- Date Range
- c.1912-1971
- 1913
- 1919
- 1932-1940
- 1942-1957
- 1948
- 1952
- 1960
- 1967
- 1970-1971
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PA - 1 to 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Private record
56 images
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PA - 1 to 116
- Date Range
- c.1912-1971
- 1913
- 1919
- 1932-1940
- 1942-1957
- 1948
- 1952
- 1960
- 1967
- 1970-1971
- Physical Description
- 109 photographs : b&w and col. ; 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 109 black and white and colour photograph prints, 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller. File documents various unidentified family members and friends, travels and outings, special events (e.g. weddings, graduations), holidays (e.g. Easter), official portraits (including a National Film Board of Canada portrait of James Wardle), and sports and leisure (e.g. canoeing, golf). File also includes photographs of Carl Rungius (on his birthday in 1954), Betty Ormond in Peru (with a message addressed to "Dorrie" written on the back of the print), graduation photograph of James Wardle from Queen's (c.1912), and travel photographs from the United States in 1948 (New York, Washington, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City) and Amsterdam, Netherlands (1952). Notable places the photographs depict include Banff (including Banff Train Station), the Great Divide, St. Lawrence River (the Wardle family had a cottage here), Sunshine trail, Mt. Athabasca, Columbia Icefields, Lake O'Hara, Montreal, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Paris (France), Ghost River, Ottawa, Peru, Lake Minnewanka, Elk Island, and Maligne Lake.
- Notes
- Most (but not all) photographs are annotated on the back identifying who is in the photograph, when it was taken, and where.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- European travel
- Skiing
- Canoes and canoeing
- Horseback riding
- Picnics and picnicking
- Weddings
- Scenery
- Mountain
- Beach
- Golfing
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Great Divide
- Columbia Icefield
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Maligne Lake
- Moraine Lake
- Montreal
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- France
- Ghost River
- Peru
- United States
- New York
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V75 / I / NA-13
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wardle Family Negatives
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 black and white negatives, 16 x 9 cm or smaller. File pertains the Wardle family's travels and trail rides with various friends and family members. File documents James Wardle posing in front of the Simpson Monument during the Waterton Ride (1929), the Wardles and friends posing…
- Date Range
- 1929-1949
- 1929-1930
- 1933
- 1938
- 1945
- 1949
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / NA - 1 to 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Private record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / NA - 1 to 13
- Date Range
- 1929-1949
- 1929-1930
- 1933
- 1938
- 1945
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w negatives ; 16 x 9 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 black and white negatives, 16 x 9 cm or smaller. File pertains the Wardle family's travels and trail rides with various friends and family members. File documents James Wardle posing in front of the Simpson Monument during the Waterton Ride (1929), the Wardles and friends posing in front of a car during their Big Bend motor trip (1930), travels with Carl Rungius, James and Dorothy Wardle at the Yoho Valley Camp over Burgess Pass to Field (1938), and an undated photograph of Leette Wardle.
- Notes
- Original envelopes are located with corresponding prints (see related material).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Horseback riding
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Field
- Lake O'Hara
- Canada
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- V75 / I / NA - 4 to 9 : curling and some damage to one of the negatives.
- Related Material
- V75 / I / PA - 117 to 118
- V75 / I / PA - 180 to 185
- V75 / I / PA - 189 to 192
- V75 / I / PA - 160 to 163
- V75 / I / PA - 1 to 109
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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