Narrow Results By
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds 8
- Nicholas Morant fonds 5
- Luxton family fonds 3
- Chic Scott fonds 2
- David Zweifel fonds 2
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 2
- Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection 2
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 1
- Andy Russell fonds 1
- Archives General File Collection 1
- Banff Public Library fonds 1
- Bill Vroom fonds 1
40th anniversary [phonograph record]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9299
- Medium
- Library - Sound recording
- Published Date
- 1973
- Author
- Carter, Wilf
- Publisher
- [Montreal?] : RCA Records
- Call Number
- 06 C24as SR
- Author
- Carter, Wilf
- Publisher
- [Montreal?] : RCA Records
- Published Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 2 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm
- Medium
- Library - Sound recording
- Notes
- Album cover features short biography with photos
- Partial contents: When it's springtime in the Rockies; Blue Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 3843
- Call Number
- 06 C24as SR
- Collection
- Archives Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Recording from the Maskwacis Community
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions16177
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Maskwacis sound recording. -- 1969. -- 1 sound recording : audio tape reel. -- Recording was made at "Eden Valley Indian Days" (ca. one half hour) and "Hobbema Indian Days" (ca. one hour), Eden Valley and Hobbema, Alberta. -- Gift of Maskwacis Nation, 1973. -- No reproduction. Copyright in effect.…
- Date Range
- 1973
- Reference Code
- S8 / accn. 1729
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- S8
- Accession Number
- 1729
- Reference Code
- S8 / accn. 1729
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Date Range
- 1973
- Physical Description
- .
- Scope & Content
- Maskwacis sound recording. -- 1969. -- 1 sound recording : audio tape reel. -- Recording was made at "Eden Valley Indian Days" (ca. one half hour) and "Hobbema Indian Days" (ca. one hour), Eden Valley and Hobbema, Alberta. -- Gift of Maskwacis Nation, 1973. -- No reproduction. Copyright in effect. -- Reference copy cassette available.
- Hobbema changed name in 2013 to Maskwacis
- Notes
- Singers in first song: Francis Omeasoo (lead singer), Morris Crier, Wilfred Buffalo and Henry Saddleback.
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Cree
- Eden Vally
- Maskwacis
- 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.
Read more.
Elizabeth Rummel interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56641
- Scope & Content
- Interview November 10, 1976 by Edward J. Hart at the home of Elizabeth Rummel in Canmore Alberta. Interview pertains to Lizzie Rummel and her experiences in the mountains after coming to Canada with her mother and sisters in 1911
- Date Range
- November 10, 1976
- Reference Code
- S1 / 126
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Sound recording
1 Electronic Resource
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- S1
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Sous-Fonds
- .
- Accession Number
- 2674
- Reference Code
- S1 / 126
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Edward J. Hart
- Date Range
- November 10, 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Scope & Content
- Interview November 10, 1976 by Edward J. Hart at the home of Elizabeth Rummel in Canmore Alberta. Interview pertains to Lizzie Rummel and her experiences in the mountains after coming to Canada with her mother and sisters in 1911
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference sound recording available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Music for solo instruments [phonograph record]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9301
- Medium
- Library - Sound recording
- Published Date
- 1979
- Author
- Kessler, Minuetta
- Publisher
- Wilmington (MA) : AFKA Records
- Call Number
- 06 K48 SR
- Author
- Kessler, Minuetta
- Responsibility
- Marylou Speaker, violin; William Wrzesian, clarinet; Patricia Morehead, oboe; Minuetta Kessler, piano
- Publisher
- Wilmington (MA) : AFKA Records
- Published Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 sound disc (50 min., 37 sec.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo
- Medium
- Library - Sound recording
- Notes
- Contents: Ballet sonatina; Sonata concertante for violin and piano; Sonata for clarinet and piano; Fantasy for oboe and piano
- Accession Number
- 3852
- Call Number
- 06 K48 SR
- Collection
- Archives Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Catharine Robb Whyte's memorial service
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54460
- Part Of
- David Zweifel fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one sound recording of the first thirty minutes of Catharine Robb Whyte's memorial service in 1979 [see "Content Details"]
- Date Range
- 1979
- Reference Code
- S58 / I / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- David Zweifel fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M571 / V796 / S58
- Series
- S58 / I : Catharine Robb Whyte
- Sous-Fonds
- S58
- Accession Number
- 2019.02
- Reference Code
- S58 / I / 1
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Date Range
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 Sound recording : CD
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one sound recording of the first thirty minutes of Catharine Robb Whyte's memorial service in 1979 [see "Content Details"]
- Notes
- Original sound cassette transferred to CD - original item is loan for copy from David Zweifel.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Becker, Don
- Rolston, Tom
- Zweifel, David
- Stromberg, Ken
- Leighton, David
- Zweifel, Marilyn
- Peyto, Stan
- Banff Centre for the Arts
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only, no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Latin
- Conservation
- Cassette (loan for copy) reproduced onto cd
- Creator
- David Zweifel
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Contents as listed in accession record: Side A - Catharine Robb Whyte memorial - in. March 15, 1979 at the Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre. 00:-5:11 speaker [Don Becker]; 5:30-12:10 quartet [Tom Rolston (viola), David Zweifel (violin), Ken Stromberg (violin) and ? (bass)] playing Bach Double Concerto; 12:30-17:10 speaker [David Leighton]; 17:44-24:06 singer [Marilyn Zweifel] singing Ave Maria; 24:18-30:20 speaker [Stan Peyto] (incomplete). Side B is blank.
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Collected sound recordings (File 1 of 3)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions21667
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Original recordings made by Nick Morant, various dates (see "Content Details" for list of individual recording contents). Recordings all individually labelled by Nicholas Morant. Recordings consist of CBC and BBC radio broadcasts, music, plays, documentaries, news reports, etc.
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-ca.1980?]
- Reference Code
- S20 / III / D1 / 13 to 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- S20
- Sub-Series
- S20 / III / D : Personal and family records : collected material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- S20 / III / D1 / 13 to 33
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-ca.1980?]
- Physical Description
- 21 sound recordings : audio tapes
- Scope & Content
- Original recordings made by Nick Morant, various dates (see "Content Details" for list of individual recording contents). Recordings all individually labelled by Nicholas Morant. Recordings consist of CBC and BBC radio broadcasts, music, plays, documentaries, news reports, etc.
- Notes
- Processing began by M. Hadley, Feb. 20, 2007; numbering based on original notes Originally accompanied by leather folder used by Morant at his private school in Victoria
- Name Access
- Simpson, Jimmy
- Barrymore, John
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- * Fast Freight 901 - CBC - #1 (S20/III/D1/13)
- * Men of Mountains, Aug. 7, 1965\6, CBC, J. Simpson - #2 (S20/III/D1/14)
- * Men of Mountains, Sept. 27, 1965, CBC, J. Simpson - #4 (S20/III/D1/15)
- * Met Opera, Mme Butterfly - opera recording - #6 (S20/III/D1/16)
- * Bob Edwards play, Nov. 1959 - #9 (S20/III/D1/17)
- * Jimmy Simpson profile, April 3, 1969, CBC - #10 (S20/III/D1/18)
- * John Barrymore, CBC? radio play recording - #12 (S20/III/D1/19)
- * Lusitania sinking, 1965 - #16 (S20/II/D1/20)
- * Fred Allen show 1965 - #17 (S20/III/D1/21)
- * Broadcast music, nd - #18 (S20/III/D1/22)
- * Lionel Barrymore Xmas tale, Reggie _, Florence Jenkins, soprano - #20 (S20/III/D1/23)
- * Electronic music, CBC - #21 (S20/III/D1/24)
- * Electronic play, BBC - #22 (S20/III/D1/25)
- * Birdsong, electronic music - radio recording - #23 (S20/III/D1/26)
- * "Peter Sellers - Travelogue etc." - #24 (S20/III/D1/27)
- * Laughton fish story, 2 "Butterfly" pickups - #26 (S20/III/D1/28)
- * "Upstairs Downstairs 1977" - #30 (S20/III/D1/29)
- * "The Bricklayer", Gerard Hoffnum - #31 (S20/III/D1/30)
- * 901 The Story of a Fast Freight - #32 (S20/III/D1/31)
- * Old phono records - CBC - #33 (S20/III/D1/32)
- * Recording of organ music at Lawson residence w/ Quenty McGrath - #34 (S20/III/D1/33)
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Collected Material Series
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions21912
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…
- Date Range
- 1875-[2004]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Sound recording
- Video
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F
- Date Range
- 1875-[2004]
- Physical Description
- 37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".
- Notes
- Series consists of four sub-series:
- Textual records
- Photographs
- Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes)
- Audiovisual and sound records
- Finding Aid
- Electronic finding aid available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Pat Brewster fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Sous-Fonds
- V91
- Accession Number
- 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Physical Description
- ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.
- I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.
- II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.
- III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.
- IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- reference copies and summaries for sound recordings
- Creator
- Brewster, Pat
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Elizabeth Rummel fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions30
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family. Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring…
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Sous-Fonds
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Accession Number
- 184, 540, 824, 962, 1159, 1189, 1341, 1379, 1615, 2103, 2569, 2661, 2818, 2836, 3349
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records. -- ca.2200 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives. -- 5 photograph albums (400 prints). -- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rummel, 1897-1980, was a lodge owner and operator at Banff National Park, Alberta and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Rummel was born Elisabeth von Rummel to an aristocratic German family. With her mother and sisters, she ranched near Millarville, Alberta, after being stranded there during the First World War. In 1938, Lizzie moved to the mountains and became involved in early ski and backcountry operations. Her forty-two year career in the mountains included: working at Mount Assiniboine Lodge until 1942; managing Skoki Lodge and, at various times, Temple Chalet and Lake Louise Ski Lodge, ca.1943-1950; owning and operating Sunburst Lake Camp, 1950-1970; and working as assistant and oral history interviewer at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Archives of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) from 1966 to 1980. Lizzie was active in the town affairs of Canmore, Alberta, where she lived, as well as in various conservation and recreation organizations. She became a member of the Order of Canada in 1980.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family.
- Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring, Al Gaetz and Lawrence Grassi. Correspondents include Charlie Hunter, Ernest Lamarque and Erling Strom.
- Photographs include four series: I. Professional and trips, 1903-1978, n.d., ca.1400 items; pertaining to Mount Assiniboine Camp and region, Sunburst Lake camp and region, Skoki Lodge and region, and trips and views in the Canadian Rockies and B.C., and including activities such as skiing, mountaineering and backcountry travel. II. Personal, ca.1898-1980, ca.485 items; pertaining to the Rummel Ranch, Rummel family and friends, Lizzie Rummel and friends and associates, other. III. Travels, 1936-1973, ca.145 items; pertaining to travels in Europe, Yukon and N.W.T. and other. IV. Other, 1912-1977, n.d., ca.140 items; pertaining to Indians, John Ware and other. Includes material by numerous photographers, including Arnold Brigden.
- Sound recordings are Rummel reading in German and French from the guidebooks of Edward Feuz Jr. and Sr., 1969, and a practice tape by Rummel as an archives interviewer, 197-?
- Name Access
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is mainly English; some German and French
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline and file description of photographs
- electronic finding aid
- correspondent/subject index
- microfilm copy of album/s
- Creator
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds and accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions36
- 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
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.