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Peter Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
- Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
- During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
- Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
- Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Films and film making M
- Photography M
- Royal Canadian Air Force M
- Skiing
- Whyte, Catharine Robb M
- World War II, 1939-1945 M
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Some articles about Peter Whyte.
- Date Range
- 1920-1928
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / a / 1914
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B.4. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / a / 1914
- Date Range
- 1920-1928
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Some articles about Peter Whyte.
- Subject Access
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Banff Winter Carnival
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Peter Whyte Album
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 163 b&w prints, some tipped in, some pasted in. Prints pertain to ski jumping, Peter Whyte on skis, Banff Winter Carnival, White family children, White family members with Stoney Nakoda, Banff street scenes, White family car and automobile travel, Peter Whyte on a beach, and a White …
- Date Range
- [1909 - 1922]
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / A / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / II / A : Peter Whyte Personal Subseries
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / A / PD - 1
- Date Range
- [1909 - 1922]
- Physical Description
- Photograph Album: 1 photograph album (163 b&w prints) --
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 163 b&w prints, some tipped in, some pasted in. Prints pertain to ski jumping, Peter Whyte on skis, Banff Winter Carnival, White family children, White family members with Stoney Nakoda, Banff street scenes, White family car and automobile travel, Peter Whyte on a beach, and a White family trip to California.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Content Details
- The front cover has ‘Photographs’ embossed in gold. Album covers and spine are in excellent shape. Album has two-hole punch binding. Front and back covers of album are leather covered. Minor scratching found on some prints caused by opposite album page.Moderate fading of prints noted. Some adhesive residue staining on some prints. Album contains 24 empty pages.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter Whyte Album
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 56 b&w prints, some tipped in, some pasted in. Prints pertain to ski jumpers, a fishing trip, camping, washing up in a creek, women's hockey, and Peter Whyte ski racing.
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 - 1920]
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / A / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / II / A : Peter Whyte Personal Subseries
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / A / PD - 2
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 - 1920]
- Physical Description
- Photograph Album: 1 photograph album (56 b&w prints) --
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 56 b&w prints, some tipped in, some pasted in. Prints pertain to ski jumpers, a fishing trip, camping, washing up in a creek, women's hockey, and Peter Whyte ski racing.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Content Details
- Commercial, leather covered album with “Snap-Shots” and “Souvenir of Banff” and border branded into leather. Album has a two-hole punch binding. Cover also features a carved and painted Aboriginal figure in profile wearing headdress. Album contains 100 pages. 1 loose print. Some prints have been removed as indicated by empty pages with remaining mounting tips.
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- Processed
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Peter Whyte Album
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 93 b&w prints, some tipped in, some pasted in. Prints pertain to ski jumpers, women's hockey, Banff winter carnival, skiing, Peter teaching a female movie star how to ski, a group at the Cave and Basin, Len Cody, dog teams, and dog kennels on frozen lake. Skiers depicted include: A H…
- Date Range
- [ca.1922]
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / A / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / II / A : Peter Whyte Personal Subseries
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / A / PD - 3
- Date Range
- [ca.1922]
- Physical Description
- Photograph Album: 1 photograph album (93 b&w prints) --
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 93 b&w prints, some tipped in, some pasted in. Prints pertain to ski jumpers, women's hockey, Banff winter carnival, skiing, Peter teaching a female movie star how to ski, a group at the Cave and Basin, Len Cody, dog teams, and dog kennels on frozen lake. Skiers depicted include: A Haugen, Hans Hansen, Ragner Ursfeth, Henry Hall, Terry Kaldahl, Carl Hall, Gus Johnson, Nels Nelson, and Peter Whyte.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Content Details
- Commercial album has two-hole bunch binding. Binding is intact but many pages have been ripped out. Front and back covers of album are leather covered. Significant damage to the ends of some pages, which has caused curling, creasing, and ripping. Album contains 47 pages (13 loose) and 1 loose mounted print.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Dominion Ski Championships
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 145 b&w prints, some tipped in, some pasted in. Prints pertain to the Dominion Ski Championships (March 5-8, 1937).
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte Personal sub series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PD - 3
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- Photograph Album: 1 photograph album (145 b&w prints) --
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 145 b&w prints, some tipped in, some pasted in. Prints pertain to the Dominion Ski Championships (March 5-8, 1937).
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Ski jumping
- Title Source
- Supplied title
- Content Details
- Commercial album with two-hole punch binding. Binding intact and cover in good condition. Album contains 100 pages (3 loose and 28 empty pages), and 1 loose print). Some prints are captioned. A loose print, possible shot list and 1937 Dominion Ski Championships Saturday program tucked into front cover. 1937 Dominion Ski Championships program tucked into back cover.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 56, 35mm, b&w transparencies. Transparencies pertain to European skiing.
- Date Range
- 1935
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 151 to 156
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 151 to 156
- Date Range
- 1935
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 56 transparencies, 35mm, b&w --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 56, 35mm, b&w transparencies. Transparencies pertain to European skiing.
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 73, 35mm, b&w and colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to the Stockand girls (nieces of Peter and Catharine), Cliff White's boys, a Banff tourist slideshow by Peter, and skiing
- Date Range
- [ca.1936-1938]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 914 to 987
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 914 to 987
- Date Range
- [ca.1936-1938]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 73 transparencies, 35mm, b&w, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 73, 35mm, b&w and colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to the Stockand girls (nieces of Peter and Catharine), Cliff White's boys, a Banff tourist slideshow by Peter, and skiing
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 73, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to skiing in the Rockies, Siri Strom, and Mount Rundle from the West Road.
- Date Range
- [ca.1935-1939]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 988 to 1061
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 988 to 1061
- Date Range
- [ca.1935-1939]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 73 transparencies, 35mm, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 73, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to skiing in the Rockies, Siri Strom, and Mount Rundle from the West Road.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 117, 35mm, colour and b&w transparencies. Transparencies pertain to the Whyte Home, the old garage of the Whyte Home, larkspurs, sleds, skiing, boats, wagons, automobiles, trains, trolleys, gondolas, the Royal visit of King George VI and the Queen, and various scenes of Banff under…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1062 to 1179
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1062 to 1179
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1955]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 117 transparencies, 35mm, b&w, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 117, 35mm, colour and b&w transparencies. Transparencies pertain to the Whyte Home, the old garage of the Whyte Home, larkspurs, sleds, skiing, boats, wagons, automobiles, trains, trolleys, gondolas, the Royal visit of King George VI and the Queen, and various scenes of Banff under the cover of snow.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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