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49th Parallel [DVD]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11643
- Medium
- Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
- Published Date
- 1941
- Call Number
- 06.3 F82 DVD
- Responsibility
- produced and directed by Michael Powell
- starring Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massay, Anton Walbrook and Eric Portman
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 123 minutes : b&w
- Series
- Criterion Collection
- Subjects
- Lake O'Hara
- World War II
- Notes
- Originally produced 1942 under the title "The Invaders". Features Norman Luxton and Banff Indian Days. 2 double video disc restored high-definition digital transfer
- Accession Number
- outstanding - donated by Luxton Foundation to replace VHS
- Call Number
- 06.3 F82 DVD
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Peaks and parks of Western Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15347
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 1941
- Publisher
- In National Geographic Vol. 80, No. 4, October 1941
- Call Number
- P
- Publisher
- In National Geographic Vol. 80, No. 4, October 1941
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- p.516-526, illustrations
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Emerald Lake
- Jasper National Park
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Maligne Lake
- Vermilion Lakes
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 2000
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- GiK.01.01
- Description
- The scene is dominated by the rock faces, and mountains, notably the Yukness Ledges. Very little sky is visible, mostly white and blue clouds. Mauve, pink and brown mountains with a few vestiges of snow; pink and brown rock faces with dark and light green trees leading down to the shore. Seven Sist…
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- Title
- Lake O’Hara
- Date
- 2000
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.5 x 101.5 cm
- Description
- The scene is dominated by the rock faces, and mountains, notably the Yukness Ledges. Very little sky is visible, mostly white and blue clouds. Mauve, pink and brown mountains with a few vestiges of snow; pink and brown rock faces with dark and light green trees leading down to the shore. Seven Sisters Falls is visible mid-to viewer’s right. The bottom portion is turquoise blue water bisected by a line of brown/orange/pink rocks with seven shadowy trees and tree trunks, viewer’s right.Au verso printed in black marker, viewer’s left, Lake O’Hara 30x40; viewer’s right Lake O’Hara
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- water, Lake O’Hara
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara and Andrew Hyslop Zinter, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- GiK.01.01
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Lake O'Hara Lodge fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions239
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Lodge fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes: guest registers for 1926-1934, 1946-1956 and 1958-1964; piece of letterhead, ca.1958; file of copies of correspondence, plans, legal documents and reports, 1921-1973, pertaining to Lake O'Hara, development of the area by the Canadian Pacific Railway and as part of a national park, a…
- Date Range
- 1919-1973
- Reference Code
- M127 / V342
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Lodge fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 127
- V 342
- Sous-Fonds
- M 127
- V 342
- Accession Number
- 2521, 2586, 6435, 6484
- Reference Code
- M127 / V342
- Date Range
- 1919-1973
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm and 3 v. of textual records -- ca.80 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Lake O'Hara Lodge was erected by the Canadian Pacific Railway on the shore of Lake O'Hara, Yoho National Park, during the winter of 1925-1926. The following winter, cabins from the CPR camp in a nearby alpine meadow were moved to the lodge site. The lodge catered to hikers and climbers and was managed for over thirty years by Sylvia "Syd" Graves. In 1954, the CPR sold the lodge to Claude Brewster and Austin H. Ford of Brewster-Ford Mountain Lodges. Ford assumed sole ownership in 1958 and sold the lodge in 1975. Since 1976, Lake O'Hara Lodge has been operated by the Laub family of Banff. Currently, other partners include Tim and Leslee Wake.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes: guest registers for 1926-1934, 1946-1956 and 1958-1964; piece of letterhead, ca.1958; file of copies of correspondence, plans, legal documents and reports, 1921-1973, pertaining to Lake O'Hara, development of the area by the Canadian Pacific Railway and as part of a national park, and Lake O'Hara Trails Club; photographs pertaining to Lake O'Hara Lodge, construction, owners, staff, guests and patron, 1919-1972.
- Name Access
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Environment
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club
- 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: basic description for photographs
- Creator
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds and accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Elizabeth Parker Hut Registers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57636
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Elizabeth Parker Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1982 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wil…
- Date Range
- 1982 - 2020
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / B
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / IV: Hut Registers
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / IV / B: Elizabeth Parker Hut Registers
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 5538
- accn. 6465
- accn. 8002
- accn. 7779
- accn. 2014.8293
- accn. 2023.31
- accn. 2023.20
- accn. 2023.15
- accn. 2020.05
- accn. 2024.20
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / B
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1982 - 2020
- Physical Description
- 53 cm of textual records (25 volumes)
- History / Biographical
- The Elizabeth Parker hut was named after one of the founding members of the Alpine Club of Canada, Elizabeth Parker. The hut is located in Yoho National Park, near Lake O'Hara in British Columbia. The hut is one of the most popular accommodations run by the Alpine Club of Canada. The Elizabeth Parker hut is made up of two buildings; the main hut and Wiwaxy Cabin. The total capacity of the two buildings is 24 people in the summer and 20 people in the winter. According to the Alpine Club of Canada Guide for Backcountry Huts: Elizabeth Parker Info Sheet: "The present Wiwaxy cabin was the first hut in the Lake O’Hara area, built in 1912 by the Canadian Pacific Railway. This was the same year that the ACC applied for and was granted a two-acre lease for a future hut on the south shore of Lake O’Hara, the site of the Club’s 1909 annual camp. In 1919, the CPR built the present Elizabeth Parker Hut, and by 1923 had built a further 11 huts in the meadow. In 1923/24, the CPR moved all but the first two huts down to the lakeshore, and seven years later donated the last two in the meadow to the ACC. The Club was able to exchange its lakeshore lease for a meadow lease, and in 1931 was in business with a hut at Lake O’Hara - the Elizabeth Parker Hut. As you can expect with log buildings, the Elizabeth Parker Hut has required substantial renovations and upkeep. Over the years the hut has seen a new floor, a new roof, new timbers and new foundation logs, as well as completely new interior furnishings. The outhouses are new, a stove in the Wiwaxy Cabin has been added and the entire meadow around the hut has been rehabilitated and reseeded. Over the past couple of years, the Huts Committee has worked very hard to restore the appearance of the hut as closely as possible to its original state. The Canadian government designated the Elizabeth Parker Hut as a Federal Heritage Building in 1997." “...her memory is preserved by the very popular tribute inscribed with her name, the ‘Elizabeth Parker Hut’, maintained in one of the most charming centres of the Canadian Rockies, close by beautiful Lake O’Hara.” (Quotation from Elizabeth Parker’s obituary by A. O. Wheeler, CAJ #29."
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Elizabeth Parker Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1982 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. Series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:
- M200 / IV / B / 1: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register June 21, 1982 - April 14, 1985
- M200 / IV / B / 2: Eliz. Parker Hut register 1985 - 88
- M200 / IV / B / 3: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register [1988 - 1991]
- M200 / IV / B / 4: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register 1991 - 92
- M200 / IV / B / 5: [Elizabeth Parker Hut Register 1992 - 94]
- M200 / IV / B / 6: Elizabeth Parker Hut register June 17, 1994 - Nov. 13, 1995
- M200 / IV / B / 7: [Elizabeth Parker] hut register Oct. 28, 1995 - Jan. 25, 1997
- M200 / IV / B / 8: Elizabeth Parker Hut register Jan. 19, 1997 - Jan. 25, 1998
- M200 / IV / B / 9: "Elizabeth Parker Hut Register" January 29, 1998 - September 10, 1998
- M200 / IV / B / 10: "Elizabeth Parker Hut Register" November 4, 1998 - September 22, 1999
- M200 / IV / B / 11: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register Oct. 2, 1999 - Jan. 1, 2000
- M200 / IV / B / 12: Elizabeth Parker Mar 7, 2000 - Feb 9, 2002
- M200 / IV / B / 13: Elizabeth Parker Sep 7, 2000 - Jan 27, 2002
- M200 / IV / B / 14: Elizabeth Parker Mar 13, 2002 - Mar 31, 2003
- M200 / IV / B / 15: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register 2003 - 2004
- M200 / IV / B / 16: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register 2005 - 2007
- M200 / IV / B / 17: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register 2006 - 2007
- M200 / IV / B / 18: [2007 - 2009 Elizabeth Parker Hut Register]
- M200 / IV / B / 19: [2009 -2010 Elizabeth Parker Hut Register]
- M200 / IV / B / 20: Elizabeth Parker Hut Registry, 2011 - 2012
- M200 / IV / B / 21: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register Aug 2012 - Nov. 2014
- M200 / IV / B / 22: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register [2014 -2016]
- M200 / IV / B / 23: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register 2016 -2018
- M200 / IV / B / 24: The Alpine Club of Canada Hut Register Elizabeth Parker Hut 2017 - 2019
- M200 / IV / B / 25: Elizabeth Parker Hut Register [2019-2020]
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- British Columbia
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Climbing
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Huts
- Lake O'hara
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Ski mountaineering
- Sports and recreation
- Yoho National Park
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Lake O'Hara
- Field, B. C.
- Yoho National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- French
- Spanish
- German
- Biographical Source Notes
- Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/elizabeth-parker-hut/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Elizabeth Parker Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/EParkerHut-InfoSheet.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mt. Yukness Summit Records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57687
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mt. Yukness produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between ca. 1962 and 2003. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred…
- Date Range
- ca. 1962-1985
- 1994-2003
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 79 to 80
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.32
- accn. 8002
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 79 to 80
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- ca. 1962-1985
- 1994-2003
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records 2 volumes
- History / Biographical
- Mt. Yukness is located near Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, B.C. Nearby is Ringrose Peak, Mount Huber, Mount Lefroy, Glacier Peak, and Mount Biddle.
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mt. Yukness produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between ca. 1962 and 2003. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 79: Mt. Yukness [ca. 1962 - 1985] M200 / V / A / 80: Summit Register - MT. Yukness, 1994 - 2003
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- British Columbia
- Climbing
- Cross-country skiing
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Lake O'hara
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Record keeping
- Ski area
- Ski areas
- Ski mountaineering
- Ski touring
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Yoho National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Mount Huber
- Mount Lefroy
- Ringrose Peak
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- M200 / V / A / 80: Summit Register - MT. Yukness, 1994 - 2003 register is placed in mylar due to evidence of mold. This register also contains water damage.
- Related Material
- M235
- Biographical Source Notes
- Mount Yukness, Peak Finder, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/1559
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Victoria Summit Record
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57688
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one summit register from Mount Victoria produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1998 and 2004. Summit record include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the su…
- Date Range
- September 1998 - August 2004
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 81
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 8002
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 81
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- September 1998 - August 2004
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records 1 volume
- History / Biographical
- Mount Victoria is located in both Yoho National Park, B. C. and Banff National Park, AB in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain is part of the mountain range along the Continental Divide, between Alberta and B.C. Nearby are Lake O'Hara, Lake Louise, Abbot Pass and Mount Lefroy. Mount Victoria was named for Queen Victoria.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one summit register from Mount Victoria produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1998 and 2004. Summit record include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 81: Summit - MT. Victoria, Sept. 1998 - Aug. 2004
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Abbot Pass
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- British Columbia
- Climbing
- Club
- Cross-country skiing
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'hara
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Record keeping
- Ski area
- Ski areas
- Ski mountaineering
- Ski touring
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Lake Louise
- Lake Louise, AB
- Abbot Pass
- Abbott Pass
- Mount Lefroy
- Mount Victoria
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Related Material
- M235
- Biographical Source Notes
- Peak Finder: Mount Victoria, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/1459
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7455
- 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 May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the new…
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109
- 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 / 109
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.9 cm of textual records (116 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 May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], news pertaining to the war [including Italy entering the war in June, British children being brought to Canada, the Blitz], the Lake Louise-Jasper highway officially opening [Pete and Catharine drive up for the weekend, their first visit to Jasper National Park], the deaths of Louise Rungius in May and Dave White in late June [also includes details of Dave's funeral], errand trips to Calgary [mostly to meet with Clifford about Dave's estate], Catharine and Pete's 10th wedding anniversary, visits to Bow Lake to paint throughout July and August [a large forest fire was burning about 30 miles north of Bow for most of July], Banff Indian Days, Pete joining the militia ["Non-Permanent Active Service" force part of the 2nd Battalion of the Calgary Highlanders], going on the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip in August, painting/sketching [including a short visit to Lake O'Hara in mid-August for this purpose], Catharine going to Concord for a few weeks in early September, Pete and Catharine going to Victoria at the end of September [Annie was having health issues and was advised to go to Victoria - they went to help], cleaning and household chores [including installing new blue linoleum in the kitchen], minor repairs to the roof and other outdoor work to the property, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, trips to Mount Temple Lodge to help Cliff with various chores, descriptions of meals, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete helping construct the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], going to the movies, working on the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities, presents, 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 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. 109 - 17 contains a sketch of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge's main building, recently completed. 109 - 56 contains a sketch of the ground floor of Pete and Catharine's home, including the new partition wall in the living room.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Rungius, Carl
- Rungius, Louise
- Brewster, Fern
- Pocette, Mark
- Paris, Cyril
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Gest, Lillian
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Phillips, Gladys
- Greenham, Margaret
- Harris, Lawren
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Highlanders
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Cinema
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Icefields Parkway
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Miette Hot Springs
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Edith Cavel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- 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
- Jasper
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Windermere
- Radium
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Montana
- 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
- Processed
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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
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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