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Buffalo in Paddock at Banff - Stoney [Woman] in background
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of three bison in fenced area.
- Date Range
- 1905 - 1914
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / NA - 531
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- V48 / I : Negative series
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- 5431
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / NA - 531
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1905 - 1914
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of three bison in fenced area.
- Notes
- Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animal Paddock
- Animals
- Bison
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
- Title Source
- Original envelope
- Processing Status
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Deer in animal paddock at Banff
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a deer in trees.
- Date Range
- 1905 - 1914
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / NA - 524
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- V48 / I : Negative series
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- 5431
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / NA - 524
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1905 - 1914
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of a deer in trees.
- Notes
- Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Deer
- Animal Paddock
- Animals
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
- Title Source
- Original envelope
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elk in Buffalo Paddock - Banff - Stoney [Woman], background
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of two elk in fenced area.
- Date Range
- 1905 - 1914
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / NA - 532
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- V48 / I : Negative series
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- 5431
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / NA - 532
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1905 - 1914
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of two elk in fenced area.
- Notes
- Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animal Paddock
- Animals
- Elk
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
- Title Source
- Original envelope
- Processing Status
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Elk in Buffalo Paddock - Banff - Stoney [Woman], background
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of several elk in fenced area.
- Date Range
- 1905 - 1914
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / NA - 533
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- V48 / I : Negative series
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- 5431
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / NA - 533
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1905 - 1914
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w nitrate negative ; 9 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of several elk in fenced area.
- Notes
- Note on envelope reads: "Mr. Barnes' animal films - we were emptying a drawer a few days ago"
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animal Paddock
- Animals
- Elk
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
- Title Source
- Original envelope
- Processing Status
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Elliott Barnes and Barnes Family Photographs
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Barnes family members and activities at Kootenay Plains, Banff, Jumping Pound and Morley, Alberta. Includes a mix of family portraits, scenic views, wildlife, sports and recreation, Stoney Nakoda, and ranching.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1914]
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / B / NG - 1 to 76
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Transparency
73 images
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- I.B. Negatives : Glass
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / B / NG - 1 to 76
- GMD
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1914]
- Physical Description
- 76 photographs : negatives, glass
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Barnes family members and activities at Kootenay Plains, Banff, Jumping Pound and Morley, Alberta. Includes a mix of family portraits, scenic views, wildlife, sports and recreation, Stoney Nakoda, and ranching.
- Notes
- Negatives are related to negatives in sub-series I.A. Negatives : Film
- Identifications provided by Barnes family and Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :
- 1 Elliott Barnes and dog (Gyp)
- 2 Elliott Barnes in front of fireplace at his Kootenay Plains cabin, [1907?]
- 3 Barnes cabin at Kootenay Plains, Elliott Barnes on step, Elliott Peak in background
- 4 Horses on Kootenay Plains, Indigenous man and Barnes herding, Elliott Peak in background
- 5 Horses pasturing on Kootenay Plains
- 6 Kootenay Plains, 1906
- 7 Kootenay Plains and Mt. Siffleur
- 8 Kootenay Plains and unknown peak
- 9 Indigenous woman and child at Kootenay Plains [Mrs. Paul Beaver]
- 10 Barnes pack train on Siffleur River
- 11 Horse (Grace) on Badger Pass
- 12 Valley of the Ten Peaks, 1906
- 13 Glacier
- 14, 18 Waterfall/s
- 15 to 18 Mountain scene/s
- 19 Elliott Barnes fishing on Forty Mile Creek
- 20 Elliott Barnes and Mr. Jordan fishing on Forty Mile Creek
- 21 Fishing scene
- 22 Elliott Barnes fishing
- 23 Hockey on Bow River at Banff, 1905-1906
- 24 Hockey on Bow River at Banff, 1906-1907
- 25 Cave and Basin bathhouse and pool, 1905 or 1906
- 26 Elliott Barnes and son Findlay
- 27 Mrs. E. Barnes and sons, 1907
- 28 Elliott Jr. and Findlay Barnes, 1907
- 29 Findlay Barnes with chickens at S-L Ranch
- 30, 31 Findlay Barnes using stereo viewer, 1909 or 1910
- 32 Stoney Band, 1909
- 33 People fishing on Little Jumping Pound Creek
- 34 Elliott Barnes and Lois fishing on Little Jumping Pound Creek
- 35 Boys fishing on Jumping Pound Creek (Jack Leeson on right)
- 36 Jack Leeson cooking fish
- 37 John Copithorne, [1910?]
- 38 Elliott and Robert Barnes roping horses at Jumping Pound
- 39 Elliott and Robert Barnes roping horses at Jumping Pound
- 40 to 44 Elliott Jr., Robert and Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead, [1914], portrait
- 45 Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead
- 46, 47 Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead (sawing), 1911
- 48 Findlay Barnes with fish
- 49 Findlay Barnes with sheep at Jumping Pound
- 50 Findlay Barnes on cart at Jumping Pound
- 51 Main room of homestead at Jumping Pound, [1914]
- 52 Family on porch of Jumping Pound homestead, [1914]
- 53, 54 Muriel Barnes at Milo, 1919, portrait
- 55 Baby (Eggley baby?)
- 56 Portrait of woman
- 57 Elliott Barnes' anti-rattler invention
- 58 Mounted specimen of cougar attacking deer from Luxton's
- 59 Bear attacking man
- 60 Hen and chicks at S-L Ranch
- 61 [Stoney children with playhouse teepee at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 62 [Silas Abraham on horseback at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 63 [Silas Abraham, Morley or Issac Beaver, and John House at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 64 [Pack train at Kootenay Plains, 1907?]
- 65, 66 [Stoney horse racing at Morley, 1910?]
- 67, 68 [Stoney archery competition at Morley, 1910?] NG 69 to 76 added, no independant entry
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Abraham, Silas
- House, John
- Beaver, Issac
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Children
- Dogs
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Glaciers
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Photography
- Portrait
- Ranching
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Wildlife
- Waterfalls
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Kootenay Plains
- Forty Mile Creek
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1943]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military pa…
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 116
- 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 / 116
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1.9 cm of textual records (102 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military parades and concerts, going to the movies and live shows [mostly operas and the ballet], radio programs [including operas, news, sports, and a program called Quiz Kids], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, moving back to Victoria in mid-August, painting/sketching, visiting various parks around Victoria, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], Pete getting posted to Tofino in late August, details pertaining to the various modes of travel around Vancouver Island [5 hours by sailboat from Vancouver to Victoria; 2 days by train and boat from Victoria to Tofino], details on the different kinds of rations, Catharine spending September in Banff while Pete looks for a house in Tofino [time in Banff includes upkeep on the house, visiting Mount Temple Chalet, sketching, visits with friends, and Pete arriving for his 2-week leave], wildlife, moving to Tofino and getting settled [Pete worked at an Air Force base outside of town, but spent his nights at home with Catharine], walks on the beaches near town, new routines and friends, Christmas in Tofino, and travelleing to Banff for New Years Eve.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on hotel 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. A few letters have red numbers written at the top of the page from an unknown project. 116-40 includes a sketch of the Tofino apartment floorplan.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Sinclair, Christine
- Jessen, Chris
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Trono, Louis
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Beaches
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Boats
- Books
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hotel Devonshire
- Hotel Sussex
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- War Artists
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Port Alberni
- Tofino
- 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 [August - December 1957]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …
- Date Range
- 1957
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 141
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / 141
- Date Range
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 2.4 cm of textual records (128 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], seeing off Carl Rungius to New York, going to Edmonton for a cataract operation on Peter's right eye [August 23] - Catharine's time in Edmonton mostly consisted of sitting with Peter in the hospital, running errands in the city, and answering letters [she stayed at the Corona Hotel], starting construction of eventual Buffalo Block [consisting of three stores along Buffalo St. and a restaurant on the second floor], concerns regarding Edith's health, a visit to Concord from mid-October to mid-November [travelled by train], a second visit to Edmonton in December for Peter's eye, putting together their annual Christmas card, and other Christmas activities. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one postcard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vallance, Doris
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Moore, Pearl
- Beil, Charlie
- Rungius, Carl
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Ward, Sam
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camping
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Glenbow Foundation
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Travel
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Alberta
- 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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Letters to Mother [August - December 1958]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 1958. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …
- Date Range
- 1958
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 143
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / 143
- Date Range
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 1.8 cm of textual records (104 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 1958. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], a road trip from north-eastern United States through Canada back to Banff in early August [written mostly on postcards], a trip to Lethbridge in late August, various construction projects [the new Sulphur Mountain gondola, the chimney and basement furnace of their house, and the Trans-Canada Highway], a trip to Concord in late November, and preparation of Chirstmas cards. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes postcards and a Christmas card.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes added throughout; many post scripts 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. 143 - 39 includes a sketch of a shelving unit Catharine hoped to have installed in their bedroom. 143 - 64 is the 1958 Christmas card made by Catharine and Peter
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vallance, Doris
- Browne, Belmore
- Browne, Tibby
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Feuz, Walter
- Moore, Pearl
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Beaver, Anna
- Leighton, A. C.
- Beil, Charlie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Glenbow Foundation
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Moose
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Oldtimers
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Travel
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Saskatchewan River
- Great Lakes
- Ontario
- Calgary
- Alberta
- 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 [December 1953 - June 1954]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7480
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christm…
- Date Range
- 1953-1954
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 134
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / 134
- Date Range
- 1953-1954
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (114 pages ; 21 x 27 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christmas and New Years Eve activities, travelling around to different parts of the island, meeting with other vacationers from Banff, going straight to Edmonton [from California by train] to see Peter's doctor about new glasses, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, weather, events and people in Concord, Peter's mother Annie being in the hospital, the deaths of Jean Caird in April and Belmore Browne in May, a second trip to Edmonton for Peter's eyes [during this trip he is admitted to the hospital for depression, possibly brought on by stress], Annie moving from Banff to Vancouver, and Peter receiving psychiatric treatment in Calgary. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters hand-written, some typed. 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. Many letters written during the Hawaii trip, as well as during stays in Calgary and Edmonton, are written on hotel letterheads. 134 - 04 includes sketches of the location of the apartment they stay in in Honolulu and of the layout of their apartment.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Castle, Donald
- Moore, Pearl
- Noble, George
- Noble, Mary
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- White, Annie
- Whyte, Clifford
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camping
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Travel
- Winter
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- California
- Honolulu
- Hawaii
- 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 [February - June 1960]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / 146
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Evans, Sam
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Brewster, Fern
- Harmon, Don
- Kaquitts, George
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Beil, Charlie
- Vallance, Doris
- Vallance, Sydney
- McCowan, Dan
- Grayson, L. Stuart
- Ward, Sam
- Moore, Edmee
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Public Library
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- David Thompson Highway
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Glenbow Foundation
- Golf Course
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sunshine Village
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.