topic:"Backcountry skiing" found 10 records - Research Collections

ACC Ski Camp in Little Yoho Valley

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Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album depicting the March 23-31, 1940 ski trip in the Little Yoho Valley, BC.

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: V281 / II / PD - 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

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Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M237 / V281

Series: II : Albums

Sous-Fonds: V281

Accession Number: 7694

Reference Code: V281 / II / PD - 5

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album depicting the March 23-31, 1940 ski trip in the Little Yoho Valley, BC.

Name Access: Chapman, Kathleen; McDonald, Jean; Petrie, Jean; Gibson, Rex; Feuz, Edward; Gest, Illian; Hind, Rob; Walker, Hazel

Subject Access: Backcountry skiing; Banff Jasper Highway; Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Glaciers; Skiing; Winter

Geographic Access: Little Yoho Valley; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Jean Knox Petrie

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assiniboine

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 46 colour and b&w prints of Mount Assiniboine and its surrounding area. Includes views of the mountain and Lake Magog, the lodge and huts, people skiing, helicopters at the lodge, an unidentified group of people posed in front of a cabin, and other scenic views in winter and summer.

Date Range: 1940-1989

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 46

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iv : Assiniboine

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 46

GMD: Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1940-1989

Physical Description: 46 photographs : col. & b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 46 colour and b&w prints of Mount Assiniboine and its surrounding area. Includes views of the mountain and Lake Magog, the lodge and huts, people skiing, helicopters at the lodge, an unidentified group of people posed in front of a cabin, and other scenic views in winter and summer.

Name Access: Engler, Bruno

Subject Access: Backcountry skiing; Cabins and shelters; Children; Family and personal life; Helicopters; Hiking; Mount Assiniboine; Mountains; Skiing; Sports and leisure; Winter

Geographic Access: Assiniboine; Assiniboine Provincial Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / A / iv / NA - 01 to NA - 06 V190 / VI / A / iv / NS - 01 to NS - 06

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Avalanche Zones

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 58 b&w prints of various avalanche areas and slides around Banff National Park, mostly focussed along stretches of highways and in and around ski areas, including backcountry ski areas like Assiniboine.

Date Range: [ca. 1977-1990]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / vi / d / PA - 01 to PA - 58

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

4 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vi : Avalanches, d : Zones

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / vi / d / PA - 01 to PA - 58

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1977-1990]

Physical Description: 58 photographs : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 58 b&w prints of various avalanche areas and slides around Banff National Park, mostly focussed along stretches of highways and in and around ski areas, including backcountry ski areas like Assiniboine.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Avalanches; Banff-Jasper Highway; Backcountry skiing; Lake Louise Ski Area; Mountains; Ski areas; Sunshine Ski Resort; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / A / vi / d / NA - 01 to NA - 09

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [December 1936 - June 1937]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 69 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 26, 1936, to June 9, 1937. Topics include Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, gifts given and received, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, Ame…

Date Range: 1936-1937

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 101

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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 / 101

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1936-1937

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (98 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 69 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 26, 1936, to June 9, 1937. Topics include Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, gifts given and received, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, American newspapers Catharine is interested in, radio programs [mostly news and operas], weather, cleaning and household chores, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [including the construction of a screened-in porch at the back of the house, remodelling the stairs, building a darkroom on the second floor, and building a new garage], events and people in Concord, the opening of the new Administration building on the south side of the river [the Post Office is relocated here], painting/sketching, watching hockey games, skiing, descriptions of meals, the Winter Carnival, going to the movies [and Edith going to various plays], the Dominion Ski Championship being held at Norquay in March, photography and cameras, responsibilities and activities pertaining to the Ski Club, Edith's trip to Florida in March, books Catharine and Edith are reading, various holidays [both Canadian and American], trips to Skoki Lodge to ski and paint [also includes details of people who were also there, meals, and conversations], the coronation of King George VI and Queen Mary in May, the death of Catharine's Aunt Jane [Edith's sister?], day trips around the National Park to paint/sketch and have picnics with family, dinner and tea parties, print-making, frame making, and various other community events.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters 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. 101 - 31 contains a sketch of the newly remodelled stairs in the Whyte home. 101 - 43 insert may or may not belong to this specific letter - no identifying marks can be found on it. 101 - 59 is a brochure advertising Lake Minnewaska Mountain Houses, New York, and does not appear to be associated to a specific letter and so has been scanned as it's own entry.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; Owen, Mildred; White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Whyte, Barbara; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Knight, Norman; Beil, Charlie; Hammond, Agnes; Harmon, Lloyd; Paris, Ted; Paris, Cyril; Spencer, Earl; Ward, Sam; Rungius, Carl; Rungius, Louise

Subject Access: Activities; Administration Building; Animals; Art; Artists; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Winter Carnival; Bears; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Camps; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Dominion Ski Championship; Family; Family and personal life; Films and film making; First Nations; Home; Holidays; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Moose; Mountain; Norquay Ski Hill; Royalty; Painting; Parks Canada; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies; Ski jumping; Ski racing; Skoki Lodge; Swiss Guides; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: 5 letters dated June 1937 were found amongst letters dated in April and moved to the end of the folder.

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [January - April 1940]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-mak…

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 108

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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 / 108

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.4 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, cleaning and household chores [including the instillation of storm doors/windows and a veneer partition in the front room], the opening of the new base ski lodge at Norquay, discussions and opinions about modern art and artists [including Picasso], trips to Mount Temple Lodge to ski [Pete and Catharine also helped with chores and general repairs to the Lodge and facilities], skiing, the Winter Carnival, updates on Dave White's health, watching hockey games and curling matches, errand trips to Calgary, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, descriptions of meals, the death and funeral of Pete's maternal grandfather in mid-March, a trip to Vancouver and Victoria in late March, news pertaining to the war, various holidays [both Canadian and American], another long visit to Temple in April, and leaving for a trip to Concord at the end of April.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples 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.

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; Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Highlanders; Cave and Basin; Children; Cinema; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Hockey; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; 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; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Vancouver; Victoria; 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 [January - July 1939]

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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 January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are read…

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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 / 106

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 2.3 cm of textual records (138 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 January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are reading, day to day life, weather, slide-making, skiing at Norquay, visits from friends and visitors, descriptions of meals, wildlife [often in the yard], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, the Winter Carnival, construction of the Mount Temple Chalet finishing and subsequent trips to Temple to ski, cleaning and household chores, trips to Skoki to ski, painting/sketching, photography, updates on Dave White's health, errand trips to Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], planning a new additon to the back of the house, going to Victoria and back in April-May [they stayed in Lethbridge, Nelson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, and Vancouver before arriving in Victoria by car and then took the train back to Banff from Prince George through Revelstoke and Golden], preparing the house for renovations [includes deep cleaning and having the floors sanded], the King and Queen visiting in late May, the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, Russ' health concerns, short trips around the mountains to paint/sketch [mostly up to Bow Lake/Saskatchewan River Crossing and into Yoho National Park], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, progress on the construction of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake, and preparing for the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples 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. 106 - 47 contains details of the 1939 Royal Visit.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Peter; White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); Mackenzie, Kate; Paris, Cyril; Rummel, Elizabeth; Rummel, Lizzie; Feuz, Edward; Mather, Allan; Castle, Donald; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Service, Robert; McGee, Sam; King George VI; Brewster, Jim; Bearspaw, David; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Rungius, Carl; Vaux, George, X

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Cave and Basin; Children; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Royal Hotel; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Royal tours; Royal Visit; Royalty; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Swiss Guides; Trains; Transportation; Travel; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Bow Lake; Little Yoho Valley; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Kamloops; Nelson; Prince George; Vancouver; Victoria; Revelstoke; Golden; 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 [January - June 1941]

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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

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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

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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]

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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

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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

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Letters to Mother [October 1937 - February 1938]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from October 22, 1937 to February 14, 1938. Topics include arriving in Vancouver from Banff in late October, details of the drive to the coast, taking a small road trip down the coast as far as …

Date Range: 1937-1938

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 103

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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 / 103

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1937-1938

Physical Description: 2.1 cm of textual records (74 pages ; 21.2 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from October 22, 1937 to February 14, 1938. Topics include arriving in Vancouver from Banff in late October, details of the drive to the coast, taking a small road trip down the coast as far as California before returning to Victoria in mid-November [including visits to Yosemite and the Redwood forests], descriptions of various accommodations in Washington and California, weather, meals, going on a weekend trip from Victoria to Campbell River, booking a trip to Europe on the SS Vancouver of the Hamburg-American Line [leaving from Vancouver bound for Switzerland via the Panama Canal and the English Channel] and leaving in early December, details of life and activities aboard ship [the boat only carried 25 passengers], discussions of Pete and Catharine's plans to purchase a new Ford car upon returning to North America, Christmas and New Year's Eve activities and celebrations on board and in Concord, the other people on the boat, landmarks they pass [primarily the Panama Canal], sketching, descriptions of other ships, books Catharine and Edith are reading, disembarking in Bremen Germany and heading to Zurich Switzerland by car, local architecture and geography, going to Klosters for a week to ski, descriptions of accomodations, and moving higher into the mountains to to Davos-Laret to watch an international ski race, ski, and paint. Also includes a telegram.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand people of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters 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. 103 - 12 is addressed to Russ and contains Pete and Catharine's contact details for their trip to Europe and financial information. 103 - 16 contains two pages cut from a brochure advertising the SS Vancouver, Catharine has made notations on one page. 103 - 21 insert is a blue ribbon with yellow stitched letters reading "Hapag - D. << Vancouver >>" - ribbon is ca. 95.8 x 3.2 cm. 103 - 24 contains an insert for page 14 of a sketch of the Panama Canal locks. 103 - 29 contains a sketch and description of a T-bar ski lift system.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); Caird, Jean; Johnsen, Hanne; Strom, Erling; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Rungius, Carl; Rungius, Louise

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Architecture; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Birds; Birthday; Boats; Businesses; Camping; Children; Christmas; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Gallery; Home; Holidays; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Mountain; New Year's Eve; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Redwood Forests; Scenery; Ships; Sketching; Skiing; Ski areas; Swiss Guides; Telegram; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Vancouver; Victoria; British Columbia; Canada; Washington; Oregon; California; United States of America; Panama Canal; Germany; Zurich; Klosters; Switzerland

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Skiing and Climbing Trips

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 13 - 493 to 561

Description Level: 5 / File

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V224 / S49 / V68

Series: V. Photograph Prints

Sous-Fonds: V68

Accession Number: 7361

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 13 - 493 to 561

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Physical Description: 68 photographs: prints, b&w; col.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.

Notes: From unmarked folder. IMAGES : 493. “Hans Albeit Snowfield May 1956”, [Hans in shorts climbing up into snow patch from river], 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 494. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 495. “May 1954, Plain of 6 Glaciers”, [Man standing in front of scree pile], 7.5 x 7.5 cm, black and white. 496. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 497. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 498. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 499. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8 x 12.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 500. “Linz, Austria 1951 Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait with hat], 12 x 15.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, matt finish. 501. “Mt. Schaffer 12 July 66, Hans is up”, [Hans gripping rocks, holding rope], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 502. “Performing in the ‘Wildlife Room’ at the Otsego Ski Club in Gaylord, Michigan 1956/57”, [Hans holding guitar, next to man with microphone], 9.5 x 9.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 503. “Albert Icefield Trip May 1956”, [Hans with beard, sitting on grass], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 504. “Selkirks may 1956 Uto-Eagle Col”, [Hans smiling and holding side, with mountains in back], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 505. “Crossing stream on way to Albert Snowfield May 1956 (Hans)”, 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 506. “Muriel Gratz”, [Holding rock, sitting on mountain], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 507. “Mt. Alberta 3rd Ascent 1958 Sarka Spinkova, Weil Bvoion, Heinz Kohl (seated front) Hans Gmoser”, [Group of people sitting, surrounded by ropes and rocks, with mountains in back, Hans on far right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 508. “Hitch Hiking near Banff 1953 Leo Grillmair, ?, H.G.], [Junction Norquay Road sign for chairlift in back], 8 x 5.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 509. “Rundle Rock @ 1953 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser hanging from rope], 10.25 x 16.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 510. “Mt. Louis 1954 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser’s back from below, climbing], 8.5 x 13.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 511. “1953? Hans Gmoser Irene Reader, Lake Louise Tea Room”, [Hans standing, Irene sitting under Tea Room sign], 13 x 8.5 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note. 512. “Yamnuska Hans Gmoser 1956”, [Hans organizing rope at edge of peak], 5.5 x 8 cm, colour, rounded edges, caption written on back. 513. “Winter 1959”, [Woman and man facing one another, image blown out], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back. 514. “Hans Gmoser 1956 Yamnuska”, [Hans to right, holding rope, with trees in background on left],5.5 x 8 cm. colour, caption written on back, “V68 accn 7361” written on back, rounded edges. 515. [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish. Whyte Museum copy negative: [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 10 x 12 cm, black and white. V68/NA-61. PA-524 516. “The giant seabern [?] of the Marmot Derby- Hans Gmoser March 1956”, [Gmoser jumping off ski jump, blurred], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 517. “The bouquet after the derby Receiving Prize from Harry Dempster (Sup. Jasper Natl. Park) March 1956 Marmot Derby”, [Handshake, Gmoser on right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 518. “1950s”, [Gmoser sitting in front of house], 5.25 x 5.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 519. “Philippe Delesalle (R) Leo Grillmair (next) Mt. Edith 1953?”, [Four men sitting on rock], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 520. “1955 Bow Summit Fire Warden”, [Hans looking down, with beard], 5.5 x 5.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 521. “Lizzies Camp Sunburst Lake Hans Gmoser”, [Hans standing outside tent in shorts], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 522. “On Mt. Blackburn, Wrangel Icefield Alaska 1958”, [One person walking through snow], black and white, caption written on back, bottom edge ripped. Superior Album Prints “Assiniboine E. Strom, Don Gardner Al Johnson” 523. “Don Gardner”, [Seated on rock], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 524. “1954 Erling Strom, Carter Meyer Hans Gmoser going up Allen by Pars”, [on horseback with mountains on left] 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 525. “Assiniboine Lodge Aug 1960”, [Horse with man and rocks], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 526. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 527. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 528. [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 529. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 530. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 531. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 532. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser from back, scaling rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 533. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser Grossglockner Austria 1949”, [Two boys sitting under cross], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “97%” taped to back. 534. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser (riding) Grossg Cockner Austria 1949”, [Gmoser on bike], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “150%” taped to back. 535. “Mt. Blackburn 1958 Don Sheldon and Super Cub”, [Landed small plane], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 536. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back. 537. “1957 Banff”, [Gmoser looking up, holding pick, rope beside, other hand on hip], 12 x 18 cm, black and white, “Return to BV. Foster Western Canadian Ski News 64% p4 #1 Pik #5” written on back, caption written on back, “crop head” written on front in red. 538. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back. 539. “58?”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note, matt finish. 540. “Banff 1958”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 541. “Little Yoho Christmas 1953 below isolated peak”, [Man with poles, looking back over shoulder], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 542. “On Sunburst Peak Assiniboine area NE Face 1956”, [Gmoser scaling cliff face], photograph by Clair Brown, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 543. “1 The Eastern Glaciers of the Albert Snowfield, the peak on the right is a 10, 000 foot unamed [sic] tower”, [Mountain in distance], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 544. “2 The approach to the Albert Snowfield led through 17 miles of steep, narrow canyons and thick bush. It took 5 days to cover the distance”, [Distance shot of water, cliffs and bushes],photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 545. “3 Sometime we were for days completely engulfed by the Slide Alders”, [Leaning over, obscured by greenery], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 546. “5 It was difficult to hold your balance on the slippery rocks and logs in the rushing current”, [Gmoser holding ski, standing in river beside waterfall, about to climb onto snowdrift], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures, Pictures 4, 6, 7, missing. 547. “Climbing Caster Pu above Asulkan Pass May 1956”, [Mountain peak, very small figure visible climbing near top], 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 548. “South buttress of Cascade Mtn. 1955 (Hans G. Leading)”, [Gmoser from below, back visible, rope extending down through image], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, matt finish. 549. “South side of Albert Group 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 550. “Camp along flat creek, Albert Icefield Trip 1956”, [Gmoser cooking in pot on snow, laundry hanging in background, poles to left], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 551. “Head of Bain Broom, Albert Icefield 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 552. “Mummery Trip Mt. Freshfield”, [Mountain], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 553. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 554. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 555. “On the Wrangel Icefield 1958”, [Man at distance, with mountains in back], 12.75 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 556. “At the Wheeler Hut May 1960 L to R Petty Telfer, Kit Skezzy, Kurt Seiffert, Anne Muirhead, Kirt and Ruta Lukas, Hans Gmoser, Stan Seiffert”, [Group of people bside hut, with skis and snow in background], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 557. “Anne Muirhead, V. Wintonica, Peggy Teler, Waiting for the train to Glacier (Rogers Pass) May 1960”, [Two women standing with skis, one woman sitting with guitar, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 558. “Bin Moran, Anne Muirhead, and Petty Telfer”, [Man with small guitar, two people packing, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 559. “Wheeler Hut, May 1960”, [Three people organizing wood in front of hut], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 560. “Looking West from Summit of Mt. Hector Aug 1955”, [Mountain], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 561. [Snapshot of older woman, laughing, wearing floral blouse with brooch at neck, inside, looking towards mountains out window], 20 x 25.5 cm, colour.