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[Catharine Whyte, Peter Whyte, Phil Moore on beach with group]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte (third from right) and Peter Whyte (fourth from right in hat) with Philip Moore (standing centre turned away from camera) eating on a beach with eight unidentifed people - man at centre possibly Jay Davenport
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 36
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 36
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte (third from right) and Peter Whyte (fourth from right in hat) with Philip Moore (standing centre turned away from camera) eating on a beach with eight unidentifed people - man at centre possibly Jay Davenport
- Name Access
- Moore, Phil
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Beach
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Hawaii
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [1/2]
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Park Museum
- Banff townsite
- Banff Zoo
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Bears
- Boats
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Family photographs [2/2]
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Physical Description
- 127 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family homes on Muscrat St. in Banff and in Seebe, WWI soliders, cars and car trips, the Banff Winter Carnival, swimming at the Cave & Basin, and Johnston Canyon. Most photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Tepee
- Wildlife
- Winter
- WWI
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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George Mandryk collected photographs - File 1 of 2
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 51 photograph prints. Content includes family, group and individual photographs pertaining to rowing and swimming, horseback riding, skiing, travel in the Rocky Mountains and other related activities. Most photographs do not provide information specifying dates, names or locations …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1915]
- 1914
- 1916-1917
- [ca.1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 487 to 537
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 487 to 537
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1915]
- 1914
- 1916-1917
- [ca.1920]
- Physical Description
- 51 photographs : b&w prints ; 21 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 51 photograph prints. Content includes family, group and individual photographs pertaining to rowing and swimming, horseback riding, skiing, travel in the Rocky Mountains and other related activities. Most photographs do not provide information specifying dates, names or locations of content.
- Notes
- Some items are numbered on the back, either handwritten or affixed with ink stamp
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Swimming
- Rowing
- Boats
- Sports
- Recreation
- Hockey
- Community life
- Beach
- Travel
- Horses
- Animals
- Horseback riding
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Collected by George Mandryk
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of people on beach
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people [Catharine Robb (Whyte) visible second from right] on a beach, including two people setting up a picnic fire
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925-1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 302
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 302
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925-1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people [Catharine Robb (Whyte) visible second from right] on a beach, including two people setting up a picnic fire
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Beach
- Family and personal life
- Picnics and picnicking
- Geographic Access
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of people on beach - blurry
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people standing around a camp fire on a beach - out of focus
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925-1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 303
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 303
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925-1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people standing around a camp fire on a beach - out of focus
- Subject Access
- Beach
- Family and personal life
- Picnics and picnicking
- Geographic Access
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Holiday photo booklet
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one handmade photograph booklet produced by Eleanor Luxton and sent to her parents, Norman and Georgina Luxton [ca.1943]. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton visiting gardens[?] [location unknown] and posing at the beach. Booklet is decorated with several Christmas stickers and smal…
- Date Range
- [1943]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 5
- Date Range
- [1943]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (5 photographs : b&w ; 9.5 x 15.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one handmade photograph booklet produced by Eleanor Luxton and sent to her parents, Norman and Georgina Luxton [ca.1943]. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton visiting gardens[?] [location unknown] and posing at the beach. Booklet is decorated with several Christmas stickers and small personal notes written by Eleanor.
- Notes
- Date provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on year of issue for stamps attached to original envelope [stored in file]
- Material Details
- Covers and pages of booklet consist of dark blue tissue paper. Photographs are attached with black corner fasteners. Booklet is bound together with 3 metal staples. Booklet has seven handwritten notes attached, including one on the front cover which reads: "Art? - For home consumption only. Strictly confidential."
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Christmas
- Holidays
- Correspondence
- Portrait
- Beach
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile material - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Pages have been interleaved with acid-free paper. Item is stored in mylar.
- Creator
- Eleanor Luxton
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jack W. Brewster in San Francisco
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one tintype photograph of Jack W. Brewster posing against a fence in San Francisco, 1910, with a beach visible in the backgroung.
- Date Range
- 1910
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PT - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436
- V90
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PT - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- 1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : tintype ; 6 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one tintype photograph of Jack W. Brewster posing against a fence in San Francisco, 1910, with a beach visible in the backgroung.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Recreation
- Swimming
- Beach
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- California
- San Francisco
- Access Restrictions
- Fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Letters to Mother [April - October 1936]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], w…
- Date Range
- 1936
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 100
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
Inn, a
modern hotel in a charming location on the beach at
Kailua Bay, where lhe night is spent.
OF RE
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 / 100
- Date Range
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 2.8 cm of textual records (117 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], weather, skiing and ski conditions, film-making, visits from friends and visitors, matters pertaining to the house [opening and closing it as they come and go from various trips], errand trips to Calgary, watching hockey games, going to the movies, leaving for Hawaii via Vancouver in early May [sailing on the Empress of Canada], books Catharine and Edith are reading, arriving in Hawaii and eventually getting settled at the Grand Hotel in Wailuku, Maui, visiting with friends, descriptions of meals, photography and cameras, relocating to the Moana Hotel in Honolulu in mid-May, sightseening and day trips around the islands, sketching, descriptions of other ships coming and going from the harbour, details of the trip back to Banff in mid-June, radio programs [mostly news and operas], cleaning and household chores, events and people in Concord, camping trips, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property, painting/sketching, various holidays [both Canadian and American], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian days, the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip [based out of Lake O'Hara] in early August, matters pertaining to the store, Edith purchasing a painting of two moose from Carl Rungius, developing photographs, a two-week trip to Lake O'Hara in late August/early September to paint and hike [also includes details of other people there, day to day activies, and the subjects painted/sketched], day trips around the national park to take photographs and hike [mostly in the Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, and Bow Lake areas], and preparing for a trip out to Concord at the end of October.
- 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. The first 10 or so letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the page as part of an unknown project.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Whyte, Barbara
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- Owen, Mildred
- Campbell, Gray
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Mather, Allan
- Mather, Grace
- Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
- Wheeler, Emmeline
- Noble, George
- Poucette, Mark
- Adaskin, Murray
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Rungius, Carl
- Smith, Adelaide
- Castle, Alfred
- Castle, Donald
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Phillips, Gladys
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Beach
- Birthday
- Boats
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camps
- Camping
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hockey
- Hiking
- Holidays
- Hospital
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Paris Tea Room
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Little Yoho Valley
- Yoho National Park
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- Maui
- Hawaii
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
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