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Letters to Mother [March - August 1942]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7459
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on …
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 113
- 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 / 113
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (72 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], visits from friends, Kay Baker-Carr and her kids moving to Banff in April [D'Arcy is stationed in Hong Kong], uncertainties surrounding Pete's volunteer status in the war effort, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave [including the construction of new apartments], a visit from the Governor General in late April, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], going to the movies, bike riding and hiking, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, slide making and presentations, Pete and Catharine participating in an art show at [possibly] the Mount Royal Hotel, Jean Caird coming to visit for July, sightseeing trips around Banff National Park [including the Lake Louise area, Temple, and Bow Lake], going to the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, participating in the annual Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies hike in the Sunshine area [late July], Pete becoming the acting Quartermaster [for the Airforce?] in early August, painting/sketching, and various other Banff community activities.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- 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)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Rungius, Carl
- Greenham, Margaret
- Baker-Carr, Kay
- Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
- Caird, Jean
- Noble, George
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Bicycles
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Aid
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- King Edward Hotel
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Sightseeing
- Ski areas
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sunshine Lodge
- Sunshine Village
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- 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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Frank Crawler in front of George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga) tipi and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) tipi
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56713
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Frank Crawler in a cowboy hat on a bicycle with George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga) tipi and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) tipi in the background.
- Date Range
- 1955
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 2011
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36
- V683
- S37
- Series
- V683 / III
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Sub-Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 2011
- Parallel Title
- Indian Days 1955
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Frank Crawler in a cowboy hat on a bicycle with George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga) tipi and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) tipi in the background.
- Name Access
- Crawler, Frank
- Crawler, George
- Hunter, John
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Events
- Bicycles
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- See file level description
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wordworks contracts - Calgary Bicycle Day
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56090
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, drafts and other textual records pertaining to an information sheet and event booklet for Calgary Bicycle Day in 1975, which Ben Gadd and the company McAra Printing Ltd. contributed to on behalf of the Alberta Bicycle Association. The project was filed through Ben's…
- Date Range
- 1975
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 60
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 60
- Date Range
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, drafts and other textual records pertaining to an information sheet and event booklet for Calgary Bicycle Day in 1975, which Ben Gadd and the company McAra Printing Ltd. contributed to on behalf of the Alberta Bicycle Association. The project was filed through Ben's copywriting company, The Wordworks.
- Notes
- Materials in file were identified as "Job #111" and "Job #119" in The Wordworks job records - see file M590/III/D/57
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Publication
- Correspondence
- Sports
- Recreation
- Bicycles
- Community events
- Commerce
- Commercial products
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M590/III/D/57
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Four Mountains bicycle report
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56075
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, notes, finished drafts and other materials pertaining to a paper which Ben Gadd wrote for Parks Canada about bicycle use in the Four Mountain Parks (Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay). Ben's paper was used as background information/reference material during the creat…
- Date Range
- 1982
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / A : Parks Canada records
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 12
- Date Range
- 1982
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, notes, finished drafts and other materials pertaining to a paper which Ben Gadd wrote for Parks Canada about bicycle use in the Four Mountain Parks (Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay). Ben's paper was used as background information/reference material during the creation of the Four Mountain Parks Planning Program by Parks Canada.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- Government
- Environment
- Sports
- Recreation
- Bicycles
- National parks and reserves
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mr. Fisher bicycle. -- 1956, September
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Some negatives used for an album. Promotional views for advertising bicycle.
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.A.ii. - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Old file: Sports
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.A.ii. - 2
- Physical Description
- ca.38 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Some negatives used for an album. Promotional views for advertising bicycle.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Wheels. A pictorial history
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1955
- Author
- Tunis, Edwin
- Publisher
- Cleveland : World Pub. Co.
- Call Number
- TS2025 T8
- Author
- Tunis, Edwin
- Publisher
- Cleveland : World Pub. Co.
- Published Date
- c1955
- Physical Description
- 96p. : illus.
- Accession Number
- 400(?)
- Call Number
- TS2025 T8
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Personal Interest Files - "Auto" to "Book Talk"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55798
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 11 to 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 11 to 21
- Responsibility
- Compiled by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Notes
- Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / C / 11 : Auto M590 / I / C / 12 : Awards M590 / I / C / 13 to 14 : Alberta Wilderness Association [Files 1 and 2 of 2] M590 / I / C / 15 : Banff Issues M590 / I / C / 16 to 17 : Bikes, Bicycling [Files 1 and 2 of 2] M590 / I / C / 18 : Bird Atlas M590 / I / C / 19 : Bird Checklists M590 / I / C / 20 : Boating M590 / I / C / 21 : Book Talk
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Research
- Travel
- Transportation
- Environment
- National parks and reserves
- Wildlife
- Birds
- Conservation
- Boats
- Awards
- Automobiles
- Bird watching
- Bicycles
- Publication
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Interest Files - "Marmot Basin Expansion" to "Palisades Centre"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55809
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 101 to 119
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C / 101 to 119
- Responsibility
- Compiled by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
- Notes
- Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / C / 101 : Marmot Basin Expansion M590 / I / C / 102 : Military M590 / I / C / 103 : Mining M590 / I / C / 104 : Mission Statement, Policy M590 / I / C / 105 : MLAs, MPs M590 / I / C / 106 : Pat Morrow M590 / I / C / 107 : Mountain Biking, New Jasper Trails Project M590 / I / C / 108 : Mumm Creek M590 / I / C / 109 : Nakimu Cave M590 / I / C / 110 : National Party M590 / I / C / 111 : National Parks M590 / I / C / 112 : Natural Areas, Special Places 2000 M590 / I / C / 113 : Natural History Tours M590 / I / C / 114 : Northern River Basins Study M590 / I / C / 115 : Oldman Dam M590 / I / C / 16 : Park Link M590 / I / C / 117 : Parks for Tomorrow M590 / I / C / 118 to 119 : Palisades Centre [Files 1 and 2 of 4]
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Sports and recreation
- Bicycles
- National parks and reserves
- Tourism
- Travel
- Environment
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Oil
- Landscapes
- Conservation
- Military
- Government
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Marmot Basin
- Nakimu Caves
- Mumm Creek
- Jasper National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bicycling article
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55813
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists drafts and a final copy of an article written by Ben Gadd titled "O-Canada National Bike Trip", which was published in the magazine Hosteler's Knapsack in 1983. File also includes correspondence pertaining to the creation and publication of the same atricle.
- Date Range
- 1980-1983
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- S61
- V810
- Series
- M590 / II : Researchand publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 24
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 1980-1983
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists drafts and a final copy of an article written by Ben Gadd titled "O-Canada National Bike Trip", which was published in the magazine Hosteler's Knapsack in 1983. File also includes correspondence pertaining to the creation and publication of the same atricle.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Gadd, Will
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Sports and recreation
- Recreation
- Publication
- Bicycles
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Jasper National Park brochures
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55873
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of drafts and edited copies of guide brochures for Jasper National Park and Banff National Park.
- Date Range
- 1999 - [ca.2005]
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 1 to 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / A : Parks Canada records
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / A / 1 to 2
- Date Range
- 1999 - [ca.2005]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of drafts and edited copies of guide brochures for Jasper National Park and Banff National Park.
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- Travel
- Tourism
- Environment
- Hiking
- Guides
- Trails
- National parks and reserves
- Bicycles
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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