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Letters to Mother [April 1933 - September 1933]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7440
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cab…
- Date Range
- 1933
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 91
- 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 / 91
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (173 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cabinets and cupboards to the Whyte Home, Catharine practicing typewriting and the beginning of some typewritten letters to her mother, the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, moving a cabin on the property for their Stoney friends to stay in while they paint portraits, selling two sketches, various baking recipes from Edith, Peter painting Mark Poucette, a visit from children from the Mountain School, Peter and Catharine visiting the west coast [via Bonners Ferry and Spokane] and seeing Fern Brewster in Vancouver, writing Mrs. Paley, attending the Calgary Stampede, painting J.D. Curren, painting David Bearspaw, hiking at Lake O'Hara with Skyline Trail Hikers [with participant names], a visit with Mary Vaux in Banff, a Pacific Relations Conference at the Banff Springs Hotel and cleaning the house expecting visits from participants, Catharine discussing Adolf Hitler with a Swiss man visiting the house, a boat trip with the White Family and Allen Mather to Lake Minnewanka, meeting Mr. Anasaki from the Conference [an old friend of Edward Morse] and looking at Catharine's Japanese collection with Mr. Miyoaka and Mr. Takaki, Peter taking photographs at the Indigenous Camp during Banff Indian Days, Peter receiving a beaded coat from Mrs. Jonie, buying some items from the Indigenous Camp that belonged to Old Hector [Crawler?], Jackie heading east to meet Barbara before the birth of their child, and Peter and Catharine heading east via the United States to attend the World Fair and visit Edith Morse Robb and then family in Gorham, Maine.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Letters are all handwritten and typewritten and include some hotel, business and camp letterheads. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Annie
- White, Clifford
- White, Mildred
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Stockand, Cameron
- Ward, Sam
- Boyce, Jim
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Mills, Ike
- Poucette, Mark
- Paris, Cyril
- Knight, Norman
- Edwards, Chess
- Edwards, Rupe
- Hansen, Ed
- Kutschera, Vic
- Mather, Allan
- Greenham, Margaret
- Brewster, Fern
- Standard, Paul
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Curren, John Donaldson
- Bearspaw, David
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Rungius, Carl
- Engelhard, Georgia
- McCowan, Dan
- Pollard, Harry
- Feuz, Ernest
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Walcott, Mary Vaux
- Strom, Erling
- McLean, George
- Wildman, Dan, Sr.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Art
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Indian Grounds
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Cabins
- Calgary Stampede
- Community life
- Conferences and conventions
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Fire
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Japanese
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Lake O'Hara region
- Mountain School
- Painting
- Photography
- Portrait
- Property
- Regalia
- Sailing
- Sanitarium Hotel
- School
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Stoney Nakoda
- Swiss Guides
- Teepees
- Whyte House
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Concord
- Calgary
- Lake O'Hara
- Vancouver
- Montana
- Colorado
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Soapy Smith Photographs [1/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55140
- Part Of
- Soapy Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- FIle pertains to photographs of Soapy Smith, pack trips, associates and clients, hunting, wildlife, Rafter Six Guest Ranch and scenic views.
- Date Range
- 1914-1948
- Reference Code
- V252 / PA 357 - 1 to 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
53 images
- Part Of
- Soapy Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M369 / V252
- Sous-Fonds
- V252
- Accession Number
- 2532
- Reference Code
- V252 / PA 357 - 1 to 54
- Date Range
- 1914-1948
- Physical Description
- 162 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- FIle pertains to photographs of Soapy Smith, pack trips, associates and clients, hunting, wildlife, Rafter Six Guest Ranch and scenic views.
- Notes
- IMAGES : 1. Youngest Trail Rider was five years old - rode pint sized saddle but full sized horse [identified as Michael Guinn] 2. Man identified as John Murray Gibbon presenting a Hundred Mile Button to a child identifed as Michael Guinn 3. First Ranch Rafter Six 4. S. Smith at his ranch 5. Unidentified 6. Road at Soapy Smith’s ranch 7. Rafter Six Ranch [Nov. 29, 1963] 8. [Missing?] 9. Soapy Smith on the Saskatchewan Glacier [1924] 10. DeMott [at horse’s head], Bill Bagley [behind horse], DeMott [pulling on rope] 11. [Unidentified men with horse] 12. [Unidentified men chopping wood] 13. From left to right: DeMott brothers, Soapy Smith, Johnny Muska 14. From left to right: Bill Bagley, DeMott brothers, Johnny Muska, Soapy Smith 15. [Horses] 16. Soapy Smith [at horse’s head], Bill Bagley [bent over horse], [unidentified man in background] 17. From left to right: Bill Bagley, DeMott, John Muska 18. [Unidentified men packing a horse] John Muska has arm raised 19. Johnny Muska [walking], C.M. DeMott, Soapy 20. [Pack train] 21. [Pack train] 22. DeMott 23. Alexandra River? 24. J. Muska 25. [Camp] 26. [Camp] 27. [Right] Soapy Smith and C.M. DeMott packing horse 28. [Unidentified mountain scene] 29. [Unidentified lake] 30. [Unidentified men packing a horse] 31. Dr. Athin? [behind horse], Bill Bagley 32. [Mountain goat] 33. DeMott 34. [Unidentified men packing horses] 35. [Unidentified man fishing] 36a & 36b DeMotts? 37. Pack train and saddle horses 38. [Horses] 39. [Unidentified river] 40. J. Muska, C. DeMott Jr.? 41. [Pack train crossing river] 42. [Unidentified mountain] 43. [Pack train in meadow] 44. [Pack horses] 45. [Pack horse] 46. [Unidentified mountain] 47. [Unidentified mountain] 48. [Camp] 49. Johnny [Muska] 50. [Pack horses fording river] 51. Soapy 52. Happy Valley – Head of the Valley of Evans-Thomas Creek 53. [Unidentified valley] 54. [Camp]
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Caribou
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountain Goat
- Pack trips
- Professional and Personal Life
- Rafter Six Guest Ranch
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Conservation
- Locate PA - 8
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Smith, Soapy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Soapy Smith Photographs [2/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55141
- Part Of
- Soapy Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- FIle pertains to photographs of Soapy Smith, pack trips, associates and clients, hunting, wildlife, Rafter Six Guest Ranch and scenic views.
- Date Range
- 1914-1948
- Reference Code
- V252 / PA 357 - 55 to 108
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
53 images
- Part Of
- Soapy Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M369 / V252
- Sous-Fonds
- V252
- Accession Number
- 2532
- Reference Code
- V252 / PA 357 - 55 to 108
- Date Range
- 1914-1948
- Physical Description
- 162 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- FIle pertains to photographs of Soapy Smith, pack trips, associates and clients, hunting, wildlife, Rafter Six Guest Ranch and scenic views.
- Notes
- IMAGES : 55. [Mountain goat] 56. [Unidentified mountain] 57. B. Bagley? 58. [Old burn forest] 59. [Unidentified mountain] 60. [Unidentified mountain] 61. J. Muska 62. [Pack train on road] 63. [View of Banff Ave and Cascade Mt. from Cascades of Time Gardens] 64. Deer on lakeside 65. [Cow Moose with calf] 66. [Unidentified mountain] 67. Hold em boys 68. Rock Mtn. Sheep – rams 69. Soapy Smith’s Rafter Six Guest Ranch 70. Camp horseshoeing equipment 71. Original bridge at Saskatchewan River Crossing 72. Rafter Six Guest Ranch of Soapy Smith 73. Rafter Six Guest Ranch of Soapy Smith 74. Rafter Six Guest Ranch of Soapy Smith [ca.1940] 75. Bow Lake 76. [Pack horse] 77. [Unidentified lake] 78. What the well dressed man will wear this season on the trail – J. Muska? And unidentified man 79. Smoke from the Jasper fire 80. Four moose 81. Deer 82. Rocky Mtn. sheep – rams 83. [Unidentified man sitting on slope] 84. [Unidentified man] 85. [Unidentified mountain] 86. [Horses at pasture] 87. Douglas Lake 88. Caribou 89. Four Moose 90. Caribou 91. Moose 92. [Unidentified mountain] 93. [Big horn sheep – rams] 94. Bull moose 95. [Unidentified mountain range] 96. Moose 97. Mountain goat 98. Banff Ave ca. 1925 [colour tinted] 99. [Unidentified men at camp] 100. J. Muska? 101. [Unidentified man with ram skull] 102. [Unidentified man at camp] 103. [Pack train in valley] 104. [Pack train in valley] 105. [Pack horses] 106. [Horses at pasture] 107. [Unidentified valley] 108. One of the DeMott family?
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Caribou
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountain Goat
- Pack trips
- Professional and Personal Life
- Rafter Six Guest Ranch
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Smith, Soapy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Soapy Smith Photographs [3/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55142
- Part Of
- Soapy Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- FIle pertains to photographs of Soapy Smith, pack trips, associates and clients, hunting, wildlife, Rafter Six Guest Ranch and scenic views.
- Date Range
- 1914-1948
- Reference Code
- V252 / PA 357 - 109 to 163
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
55 images
- Part Of
- Soapy Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M369 / V252
- Sous-Fonds
- V252
- Accession Number
- 2532
- Reference Code
- V252 / PA 357 - 109 to 163
- Date Range
- 1914-1948
- Physical Description
- 162 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- FIle pertains to photographs of Soapy Smith, pack trips, associates and clients, hunting, wildlife, Rafter Six Guest Ranch and scenic views.
- Notes
- IMAGES : 109. Soapy Smith [note on back reads: “Soapy I am sending you this not that the picture is any good but I know it will bring back happy memories of Buttercup and the Days of the [illegible] Brigade] 110. B. Bagley? Soapy Smith 111. Soapy Smith [with cigarette] C.M. DeMott [on right] 112. C.M. DeMott 113. Soapy Smith? Bill Bagley? 114. Camp scene – Soapy Smith on right 115. J. Muska? 116. J. Muska C. DeMott Jr.? 117. [Unidentified man and Bill Bagley?] 118. [Unidentified man and horses in tall grass] 119. [Bighorn sheep - ram] 120. The cook at work! Soapy Smith 121a & 121b Soapy Smith [in vest] 122. Soapy Smith 123. Soapy Smith 124. Soapy Smith directly in front of tent 125. Soapy Smith – right 126. [Rafter Six Guest Ranch of Soapy Smith] 127. [Rafter Six Guest Ranch of Soapy Smith] 128. [Cat climbing screen door] 129. [Camp] 130. Rocky Mtn. sheep (rams) 131. Campsite cooking area? 132. [Unidentified cabin] 133. [Fire warning sign] 134. [Unidentified man at river] 135. [Unidentified mountain] 136. [Unidentified man at river] 137. [Camp] 138. George Brown painting 139. [Horses at pasture] 140. In the good old days before being lost in the sea of matrimony – Ahem! Soapy Smith ca.1930? 141. Soapy Smith ca.1930? 142. The Browne’s New House. Marine County, California (Belmore Browne) 143. Mr. and Mrs. Browne with Spike 144. Evelyn Browne 145. Entrance to the Browne’s House 146. Bruce Air Dale 147. Cow moose and calf 148. [Bighorn sheep] 149. [Unidentified men on mountain slope] 150. [Unidentified mountain] 151. [Unidentified men in field] 152. [Pack train crossing a river] 153. Fording 154. Buck thought it was Saturday night 155. The pack train on the move, slow but sure 156. [Unidentified mountain and glacier] 157. “When the Day is Done” this is home 158. All in a day’s work 159. The Kananaskis Dam at Seebe 160. The Four Musty Steers – Soapy Smith, J. Muska?, DeMott?, DeMott? 161. [Unidentified mountain] 162. [Unidentified mountain lake] 163. [Unidentified mountain range]
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Caribou
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountain Goat
- Pack trips
- Professional and Personal Life
- Rafter Six Guest Ranch
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Smith, Soapy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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