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Brochures, maps, postcards, etc. re: Banff, C.P.R., Canada.

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Brochures, maps, postcards, etc. re: Banff, C.P.R., Canada.
Date Range
1926-1940
Reference Code
M36 / III / C / 5 / 2146 - 2147
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III.C. Dave (Jack) White papers
Sous-Fonds
M36
Reference Code
M36 / III / C / 5 / 2146 - 2147
Date Range
1926-1940
Physical Description
2 files of textual records
Scope & Content
Brochures, maps, postcards, etc. re: Banff, C.P.R., Canada.
Subject Access
White, Jack
Highland Gatherings, Banff
Banff Springs Hotel
Brewster Transport Company
Banff Indian Days
Canadian Pacific Railway - Tourist information
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Banff Winter Carnival
Deer Lodge
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Date Range
1963-1964
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1715
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1715
Date Range
1963-1964
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Date Range
1959-1974
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1714
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1714
Date Range
1959-1974
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Feuz Brothers : [notes] . -- 1974

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Notes by Catharine Whyte from conversation with Feuz brothers.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 1 / a / iv / 26
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.1. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 1 / a / iv / 26
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Notes by Catharine Whyte from conversation with Feuz brothers.
Subject Access
Feuz, Edward, Jr.
Canadian Pacific Railway - Mountain guides
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J.M. Gibbon : [letters]. -- 1937-1943

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Publicity agent for Canadian Pacific Railway & secretary - treasurer of Sky Line Hikers.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 299
Description Level
5 / File
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
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 299
Responsibility
Responsibility: John Murray Gibbon
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Publicity agent for Canadian Pacific Railway & secretary - treasurer of Sky Line Hikers.
Subject Access
Gibbon, John Murray
Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Pacific Railway - History
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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Re: Hans and Christian Kaufmann's Guide's books. Includes notes on many early mountaineers.
Date Range
1976-1977
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1273
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.4. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1273
Date Range
1976-1977
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Re: Hans and Christian Kaufmann's Guide's books. Includes notes on many early mountaineers.
Subject Access
Kaufmann, Christian
Kaufmann, Hans
Canadian Pacific Railway - Mountain guides
Mountaineers
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1943]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military pa…
Date Range
1943
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 116
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 116
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1943
Physical Description
1.9 cm of textual records (102 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military parades and concerts, going to the movies and live shows [mostly operas and the ballet], radio programs [including operas, news, sports, and a program called Quiz Kids], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, moving back to Victoria in mid-August, painting/sketching, visiting various parks around Victoria, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], Pete getting posted to Tofino in late August, details pertaining to the various modes of travel around Vancouver Island [5 hours by sailboat from Vancouver to Victoria; 2 days by train and boat from Victoria to Tofino], details on the different kinds of rations, Catharine spending September in Banff while Pete looks for a house in Tofino [time in Banff includes upkeep on the house, visiting Mount Temple Chalet, sketching, visits with friends, and Pete arriving for his 2-week leave], wildlife, moving to Tofino and getting settled [Pete worked at an Air Force base outside of town, but spent his nights at home with Catharine], walks on the beaches near town, new routines and friends, Christmas in Tofino, and travelleing to Banff for New Years Eve.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on hotel letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. A few letters have red numbers written at the top of the page from an unknown project. 116-40 includes a sketch of the Tofino apartment floorplan.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
White, Annie
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Whyte, Dorothy
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Sinclair, Christine
Jessen, Chris
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Trono, Louis
Rungius, Carl
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Beaches
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Boats
Books
Businesses
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Home
Hospital
Hotel Devonshire
Hotel Sussex
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Temple Chalet
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Royal Canadian Airforce
RCAF
Scenery
Trains
Transportation
Travel
War
War Artists
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
World War II
WWII
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Victoria
Vancouver
Port Alberni
Tofino
British Columbia
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1957]

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …
Date Range
1957
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 141
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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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 / 141
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
2.4 cm of textual records (128 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], seeing off Carl Rungius to New York, going to Edmonton for a cataract operation on Peter's right eye [August 23] - Catharine's time in Edmonton mostly consisted of sitting with Peter in the hospital, running errands in the city, and answering letters [she stayed at the Corona Hotel], starting construction of eventual Buffalo Block [consisting of three stores along Buffalo St. and a restaurant on the second floor], concerns regarding Edith's health, a visit to Concord from mid-October to mid-November [travelled by train], a second visit to Edmonton in December for Peter's eye, putting together their annual Christmas card, and other Christmas activities. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one postcard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Vallance, Sydney
Vallance, Doris
Kaquitts, Frank
Moore, Pearl
Beil, Charlie
Rungius, Carl
Phillips, Walter J.
Ward, Sam
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Camping
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Glenbow Foundation
Home
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Luxton Museum
Moose
Mountain
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Trans-Canada Highway
Travel
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Morley
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [December 1953 - June 1954]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christm…
Date Range
1953-1954
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 134
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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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 / 134
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1953-1954
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (114 pages ; 21 x 27 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christmas and New Years Eve activities, travelling around to different parts of the island, meeting with other vacationers from Banff, going straight to Edmonton [from California by train] to see Peter's doctor about new glasses, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, weather, events and people in Concord, Peter's mother Annie being in the hospital, the deaths of Jean Caird in April and Belmore Browne in May, a second trip to Edmonton for Peter's eyes [during this trip he is admitted to the hospital for depression, possibly brought on by stress], Annie moving from Banff to Vancouver, and Peter receiving psychiatric treatment in Calgary. Also includes postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters hand-written, some typed. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Many letters written during the Hawaii trip, as well as during stays in Calgary and Edmonton, are written on hotel letterheads. 134 - 04 includes sketches of the location of the apartment they stay in in Honolulu and of the layout of their apartment.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Castle, Donald
Moore, Pearl
Noble, George
Noble, Mary
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
White, Annie
Whyte, Clifford
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Winter Carnival
Birthday
Businesses
Camping
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Mountain
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Trans-Canada Highway
Travel
Winter
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Washington
California
Honolulu
Hawaii
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [February - May 1934]

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1 to May 18, 1934. Topics include leaving Honolulu for Tokyo via the Canadian Pacific Steamer "Empress of Japan" in late March, life aboard ship, comments and descriptions of the s…
Date Range
1934
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 94
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
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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 / 94
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1934
Physical Description
2.3 cm of textual records (155 pages ; 22.1 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1 to May 18, 1934. Topics include leaving Honolulu for Tokyo via the Canadian Pacific Steamer "Empress of Japan" in late March, life aboard ship, comments and descriptions of the ship and other passengers, weather, books Pete and Catharine are reading, arriving in Tokyo, extensive details of most everything Catharine comes into contact with [this was her first visit to Japan and drew a lot from her grandfather's experiences - it was not Pete's first visit], meeting their guide Mr Miyaoka, going to art shows and museums, local cuisine, architecture, music and entertainment, sightseeing, visiting temples and gardens, shopping, sketching, taking Japanese painting lessons, photography and cameras, going for walks [both during the day and at night], going to the movies [also includes comparisons to Hollywood movies], visiting Nikko for a few days in mid-April before returning to Tokyo [while in Nikko Pete and Catharine watched a local festival, although she does not say what the festival was for], dinner parties, leaving Tokyo for Kyoto in late April, descriptions of the trip and countryside from the train, comments on Japanese naval and military activities, their time spent in Kozu on the way to Kyoto, the trains they travelled in and other travellers, farms, the various towns and villages passed [mostly comments on the train stations], Pete's day trip to Kobe to meet with a friend he'd met in Banff, planning the next leg of their trip, touring around the Kyoto area, visiting local landmarks [including gardens, temples/shrines, and factories/specialty shops], making day trips to nearby landmarks and towns [most notably Nara to see the tame deer and to the Imperial Palace], Pete developing films [photographs] in hotel room bathrooms, events and people in Concord and in Banff, going to Kobe for a few days before returning to Kyoto in early May, leaving Japan for China on the M.S. Choko Maru in mid-May, and arriving in Tientsin China.
Notes
Please note: language and attitudes pertaining to Asian people [especially Chinese and Japanese] used throughout is outdated offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/ship letterhead. Most letters have been numbered in red pencil in the upper margin for an unknown project. 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. 94 - 13 page 16 contains a sketch of the Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita Japan. 94 - 18 is not dated and has had "May 8?" written in pencil at the top - it has been scanned as its own letter, but it may be part of 94 - 17.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
Caird, Jean
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Architecture
Art
Art galleries
Artists
Automobiles
Birds
Boats
Businesses
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines
Children
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
Farming
Festival
Flowers
Food
Funeral
Gallery
Garden
Guides
Home
Leisure
Memorial
Military
Mountain
Movies
Museums
Navy
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Scenery
Soliders
Temples
Theatre
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Tokyo
Nikko
Kozu
Kyoto
Kobe
Japan
China
Honolulu
Hawaii
Concord
Massachusetts
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
Locate missing 94 - 21 page[s].
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
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