topic:"Christmas" found 41 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Catharine Robb Whyte correspondence

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Part Of: David Zweifel fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; …

Date Range: 1967; 1969; 1970; 1973; 1989

Reference Code: M571 / I / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: David Zweifel fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M571 / V796 / S58

Series: M571 / I : Catharine Robb Whyte

Sous-Fonds: M571

Accession Number: 2019.02

Reference Code: M571 / I / 1

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Responsibility: Produced by Catharine Robb Whyte and Frances and Murray Adaskin

Date Range: 1967; 1969; 1970; 1973; 1989

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; discussions about composer Murray Adaskin and artists Carl Rungius and Belmore Browne; Catharine's skiing lessons and trips; the Tabeteau family; letters of recommendation written by Catharine for David Zweifel; Catharine's flying lessons; Catharine attending a funeral in Concord in 1969; Catharine reminiscing about art school in Boston and Peter Whyte; Christmas greetings; Catharine attending a concert in Edmonton; and a letter from Murray Adaskin which includes a copy of another letter sent to David Zweifel from Frances Adaskin in 1967, discussing Catharine's generosity.

Notes: Letters are in chronological order

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Adaskin, Murray; Adaskin, Frances; Zweifel, David; Rungius, Carl; Browne, Belmore

Subject Access: Education; Music; Skiing; Concert; Aviation; Funeral; Christmas; Holidays; Artists; Art

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Sidney; Edmonton

Language: English

Related Material: Extensive description of letter contents produced by Elizabeth Kundert-Cameron is included inside case file folder for David Zweifel.

Category: Family and personal life; Arts; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Christmas Card ‘87

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1987

Medium: arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.19

Description: “‘87” written at bottom right. “Sinclairs” written on inside.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Christmas Card ‘87

Date: 1987

Medium: arches paper

Description: “‘87” written at bottom right. “Sinclairs” written on inside.

Subject: card; Christmas; cut paper; mountain; landscape

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.19

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Christmas Card ‘88

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1988

Medium: arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.20

Description: “’88” written at bottom right. “Sinclairs” written on inside.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Christmas Card ‘88

Date: 1988

Medium: arches paper

Description: “’88” written at bottom right. “Sinclairs” written on inside.

Subject: card; Christmas; cut paper; mountain; landscape

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.20

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Christmas Card ‘89

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1989

Medium: arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.21

Description: “’89” written at bottom left. “the Sinclairs” written inside, with two dots of orange paint.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Christmas Card ‘89

Date: 1989

Medium: arches paper

Description: “’89” written at bottom left. “the Sinclairs” written inside, with two dots of orange paint.

Subject: card; Christmas; cut paper; mountain; landscape

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.21

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Christmas Cards

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Artist: Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)

Date: 1981 – 1992

Medium: serigraph on paper

Catalogue Number: SmA.04.15 a-j

Description: (a) Seasons Greetings, Chickadees (b) Seasons Greetings, The Three Sisters, Big Horn Ram (c) Merry Christmas, Mount Rundle (d) Seasons Greetings, The Three Sisters, 100 years (e) Seasons Greetings, The Three Sisters, 2 deer (f) Wild Rose (g) Flowers (h) Flowers (i) Bells and pine cones (j) Flowers

Artist: Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)

Title: Christmas Cards

Date: 1981 – 1992

Medium: serigraph on paper

Description: (a) Seasons Greetings, Chickadees (b) Seasons Greetings, The Three Sisters, Big Horn Ram (c) Merry Christmas, Mount Rundle (d) Seasons Greetings, The Three Sisters, 100 years (e) Seasons Greetings, The Three Sisters, 2 deer (f) Wild Rose (g) Flowers (h) Flowers (i) Bells and pine cones (j) Flowers

Subject: religious, Christmas

Credit: Gift of Alice Saltiel, Canmore, 1992

Catalogue Number: SmA.04.15 a-j

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Christmas holiday portraits

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two holiday portraits with text reading "A Merry Christmas Happy New Year". One photograph depicts an Indigenous man, and the second photograph depicts an Indigenous woman and three children. Individuals in photographs are not identified.

Date Range: [1890-1910]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 113 to 114

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 113 to 114

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographer unknown

Date Range: [1890-1910]

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of two holiday portraits with text reading "A Merry Christmas Happy New Year". One photograph depicts an Indigenous man, and the second photograph depicts an Indigenous woman and three children. Individuals in photographs are not identified.

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Family and personal life; Children; Christmas; Holidays; Photography; Portrait

Access Restrictions: Visible mold damage - handle with nitrile gloves

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in separate folder from other materials to prevent cross-contamination of materials

Category: Family and personal life; First nations; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: Assorted Years

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 132 b&w negatives on 27 strips of film depicting various activities that took place around the town of Banff from 1977 until ca. 1998. Includes night time photographs of the moon from Harvie Heights, wildlife [mostly big horn sheep], portraits, Christmas activities, the new skating…

Date Range: [ca. 1977-1998]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / xxiii / NA - 01 to NA - 06

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: xxiii : Assorted

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / xxiii / NA - 01 to NA - 06

GMD: Negative

Date Range: [ca. 1977-1998]

Physical Description: 132 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 132 b&w negatives on 27 strips of film depicting various activities that took place around the town of Banff from 1977 until ca. 1998. Includes night time photographs of the moon from Harvie Heights, wildlife [mostly big horn sheep], portraits, Christmas activities, the new skating rink just after completion, and scenic views. Also includes misc. contact sheets unassociated with other items throughout sub-series.