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708 - (winter scene) (1961); 709 - (moon over lake) (1962); 710 - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year (1

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1961 – 1967
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.10.01
Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
708 - (winter scene) (1961); 709 - (moon over lake) (1962); 710 - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year (1
Date
1961 – 1967
Medium
watercolour on paper
Subject
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
SiJ.10.01
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Date
1961
Material
wood; metal; wax
Catalogue Number
102.05.0077
Description
Piece of polished arbutus driftwood with two black-painted, copper, screwed-in candle holders.
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Title
Candelabrum
Date
1961
Material
wood; metal; wax
Dimensions
11.5 x 12.0 x 32.0 cm
Description
Piece of polished arbutus driftwood with two black-painted, copper, screwed-in candle holders.
Subject
households
decorative
Christmas
Gray Campbell family
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.05.0077
Images
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Catharine Robb Whyte correspondence

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54461
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 at the Seigniory Club

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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 hand-made album comprised of 6 colour photographs, 13 x 9 cm. File pertains to the Wardle family's Christmas visits to the Seigniory Club in Montebello, Quebec. File documents the interior and exterior of the hotel during the winter, including the lounge, ice rink, and the Papine…
Date Range
c.1930-c.1960
Reference Code
V75 / I / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Private record
Photograph print
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
Sous-Fonds
V75
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
V75 / I / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Private record
Photograph print
Date Range
c.1930-c.1960
Physical Description
1 album (6 photographs : col. ; 13 x 9 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 hand-made album comprised of 6 colour photographs, 13 x 9 cm. File pertains to the Wardle family's Christmas visits to the Seigniory Club in Montebello, Quebec. File documents the interior and exterior of the hotel during the winter, including the lounge, ice rink, and the Papineau Manor.
Notes
Album is made with yellow paper and bound with a green ribbon.
The Seigniory Club is now known as the Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello. The album is undated, but the Seigniory Club opened in 1930 and was leased to the Club until 1970.
Album has "To Mother and Dad, With happy memories of our wonderful Christmases at the Seigniory Club, Dorie" written on the front.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Subject Access
Hotel
Christmas
Family and personal life
Geographic Access
Quebec
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Tissue is interwoven between the photographs.
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of a Christmas/New Years card featuring a photograph of a row of tepees with a horse at one end and mountains in the background from the Norman and Georgina Luxton
Date Range
[ca. 1929-1972]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 78
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 - 78
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1929-1972]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of a Christmas/New Years card featuring a photograph of a row of tepees with a horse at one end and mountains in the background from the Norman and Georgina Luxton
Name Access
Luxton, Georgina
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Christmas
Horses
Tepee
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of a Christmas card from Norman and Georgina Luxton featuring tepees and horses in an open field
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1963]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 424
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 / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 424
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1963]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of a Christmas card from Norman and Georgina Luxton featuring tepees and horses in an open field
Name Access
Luxton, Georgina
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Christmas
Horses
Tepee
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2.5 cm of textual records, 28 x 21.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to Christmas cards that were sent to the Wardle family from Peter and Catharine Whyte (c. 1951-c. 1968), Dean and Edith Robinson, and Carl Rungius (c.1938-c.1954). Records include a one-page typed biography of Peter…
Date Range
c.1938-c.1968
Reference Code
M521 / II / B / 8-9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / II : Wardle Family
Sous-Fonds
M521
Sub-Series
M521 / II / B : Correspondence
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
M521 / II / B / 8-9
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Date Range
c.1938-c.1968
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (28 x 21.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 2.5 cm of textual records, 28 x 21.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to Christmas cards that were sent to the Wardle family from Peter and Catharine Whyte (c. 1951-c. 1968), Dean and Edith Robinson, and Carl Rungius (c.1938-c.1954). Records include a one-page typed biography of Peter Whyte and a handwritten letter tucked into one of the cards from the Whyte family (dated Jan. 22, 1967).
Notes
Each holiday greeting is written on a card made by Peter and Catharine Whyte, and Carl Rungius, respectively.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Rungius, Carl
Robinson, Dean
Subject Access
Personal and Family Life
Personal, Family
Christmas
Holidays
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Rungius, Carl
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Category
Family and personal life
Communications
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Christmas in Canada (Edmonton)

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a National Film Board production about Christmas in Canada, partially shot in Edmonton by Bruno Engler [to be compiled into a larger project later on]. Includes shots of the city, people skiing, sledding, and skating, picking out Christmas tre…
Date Range
1963
Reference Code
V190 / VI / NF - 25
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Film
Motion picture
  1 image  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file
Sous-Fonds
V190
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / NF - 25
GMD
Film
Motion picture
Date Range
1963
Physical Description
1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 250'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a National Film Board production about Christmas in Canada, partially shot in Edmonton by Bruno Engler [to be compiled into a larger project later on]. Includes shots of the city, people skiing, sledding, and skating, picking out Christmas trees, Christmas decorations and lights along a residential street at night, and shots of of family dressing their Christmas tree and opening presents. Also included in the film case is a National Film Board Release memo that includes an overview of the Christmas Special's content and a list of shots. The original label on the case reads "Christmas in Canada (Edmonton) NFB, Date 1963."
Subject Access
Activities
Children
Christmas
Family and personal life
Holidays
National Film Board
National Film Board of Canada
Sledding
Skating
Ski areas
Skiing
Skiers
Winter
Geographic Access
Edmonton
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
National Film Board
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
paper; fibre
Catalogue Number
107.01.0165
Description
Christmas mobile of seven paper dolls in a circle. Dolls are identical in shape with red toques, mittens and feet, and burlap dresses. Figures are joined at the feet, and by red thread which runs through each mitten and meets at the center. Mobile hangs from a single thread attached to a card toggl…
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Title
Christmas Mobile
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
paper; fibre
Dimensions
95.2 x 31.2 cm
Description
Christmas mobile of seven paper dolls in a circle. Dolls are identical in shape with red toques, mittens and feet, and burlap dresses. Figures are joined at the feet, and by red thread which runs through each mitten and meets at the center. Mobile hangs from a single thread attached to a card toggle.
Subject
households
decorative
Christmas
Anni and Bent Knudsen
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0165
Images
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
plastic; fibre; cone
Catalogue Number
107.01.0136
Description
Vertically hung Christmas wall decoration. Two styrofoam sphere faces suspended on red velvet ribbon. Decorations include artificial holly, berries, poinsettia, face details, red bows on heads, suspended by white plastic ring at top end of ribbon.
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Title
Christmas Ornament
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
plastic; fibre; cone
Dimensions
8.5 x 61.0 cm
Description
Vertically hung Christmas wall decoration. Two styrofoam sphere faces suspended on red velvet ribbon. Decorations include artificial holly, berries, poinsettia, face details, red bows on heads, suspended by white plastic ring at top end of ribbon.
Subject
households
decorative
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0136
Images
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