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General Commercial Work negatives [11/15]

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Part Of: Ron Duke fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series pertains to approx. 283 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, cour…

Date Range: 1967

Reference Code: V180 / III / A / xi / NA - 71 to 7293

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Ron Duke fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M175 / V180

Series: II.A. Banff School of Fine Arts ; Banff School of Fine Arts

Sous-Fonds: V180

Accession Number: 168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772

Reference Code: V180 / III / A / xi / NA - 71 to 7293

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1967

Physical Description: ca. 283 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Sub-series pertains to approx. 283 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, conventions, conferences, meetings, presentations, displays and exhibits, clubs and organizations, Banff events including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts 1963-1971, Banff and area views, copy work. Includes: 71 - K. Ducherne Portrait 73 - Skiers at St. Mary’s 74 - Centennial Baby Robinson 75 - Conforce – Day Bldg. Sunshine 76 - [Judy] Backs Portrait 77 - A.G.T. Groups, BSFA 78 - Rick Martin, Imperial Bank 79 - Mrs. Domenica, Bus. Portrait 710 - Mrs. Lampman Portrait 711 - Mr. and Mrs. R. Martini, Calgary, Wedding 712 - Rural Leadership 713 - C.B. Group, BSFA 714 - Krowchuk Family Group [ ] - Krowchuk 715 - International Harvester, BSFA 716 - Labour Group, BSFA 717 - Labour Group (Small), BSFA 718 - Dept. of Transport Group, BSFA 719 - Copies Paintings, BSFA 720 - Catholic Church Window 721 - Insurance Agents Group, BSFA 722 - Insurance Agents, BSFA 723 - Texaco Group, Voyager 725 - United Church Hi-C Group, BSFA 726 - Chas. Heidsieck, Timberline 727 - Legion Groups 729 - Mr. and Mrs. M. Teghtmeyer, Calgary 730 - Kiwanis Indian Trophy presentation 731 - Curling 8-ender groups 732 - Rundle Hall, Colour, BSFA 733 - D.O.T. Group 734 - Lois Berg Portrait 735 - A.G.T. Group, BSFA 736 - Young Progressive Conservatives Group, BSFA 737 - Kiwanis Oldtimers Hockey 738 - A.G.T. Group, BSFA 739 - Rural Leadership, BSFA 741 - Timerline Staff 742 - Hockey teams 743 - Small Business Group, BSFA 744 - Nursing Aides Group, BSFA 745 - Old Timers Curling Lovick 746 - Freda Ronaasen Portrait 747 - BSAM Classroom Pics. 748 - Kiwanis Easter Seal at Hospital 749 - Ann Erickson Portrait 750 - Brewster Copy Neg. 751 - AGT Group, BSFA 752 - BSAM “Gadgets” 753 - B.S.A.M. Windup 754 - Exshaw High School 756 - Dining Setup in Library, BSFA 757 - Roy Wilson and Art Dixon Families 758 - Clerk at Timberline 759 - NRC Staff and machines, BSFA 760 - Executive Dev. Short Course, BSFA 761 - Hockey Banquet 762 - Kinsmen Kids Banquet 764 - D. Chapelow Portrait 765 - Glyde Copy. Neg. 766 - Theatre Progress Shots [BSFA] 767 - High School Citizenship 768 - Imperial Oil Presentation, Mr. J.R. Tomlinson, Winnipeg, Man. 769 - Recreation Group, BSFA 770 - Alta Safety Council Group, BSFA 771 - Elementary School Play 772 - Nabors Drilling Group, Cascade Hotel 773 - Cdn. Instit. Realtors Group, BSFA 775 - Interiors Ja. Brewster Home 776 - Rose and Stan 777 - Copy of Sketch, Rundle Hall 778 - Wilson and Don Henderson on Main St. 778A - Petroleum Landsmen, BSFA 779 - Mt. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Group 780 - Earth Scientist Group, BSFA 781 - Adventist Group, Rimrock 782 - Economics Group, BSFA 783 - Adventist Group, Rimrock 784 - Voyager Pool of CKXL 785 - Theatre Progress Pics. [BSFA] 786 - Gingerale Truck at B.S.H. 787 - Paul Revere Insurance Group 788 - Wonnacott 789 - Louise Trono’s Banf 791 - Williams-Earle Wedding, Colour 792 - C.E.A. Group, BSFA 793 - Mr. and Mrs. John Rimell, Calgary 794 - Hienkleman 4 generations 795 - Theatre Progress, BSFA 797 - Theatre Model, BSFA 798 - Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Anderson 799 - Local Art Class, BSFA 7100 - Legion – Convention, Women’s Group, Men’s Group 7101 - Legion Convention 7102 - U.C.T. Groups, BSFA 7103 - Mr. and Mrs. J. Thorogood, Calgary, Wedding 7104 - Canmore Mines Saftey Awards 7105 - Rotary Presentation, Sportsman of the Year 7106 - Mr. and Mrs. A. Tevelin Wedding 7107 - Theatre Shots for BSFA 7108 - Moving Library 7109 - Centennial Parade [Banff Avenue] 7110 - Mr. and Mrs. Knauer Daughter’s Confirmation 7111 - Teri Brean Portrait 7112 - Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Pickering Wedding 7113 - Theatre Const. Shots, BSFA 7114 - Theatre Progress Pics. [BSFA] 7115 - Mr. [Robert N.] Smith, Seebe 7116 - Fireman’s Group, BSFA 7117 - Tita’s Restaurant Staff 7118 - Prov. 4H Delegates Reunion, Lily Larter, Picture Butte, Alta. 7119 - St. Regis Paper Group 7120 - Ballet Copy Negs. 7121 - Theatre Const., BSFA 7122 - Sales Tax Copy Neg. 7123 - Sq. Dance Group 7124 - Theatre Plan Negs. 7125 - Cosmic Ray Group, BSFA 7126 - Copy BSAM Citizenship Group 7127 - Baracos Wedding [and proofs] 7128 - [Inuit] Dancers [event on Banff Avenue] 7129 - Senator Cameron and Art Class 7130 - A and W Group, Rimrock 7131 - Theatre Progress Pics., BSFA 7132 - Norma Portrait 7133 - Kiwanis N.W.T. Presentation 7134 - [Inuit] at H.B.C. Store 7135 - Student Arrival Pics. 7136 - Faculty Meeting, BSFA 7137 - [Inuit] at Barney’s 7138 - B.C. Flag Raising 7139 - Alberta Service Corps, Mr. Don Hamilton 7140 - Duncan Crockford 7141 - Eva, Richard and Clause – Ballet Copy Negatives, BSFA 7142 - Henrietta Pelta Bus. Portrait 7143 - Musical Theatre 7144 - Drama Publicity Pic., BSFA 7145 - Opera Publicity 7146 - Theatre Progress Pics. 7147 - Mr. White 7148 - Ballet Publicity 7149 - Sod Turning, Library [Wa-Che-Yo-Cha-Pa Foundation – now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies] 7150 - Colson and Sonja Davis 7151 - Opera Group 7152 - Art Class on lawn, BSFA, color 7153 - Cook at Gondola – color 7154 - Scholarship Nite, BSFA 7155 - Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Pelican Wedding 7156 - C.F.C.N. Award and Winners, BSFA 7157 - Janis Aldridge Portrait 7158 - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nyren, Calgary 7159 - Wax Gallery 7160 - Book and Art Den 7161 - Drama Group 7162 - Student Council Group 7163 - Matrons Group 7164 - Progress Pics. New Theatre 7165 - Ballet Leads 7166 - Indian Dance, BSFA 7167 - Ballet Class 7168 - Mr. and Mrs. Rene Cadene Wedding 7169 - Ballet Class 7170 - Andre Art Class 7171 - Stegman Art Class 7172 - Ballet Class 7173 - Ballet Class 7174 - Opera Rehearsal 7175 - Musical Theatre Publicity 7176 - Ballet Girl 7177 - Drama Publicity 7178 - Piano Class 7179 - French Class 7180 - East Gate Staff 7181 - Jazz Ballet Group, Eva 7182 - Ceramics and Makeup 7183 - “Bye Bye Birdie” 7184 - Crucible 7185 - Opera Departure 7186 - Skating 7187 - Weaving 7188 - Exchange Students at Gondola, Kiwanis 7189 - Theatre Progress Pics. [BSFA] 7190 - ATA Groups 7191 - U.N. Group 7192 - Kowalski Baby 7193 - Glen Gunn Wedding, Field 7194 - Gwenith Lloyd Presentation 7195 - French play 7196 - Mrs. Arkle 7197 - “The Cruicble” 7198 - Ballet in New Theatre 7199 - Exhibit Opening, Valance 7200 - Japanese Scholarship Students 7201 - Canada Cement Banquet 7203 - Mr. J.B. Eklof, Canmore 7204 - Miss S. Chamberlain, Montreal, Que. 7205 - U.N. Group 7206 - Library Group of 7, BSFA 7208 - Banff Camera Staff 7209 - Hagen Family 7210 - Kiwanis Nova Scotia Exh. 7211 - Church Group, BSFA 7212 - Theatre Progress [BSFA] 7213 - Rundle Staff 7214 - Insurance Group 7215 - Miss M. Forester Portrait 7216 - Theatre Progress Pics. 7217 - Mr. and Mrs. Ron Monilaws, Calgary [ ] - [Monilaws wedding proofs] 7218 - Mr. and Mrs. Luigi Colombo 7219 - Mr. and Mrs. Jack Woledge Wedding 7220 - Bill Lamb Portrait 7221 - Acadia Life Insurance Group, BSFA 7222 - Automotive Assoc. Group, BSFA 7223 - Betty Schmalz Bus. Port. 7224 - 129 Wolverine [dwellings] 7225 - Horizon Tours 7226 - Mrs. Moore’s House 7227 - Mr. and Mrs. R. Misuraca, Kimberley, B.C. 7228 - Pitt Group, BSFA 7229 - Theatre Progress Pics., BSFA 7230 - Travis Children 7232 - Marketing Management, BSFA 7233 - BA Oil Group, BSFA 7234 - Boon Wedding 7235 - Gen Ankara, Ghana [BSFA] 7236 - Mr. and Mrs. Don Zboya, Calgary 7237 - Canmore Graduation 7238 - Exshaw First Aid 7239 - Nova Scotia Centennial Display 7240 - Mr. and Mrs. Benbow Wedding 7241 - Theatre Progress Pics. 7242 - John McConville [sp?] Portrait 7243 - Homer Gibson Bus. Port. 7244 - Clarkson-Gordon Group, BSFA 7245 - Spence-Riva Wedding 7246 - Canada Conference 7247 - Mike Wiegele Wedding 7248 - Personnel Management 7249 - Turner baby 7250 - Mr. and Mrs. W. Taylor, Canmore 7252 - Mary Benedict Portrait 7253 - BSFA Theatre Construction 7254 - Vantast Family, Banff 7255 - Mrs. Johnson 7256 - Theatre Progress Pics. [BSFA] 7257 - Arkle Family [ ] - Arkle-MacDonald Wedding Proofs 7258 - BSFA Bldgs from Tunnel 7260 - Ken Madsen 7262 - Eklof Child, Canmore 7264 - Sen. Cameron, BSFA 7265 - Underhill Children 7266 - Dr. Fleming Family 7267 - Woodward, Little Boy 7268 - Bessie Hansen Portrait 7269 - Tobi Burke [Burks] family portrait 7270 - Mr. and Mrs. Brad Cromwell Wedding 7271 - ? Little Boy 7272 - Canada Cement Xmas Banquet 7273 - Theatre Progress Pics. [BSFA] 7274 - Theatre Progress Pics. [BSFA] 7275 - Stafford Family 7276 - Theatre Progress Pics. [BSFA] 7277 - Turkey presentation, Canada Cement 7278 - Inter-Varsity Fellowship Group 7279 - Progress Pics Theatre 7280 - Mr. and Mrs. I. Saad Wedding Pics. 7281 - Bernie Schiesser Bus. Portrait 7282 - Strong Baby Pics. 7283 - Brock Baby 7284 - BSAM Beer Party 7285 - Miss Colleen Ferguson Portrait 7286 - BSAM Banquet 7287 - Gammon Motel Interiors 7288 - Pic. of Buffalo Head, Archives 7289 - Archives Bldg. 7290 - Copy Negs of Paintings in Sen. Cameron’s Office 7291 - Camp Family Group, Christmas 7292 - Long shots of BSFA 7293 - Van Christou family

Notes: Some files may have more than one negative.

Name Access: Madsen, Ken; Moore, Pearl; Schiesser, Bernie

Subject Access: Academics; Activities; Advertising; Architecture; Art; Artists; Banff Centre; Banff Community High School; Banff High School; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Upper Hot Springs; Buildings and facilities; Buses; Businesses; Cameras; Chateau Lake Louise; Children; Churches; Community life; Construction; Family and personal life; Gondola; Hotels; Marriage; Mountain School; Mountains; Paris Tea Room; Paris Restaurant; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Public events; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; School; School athletics; Skiing; Sports; Theatre; Timberline Hotel; Weddings; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Canmore; Exshaw; Calgary; Golden; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description; electronic finding aid

Creator: Duke, Ron

Title Source: Title based on sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [August - December 1938]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a…

Date Range: 1938

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 105

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / 105

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1938

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (97 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a day trip on the new stretch of road between Bow Lake and the Saskatchewan River Crossing, trips to Lake O'Hara to paint and hike [also includes hiking the new trail Tom Link and Jimmy Simpson blazed to Linda Lake, named for Linda Castle of Honolulu], events and people in Concord, photography and cameras, day to day life, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], descriptions of meals, painting/sketching, day trips to Lake Louise [mostly in September to paint], mentions of the threat of war in Europe, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], slide-making, the start of construction on the Mount Temple Chalet, films and film making, Jack and Barbara starting construction on their new house, various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, wildlife [often in the yard], going to Victoria in early November to see Annie and Dave, day trips with Cliff to see the progress on Mount Temple Chalet, Christmas, and various other holiday-related activities, parties, and gifts.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are written on hotel/lodge 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.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Peter; White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Whyte, Barbara; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; MacKenzie, Kate; Strom, Erling; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, Adeline; Noble, George; Noble, Linda; Vaux, George, X; Vaux, Mary; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Banff; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Cave and Basin; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Kodak; Koachrome; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Larch trees; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Scenery; Ski areas; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Upper Hot Springs; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; Vancouver; Victoria; Calgary; Alberta; 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 1939]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and…

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 107

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / 107

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 20 x 24.9 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and commissions done both at home and out in the Park], visits from friends and visitors, slide making, photography and cameras [including colour photography], events and people in Concord, minor repairs/projects to the house and property [including installing a new water heater on the second floor], updates on Dave White's health, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], the declaration of war on Germany in early September [as well as details pertaining to local recruitment efforts and general preparations], day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, descriptions of meals, Edith going to the 1939 World's Fair in New York City [September], construction on the new addition to the house throughout October [including a new furnace room, bathroom, and dark room on the ground floor, extending the studio on the second floor, and facing the side of the house in stone], cleaning and household chores, errand trips to Calgary, books Catharine and Edith are reading, a large blizzard at the end of October, birthdays, various holidays [both Canadian and American], attending first aid classes at the school, putting together the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities and parties.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples 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. All typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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. 107-19 contains a sketch of a mushroom on the back of the first page. 107-36 contains a sketch of the Whyte compound and details of the new extention to Pete and Catharine's house.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Simpson, Margaret; Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); Rungius, Carl; Noble, George; Pocette, Mark; Bagley, Frederick A.; Watson, Sir Norman; Vaux, Mary; Reid, Charles

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Children; Christmas; Cinema; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Royal Hotel; North West Mounted Police; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; RCMP; Scenery; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Tunnel Mountain; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; World War II; WWII; World's Fair

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Ptarmigan Valley; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; 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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Letters to Mother [January - April 1940]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-mak…

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 108

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / 108

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.4 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, cleaning and household chores [including the instillation of storm doors/windows and a veneer partition in the front room], the opening of the new base ski lodge at Norquay, discussions and opinions about modern art and artists [including Picasso], trips to Mount Temple Lodge to ski [Pete and Catharine also helped with chores and general repairs to the Lodge and facilities], skiing, the Winter Carnival, updates on Dave White's health, watching hockey games and curling matches, errand trips to Calgary, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, descriptions of meals, the death and funeral of Pete's maternal grandfather in mid-March, a trip to Vancouver and Victoria in late March, news pertaining to the war, various holidays [both Canadian and American], another long visit to Temple in April, and leaving for a trip to Concord at the end of April.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Simpson, Margaret; Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Highlanders; Cave and Basin; Children; Cinema; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Hockey; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Tunnel Mountain; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Vancouver; Victoria; 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 [January - July 1939]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are read…

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / 106

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 2.3 cm of textual records (138 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are reading, day to day life, weather, slide-making, skiing at Norquay, visits from friends and visitors, descriptions of meals, wildlife [often in the yard], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, the Winter Carnival, construction of the Mount Temple Chalet finishing and subsequent trips to Temple to ski, cleaning and household chores, trips to Skoki to ski, painting/sketching, photography, updates on Dave White's health, errand trips to Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], planning a new additon to the back of the house, going to Victoria and back in April-May [they stayed in Lethbridge, Nelson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, and Vancouver before arriving in Victoria by car and then took the train back to Banff from Prince George through Revelstoke and Golden], preparing the house for renovations [includes deep cleaning and having the floors sanded], the King and Queen visiting in late May, the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, Russ' health concerns, short trips around the mountains to paint/sketch [mostly up to Bow Lake/Saskatchewan River Crossing and into Yoho National Park], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, progress on the construction of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake, and preparing for the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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. 106 - 47 contains details of the 1939 Royal Visit.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Peter; White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Ward, Sam; Ward, Louise (Cis); Mackenzie, Kate; Paris, Cyril; Rummel, Elizabeth; Rummel, Lizzie; Feuz, Edward; Mather, Allan; Castle, Donald; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Service, Robert; McGee, Sam; King George VI; Brewster, Jim; Bearspaw, David; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Rungius, Carl; Vaux, George, X

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Cave and Basin; Children; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mount Royal Hotel; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Royal tours; Royal Visit; Royalty; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Swiss Guides; Trains; Transportation; Travel; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Bow Lake; Little Yoho Valley; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Kamloops; Nelson; Prince George; Vancouver; Victoria; Revelstoke; Golden; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [January - June 1941]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for th…

Date Range: 1941

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 110

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Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

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Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 110

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1941

Physical Description: 1.4 cm of textual records (84 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for the construction of a new Spitfire plane], books Catharine and Edith are reading, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], kitchen appliances and descriptions of meals, news pertaining to the war, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, ski trips to Mount Temple Lodge throughout February and March [includes helping improve ski runs and getting a sleigh for the tractor, guests at the lodge, evening conversations, clothing, and food], the Winter Carnival [including swim races by Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Air Force members at the Cave and Basin], errand trips to Calgary, events and people in Concord, Edith's involvement with the Red Cross, wildlife, going on a road trip to Victoria in April [staying in Calgary, Creston, Grand Forks, and Vancouver on the way there and Lytton and Revelstoke on the way back], cleaning and household chores, and preparing for Edith and Mildred Owen to arrive for a visit at the end of June.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge 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. 110 - 39 contains sketches of the 2-storey privy at a hotel in Cowley [?] and a corner decoration in their hotel room in Grand Forks.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Owen, Mildred; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; 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); Boyce, Jim; Noble, George; Strom, Erling; Rummel, Elizabeth; Rummel, Lizzie

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Cave and Basin; Children; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; Films and film making; First Nations; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Minniwanka; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Leisure; Literature; Mountain; Mountain School; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Royal Canadian Airforce; RCAF; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Tunnel Mountain; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Vancouver; Victoria; Revelstoke; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [January - May 1953]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 31 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 16 to May 22, 1953. Topics include a road trip from Concord to Banff from January - March [the route taken was: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Califo…

Date Range: 1953

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 132

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Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 132

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1953

Physical Description: 1.1 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fond level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 31 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 16 to May 22, 1953. Topics include a road trip from Concord to Banff from January - March [the route taken was: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Montana, Alberta], day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, errand trips to Calgary, radio programs, enlarging the second-floor bathroom [removing the bathtub and replacing it with an encolsed shower], insulating the spare bedroom, the Crown Prince of Japan visiting Banff in April, and the Banff Music Festival. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and 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. 132 - 10 contains an account of Indigenous dress and dancing in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. 132 - 31 contains a summary of Grey Campbell's involvement in the shootout between RCMP officers and three Doukhobors in the 1930s.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Ward, Sam; Moore, Pearl; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Billie; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Music Festival; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Renovation; 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; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the new…

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109

Description Level: 5 / File

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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 / 109

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.9 cm of textual records (116 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], news pertaining to the war [including Italy entering the war in June, British children being brought to Canada, the Blitz], the Lake Louise-Jasper highway officially opening [Pete and Catharine drive up for the weekend, their first visit to Jasper National Park], the deaths of Louise Rungius in May and Dave White in late June [also includes details of Dave's funeral], errand trips to Calgary [mostly to meet with Clifford about Dave's estate], Catharine and Pete's 10th wedding anniversary, visits to Bow Lake to paint throughout July and August [a large forest fire was burning about 30 miles north of Bow for most of July], Banff Indian Days, Pete joining the militia ["Non-Permanent Active Service" force part of the 2nd Battalion of the Calgary Highlanders], going on the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip in August, painting/sketching [including a short visit to Lake O'Hara in mid-August for this purpose], Catharine going to Concord for a few weeks in early September, Pete and Catharine going to Victoria at the end of September [Annie was having health issues and was advised to go to Victoria - they went to help], cleaning and household chores [including installing new blue linoleum in the kitchen], minor repairs to the roof and other outdoor work to the property, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, trips to Mount Temple Lodge to help Cliff with various chores, descriptions of meals, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete helping construct the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], going to the movies, working on the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities, presents, and parties.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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. 109 - 17 contains a sketch of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge's main building, recently completed. 109 - 56 contains a sketch of the ground floor of Pete and Catharine's home, including the new partition wall in the living room.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Bubby; White, Clifford J., Sr.; Stockand, Cameron; Stockand, Lila (White); Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Simpson, Margaret; Rungius, Carl; Rungius, Louise; Brewster, Fern; Pocette, Mark; Paris, Cyril; Twoyoungmen, Jacob; Gest, Lillian; Phillips, Walter J.; Phillips, Gladys; Greenham, Margaret; Harris, Lawren

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Art; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Birds; Birthday; Books; Businesses; Calgary Highlanders; Cave and Basin; Children; Christmas; Cinema; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Icefields Parkway; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Minniwanka; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Leisure; Literature; Miette Hot Springs; Mountain; Mountain School; Mount Edith Cavel; Mount Royal Hotel; Mount Temple Chalet; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Royal Canadian Airforce; RCAF; Scenery; Skating; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skoki Lodge; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Tunnel Mountain; War; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; World War II; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Jasper; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Victoria; Vancouver; Windermere; Radium; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Montana; Canada; United States of America