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Letters to Mother [April - November 1935]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers tri…
- Date Range
- 1935
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 98
- 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 / 98
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (70 pages ; 21.2 x 26.3 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip, photography and cameras, hiking/climbing, wildflowers, activities and people at camp, Pete's work on commission paintings/photography projects, events and people in Concord, trips to Bow Lake to paint, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], overnight camping trips to Lake Louise to paint, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, going back to Lake O'Hara in early September to paint and hike, Russ and Kitty's travels and activities, day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake] to paint/sketch, updates on what Pete and Catharine's friends are doing [mostly as it pertains to Skoki and Assiniboine Lodges], wildlife, an overnight trip to Calgary [and a visit to Morley on the way back] in early October, 3 young Doukhobor fugitives escaping police custody that resulted in a chase and shootout in Banff National Park [October 6 - 7] and the subsequent funerals, developing photos and print-making, politics [mostly pertaining to the provincial and federal elections], various holidays [both Canadian and American], skiing, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, and preparing to leave for a trip to Concord at the end of November.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. A few letters written on lodge letterhead. Most 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 have numbers written in pencil in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Whyte, Barbara
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Vaux, Mary
- Vaux, George, X
- Moore, Edmee
- Rungius, Carl
- Carter, Wilf
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Mather, Allan
- Strom, Erling
- Strom, Sigrid
- Gest, Lillian
- Noble, George
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Beil, Charlie
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Campbell, Gray
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Ski Club
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bears
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camps
- Camping
- Children
- Climbing
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Crime
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Home
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Police
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Swiss Guides
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Assiniboine
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- 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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Tales of the British Columbia Provincial Police
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6178
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1971
- Author
- Clark, Cecil
- Publisher
- Sidney (B.C.) : Gray's
- Call Number
- 08.4 B77c
- Author
- Clark, Cecil
- Publisher
- Sidney (B.C.) : Gray's
- Published Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 183p. : ill., ports., facsim
- Subjects
- Crime
- Notes
- Rocky Mountain material in Chapters 4, 21
- Index
- ISBN
- 0-88826-029-5
- Accession Number
- 21500
- Call Number
- 08.4 B77c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Sagas of the Canadian West : featuring famous indian outlaws
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12480
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Calgary : Frontier Publishing
- Call Number
- 07.2 Sa1 Pam
- Publisher
- Calgary : Frontier Publishing
- Published Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 40 p. : ill
- Series
- vol. 1, no. 4 (December 1971)
- Subjects
- Crime
- Accession Number
- 7482
- Call Number
- 07.2 Sa1 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Treasure trails of Western Canada : a history of lost mines & buried or sunken treasure located in Western Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7331
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1972
- Author
- Lazeo, Lawrence A
- Publisher
- New Westminster : Western Heritage Supply
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Call Number
- 03.6 L45t Pam
- Author
- Lazeo, Lawrence A
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- New Westminster : Western Heritage Supply
- Published Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 47p. : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Crime
- Gold
- Mining
- Valemount (B.C.)
- Accession Number
- 28500
- Call Number
- 03.6 L45t Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Just about nothing : the hardest part of doing nothing is knowing when to quit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5771
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1977
- Author
- Sheppard, Bert
- Publisher
- Calgary : McAra
- Call Number
- 03.6 Sh4
- Author
- Sheppard, Bert
- Publisher
- Calgary : McAra
- Published Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 202p. : ill., ports., maps, facsim
- Subjects
- Artists
- Crime
- Ethnic groups
- Folklore
- Lost Lemon Mine
- Patterson, Raymond Murray
- Pocaterra, George
- Ranching
- Accession Number
- 19500
- Call Number
- 03.6 Sh4
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Outlaws of Western Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6026
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1977
- Author
- Paterson, T.W. (Thomas W.)
- Publisher
- Langley (B.C.) : Mr. Paperback
- Call Number
- 08.2 P27
- Author
- Paterson, T.W. (Thomas W.)
- Publisher
- Langley (B.C.) : Mr. Paperback
- Published Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 159p. : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Crime
- Kelly, Bulldog
- ISBN
- 0-88983-008-8
- Accession Number
- 23000
- Call Number
- 08.2 P27
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Dead right, dead wrong
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6206
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Parker, Patricia
- Publisher
- Calgary : Benjamin Books
- Call Number
- 08.4 P22d
- Author
- Parker, Patricia
- Publisher
- Calgary : Benjamin Books
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 168p. : ill., ports., maps, facsim
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Crime
- Murders
- Neish, William
- ISBN
- 0-9695618-0-6
- Accession Number
- 5992
- Call Number
- 08.4 P22d
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Policing a pioneer province : the BC Provincial Police 1858-1950
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11476
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Stonier-Newman, Lynne
- Publisher
- Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing
- Call Number
- 08.2 S7p
- Author
- Stonier-Newman, Lynne
- Publisher
- Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 288 p. : ill., ports., maps
- Subjects
- Biography
- Crime
- Search and rescue
- Notes
- Includes bibliographic references and index
- ISBN
- 1-55017-056-2
- Accession Number
- 7342
- Call Number
- 08.2 S7p
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- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1999
- Author
- Laird, Gordon
- Call Number
- 07.2 S7l Pam
- Author
- Laird, Gordon
- Responsibility
- by Gordon Laird; photography by Myron Zabol
- Published Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- p.62-70 : ill
- Subjects
- Crime
- Law enforcement
- Government
- Reilly, John, Judge
- Snow, John, Chief
- Social services
- Stoney Indians
- Notes
- In Saturday Night, June 1999
- Call Number
- 07.2 S7l Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mobsters & rumrunners of Canada : crossing the line
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12622
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2003
- Author
- Steinke, Gord
- Publisher
- [Canada] : Folklore Publishing
- Call Number
- 08.1 St3m
- Author
- Steinke, Gord
- Publisher
- [Canada] : Folklore Publishing
- Published Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 206p
- Series
- Legends series
- ISBN
- 1894864115
- Accession Number
- 37000
- Call Number
- 08.1 St3m
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- Archives Library
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