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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …

Date Range: 1856-1980

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

of textual records a. Peter Whyte – 1927 – 1962 (M36/64-73) b. Robb Family – 1862 – 1962 i. Letters to Edith

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: TBD

Accession Number: 3069 and various

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as the Whyte family fonds

Date Range: 1856-1980

Physical Description: 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)

History / Biographical: Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.; Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.; Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; sous-fonds, series and file description for textual; sub-series and group description for photographs; item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings; reference copies for sound recordings

Creator: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Category: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton family fonds

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…

Date Range: [ca.1860]-1995

Reference Code: LUX

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Print; Cabinet card; Framed print; Negative; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: LUX

Sous-Fonds: LUX

Accession Number: Lux1 - EL estate, 1996; Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000; Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001

Reference Code: LUX

GMD: Photograph; Print; Cabinet card; Framed print; Negative; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Other Title Info: Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives

Date Range: [ca.1860]-1995

Physical Description: ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)

History / Biographical: The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.; Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.; Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.; In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.; The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.; Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.; Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.; Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.

Notes: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:; I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.; II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.; III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Arts; Commerce and industry; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First Nations; Professional and Personal Life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Research

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material; box list for unprocessed material

Creator: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor

Category: Arts; Commerce and industry; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Photograph album

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Part Of: Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds

Scope & Content: Item pertains to an unbound photo album containing 175 photographs, almost all of which have captions. Photographs consist of views of people, places and activities in the Banff and Kananaskis areas of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports …

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1930]

Reference Code: V465 / PD - 1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Album; Photograph

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Part Of: Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V465

Sous-Fonds: V465

Accession Number: 6160, 6180

Reference Code: V465 / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph

Parallel Title: Parallel title is orginal title given

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1930]

Physical Description: 1 album (175 photographs : b&w ; 24.4 x 29.9 cm)

Scope & Content: Item pertains to an unbound photo album containing 175 photographs, almost all of which have captions. Photographs consist of views of people, places and activities in the Banff and Kananaskis areas of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, events, scenic views. Many views include people. List of prints: 1 27000 Banff, Canada. Deer on edge of Banff 2 27001 - Banff, Canada. Lake Minnewanka, Indian Name - "Spirit Water", near Banff. 3 27002 - Banff, Canada. Golf Course. First Hole, Tunnel Mountain. [Banff Springs Golf Course]. 4 27003 - Banff, Canada. Golf Course. First Green, Part of Mt. Rundle, 8600 ft. [Banff Springs Golf Course]. 5 27004 - Banff, Canada. Looking from golf links along Bow River to C.P.R. Hotel and Sulphur Mountain. [Banff Springs Hotel]. 6 27005 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman posing with clubs] 7 27006 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off] 8 27007 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off] 9 27008 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off] 10 27009 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off] 11 27010 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Women teeing off] 12 27011 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Men on fairway, Tunnel Mt. in background] 13 27012 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Men on fairway, Cascade Mt. in background] 14 27013 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Man and woman teeing off] 15 27014 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People golfing, Cascade Mt. in background] 16 27015 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People golfing, Cascade Mt. in background] 17 27016 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People golfing, Tunnel Mt. in background] 18 27017 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman posing with clubs] 19 27018 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman posing with clubs] 20 27019 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People golfing, Cascade Mt. in background] 21 27020 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People on green, Tunnel Mt. in background] 22 27021 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People on green, Tunnel Mt. in background] 23 27022 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off, Rundle Mt. in background] 24 27023 - Banff, Canada. Golf : [Banff Springs Hotel golf course] 25 27024 - Banff, Canada. W. Thomson, Golf Prof. 26 27025 - Banff, Canada. W. Thomson, Golf Prof. 27 27026 - Banff, Canada. Novelists and editors. [In front of the Banff Springs Hotel] 28 27027 - Banff, Canada. Novelists and editors. [In front of the Banff Springs Hotel] 29 27028 - Banff, Canada. Novelists and editors. [In front of the Banff Springs Hotel] 30 27029 - Banff, Canada. Novelists and editors. [In front of the Banff Springs Hotel] 31 27030 - Banff, Canada. Captain "Eddie" Rickenbacker. [View by pool at Banff Springs Hotel with Cascade Mountain in background. Image is reversed] 32 27031 - Banff, Canada. Captain "Eddie" Rickenbacker by pool, Banff Springs Hotel, Cascade Mountain Background. 33 27032 - Banff, Canada. Banff Springs Hotel Pool; Miss Catherine Barber and William Barrett. Aeroplane Dive. 34 27033 - Banff, Canada. Banff Springs Hotel Pool; Miss Catherine Barber of Chicago doing aeroplane dive. Background Cascade Mt. 35 27034 - Banff, Canada. Freshwater pool, Banff Springs Hotel. Miss Catherine Barber, society girl, New York, Chicago, San Francisco. William Barrett, swimming instructor formerly amateur champion of New Zealand. Inventor of the aeroplane dive. 36 27035 - Banff, Canada. Miss Catherine Barber, society girl of Chicago, New York and San Francisco, and her horse, "Peter Pan", leaving Banff Springs Hotel for a ride in the mountains. 37 27036 - Banff, Canada. Captain John Standly and Peter, his black and white collie, on the deck of his boat, "The Daughter of the Peaks." Lake Minnewanka, Indian name, "Spirit Water", near Banff. 38 27037 - Banff, Canada. Lake Minnewanka. 39 27038 - Banff, Canada. Road to Lake Minnewanka, Mt. Girouard. [Sightseers in touring car] 40 27039 - Banff, Canada. Falls and reservoir near Lake Minnewanka. Mt. Girouard, 3785 ft. 41 27040 - Banff, Canada. Miss Barber and "Peter Pan." [Catherine Barber and horse] 42 27041 - Banff, Canada. Miss Barber and "Peter Pan." [Catherine Barber and horse] 43 27042 - Banff, Canada. Miss Barber and "Peter Pan." [Catherine Barber and horse] 44 27043 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle. A morning canter. [Catherine Barber riding "Peter Pan"] 45 27044 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle. A morning ride. [Catherine Barber on "Peter Pan," right] 46 27045 - Banff, Canada. Banff Springs Hotel pool. Hotel in background. Aeroplane dive. [Catherine Barber and William Barrett] 47 27046 - Banff, Canada. Government Swimming Pool at the Sulphur Springs. [Cave & Basin] 48 27047 - Banff, Canada. Sergeant, Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Mt. Rundle. 49 27048 - Banff, Canada. Sergeant, Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Mt. Rundle. 50 27049 - Banff, Canada. Tunnel Mountain, Bow River. [Women on horseback along the shore] 51 27050 - Banff, Canada. View of Bow River Valley from "Hotel Banff Springs." 52 27051 - Banff, Canada. Motor boat on upper Bow River. [View from Bow River] 53 27052 - Banff, Canada. Bus at Banff Springs Hotel, and Mount Rundle. [Horse- drawn vehicle, Tunnel Mountain and Cascade Mountain, not Rundle Mt.] 54 27053 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Bridge and Mt. Rundle. [Man and woman on horseback] 55 27054 - Banff, Canada. Cascade Mt. and bus. [Sightseers in touring car] 56 27055 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle, Spray River. [Catherine Barber on "Peter Pan"] 57 27056 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Bridge and Banff Springs Hotel, Sulphur Mountain. 58 27057 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Valley from Hotel. [View from Banff Springs Hotel] 59 27058 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Falls. Mt. Bourgeau, 9375 ft. [Borgeau not visible] 60 27059 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Falls. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 61 27060 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Falls. 62 27061 - Banff, Canada. Bow Falls. 63 27062 - Banff, Canada. Bow Falls. 64 27063 - Banff, Canada. Bow River and Mt. Rundle. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 65 27064 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle and Bow River. [Catherine Barber on horseback] 66 27065 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle and Bow River. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 67 27066 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle and Bow River. [Catherine Barber on horseback] 68 27067 - Bow River, Mt. Rundle. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 69 27068 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle and Bow River. 70 27069 - Banff, Canada. Bow River, Cascade Mt. [Rider on horseback] 71 27070 - Banff, Canada. Cascade Mountain and Bow River. 72 27071 - Banff, Canada. Bow River. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 73 27072 - Banff, Canada. Bow River : [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 74 27073 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 75 27074 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 76 27075 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 77 27076 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 78 27077 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 79 27078 - Banff, Canada. Group on board deck of boat. 80 27079 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Boy holding rifle outside tent] 81 27080 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Women cooking at a free-standing stove] 82 27082 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Man and boy holding rifles beside tent] 83 27083 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [People sticking heads through tent opening] 84 27081/27084 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Group posed outside tent] 85 27085 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Boy and woman cooking at a free-standing stove] 86 27086 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Group eating beside car] 87 27087 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [People sticking heads through tent opening] 88 27088 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [People cooking at a free-standing stove] 89 27089 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [People cooking at a free-standing stove] 90 27090 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Group eating beside car] 91 27091 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Man and boy collecting pine boughs] 92 27093 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Group eating beside car] 93 27094 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Man building wood stool] 94 27095 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Women cooking at a free-standing stove] 95 27096 - Banff, Canada. Part of cave and basin, Government Pool - near the main pool. 96 27097 - Banff, Canada. Part of cave and basin, Gov't Pool - near the main pool. 97 27098 - Banff, Canada. Part of cave and basin, Gov't Pool - near the main pool. 98 27099 - Banff, Canada. Part of cave and basin, Gov't Pool - near the main pool. 99 27100 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 100 27101 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 101 27102 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 102 27103 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 103 27104 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 104 27105 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, standing near horse. 105 27106 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, standing near horse. 106 27107 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Government Pool, warm sulphur water. 107 27108 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 108 27109 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 109 27110 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 110 27111 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 111 27112 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 112 27113 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 113 27114 - Pack Train crosses a stream. 114 27115 - Pack train arrives at White Man's Pass Camp. 115 27116 - Pack train arrives at White Man's Pass Camp. 116 27117 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. 117 27118 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With Mrs. Wheeler on a shored boat] 118 27119 - [Image missing] Mrs. Grantland Rice. 119 27120 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With horse] 120 27121 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [Posing with pistol] 121 27122 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With Mrs. Wheeler on a raft] 122 27123 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [Posing with pistol] 123 27125 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With horse] 124 27125 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With horse] 125 27126 - Mr. and Mrs. Grantland Rice and horses. [In front of Royal Northwest Mounted Police, No. 2: Kananaskis Lake] 126 27127 - Mr. and Mrs. Rice in Camp at White Man's Pass. 127 27128 - Mr. and Mrs. Rice in Camp at White Man's Pass. 128 27129 - Bill cleans up the party at Black Jack, White Man's Pass cabin. 129 27130 - Bill cleans up the party at Black Jack, White Man's Pass cabin. 130 27131 - In Camp at White Man's Pass. 131 27133 - In camp at white manspass. [Royal Northwest Mounted Police No. 11, White Man's Lodge] 132 27134 - In Camp at White Man's Pass. 133 27135 - In Camp at White Man's Pass. [Mrs. Wheeler on horse outside Royal Mounted Police No. 11 cabin] 134 27136 - In Camp at White Man's Pass. 135 27138 - In the canyon, White Man's Pass - Mr. J.M. Gibbon. 136 27139 - White Man's Pass, where we camped. 137 27140 - At White Man's Pass. [Royal Northwest Mounted Police No. 11, White Man's Lodge] 138 [Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler at White Man's Pass] 139 27144 - Mrs. John Wheeler & Horse. 140 27145 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. 141 27142 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler & Horse. 142 27143 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. [At a picnic] 143 27147 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. 144 27146 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. [In front of tent] 145 27149 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler and their ponies. [Royal Northwest Mounted Police No. 2, Kananaskis Lake] 146 27148 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler & horse. 147 27150 - Mr. & Mrs. Wheeler at White Man's Pass. [Outside tent] 148 27151 - Mr. & Mrs. Wheeler at White Man's Pass. [Outside tent] 149 27152 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. [Royal Northwest Mounted Police No. 2, Kananaskis Lake] 150 27153 - Our colt and his friends - Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Wheeler. 151 27154 - Our colt and his friends - Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Wheeler. 152 27155 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler, as cook, cooking beans and baking Bannock (bread). 153 27157 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler, as cook, cooking beans and baking Bannock (bread). 154 27156 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler, as cook, cooking beans and baking Bannock (bread). 155 27158 - Porter Browne and his Indian Shirt. 156 27159 - Porter Browne and his Indian Shirt. 157 27160 - Porter Emerson Browne, as bad man of the Kananaskis. 158 27162 - Porter Emerson Browne, as bad man of the Kananaskis. 159 The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 160 27164 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath 161 27162 - Porter Emerson Browne, as bad man of the Kananaskis 162 27163 - The Cave and Basin, Government Springs Bath, Banff. 163 27166 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 164 27167 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 165 27168 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 166 27169 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 167 27170 - The Cave and Basin - Government Hot Baths - A Maid of Canada 168 27171 - The Cave and Basin - Government Hot Baths - A Maid of Canada 169 27173 - Bill, the guide. 170 27172 - Bill the guide takes a nap. 171 27174 - Bill, the guide. 172 27175 - Bill, the guide. 173 27177 - Bill, the guide. 174 27176 - [Photograph missing] Bill, the guide. 175 27178 - Bill, the guide. 176 27179 - [Photograph missing] Bill, the guide. 177 27180 - Bill, the guide at White Man's Pass. 178 27181 - Bill, the guide at White Man's Pass.

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Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Automobiles; Banff Springs Hotel; Bow Falls; Bow River; Bridges; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Cascade Mountain; Cave and Basin; Children; Cowboys; Dogs; Environment; Environment and Nature; Family; Family and personal life; Golf; Golf Course; Golfing; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Horses; Hotels; Hot Springs; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountains; North West Mounted Police; Pack trains; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Picnics and picnicking; Portrait; Scenery; Shooting; Swimming; Tourism; Travel; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Kananaskis; Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: Each page mounted individually in mylar sleeves.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Newspaper clippings

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Part Of: Olson family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to newspaper clippings, William (Bill) Olson's WWI and WWII Registration cards, a hand-written list of select Banff locals, and Shaw family details.

Date Range: 1914-1965

Reference Code: M97 / 1 - 01 to 06

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Textual record

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Part Of: Olson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M97 / V475

Sous-Fonds: M97

Accession Number: 1107

Reference Code: M97 / 1 - 01 to 06

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Textual record

Date Range: 1914-1965

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records (5 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File pertains to newspaper clippings, William (Bill) Olson's WWI and WWII Registration cards, a hand-written list of select Banff locals, and Shaw family details.

Name Access: Olson, Bill

Subject Access: Activities; Biographical; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Family; Family and personal life; Newspaper; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; War; World War I; World War II; WWI; WWII

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July 1930 - October 1930]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters and postcards written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1930 to October 1930. Topics include the trip back to Banff after marriage, day to day life, meeting and visiting Pete's friends, the Banff community and artists [including Bill Brews…

Date Range: 1930

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 84

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GMD: Private record

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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 / 84

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1930

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records (82 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 47 letters and postcards written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1930 to October 1930. Topics include the trip back to Banff after marriage, day to day life, meeting and visiting Pete's friends, the Banff community and artists [including Bill Brewster, Jim Brewster, Guy Davenport, Sid Graves, Sid Brewster, Mary Vaux Walcott, Jimmy Simpson, Byron Harmon, Fern Brewster, Wayne Palmer, Fred McCauley, Mrs. Brett, Julia Raymond, Pearl Moore, Edmee Moore, Philip Moore, J.E.H. MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Link, Mr. and Mrs. Painter, George Brewster, Jessie McLean, Buddy van Dyke, Dorothy Whyte, John Murray Gibbon, Carl Rungius, Fred Arbrister, Neil Begg, Rudolph Aemner,] painting outdoors, people in Concord, meeting Noel Odell of the 1924 Everest Expedition, a fire at a tea house in town, plans for building their home [including a sketch of the lots along Bow River], visiting Castle Mountain Camp and Kicking Horse Tea House, description of Skoki Lodge building plans [with Cliff White, Cyril Paris, and Ike Mills], and builders Earl Spencer and Spud White, and painting in Morley [Mrs. Twoyoungmen, John Simian or Black Buffalo, Jonas Richson [?], Dan Wildman and other illegible names], the climb to Abbot Pass, Lake Oesa, and Lake O'Hara Camp.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.

Name Access: Brewster, Bill; Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Brewster, George; Davenport, Guy; Gibbon, John Murray; Harmon, Byron; Graves, Syd Brewster; Paris, Cyril; Mills, Ike; Rungius, Carl; Spencer, Earl; Link, Adeline; Link, George K.K.; MacDonald, J. E. H.; Browne, Belmore; Mather, Allan; Wildman, Dan, Sr.; Curren, John Donaldson; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; White, Clifford; Aemmer, Rudolf; Alpine Club of Canada; Armbrister, Fred

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Bow River; Camps; Castle Mountain; Climbing; Community events; Community life; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Hiking; Home; Indigenous Peoples; Japanese; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp; Lake O'Hara region; Log structures; Moore House; Mountains; Pack trips; Painting; Paris Tea Room; Personal and Family Life; Property; Skoki Lodge; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda; Summit; Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp

Geographic Access: Abbot Pass; Alberta; Banff; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Concord; Lake Louise; Yoho National Park; Field; Lake O'Hara; Skoki; Morley

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Letters to Mother [February - May 1932]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 27 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1932 to May 1932. Topics include Catharine's travel back to Banff [from Concord?], Peter and Catharine going into the ski business with Skoki, setting up Skoki lodge for business [with a detail…

Date Range: 1932

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 87

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GMD: Private record

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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 / 87

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1932

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records (151 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 27 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1932 to May 1932. Topics include Catharine's travel back to Banff [from Concord?], Peter and Catharine going into the ski business with Skoki, setting up Skoki lodge for business [with a detailed description of interior], the first ski party, the ski visit of Russel Robb Jr. and group, the death of Edwin Noble, daily life in Banff, people in Concord, and meeting and working with various locals and Skoki guests [including Tex Woods and his daughter Ruth Woods, Vic Kutschera, Norman Knight, Cyril Paris, Ike Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Rankin, Rupe Edwards, Bill Niche, Waddy [Wattie?] Potts, Kingman ski party, Ulysses LaCasse, Bill Oliver, Russel Robb Jr., Charlie Pierson, and Faith Donaldson] and going to see Noel Odell speak about Everest.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. It appears that one letter is unfinished or has missing pages. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; White, Clifford; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); Robb, Russell, Jr.; "Tex" Vernon Wood; Spencer, Earl; Kutschera, Vic; Knight, Norman; Mills, Ike; Paris, Cyril; Edwards, Rupe; LaCasse, Ulysses; Strom, Erling

Subject Access: Winter; Winter sports; Cave and Basin; Norquay Ski Hill; Activities; Backcountry skiing; Banff Jasper Highway; Buildings; Community life; Cross-country skiing; Family; Family and personal life; Mount Assiniboine Lodge; Personal and Family Life; Roads; Sports and leisure; Skiing - History; Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies; Skoki Lodge; Banff Winter Carnival

Geographic Access: Banff; Alberta; Concord; Skoki; Deception Pass; Assiniboine

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [March - July 1938]

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Part Of: 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 March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with frie…

Date Range: 1938

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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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 / 104

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1938

Physical Description: 1.8 cm of textual records (81 pages ; 22.4 x 29.2 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 March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with friends, news pertaining to Hitler's movements in Europe, weather, people and events in Concord, photography, leaving Switzerland in April in order to drive to Norway for the summer [includes driving through Germany, Denmark, and Sweden], descriptions of European roads [particularly the Autobahn] and various road-side amenities, visiting art galleries and museums, going to the movies, various holidays [mostly American], descriptions of ski hills and conditions in Norway, sightseeing, painting/sketching, architecture and buildings, exploring the islands off of Norway's northern coast [mostly by the ferry "Princess Ragnhild"] for a few weeks in late May to early June, camping, leaving Norway for Scotland in late June, and heading for Concord in early July. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most 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. 104 - 08 contains a list of distances and geographic features between various towns and cities in Germany and Switzerland on the last two pages.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; Johnsen, Hanne; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Architecture; Art; Art galleries; Artists; Automobiles; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Birds; Birthday; Boats; Businesses; Camping; Carnival; Children; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Gallery; Home; Hospital; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Mountain; Movies; Museums; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Swiss Guides; Theatre; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Vikings; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Engelberg; Wengen; Wengernalp; Grindelwald; Switzerland; Cologne; Hamburg; Germany; Copenhagen; Denmark; Finse; Oslo; Trondhjem; Andalsnes; Norway; Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom; Great Britain; Europe; Concord; Massachusetts; 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 - October 1934]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptio…

Date Range: 1934

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 96

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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 / 96

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1934

Physical Description: 1.8 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 21 x 29.7 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 23 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to October 8, 1934. Topics include travelling from Bali to Djokja [the Dutch name for present-day Yogyakarta] in Indonesia, travelling by car [via ferries] and by train, descriptions of the countrysides they travelled through and of local towns and villages, language barriers, descriptions of meals and various types of local dishes, travelling through the island of Java on the way to Sumatra, comments on and descriptions of other people encountered while travelling, weather, photography, developing films [photographs], people and events in Concord, travelling across Sumatra by car, volcanoes, local wildlife [mostly birds and monkeys], observations on local farms and farming techniques/products, books and magazines Pete and Catharine are reading, leaving Sumatra for France on the M.S. Sibajak in early September via the Suez Canal, descriptions of their cabin and the ship itself, life and activities aboard ship, comments and observations about other passengers, day trips on land along the way, going through the Canal, arriving in Marseille France and setting out for Swizerland by train in mid-September, travelling around Switzerland by train, meeting up with Edward Feuz while visiting Interlaken, exploring the local towns, architecture, skiing, exploring different ski areas and watching various races and events as they find them [also includes comparisons of slopes and snow conditions between the Alps and the Rockies], meeting other skiers, various dealings with banks, travelling through Austia to Munich Germany in late September-early October, visiting an area in Austria where the Olympics will be held in 1936, visiting museums and war memorials [WWI], attending Oktoberfest in Munich, travelling to Paris via Nuremburg and Cologne by train in early October, exploring Paris and visiting various city landmarks and churches [this was Pete's first trip to Paris], going to the movies, going to London and then Edinburgh with Jean Caird before sailing back to North America from London in mid-October.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous peoples of Indonesia used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/lodge 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. Some letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the first page for an unknown project. 96 - 01 appears to be missing the last page[s]. 96 - 06 page 11 contains a sketch of the layout of the hotel they stayed in. 96 - 18 appears to be missing the last page[s].

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Caird, Jean; Feuz, Edward

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Architecture; Art; Art galleries; Artists; Automobiles; Birds; Birthday; Boats; Businesses; Children; Churches; Correspondence; Family; Family and personal life; Festivals; Farming; Food; Gallery; Home; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Leisure; Memorial; Mountain; Movies; Museums; Oktoberfest; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Scenery; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Swiss Alps; Swiss Guides; Theatre; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Bali; Java; Sumatra; Indonesia; Suez Canal; Egypt; Marseille; Paris; France; Interlaken; Arosa; Zurich; Switzerland; St. Anton am Arlberg; Austria; Munich; Wetzlar; Germany; London; England; Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom; Concord; Massachusetts; United States of America

Language: English; German

Conservation: Locate missing page[s] of letters 96 - 01 and 18.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [January - March 1934]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to March 13, 1934. Topics include New Yea's Eve celebrations, going to the movies, spending time on the beach, painting/sketching [including experimenting with watercolour paints …

Date Range: 1934

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 93

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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 / 93

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1934

Physical Description: 1.2 cm of textual records (88 pages ; 17 x 26.2 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to March 13, 1934. Topics include New Yea's Eve celebrations, going to the movies, spending time on the beach, painting/sketching [including experimenting with watercolour paints and different kinds of paper], people and events in Concord and in Banff, descriptions of Honolulu and the local people [including dress, food, and boats], weather, watching US Navy ships and planes come in and out of Pearl Harbor, listening to the radio [mostly news and operas], sketching people on the beach, the other guests at their hotel, going out for meals, celebrating Pete's birthday, descriptions of meals, planning their trip to Japan, painting portraits of locals, making canvases and easels, developing films [photographs], the Moores and the Rungiuses arriving in early February, shopping, watching various military Reviews and parades [usually as part of ceremonies for visiting dignitaries], descriptions of various ships in port, flowers and trees, birds, showing some of their work at the Art Academy at the invitation of the Honolulu Art Association in early March, going to cocktail parties and dances with the Moores and Rungiuses, booking their passage to Japan with Canadian Pacific, and leaving Hawaii in mid-March.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Few letters written on hotel/ship letterhead. Some letters contain small sketches of hotel/motel layouts, road layouts, and room/ship cabin details. Most letters are numbered in red pencil crayon in the upper margin of the first page as part of 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. 93 - 05 page 5 contains a sketch of the Moana Hotel's placement and general laylout in relation to the beach.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Robb, Kitty; Whyte, Barbara; Caird, Jean; Davenport, Guy; Moore, Phil; Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Rungius, Carl; Rungius, Louise

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Beach; Birds; Boats; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific Steam Line; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Cruise ships; Family; Family and personal life; Flowers; Garden; Holidays; Leisure; Military; Mountains; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Roads; Scenery; Trains; Travel; Winter; Weather

Geographic Access: Honolulu; Pearl Harbor; Hawaii; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

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Letters to Mother [February - May 1934]

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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; Private record

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Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

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

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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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