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- Jimmy Simpson family fonds 6
- Leonard Leacock fonds 6
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 5
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds 4
- Bert Riggall fonds 3
- Charles Reid fonds 3
Radke Outfitting and Horseback Adventures Ltd online publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54838
- Scope & Content
- File consists of printed materials retrieved from online resources pertaining to Canadian Rockies excursion companies Radke Outfitting and Horseback Adventures Ltd. Includes schedules, itineraries, price lists and booking information.
- Date Range
- 2006
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / III / 26
- Date Range
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of printed materials retrieved from online resources pertaining to Canadian Rockies excursion companies Radke Outfitting and Horseback Adventures Ltd. Includes schedules, itineraries, price lists and booking information.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Animals
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Businesses
- Travel
- Tourism
- Recreation
- Sports
- Skiing
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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West central Alberta interpretive signs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55892
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of records pertaining to a work project completed by Ben Gadd on behalf of the Alberta Environment Regional Support Branch, Central Alberta. File includes final text drafts of five interpretive signs written by Ben describing regions in west central Alberta, as well as suggested image…
- Date Range
- 2003
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 11
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Interpretive text produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of records pertaining to a work project completed by Ben Gadd on behalf of the Alberta Environment Regional Support Branch, Central Alberta. File includes final text drafts of five interpretive signs written by Ben describing regions in west central Alberta, as well as suggested images to use for the signs; and faxed payment summaries and proof of payment which were sent to Ben.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Mezerecky, Ken
- Subject Access
- Research
- Natural history
- Geology
- Tourism
- Hiking
- Caves
- Exploration
- Wildlife
- Recreation
- Pack trips
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Athabasca
- Cadomin
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Corresponding photographs in V810 / III / D
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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July 1995 [Palliser Pass trail ride]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57504
- Part Of
- Bruce Hatfield fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negative photographs depicting scenes from a 1995 trail ride with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Palliser Pass.
- Date Range
- 1995
- Reference Code
- V819 / NA - 1 to 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruce Hatfield fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M597
- V819
- Sous-Fonds
- V819
- Accession Number
- 2023.29
- Reference Code
- V819 / NA - 1 to 14
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Produced by Bruce Hatfield
- Date Range
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 14 col. neg. film strips (49 images) : 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negative photographs depicting scenes from a 1995 trail ride with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Palliser Pass.
- Name Access
- Hatfield, Bruce
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Camping
- Environment
- Exploration
- Flowers
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscape
- Leisure
- Organizations
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Pack trips
- Pack trains
- Recreation
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Palliser Pass
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document activities like visiting Garibaldi Provincial Park and include images of the lake and Rainbow Lodge. Other images include the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and includes ind…
- Date Range
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 298 to 333
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / I / B / 1 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 298 to 333
- Date Range
- 1975
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 35 prints; col.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document activities like visiting Garibaldi Provincial Park and include images of the lake and Rainbow Lodge. Other images include the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and includes individuals like Paul Newman, Kevin MacArthur, Will Sampson, Joel Grey, and Frank Kaquitts.
- Subject Access
- Horseback riding
- Rodeo
- Historic reenactment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pony Club Rally
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57626
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a multi-day horse race/competition. Footage includes contestants participating in various races, including a cross-country one, jumping contests, parades, and an award ceremony The original label on the case reads "Title Pony Club Rally, Camer…
- Date Range
- 1963
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 46
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 46
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 220'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a multi-day horse race/competition. Footage includes contestants participating in various races, including a cross-country one, jumping contests, parades, and an award ceremony The original label on the case reads "Title Pony Club Rally, Camera B. Engler NFB, Date 1963, Footage 220ft Time: 5 min."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Competition
- Horse racing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Race
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Horseback Outing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57615
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a group of people going on a horseback backcountry camping trip in Waterton National Park. Footage incudes shots of getting the horses and pack mules ready, the riders on a trail that leads to a lake, people fishing and swimming at the lake, r…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 35
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 35
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 200'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a group of people going on a horseback backcountry camping trip in Waterton National Park. Footage incudes shots of getting the horses and pack mules ready, the riders on a trail that leads to a lake, people fishing and swimming at the lake, riding to a meadow, and setting up camp. The original label on the case reads "Title Horseback Outing, Location Waterton AB, outfitter Simpson's, Camera B. Engler, Date July 29 - 1960, Footage 200 ft, Time 5 1/2 minutes."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Camping
- Camps
- Children
- Deer
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Mountains
- Scenery
- scenic
- Swimming
- Geographic Access
- Waterton
- Waterton National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pack Horse in the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56920
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one collection of ten caricature-style cartoons titled "Pack Horse in the Rockies". Cartoons were created by artist Stewart Cameron of Calgary in 1955. Collection includes one information page about Cameron.
- Date Range
- 1955
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545
- V635
- Series
- M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 2022.22
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 24
- GMD
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one collection of ten caricature-style cartoons titled "Pack Horse in the Rockies". Cartoons were created by artist Stewart Cameron of Calgary in 1955. Collection includes one information page about Cameron.
- Notes
- Cartoon collection belonged to Marshall or Jane Diverty
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Art
- Artist
- Pack trips
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Horse packing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Avenue - looking north
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52451
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff Avenue looking north towards Cascade Mountain - people on horseback, parked cars, and businesses visible along the street
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 32
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 32
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff Avenue looking north towards Cascade Mountain - people on horseback, parked cars, and businesses visible along the street
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Businesses
- Burns Block
- Cascade Mountain
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Mountains
- White Block
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Trail Ride of 1939
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54698
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 33 colour photograph transparencies (lantern slides). File documents the official trail ride of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, which Jean Hembroff MacDonald participated in. File pertains to the Ptarmigan Valley Camp, with landscape scenery and photographs of the…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V797 / II / PS - 28 to 60
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Transparency
- Photograph
- Lantern slide
33 images
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Series
- V797 / II : Lantern Slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V797
- Accession Number
- 2019.111
- Reference Code
- V797 / II / PS - 28 to 60
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs : col. slides
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 33 colour photograph transparencies (lantern slides). File documents the official trail ride of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, which Jean Hembroff MacDonald participated in. File pertains to the Ptarmigan Valley Camp, with landscape scenery and photographs of the hikers (singing, eating, etc). Places that are documented in this file are the Redoubt Lake trail, Hidden Lake, Ptarmigan Lake, Boulder Pass, and Skoki. Notable people include Jean Hembroff MacDonald, her husband, Jack MacDonald, and sister-in-law, Anna Cran; Dan McCowan; James M. Wardle; George Fisher; Norman Sanson; Betsy Struthers; and Emmeline Savatard and John Wheeler (A.O. Wheeler's wife and grandson).
- Notes
- Each slide is labelled.
- Jean wrote an article about her experience [see related material], and used this experience for future lectures
- Slides were stored with a note stating: "Slides taken by the C.P.R. of Trail Ride, 1936-1937."
- Name Access
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Wardle, James M.
- McCowan, Dan
- Sanson, Norman
- MacDonald, Jack
- Cran, Anna
- Savatard, Emmeline
- Struthers, Betsy
- Fisher, George
- Wheeler, John Oliver
- Subject Access
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trails
- Trail guides
- Tourism
- Travel
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Lake Louise
- Skoki
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M573 / I / 18
- The Sky Line Trail, Vol. 6, No. 24 (October 1939)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [June - October 1937]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7449
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 45 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 11 to October 3, 1937. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, world news [often pertaining to politics and the British Royal family], maintenance and upkeep …
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 102
- 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 / 102
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (108 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 45 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 11 to October 3, 1937. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, world news [often pertaining to politics and the British Royal family], maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], cleaning and household chores, weather, gifting a stove to the Simpsons for use at Bow Lake [currently a camp], events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake], making frames and prepping canvas for painting, books Catharine and Edit are reading, dinner parties, rearranging the kitchen [including getting a new refrigerator and a new table with two bench seats], trips to Bow Lake to paint throughout the summer, hiking, wildlife [often in the yard], updates on the new trail being built from Moraine Lake to Taylor Lake, Banff Indian Days, photography and cameras, print-making, descriptions of meals, the birth of Russ and Kitty's first son in July [Russle Jr. aka Rusty], the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip in early August [Pete' s last year as President], trips to Lake O'Hara and Assiniboine to paint and hike throughout August and September [the trip to and from Assiniboine was carried out on horseback], painting/sketching, activities and people at various camps, descriptions of the weather and conditions riding in and out of Assiniboine, developing and colouring photographs, working on a portrait of Mark Poucette, and news of Margaret and Mary Simpson going to Boston to skate.
- 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. 102 - 07 contains a sketch of the main floor of the Whyte home illustrating the placement of the new dining table.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
- Caird, Jean
- Owen, Mildred
- 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)
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Margaret
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Shepler, Dwight
- Ward, Sam
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Brewster, Pat
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Strom, Erling
- Feuz, Edward
- Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
- Poucette, Mark
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bears
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Camps
- Camping
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Guides
- Guiding
- Home
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Swiss Guides
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Assiniboine
- 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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