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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]
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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 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
- GMD
- Private record
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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 / 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
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [September - December 1959]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7491
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the m…
- Date Range
- 1959
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 145
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / 145
- Date Range
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the musical My Fair Lady at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary (Sept. 21), driving out to the Panther Valley with Warden Peter Tasker (Oct. 16), Carl Rungius' death (October), a trip to Concord in early November [just Catharine], construction on the back of the house, a second trip to Concord for Christmas and New Years followed immediately by a two-month trip to the West Indies [Catharine and Peter]. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes two postcards making up one letter.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Kaquitts, George
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Castella, Verne
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- Greenham, Margaret
- Feuz, Walter
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vallance, Doris
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Harmon, Don
- Moore, Pearl
- Kerr, Jasper
- Tasker, Peter
- Rungius, Carl
- Ward, Sam
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Grayson, L. Stuart
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Glenbow Foundation
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Oldtimers
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Travel
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Yoho 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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Photo and Feature Stories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54623
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller) and 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller). Records include newspaper clippings, typed articles, research, correspondence, and photograph prints. File pertains to Dorothy's freelance research, notes, original writing, and pub…
- Date Range
- 1933-1978
- 1933-1934
- 1942
- 1953-1954
- 1960-1963
- 1965
- 1969
- 1970
- 1977-1978
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 8-18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Published record
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 8-18
- Date Range
- 1933-1978
- 1933-1934
- 1942
- 1953-1954
- 1960-1963
- 1965
- 1969
- 1970
- 1977-1978
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller); 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller) and 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller). Records include newspaper clippings, typed articles, research, correspondence, and photograph prints. File pertains to Dorothy's freelance research, notes, original writing, and published articles from The Albertan and The Calgary Herald primarily in the 1960s, and short stories for Reader's Digest in 1933-1934. File documents various people, places, and events significant to Banff, including: the old days, Banff Indian Days, Mountain School, Banff Centre, Banff namesake in Scotland, the teahouses at Lake Louise, hot springs, Indigenous regalia and ceremonies, local guides, and Silver City. File also includes personal notes/stories and correspondence between Dorothy and her parents, and several articles from the Banff Crag and Canyon. Notable people include Cliff and Beverly White, Walking Buffalo (Tatanga Mani, George McLean), George Paris, Margaret Greenham, Ike Mills, and Nora Drummond-Davies.
- Notes
- Correspondence between Dorothy and Mrs. Margaret Greenham, dated April 4, 1942.
- Correspondence between Dorothy and C.R. Walrod from the museum in Kelowna, dated November 4, 1953.
- Correspondence between Dorothy and her parents, dated March 9, 1961.
- M521 / I / A / 10 : title on folder changed to [Indigenous]. Original title was "Indian Story Material."
- M521 / I / A / 10 : photographs of Frank Kaquitts were originally filed in this folder (see: V75).
- M521 / I / A / 16 : title on folder changed to [Indigenous Ceremonial Regalia]. Original title was "Indian Ceremonial Costume."
- Most of the newspaper clippings are glued on a piece of paper like an unbound scrapbook.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Greenham, Margaret
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Subject Access
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Boats
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Oldtimers
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Guides
- Homestead Hotel
- Hotel
- Mountain School
- Art
- Artist
- Animals
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bears
- Calgary Herald
- Community life
- Community events
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club
- Mountain guides
- Newspaper
- Research
- Stoney Nakoda
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Banff Centre
- Geographic Access
- Castle Mountain
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Scotland
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Lake Louise
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many of the newspaper clippings and other textual records were taped or glued together, and some of the photograph prints are damaged by ink. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Acid-free archival paper was sporadically used to protect prints.
- Should consider digitizing before further degradation.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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