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Date
1907 – 1920
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
101.02.1005 a,b
Description
2 burnt wood pieces from March 1967 Mount Royal Hotel fire (a) 94.0 x 1.0 x 10.5; (b) 95.0 x 1.0 x 13.0.
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Title
Board Fragment
Date
1907 – 1920
Material
wood
Description
2 burnt wood pieces from March 1967 Mount Royal Hotel fire (a) 94.0 x 1.0 x 10.5; (b) 95.0 x 1.0 x 13.0.
Subject
Mount Royal Hotel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
101.02.1005 a,b
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Safety Matches Matchbook

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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
102.07.1013
Description
A typical fold-over matchbook with safety matches inside. On face "Mount Royal Hotel Banff, Alberta Canada'. On back "Columbia Ice Field Season from June 15th to September 15th Proprietor: Brewster Transport Co. Banff, Alberta"
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Title
Safety Matches Matchbook
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
paper
Description
A typical fold-over matchbook with safety matches inside. On face "Mount Royal Hotel Banff, Alberta Canada'. On back "Columbia Ice Field Season from June 15th to September 15th Proprietor: Brewster Transport Co. Banff, Alberta"
Subject
souvenir
Mount Royal Hotel
Columbia Ice Field
Brewster Transport
Credit
Gift of Lena Goon, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
102.07.1013
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
103.02.1013
Description
A small bar of soap encased in a paper wrapper. The wrapper is dark blue with a picture of Mount Rundle and "Welcome to Banff the Beautiful" on other side is a picture of Cascade Mountain and "Mount Royal Hotel Banff, Alta"
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Title
Bar Soap
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
paper
Description
A small bar of soap encased in a paper wrapper. The wrapper is dark blue with a picture of Mount Rundle and "Welcome to Banff the Beautiful" on other side is a picture of Cascade Mountain and "Mount Royal Hotel Banff, Alta"
Subject
souvenir
Mount Royal Hotel
Mount Rundle
Cascade Mountain
Credit
Gift of Lena Goon, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
103.02.1013
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Date
1900 – 1913
Material
wood; metal;
Catalogue Number
104.19.0305
Description
Metal corkscrew with a key chain-like topper housed in a wood tube inscribed with “Rattray & McDougall, Banff Hotel, Canadian National Park, CANADA” in black.
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Title
Corkscrew
Date
1900 – 1913
Material
wood; metal;
Dimensions
2.5 x 9.0 cm
Description
Metal corkscrew with a key chain-like topper housed in a wood tube inscribed with “Rattray & McDougall, Banff Hotel, Canadian National Park, CANADA” in black.
Subject
corkscrew
key chain
Banff Hotel
Mount Royal Hotel;
Credit
Gift of Rick Green, 2014
Catalogue Number
104.19.0305
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.0024
Description
Green canvas covered clipboard with a soft top flap that folds down to cover the central panel. Stiff side panels also fold in to cover the central panel. The side panels has a canvas loop for a pencil (contains one pencil sharpened both ends) and a long (10.0 cm) spring clip to hold papers (righ…
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Title
Clipboard
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Dimensions
3.5 x 17.0 x 23.3 cm
Description
Green canvas covered clipboard with a soft top flap that folds down to cover the central panel. Stiff side panels also fold in to cover the central panel. The side panels has a canvas loop for a pencil (contains one pencil sharpened both ends) and a long (10.0 cm) spring clip to hold papers (right panel contains sheets of yellow writing paper from Mt. Royal Hotel, Banff with letterhead of ram's head inside circle). There are two military pads with carbon paper for “Messages and signals ‘A’ Form'”, “Army Form C.2121,” on metal hooks in the centre panel covered by a piece of pink felt with rusty pinholes. The right panel, when folded, forms a cover and has a canvas pocket with a snapping flap. There are grey canvas strap buckles attached around the clipboard to secure it. The inside is marked: “P.A. Moore” with an army stamp and “Brigade Major, 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade” plus a list of other brigades.
Subject
military
Philip Moore
correspondence
Mount Royal Hotel
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0024
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Canadian commercial postcards

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rock…
Date Range
[1910-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Postcard
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected materials
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E5 : Postcards
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63
GMD
Published record
Postcard
Responsibility
Most images in file produced by photographer Byron Harmon; some materials produced by photographers George Noble, G. & W. Fear, Rumsey & Co. Ltd, and J.C. Walker
Date Range
[1910-1930]
Physical Description
63 b&w postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies, and also include content from Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
Notes
Date range for materials in file is estimate provided by Processing Archivist
Some items are annotated with information pertaining to images on postcards [names of individuals, locations, etc.]
Name Access
Hunter, Leah Rider
McDougall, David
Subject Access
Activities
Aerial photography
Animals
Businesses
Buildings
Buffalo
Bison
Black Bears
Communities
Community life
Community events
Dogs
Dogsledding
Environment
Hot Springs
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Landscapes
Leisure
Mountains
Mount Royal Hotel
Photography
Postcards
Recreation
Scenery
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Sports and recreation
Sports
Stoney Nakoda
Tourism
Travel
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Banff
Saskatchewan
Loon Lake
British Columbia
Fairmont
Language
English
Conservation
Some items stored in mylar
Category
Commerce and industry
Cultural pluralism
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Postcard scrapbook, early 1900s Canada

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard scrapbook containing 325 postcards. Content pertains to various topics including Canadian landscapes, Indigenous peoples from Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwestern Canada [mostly unidentified] including members of Blackfoot, Squamish, Piegan, Cree, Sarcee and Sto…
Date Range
1903
1904
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 2
GMD
Postcard
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Photographs produced by W.G. Macfarlane, Montreal Litho. Co. Ltd., John Innes, T.N. Hibben & Co., Thompson's Studio, Warwick Bros. & Rutter Ltd., Bailey Bros. Ltd., an J.W. Vought
Date Range
1903
1904
Physical Description
ca. 325 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard scrapbook containing 325 postcards. Content pertains to various topics including Canadian landscapes, Indigenous peoples from Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwestern Canada [mostly unidentified] including members of Blackfoot, Squamish, Piegan, Cree, Sarcee and Stoney communities; horses and ranching scenes in Western Canada; cattle and farming; wildlife; hunting and snowshoeing; and hotels and scenic views within the Bow Valley. Named individuals include Piegan Chief Crow Eagle and Winnipeg Jack [Blackfoot], most individuals not identified.
Material Details
Scrapbook contains unidentified white powdery substance between a few pages near middle of album.
Name Access
Crow Eagle
Chief Buckskin Charlie
Winnipeg Jack
Subject Access
Indigenous Peoples
Communities
Landscapes
Totem pole
Animals
Buffalo
Horses
Wildlife
Sports
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Horse packing
Hunting
Hotels
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Mount Royal Hotel
Chateau Lake Louise
Businesses
Agriculture
Ranching
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Glacier
Banff National Park
Bow Valley
Bow River
Calgary
Lake Minnewanka
Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
Toronto
Hamilton
Niagara Falls
Devil's Canyon
Quebec
Montreal
Access Restrictions
Access restricted - see Material Details
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Store flat and away from other materials due to unknown chemical content of white powder found inside some pages
Category
Cultural pluralism
Sports, recreation and leisure
Environment
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Buildings and businesses, Banff area

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 34 photographs pertaining to businesses and other properties in and around Banff. Photographs depict individuals swimming at the Cave and Basin; a boathouse near the Bow River; several hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Mount Royal Hotel; Fairholme R…
Date Range
1901
[1910-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PA - 1 to 34
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Other material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PA - 1 to 34
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1901
[1910-1950]
Physical Description
34 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 34 photographs pertaining to businesses and other properties in and around Banff. Photographs depict individuals swimming at the Cave and Basin; a boathouse near the Bow River; several hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Mount Royal Hotel; Fairholme Ranch; and other related views.
Notes
Some photographs are annotated
Subject Access
Businesses
Hotels
Animals
Banff National Park
Banff Upper Hot Springs
Bow River Boat House
Boats
Buildings
Cave and Basin
Chateau Lake Louise
Fairholme Ranch
Mount Royal Hotel
Postcards
Ranches
Teahouses
Tourism
Travel
Upper Hot Springs
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Lake Louise
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some items stored in mylar
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [January - July 1939]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are read…
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
2.3 cm of textual records (138 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are reading, day to day life, weather, slide-making, skiing at Norquay, visits from friends and visitors, descriptions of meals, wildlife [often in the yard], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, the Winter Carnival, construction of the Mount Temple Chalet finishing and subsequent trips to Temple to ski, cleaning and household chores, trips to Skoki to ski, painting/sketching, photography, updates on Dave White's health, errand trips to Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], planning a new additon to the back of the house, going to Victoria and back in April-May [they stayed in Lethbridge, Nelson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, and Vancouver before arriving in Victoria by car and then took the train back to Banff from Prince George through Revelstoke and Golden], preparing the house for renovations [includes deep cleaning and having the floors sanded], the King and Queen visiting in late May, the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, Russ' health concerns, short trips around the mountains to paint/sketch [mostly up to Bow Lake/Saskatchewan River Crossing and into Yoho National Park], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, progress on the construction of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake, and preparing for the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 106 - 47 contains details of the 1939 Royal Visit.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
White, Annie
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
White, Peter
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
White, Clifford J., Sr.
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Mackenzie, Kate
Paris, Cyril
Rummel, Elizabeth
Rummel, Lizzie
Feuz, Edward
Mather, Allan
Castle, Donald
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Service, Robert
McGee, Sam
King George VI
Brewster, Jim
Bearspaw, David
Moore, Phil
Moore, Pearl
Rungius, Carl
Vaux, George, X
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Art
Artists
Automobiles
Backcountry skiing
Banff
Banff Indian Days
Banff Winter Carnival
Birds
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Cave and Basin
Children
Community events
Community life
Construction
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Home
Hospital
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Royal Hotel
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Royal tours
Royal Visit
Royalty
Scenery
Skating
Skiing
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Skoki Lodge
Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Swiss Guides
Trains
Transportation
Travel
War
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
World War II
WWII
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Bow Lake
Little Yoho Valley
Yoho National Park
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Kamloops
Nelson
Prince George
Vancouver
Victoria
Revelstoke
Golden
British Columbia
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1939]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and…
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 107
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 107
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 20 x 24.9 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and commissions done both at home and out in the Park], visits from friends and visitors, slide making, photography and cameras [including colour photography], events and people in Concord, minor repairs/projects to the house and property [including installing a new water heater on the second floor], updates on Dave White's health, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], the declaration of war on Germany in early September [as well as details pertaining to local recruitment efforts and general preparations], day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, descriptions of meals, Edith going to the 1939 World's Fair in New York City [September], construction on the new addition to the house throughout October [including a new furnace room, bathroom, and dark room on the ground floor, extending the studio on the second floor, and facing the side of the house in stone], cleaning and household chores, errand trips to Calgary, books Catharine and Edith are reading, a large blizzard at the end of October, birthdays, various holidays [both Canadian and American], attending first aid classes at the school, putting together the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities and parties.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. All typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 107-19 contains a sketch of a mushroom on the back of the first page. 107-36 contains a sketch of the Whyte compound and details of the new extention to Pete and Catharine's house.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
White, Annie
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
White, Clifford J., Sr.
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
Simpson, Margaret
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Rungius, Carl
Noble, George
Pocette, Mark
Bagley, Frederick A.
Watson, Sir Norman
Vaux, Mary
Reid, Charles
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Automobiles
Backcountry skiing
Banff
Banff Springs Hotel
Birds
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Children
Christmas
Cinema
Community events
Community life
Construction
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Home
Hospital
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Royal Hotel
North West Mounted Police
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Scenery
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Tunnel Mountain
War
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
World War II
WWII
World's Fair
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Ptarmigan Valley
Yoho National Park
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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