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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55645
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.
- Date Range
- 1928-1939
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
18 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 968
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09
- Date Range
- 1928-1939
- Physical Description
- 9 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Biographical
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mountain School
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- School
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Donations C & P's
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7914
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Receipts and letters of acknowledgement of donations.
- Date Range
- 1932-1955
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 3 / a / i / 680
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.3. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 3 / a / i / 680
- Date Range
- 1932-1955
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Receipts and letters of acknowledgement of donations.
- Subject Access
- Greenham, Margaret
- Mountain School
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Greenham : [letters]. -- 1940-1950
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7599
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Margaret Greenham operated the Mountain School in Banff. Includes letters from English evacuee children staying at the Mountain School during World War II.
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 302
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- 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
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 302
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Margaret Greenham
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Margaret Greenham operated the Mountain School in Banff. Includes letters from English evacuee children staying at the Mountain School during World War II.
- Subject Access
- Greenham, Margaret
- Mountain School
- World War II, 1939-1945
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Kay Powell miscellaneous textual materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54565
- Part Of
- Kay Powell fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of seven miscellaneous textual materials. Content pertains to ephemera from Kay Powell's time at the Mountain School from 1942 to 1944 including a ticket to the Mountain School's performance of "Cinderella at Home", "Pandora's Box", and "Royal Pilgrimage" on June 26th, 1943; a signed …
- Date Range
- [1942-1944]
- Reference Code
- M199 / I / 1 to 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Kay Powell fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M199 / V158
- Series
- M199 / I : Miscellaneous textual materials
- Sous-Fonds
- M199
- Accession Number
- 7940
- Reference Code
- M199 / I / 1 to 5
- Date Range
- [1942-1944]
- Physical Description
- 01 cm of textual records (7 pages ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of seven miscellaneous textual materials. Content pertains to ephemera from Kay Powell's time at the Mountain School from 1942 to 1944 including a ticket to the Mountain School's performance of "Cinderella at Home", "Pandora's Box", and "Royal Pilgrimage" on June 26th, 1943; a signed card with title "Going Away?" with dog and suitcase on front; letterhead and envelope from Sunshine Lodge; letterhead and envelope from Kananaskis Ranch with drawings by Charlie Beil; newsclipping with article circled entitled "Mountain school pupils enjoy week end at Sunshine" with mentions of Miss Margaret Viney, Kathleen Burt-Smith, Roesmary Jukes, Constance Cunningham, Virginia Bloedel, Rachel Frier, Sheila McGiverin, Phyllis Wolfe, Stephanie Schieffler, Barbara Goddard, Diane Elworthy, Jacqueline Patmore, Sheana Grant, Isobel Angus, Angela Owen.
- Name Access
- Powell, Kay
- Subject Access
- Education
- Schools
- Mountain School
- World War II
- Skiing
- Sunshine Ski Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Yes
- Creator
- Powell, Kay
- Title Source
- Title based on provenance of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Kay Powell photograph album
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- Part Of
- Kay Powell fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album comprising 43 photographs. Contents pertains to Kay Powell's attendance at the Mountain School from 1942 to 1944 including steam locomotive at the Banff Train Station; "Gateway" main house; Sunshine Lodge; skiing at Sunshine in 1942; teachers and students posi…
- Date Range
- [1942-1944]
- Reference Code
- V158 / I / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kay Powell fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M199 / V158
- Series
- V158 / I : Photograph Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V158
- Accession Number
- 7940
- Reference Code
- V158 / I / PD - 1
- Date Range
- [1942-1944]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (43 photographs : b&w ; 31.5 x 23.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album comprising 43 photographs. Contents pertains to Kay Powell's attendance at the Mountain School from 1942 to 1944 including steam locomotive at the Banff Train Station; "Gateway" main house; Sunshine Lodge; skiing at Sunshine in 1942; teachers and students posing for photographs ; photographs of Banff Avenue; pack horses and pack trips at Kananaskis Ranch including photographs of camp; photographs of exterior and interior of Mountain School building; skiing at Mount Norquay; skating at the Banff Skating Club; hikes up Sulphur Mountain and Mount Rundle; students in costume performing a play; Cave and Basin pool. Some photographs include photocopies of photographs with students name annotated by Kay Powell. Album also includes textual records of valedictory poem and lyrics to a school song "Forty Years On" on Havergal College letterhead.
- Name Access
- Powell, Kay
- Greenham, Henry
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Education
- Buildings and facilities
- Schools
- Mountain School
- World War II
- Skiing
- Kananaskis Ranch
- Sunshine Ski Lodge
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Kananaskis
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Yes
- Creator
- Powell, Kay
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Kay Powell photograph prints
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- Part Of
- Kay Powell fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 photographs. Contents pertains to teachers at the Mountain School between 1942 and 1944 when Kay Powell attended, including Sheila Dunn (Mrs. Chard - Victoria), Violet Currie with write up by Kay Powell pertaining to Sheila Dunn (Chard), Violet Currie (Humphrey), Miss Viney (Stra…
- Date Range
- [1942-1944]
- Reference Code
- V158 / II / PA - 1 to PA - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kay Powell fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M199 / V158
- Series
- V158 / II : Photograph Prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V158
- Accession Number
- 7940
- Reference Code
- V158 / II / PA - 1 to PA - 4
- Date Range
- [1942-1944]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 01 cm of textual records (5 pages ; 42.5 x 28 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 photographs. Contents pertains to teachers at the Mountain School between 1942 and 1944 when Kay Powell attended, including Sheila Dunn (Mrs. Chard - Victoria), Violet Currie with write up by Kay Powell pertaining to Sheila Dunn (Chard), Violet Currie (Humphrey), Miss Viney (Strange), Miss Turner and Miss Banter with clipping pertaining to Violet Ellen Currie Humphrey and New Zealand WWII veteran stationed in Banff Gordon Bell with copy of photograph of Miss Currie from V158/I/PD-1 ; photograph of Kathleen Burt-Smith (Kay Powell) in her school uniform; and four children on a sled identified on a photocopy of the photograph and annotated by Kay Powell as Kay Burt-Smith (Powell), Rosemary Jukes (Woodward), Elspeth Ker (Helmcken), and unknown - possibly Angela Owen; photocopy of photograph of students, teachers, Greenham's,and dog Gillie in front of Mountain School with tissue overlay with students names annotated.
- Name Access
- Powell, Kay
- Subject Access
- Education
- Schools
- Mountain School
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Yes
- Creator
- Powell, Kay
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [April 1933 - September 1933]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7440
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cab…
- Date Range
- 1933
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 91
- 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 / 91
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (173 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cabinets and cupboards to the Whyte Home, Catharine practicing typewriting and the beginning of some typewritten letters to her mother, the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, moving a cabin on the property for their Stoney friends to stay in while they paint portraits, selling two sketches, various baking recipes from Edith, Peter painting Mark Poucette, a visit from children from the Mountain School, Peter and Catharine visiting the west coast [via Bonners Ferry and Spokane] and seeing Fern Brewster in Vancouver, writing Mrs. Paley, attending the Calgary Stampede, painting J.D. Curren, painting David Bearspaw, hiking at Lake O'Hara with Skyline Trail Hikers [with participant names], a visit with Mary Vaux in Banff, a Pacific Relations Conference at the Banff Springs Hotel and cleaning the house expecting visits from participants, Catharine discussing Adolf Hitler with a Swiss man visiting the house, a boat trip with the White Family and Allen Mather to Lake Minnewanka, meeting Mr. Anasaki from the Conference [an old friend of Edward Morse] and looking at Catharine's Japanese collection with Mr. Miyoaka and Mr. Takaki, Peter taking photographs at the Indigenous Camp during Banff Indian Days, Peter receiving a beaded coat from Mrs. Jonie, buying some items from the Indigenous Camp that belonged to Old Hector [Crawler?], Jackie heading east to meet Barbara before the birth of their child, and Peter and Catharine heading east via the United States to attend the World Fair and visit Edith Morse Robb and then family in Gorham, Maine.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Letters are all handwritten and typewritten and include some hotel, business 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, Annie
- White, Clifford
- White, Mildred
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Stockand, Cameron
- Ward, Sam
- Boyce, Jim
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Mills, Ike
- Poucette, Mark
- Paris, Cyril
- Knight, Norman
- Edwards, Chess
- Edwards, Rupe
- Hansen, Ed
- Kutschera, Vic
- Mather, Allan
- Greenham, Margaret
- Brewster, Fern
- Standard, Paul
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Curren, John Donaldson
- Bearspaw, David
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Rungius, Carl
- Engelhard, Georgia
- McCowan, Dan
- Pollard, Harry
- Feuz, Ernest
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Walcott, Mary Vaux
- Strom, Erling
- McLean, George
- Wildman, Dan, Sr.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Art
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Indian Grounds
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Cabins
- Calgary Stampede
- Community life
- Conferences and conventions
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Fire
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Japanese
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Lake O'Hara region
- Mountain School
- Painting
- Photography
- Portrait
- Property
- Regalia
- Sailing
- Sanitarium Hotel
- School
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Stoney Nakoda
- Swiss Guides
- Teepees
- Whyte House
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Concord
- Calgary
- Lake O'Hara
- Vancouver
- Montana
- Colorado
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Letters to Mother [January - December 1946]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7467
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 115 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 4 to December 29, 1946. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and phot…
- Date Range
- 1946
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 121
- 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 / 121
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 115 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 4 to December 29, 1946. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and photography, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, the Winter Carnival, cleaning and household chores, Catharine working with the Red Cross and instructing a weekly art class, skiing on Sulphur between the Upper Hot Springs and the river, Pete making posters for various organizations, community events and programs, painting, gardening and yard word, errand trips to Calgary, judging an art show at the Auditorium sposored by the Horner Co. in June, Catharine's brother Russ and his family coming to visit in late June-late July [included stays at Skoki, Bow Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Temple], the Governor General touring Banff in July, Banff Indian Days, driving up to Sunshine Lodge and beyond to the edge of Porcupine Valley as part of a survey crew with Fern Brewster, the Calgary Stampede, day trips around Banff National Park for sketching and picnics, trips to Bow Lake and Temple Mountain [usually for a week at a time], matters pertaining to the store, moving a shed from behind Annie White's house closer to the river [used to store cars and later a stagecoach], Catharine going to Concord for a month [mid-November to mid-December], making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties [including Pete and Catharine's first Christmas tree since before the war].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand people of colour (especially black people) used throughout is outdated and offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on 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.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Graves, Syd Brewster
- Whyte, Barbara
- Jaeggi, John
- Jaeggi, Edith Ashton
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
- Robb, Gale (Guild)
- Brewster, Fern
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Rungius, Carl
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Funeral
- Garden
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sulphur Mountain Tea House
- Sunshine area
- Sunshine Lodge
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Weather
- Weddings
- White Grocery, The
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- 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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Letters to Mother [January - December 1947]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7468
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 119 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to December 31, 1947. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and phot…
- Date Range
- 1947
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 122
- 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 / 122
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 2.4 cm of textual records (142 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 119 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to December 31, 1947. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and photography, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, painting [including making sketches for a show in Montreal next year], Jim Brewster's death and funeral in February, ski races and ski jumping at Norquay, the Winter Carnival, Catharine working with the local Red Cross, business pertaining to the shop and apartments on Banff Ave, cleaning and household chores, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, gardening, day trips around Banff National Park for sketching and picnics, Banff Indian Days [including helping Norman Luxton by handling the financials], the Calgary Stampede, going to Calgary for a few days in August for Pete to see an ear specialist [they stay at the Hotel Paliser], beginning construction of a ski lift at Norquay and of the new Banff Art School [Banff School of Fine Arts], Gray & Eleanor Campbell moving to their ranch in Cowley, minor renovations to the house [mostly pertaining to water lines and the roof], expansion of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge [adding the dining room, entrance hall, and second floor], construction of the new Hudson's Bay Store and a new hotel on Banff Ave [possibly the King Edward], the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, errand trips to Calgary, making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday 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. Some letters have small notes written in pencil, possibly by Edith or Pete. 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. 122-01 contains quotes from two letters [September 12 & August 7, 1947] written by an unknown author. 122-57 contains a few interesting anecdotes about life in Anthracite.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, Norman
- Greenham, Margaret
- Greenham, Henry
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Strom, Erling
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Bearspaw, David
- Poucette, Mark
- Goon, Yuk Soy
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Hotels
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Funeral
- Garden
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Home
- Hospital
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royalty
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Weddings
- White Grocery, The
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Lake Louise
- Anthracite
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- 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
Electronic Resources
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1941]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for th…
- Date Range
- 1941
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 110
- 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 / 110
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1.4 cm of textual records (84 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for the construction of a new Spitfire plane], books Catharine and Edith are reading, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], kitchen appliances and descriptions of meals, news pertaining to the war, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, ski trips to Mount Temple Lodge throughout February and March [includes helping improve ski runs and getting a sleigh for the tractor, guests at the lodge, evening conversations, clothing, and food], the Winter Carnival [including swim races by Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Air Force members at the Cave and Basin], errand trips to Calgary, events and people in Concord, Edith's involvement with the Red Cross, wildlife, going on a road trip to Victoria in April [staying in Calgary, Creston, Grand Forks, and Vancouver on the way there and Lytton and Revelstoke on the way back], cleaning and household chores, and preparing for Edith and Mildred Owen to arrive for a visit at the end of June.
- 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. 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. 110 - 39 contains sketches of the 2-storey privy at a hotel in Cowley [?] and a corner decoration in their hotel room in Grand Forks.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Owen, Mildred
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Boyce, Jim
- Noble, George
- Strom, Erling
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Revelstoke
- 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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