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Cattle Drive, Southern Alberta Cross Ranch
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to footage of a cattle ranch in Southern Alberta for a National Film Board project. Includes shots of men on horseback herding cattle, [possibly] branding the cattle in the holding pens, and loading them into the backs of trucks. The original lab…
- Date Range
- 1963
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 40
- 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 - 40
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 150'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to footage of a cattle ranch in Southern Alberta for a National Film Board project. Includes shots of men on horseback herding cattle, [possibly] branding the cattle in the holding pens, and loading them into the backs of trucks. The original label on the case reads "Title: Cattle Drive, Southern Alberta Cross Ranch, Camera B. Engler, Date 1963, Footage 150ft, Time 4 min, NFB."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Cattle
- Cowboys
- Horses
- Prairies
- Ranch
- Ranchers and ranching
- Ranches
- Ranching
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Cow and chickens]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting cow and chickens [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
- Date Range
- [1904-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D5 / NA - 25
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D5 / NA - 25
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1904-1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting cow and chickens [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
- Notes
- Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge
- Subject Access
- Farmland
- Ranch
- Ranchers and ranching
- Geographic Access
- Morley
- Alberta
- Conservation
- Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- *corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-159
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Cypres [sic] Hills Alberta
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a collection of shots from the Cypress Hills area of Alberta collected for the National Film Board. Includes scenic views of the hills, a North West Mounted Police cemetary, guided hikes, water skiing, cattle ranching, and a rodeo. The origina…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 39
- 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 - 39
- 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 collection of shots from the Cypress Hills area of Alberta collected for the National Film Board. Includes scenic views of the hills, a North West Mounted Police cemetary, guided hikes, water skiing, cattle ranching, and a rodeo. The original label on the case reads "Title: Cypres [sic] Hills Alberta, Camera B. Engler, Date 1960, Footage 200ft, Time 5 min, NFB."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Boats
- Cemeteries
- Children
- Cowboys
- Fishing
- Grave
- Hiking
- Hoodoos
- Horses
- Prairies
- Ranch
- Ranchers and ranching
- Ranches
- Rodeo
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Scenery
- scenic
- Tours
- Tourism
- Water skiing
- Geographic Access
- Cypress Hills
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elliott Barnes and Barnes Family Photographs
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Barnes family members and activities at Kootenay Plains, Banff, Jumping Pound and Morley, Alberta. Includes a mix of family portraits, scenic views, wildlife, sports and recreation, Stoney Nakoda, and ranching.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1914]
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / B / NG - 1 to 76
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Transparency
73 images
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- I.B. Negatives : Glass
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / B / NG - 1 to 76
- GMD
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1914]
- Physical Description
- 76 photographs : negatives, glass
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Barnes family members and activities at Kootenay Plains, Banff, Jumping Pound and Morley, Alberta. Includes a mix of family portraits, scenic views, wildlife, sports and recreation, Stoney Nakoda, and ranching.
- Notes
- Negatives are related to negatives in sub-series I.A. Negatives : Film
- Identifications provided by Barnes family and Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :
- 1 Elliott Barnes and dog (Gyp)
- 2 Elliott Barnes in front of fireplace at his Kootenay Plains cabin, [1907?]
- 3 Barnes cabin at Kootenay Plains, Elliott Barnes on step, Elliott Peak in background
- 4 Horses on Kootenay Plains, Indigenous man and Barnes herding, Elliott Peak in background
- 5 Horses pasturing on Kootenay Plains
- 6 Kootenay Plains, 1906
- 7 Kootenay Plains and Mt. Siffleur
- 8 Kootenay Plains and unknown peak
- 9 Indigenous woman and child at Kootenay Plains [Mrs. Paul Beaver]
- 10 Barnes pack train on Siffleur River
- 11 Horse (Grace) on Badger Pass
- 12 Valley of the Ten Peaks, 1906
- 13 Glacier
- 14, 18 Waterfall/s
- 15 to 18 Mountain scene/s
- 19 Elliott Barnes fishing on Forty Mile Creek
- 20 Elliott Barnes and Mr. Jordan fishing on Forty Mile Creek
- 21 Fishing scene
- 22 Elliott Barnes fishing
- 23 Hockey on Bow River at Banff, 1905-1906
- 24 Hockey on Bow River at Banff, 1906-1907
- 25 Cave and Basin bathhouse and pool, 1905 or 1906
- 26 Elliott Barnes and son Findlay
- 27 Mrs. E. Barnes and sons, 1907
- 28 Elliott Jr. and Findlay Barnes, 1907
- 29 Findlay Barnes with chickens at S-L Ranch
- 30, 31 Findlay Barnes using stereo viewer, 1909 or 1910
- 32 Stoney Band, 1909
- 33 People fishing on Little Jumping Pound Creek
- 34 Elliott Barnes and Lois fishing on Little Jumping Pound Creek
- 35 Boys fishing on Jumping Pound Creek (Jack Leeson on right)
- 36 Jack Leeson cooking fish
- 37 John Copithorne, [1910?]
- 38 Elliott and Robert Barnes roping horses at Jumping Pound
- 39 Elliott and Robert Barnes roping horses at Jumping Pound
- 40 to 44 Elliott Jr., Robert and Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead, [1914], portrait
- 45 Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead
- 46, 47 Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead (sawing), 1911
- 48 Findlay Barnes with fish
- 49 Findlay Barnes with sheep at Jumping Pound
- 50 Findlay Barnes on cart at Jumping Pound
- 51 Main room of homestead at Jumping Pound, [1914]
- 52 Family on porch of Jumping Pound homestead, [1914]
- 53, 54 Muriel Barnes at Milo, 1919, portrait
- 55 Baby (Eggley baby?)
- 56 Portrait of woman
- 57 Elliott Barnes' anti-rattler invention
- 58 Mounted specimen of cougar attacking deer from Luxton's
- 59 Bear attacking man
- 60 Hen and chicks at S-L Ranch
- 61 [Stoney children with playhouse teepee at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 62 [Silas Abraham on horseback at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 63 [Silas Abraham, Morley or Issac Beaver, and John House at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 64 [Pack train at Kootenay Plains, 1907?]
- 65, 66 [Stoney horse racing at Morley, 1910?]
- 67, 68 [Stoney archery competition at Morley, 1910?] NG 69 to 76 added, no independant entry
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Abraham, Silas
- House, John
- Beaver, Issac
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Children
- Dogs
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Glaciers
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Photography
- Portrait
- Ranching
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Wildlife
- Waterfalls
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Kootenay Plains
- Forty Mile Creek
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Horse branding in Mini Thni]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23789
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting unidentified individuals [branding?] a horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
- Date Range
- [1904-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D5 / NA - 23
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D5 / NA - 23
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1904-1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting unidentified individuals [branding?] a horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
- Notes
- Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge
- Subject Access
- Ranch
- Ranchers and ranching
- Geographic Access
- Morley
- Alberta
- Conservation
- Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- *corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-157
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jumping Pound Homestead, Morley and S-L Ranch
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains mainly to the Barnes' homestead at Jumping Pound, Alberta; also includes views at Morley, Alberta, and the S-L Ranch near Morley
- Date Range
- [ca. 1909-1911]
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 343 to 373
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
31 images
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- I.A. Negatives : Film
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 343 to 373
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca. 1909-1911]
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs : negatives, film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains mainly to the Barnes' homestead at Jumping Pound, Alberta; also includes views at Morley, Alberta, and the S-L Ranch near Morley
- Notes
- Most identifications provided by the Barnes family LIST OF NEGATIVES :
- 343 Stoney Indian Agency at Morley, 1909
- 344 Stoney Indian Agent's house at Morley, 1909
- 345 Jacob Twoyoungmen on bucking horse, 1909 or 1910
- 346 to 348 S-L Ranch, [Morley area], 1909
- 349 Elliott Barnes Jr. and Robert Barnes on horseback at S-L Ranch, 1909
- 350 to 352 Scott Lake with Findlay Barnes in foreground, 1909
- 353, 354 Elliott Barnes clearing timber on his Jumping Pound homestead, 1910
- 355 Elliott Barnes Jr. on horseback at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
- 356 Elliott Barnes with dead coyote on horse at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
- 357 Pack horse
- 358, 359 Findlay Barnes in cart pulled by calf at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
- 360 to 365 Horses in corral at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
- 366 Horses in front of Jumping Pound homestead, [1911?]
- 367 Findlay Barnes with horses in corral at Jumping Pound homestead, [1911?]
- 368 to 370 Horses at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
- 371, 372 Clydesdale stallion
- 373 Findlay Barnes with horse at Jumping Pound, [1911?]
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Horses
- Hunting
- Indigenous Peoples
- Logging
- Ranching
- Geographic Access
- Jumping Pound
- Morley
- Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0111
- Description
- A cylindrical lamp shade made of translucent white plastic edged with brown leather cord. Lampshade has printed on design of woman and man on horseback with cattle behind them, and desert rock formations in the distance. Design is simple brown linocut style
1 image
- Title
- Lampshade
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; leather
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 31.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- A cylindrical lamp shade made of translucent white plastic edged with brown leather cord. Lampshade has printed on design of woman and man on horseback with cattle behind them, and desert rock formations in the distance. Design is simple brown linocut style
- Subject
- Whyte home
- decor
- ranching
- home accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0111
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Letters to Mother [January - June 1950]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to June 30, 1950. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, painting, weather [including temperatures down to -50F (-45C) in January], the CPR test of the…
- Date Range
- 1950
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 126
- 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 / 126
- Date Range
- 1950
- Physical Description
- 1.6 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to June 30, 1950. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, painting, weather [including temperatures down to -50F (-45C) in January], the CPR test of their new diesel engines, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, the North American Ski Championship in February [for which Pete designed pins], the Banff Winter Carnival, installing fluorescent lights in the kitchen [prior to that they had "temporary" lights], purchasing a new Jeep stationwagon, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor visiting Banff in April, driving to Concord in May and back to Banff in June, plans for Banff Indian Days, a trip to Bow Lake, and Pete and Catharine's 20th wedding anniversary. Also includes postcards.
- 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 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
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Encil, George
- Beil, Charlie
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camping
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Ranching
- Royal tours
- Royalty
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Sunshine Village
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs Hotel
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Montana
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Minnesota
- 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 - June 1956]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 71 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1956. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mo…
- Date Range
- 1956
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 138
- 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 / 138
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 71 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1956. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through Banff to Lake Louise, Pete giving Frank Kaquitts painting lessons, the death and funeral of David Bearspaw in February, the Winter Carnival, opening the new post office, a visit to Gray and Elanor Campbell's ranch in Cowley, a trip to Bow Lake, Catharine's 50th birthday, and her nephew Rusty arriving for a visit. Also includes one notecard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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. 138 - 08 is a carbon copy of the first page of 138 - 07
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vallance, Doris
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Harvie, Eric
- Tasker, Peter
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Bearspaw, David
- Luxton, Norman
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camping
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Ranches
- Ranching
- Scenery
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Travel
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- 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 [July - December 1955]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 27, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [m…
- Date Range
- 1955
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 137
- 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 / 137
- Date Range
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 27, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, Catharine's nephew Rusty arriving [he worked at Bow Lake helping with hunting parties in July], trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days, a climbing tragedy on Mt. Temple in July wherein several young boys died, visits to the Campbell's ranch in Cowley, attending a Sun Dance ceremony near Fort Macleod, camping and sketching trips around Banff National Park, the Alberta Jubilee celebrations, a trip to Concord in October [they took the train down and drove back in a newly purchased Jeep], construction of the new Trans-Canada Highway through Banff, working on the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas parties. Also includes postcards and notecards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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 written on Num-Ti-Jaw Lodge letterhead, one written on Banff Shell Station letterhead.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vallance, Doris
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Gmoser, Hans
- Tasker, Peter
- Amos, Amos
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Shell Station
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camping
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Moose
- Mountain
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Ranches
- Ranching
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Travel
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Icefields Parkway
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Cowley
- Fort MacLeod
- 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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