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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1974
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1807
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1807
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte's activities and friends in and around Banff. Prints document Lake O'Hara, Odaray Prospect, Lake Louise, Deception Pass, Skoki Lakes, and Ptarmigan Pass. Prints also include images of friend Donna Lawson, the Siffleur wi…
- Date Range
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 101 to 136
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / I / B / 1 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 101 to 136
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 35 prints; col.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte's activities and friends in and around Banff. Prints document Lake O'Hara, Odaray Prospect, Lake Louise, Deception Pass, Skoki Lakes, and Ptarmigan Pass. Prints also include images of friend Donna Lawson, the Siffleur wildfire, and the RCMP Musical Ride.
- Subject Access
- Larch trees
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Wildfire
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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RCMP officers and cars on Buffalo Street
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of RCMP officers and parked cars on Buffalo Street with crowds of people along the sidewalk in front of the Burns and Buffalo Blocks - crowd has most likely gathered to see Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
- Date Range
- 1959
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 41
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 41
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1959
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of RCMP officers and parked cars on Buffalo Street with crowds of people along the sidewalk in front of the Burns and Buffalo Blocks - crowd has most likely gathered to see Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Buffalo Block
- Burns Block
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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RCMP leading Banff Indian Days parade
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of RCMP officers on horseback leading the Banff Indian Days parade through Banff Avenue with spectators on either side of the street.
- Date Range
- 1957
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 2063
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36
- V683
- S37
- Series
- V683 / III
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Sub-Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 2063
- Parallel Title
- Indian Days parade July, 1957
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of RCMP officers on horseback leading the Banff Indian Days parade through Banff Avenue with spectators on either side of the street.
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- See file level description
- Title Source
- Title is based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days parade on Bow River Bridge
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of the Banff Indian Days parade consistsing of individuals on horseback moving across the Bow River Bridge starting with two RCMP officers followed by two individuals in cowboy hats and jeans, then several people in regalia and headdresses
- Date Range
- 1955
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1995
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Transparency
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36
- V683
- S37
- Series
- V683 / III
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Sub-Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1995
- Parallel Title
- Indian Days 1955
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of the Banff Indian Days parade consistsing of individuals on horseback moving across the Bow River Bridge starting with two RCMP officers followed by two individuals in cowboy hats and jeans, then several people in regalia and headdresses
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- See file level description
- Title Source
- Title is based on contents of item
- 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
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 / 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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Mounties on Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers standing on Banff Avenue with the Imperial Banff of Canada behind them
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 50
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 50
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers standing on Banff Avenue with the Imperial Banff of Canada behind them
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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People on Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of people standing on Banff Avenue in front of the Imperial Bank of Canada - Rundle Mountain visible in the background
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 51
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 51
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (back and front) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of people standing on Banff Avenue in front of the Imperial Bank of Canada - Rundle Mountain visible in the background
- Subject Access
- Imperial Bank of Canada
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Rundle Mountain
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of King George VI and Queen Victoria sitting in the back of an open-top car - two RCMP officers on motorcycles flank the car - people waving to the car on both sides of the road - image taken from above
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 483
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 483
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of King George VI and Queen Victoria sitting in the back of an open-top car - two RCMP officers on motorcycles flank the car - people waving to the car on both sides of the road - image taken from above
- Name Access
- King George VI
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the open-top car King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are in with an RCMP officer on a motorcycle partially blocking the car driving down Banff Avenue - Rundle United Church and other businesses visible in the background
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 484
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 484
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the open-top car King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are in with an RCMP officer on a motorcycle partially blocking the car driving down Banff Avenue - Rundle United Church and other businesses visible in the background
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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