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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 27
- Bruno Engler fonds 7
- Luxton family fonds 6
- Kidney family fonds 4
- George Paris fonds 3
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds 3
- Ron Duke fonds 3
- Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection 3
- Banff Figure Skating Club fonds 1
- Charles Reid fonds 1
- Fulton Dunsmore fonds 1
- Nicholas Morant fonds 1
- Date
- 1895
- Material
- wood; glass; stone; fibre; concrete; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0007
- Description
- Log cabin with peaked red shingled roof, whitewashed, with green trim on eavestroughs, window sills and porch roof supports. Small green ship's wheel conceals the bathroom vent, bathroom is late addition, c. 1930 constructed from wooden planks of varying widths. Roof possibly reshingled at time of …
- Title
- Log House
- Date
- 1895
- Material
- wood; glass; stone; fibre; concrete; metal
- Dimensions
- 445.7 x 622.5 cm
- Description
- Log cabin with peaked red shingled roof, whitewashed, with green trim on eavestroughs, window sills and porch roof supports. Small green ship's wheel conceals the bathroom vent, bathroom is late addition, c. 1930 constructed from wooden planks of varying widths. Roof possibly reshingled at time of addition. False roof S.E. side was likely added at time of bathroom construction. Corners of log portion are dovetailed. Cabin faces S.W. two windows on N.W. side (85.0 x 65.0 & 85.0 x 70.). Bathroom window on south side (60 x 32.5 cm). Chinking between logs is oakum faced with concrete. Electrical conduit on back, N.W. side and gas conduit on N.E. side added in 1970s for John Morse when he used cabin as a woodworking shop. Both lines are connected to the Whyte house. Two chimneys, one encased in brick at N.E. end, the other in metal on N.W. side. Cabin/sits on concrete plinth probably dating from 1972. All base logs have been replaced by stonework c.1975.
- Subject
- architecture
- Bill Mather
- sports
- boating
- skating
- Massive
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0007
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- Date
- 1924
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1168
- Description
- One Banff Winter Carnival Art Skating medal, in the shape of a multi-pointed star. The medal is marked “BWC,” “Art Skating,” and with “1924 Class A 2nd place.”
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- Title
- Medal
- Date
- 1924
- Material
- metal
- Description
- One Banff Winter Carnival Art Skating medal, in the shape of a multi-pointed star. The medal is marked “BWC,” “Art Skating,” and with “1924 Class A 2nd place.”
- Subject
- sports
- skating
- Banff Winter Carnival
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Harold Robinson, Vancouver, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1168
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The art of skating
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1925
- Publisher
- New York : American Sports Publishing
- Call Number
- 02.8 Sp1a Pam
- Responsibility
- Spalding's Red Cover Series of Athletic Handbooks
- Publisher
- New York : American Sports Publishing
- Published Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 199 pages, illustrations
- Subjects
- Skating
- Notes
- Fragile, cover mostly ripped
- Call Number
- 02.8 Sp1a Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1925
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.29.1005 a,b
- Description
- A skate sharpener, (without the blade) consisting of two pieces of carved wood connected on the bottom by a flat metal bar. One piece of wood (a) is wider at the top than the other piece (b); the bottom parts of the pieces are the same shape and size. (Note for storage* the metal bar is now attache…
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- Title
- Skate Sharpener
- Date
- 1925
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 14.2 x 2.0 x 33.70 cm
- Description
- A skate sharpener, (without the blade) consisting of two pieces of carved wood connected on the bottom by a flat metal bar. One piece of wood (a) is wider at the top than the other piece (b); the bottom parts of the pieces are the same shape and size. (Note for storage* the metal bar is now attached to (b) only.) With the metal bar in front of the viewer, the distance between the two pieces is 14.0cmx2.0cm wide; the piece on the right measures the same on the the bottom and in the height (14.0cmx2.0cm wide); it is at the top where they differ. The top part of the viewer’s left is 2.10cm wide and the top part of the viewer’s right hand piece is 4.50cm wide and then it curves down after the wingnut, from there it is identical to the piece on the viewer’s left. From the bottom to the inwardly curved part is 4.50cm high; the flat part is 4.40cm wide. The metal bar connecting the two ends measures 35.5cmx0.80cm wide. On viewer’s left, it has a hole and is connected to the wood piece by a screw; this allows it to move up and down. On the viewer’s right it can be connected by sliding it behind a nut and screw and tightening it until it is secure. There are four round holes measuring 1.50cm radius, bored into each piece, 0.70 from the top, and 5.0cm down another two. The wood is sliced through up to next bored hole and through the top, 8.70cm between the holes, same radius 4.80cm distance between two holes, open to top for inserting the skate tubes, blades up. There is a metal rod between,esch end, connected by two wing nuts, one at either end to secure the skate so a wet stone can be used to sharpen them. There is a separate piece ( 4.5cmx2.3cm wide) added onto the right piece, front part, to make it match the back; it is nailed onto the main piece.
- Subject
- sports
- speed skating
- Stanley Johnson
- Credit
- Gift of Howard Johnson, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 104.29.1005 a,b
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The Six Minute Men Stage a Light Workout
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.857
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.857
- Description
- A group of men are out skating and playing hockey. One has fallen over and two of them appear to be falling or about to fall. Behind the figure in the foreground (the one in the air) there are two players that are skating and not having difficult. In the background there is a person standing in the…
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- Title
- The Six Minute Men Stage a Light Workout
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.3 x 27.6 cm
- Description
- A group of men are out skating and playing hockey. One has fallen over and two of them appear to be falling or about to fall. Behind the figure in the foreground (the one in the air) there are two players that are skating and not having difficult. In the background there is a person standing in the goal minding it. Near the TLC it says “THE SIX MINUTE MEN STAGE A LIGHT WORKOUT -----------”, in the BRC it says “Peter Whyte - 28 -”, and “Drawn specially for Russ.”verso: in the TLC it says “[’Russ’ - Russell Robb II CRW’s brother Jon Whyte to 27.2.75”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.857
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- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.329
- Description
- A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegibl…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegible writing on it posted to the right of the fallen man. In the bottom left corner of the drawing, “Peter Whyte -29” is visible. A hand-drawn pencil line frames the scene.Below this drawing, dialogue reads:WELL HOW DID YOU COME TO FALL IN?FOOL, I DIDN’T COME TO FALL IN, I CAME TO SKATE!!
- Subject
- comic
- winter
- skating
- Peter Whyte
- drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.329
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- Date
- 1931
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1110
- Description
- Wide mouthed, shallow loving cup, silver plate. Inscription on side: "Presented by S.F.S.C. to Mary Simpson 1931"
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1931
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Wide mouthed, shallow loving cup, silver plate. Inscription on side: "Presented by S.F.S.C. to Mary Simpson 1931"
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- figure skating
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1110
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1150
- Description
- Round medal with a winged skate blade in the centre, above “A.S.A.C.”, surrounded by a wreath of leaves finished at the bottom with a bow. On back: “Third Class Test Min Margaret Simpson 2-23-36 Winnipeg.”
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- Title
- Medal
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- Round medal with a winged skate blade in the centre, above “A.S.A.C.”, surrounded by a wreath of leaves finished at the bottom with a bow. On back: “Third Class Test Min Margaret Simpson 2-23-36 Winnipeg.”
- Subject
- sports
- skating
- awards
- Margaret Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1150
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Margaret and Mary Simpson
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Margaret and Mary Simpson in their figure skating costumes - "Dave & Mrs Dave From Margaret & Mary Dec. 1938" written on the back
- Date Range
- 1938
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 50
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 50
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1938
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Margaret and Mary Simpson in their figure skating costumes - "Dave & Mrs Dave From Margaret & Mary Dec. 1938" written on the back
- Name Access
- Simpson, Margaret
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Skating
- Winter sports
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- 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
dog races with sleds in the
morning and some ski Joring, in the afternoon skating races
for children
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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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