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- n.d.
- Material
- wood; graphite; charcoal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0019 a-u
- Description
- A collection of 21 pencils of varying sizes and types of lead. a) 1.3cm x 15.3 cm x 0.5cm. Flat green pencil with graphite lead. “GARRY” stamped in silver on one side. b) 1.5 cm x 15.0 cm x 15.0 cm. Hexagonal blue pencil with blue lead. Part of the exterior paint has been chiseled off and “W” has b…
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- Title
- Art Pencil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; graphite; charcoal
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 15.3 cm
- Description
- A collection of 21 pencils of varying sizes and types of lead. a) 1.3cm x 15.3 cm x 0.5cm. Flat green pencil with graphite lead. “GARRY” stamped in silver on one side. b) 1.5 cm x 15.0 cm x 15.0 cm. Hexagonal blue pencil with blue lead. Part of the exterior paint has been chiseled off and “W” has been written in pencil. Other letters illegible. c) 1.0 cm x 15.0 cm x 1.0 cm. Typically shaped pencil. White exterior with “MARCO LIMITED PHONE 22348 - CALGARY Building Supplies & Specialties Flinthole Cold Process Roofing” stamped in red and green. Eraser opposite graphite lead. d) 1.0 cm x 14.0 cm x 1.0 cm. Typically shaped grease pencil. Green exterior. illegible words stamped in silver,. Line of shallow circles up shaft. e) 0.7 cm x 12.5 cm x 0.7 cm. Typically shaped pencil. Blue exterior with “MADE BY L&C HARDTMUTH CZECHOSLOVAKIA”. Graphite lead. f) 0.8 cm x 11.5 cm x 0.7 cm. Typically shaped pencil with charcoal lead. Illegible words stamped in gold that end in “N0 3 FRANCE” g) 0.7 cm x 11.5 cm x 0.7 cm. Typically shaped pencil with eraser at one end and graphite lead at the other. Green exterior with illegible writing.h) 0.5 cm x 10.5 cm x 0.5 cm. Typically shaped pencil with graphite lead. Blue exterior. i) 0.8 cm x 8.7 cm x 0.8 cm. Typically shaped pencil. Red lead. [..son’s best lake red - 321 1/2” stamped in gold. j) 0.7 cm x 9.0 cm x 0.7 cm. Typically shaped pencil with eraser at one end and graphite lead at the other. Gold exterior. k) 0.8 cm x 7.3 cm x 0.7 cm. Typically shaped pencil with very worn eraser at one end and graphite lead at the other. Ferrule squished. Yellow exterior. l) 0.6 cm x 6.7 cm x 0.6 cm. Typically shaped pencil with eraser at one end and graphite lead at the other. Blue exterior with [...950 #2 HB” stamped in silver. m) 0.3 cm x 7.0 cm x 0.3 cm. Typically shaped pencil with metal end cap and graphite lead. Brown exterior. n) 0.7 cm x 6.3 cm x 0,7 cm. Hexagonal pencil with mottled pink and purple exterior. Graphite lead. o) 0.6 cm x 6.0 cm x 0.6 cm. Typically shaped pencil with graphite lead. Gold exterior. p) 0.8 cm x 5.6 cm x 0.8 cm. Hexagonal pencil fragment. Broken before point. Graphite lead. Scale-pattered green and black exterior with gold letting “6B VENUS...” q) 0.6 cm x 5.0 cm x 0.6 cm. Typically shaped pencil, graphite lead, periwinkle exterior. r) 0.7 cm x 4.9 x 0.7. Hexagonal pencil, red exterior, graphite lead. s) 0.7 cm x 5.0 cm x 0.7 cm. Hexagonal pencil, blue exterior. Eraser at one end graphite at other end. Green tape around ferrule. t) 0.6 cm x 5.1 x 0.6 cm. Typically shaped pencil with eraser at one end and graphite lead at the other. Green exterior. u) 0.6 cm x 3.4 cm x 0.6 cm. Hexagonal pencil, graphite lead, Faint red exterior.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0019 a-u
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0006 a-c
- Description
- Three brass holders for drawing crayons (charcoal, conti, chalk, etc.). Each holder is a set of hollow tubes split into long jaws at each end to hold the crayon. The jaws tighten with sliding rings at the middle of the tube. There are also nine pieces of squared black Conti crayon and a squared p…
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- Title
- Crayon Holder
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 0.7 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Three brass holders for drawing crayons (charcoal, conti, chalk, etc.). Each holder is a set of hollow tubes split into long jaws at each end to hold the crayon. The jaws tighten with sliding rings at the middle of the tube. There are also nine pieces of squared black Conti crayon and a squared piece of white chalk with the holders.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- drawing
- sketching
- Edmee Moore
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0006 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0018
- Description
- A tan coloured rubber eraser, cube shape. Used. Illegible manufacturers stamp on one side.
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- Title
- Eraser
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rubber
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- A tan coloured rubber eraser, cube shape. Used. Illegible manufacturers stamp on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0018
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Letters to Mother [October 1937 - February 1938]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7450
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 34 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from October 22, 1937 to February 14, 1938. Topics include arriving in Vancouver from Banff in late October, details of the drive to the coast, taking a small road trip down the coast as far as …
- Date Range
- 1937-1938
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 103
- 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 / 103
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1937-1938
- Physical Description
- 2.1 cm of textual records (74 pages ; 21.2 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 34 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from October 22, 1937 to February 14, 1938. Topics include arriving in Vancouver from Banff in late October, details of the drive to the coast, taking a small road trip down the coast as far as California before returning to Victoria in mid-November [including visits to Yosemite and the Redwood forests], descriptions of various accommodations in Washington and California, weather, meals, going on a weekend trip from Victoria to Campbell River, booking a trip to Europe on the SS Vancouver of the Hamburg-American Line [leaving from Vancouver bound for Switzerland via the Panama Canal and the English Channel] and leaving in early December, details of life and activities aboard ship [the boat only carried 25 passengers], discussions of Pete and Catharine's plans to purchase a new Ford car upon returning to North America, Christmas and New Year's Eve activities and celebrations on board and in Concord, the other people on the boat, landmarks they pass [primarily the Panama Canal], sketching, descriptions of other ships, books Catharine and Edith are reading, disembarking in Bremen Germany and heading to Zurich Switzerland by car, local architecture and geography, going to Klosters for a week to ski, descriptions of accomodations, and moving higher into the mountains to to Davos-Laret to watch an international ski race, ski, and paint. Also includes a telegram.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand people of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters 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. 103 - 12 is addressed to Russ and contains Pete and Catharine's contact details for their trip to Europe and financial information. 103 - 16 contains two pages cut from a brochure advertising the SS Vancouver, Catharine has made notations on one page. 103 - 21 insert is a blue ribbon with yellow stitched letters reading "Hapag - D. << Vancouver >>" - ribbon is ca. 95.8 x 3.2 cm. 103 - 24 contains an insert for page 14 of a sketch of the Panama Canal locks. 103 - 29 contains a sketch and description of a T-bar ski lift system.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Caird, Jean
- Johnsen, Hanne
- Strom, Erling
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Rungius, Carl
- Rungius, Louise
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Birds
- Birthday
- Boats
- Businesses
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Gallery
- Home
- Holidays
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Mountain
- New Year's Eve
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Redwood Forests
- Scenery
- Ships
- Sketching
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swiss Guides
- Telegram
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Washington
- Oregon
- California
- United States of America
- Panama Canal
- Germany
- Zurich
- Klosters
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0005 a-o
- Description
- A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic…
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- Title
- Pencil
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- wood; wood, bamboo; metal, lead; metal; ivory; mineral, graphite
- Description
- A collection of eight drawing pencils and seven containers of pencil leads:a) one unsharpened black wooden pencil with a square lead (7.5 x 0.8 cm) and labelled "No. 2 Perry 728 Arch St."b-c) two pencils (l0.8 x 0.6 cm) each with a very thick sharply pointed lead in a bamboo sheath d) one automatic pencil (11.9 x 0.7 cm) that is black and metal covered at each end; lead is placed in jaws at the point which open by pressing a metal button at the end; labelled “Eagle Automatic 286 (Pat. Jun 26/77)”; e) one automatic pencil (9.0 x 0.6 cm) with a black plastic sheath with piece at the end which turns to adjust the length of lead through a small hole in molded plastic point; marked “Pat Aug 10, 1853, A Days”; f) one automatic pencil (14.5 X 0.6) with a very plain bone handle with metal tip with hole at the end; tip unscrews to reveal jaws which hold pencil lead; g) one silverpoint pencil (?) (10.0 x 0.5 cm) with a sharp thick point of silver or lead attached to a long dark brown wood handle with a knob carved at the end; h) one silverpoint (?) pencil (6.7 x 0.5 cm) with a thick sharp silver or lead point attached to a short ivory handle with a smallknob carved at the end and eight lines incised around;i-o) seven wooden tubes with lids containing various sizes of pencil lead: one tube (5.5 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.5 x 0.8 cm) with a flat top; one tube (4.0 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top; one tube (3.5 x 0.1 cm) with a round top; one tube (6.1 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label reading "Henry Cohen, Phila, Half Dozen Cumberland Leads #12” and handwriting on the side "Gold, Pocket"; one tube (3.5 x 0.9 cm) with a round top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one tube (3.6 x 0.9 cm) with a flat top and a paper label "Henry Cohen, Phila, #4 Everpoint Leads"; one brass tube (4.8 x 0.7 cm) with a screw-on lid containing pencil leads
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0005 a-o
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0020
- Description
- Metal pencil with twist end and small ring at top.
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- Title
- Pencil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Metal pencil with twist end and small ring at top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0020
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Sketch Club Member
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttuj.03.05
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.05
- Description
- Standing woman dressed in yellow blouse, green skirt, white hat, sunglasses, and brown shoes with white socks. Carrying a backpack on her back, a rectangular box in left hand, and paper/canvas under right arm. “SKETCH CLUB MEMBER” written below.
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- Title
- Sketch Club Member
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Standing woman dressed in yellow blouse, green skirt, white hat, sunglasses, and brown shoes with white socks. Carrying a backpack on her back, a rectangular box in left hand, and paper/canvas under right arm. “SKETCH CLUB MEMBER” written below.
- Credit
- Gift of John Davenall Turner (Estate), 2020
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.05
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- Date
- 1928 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; ink; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.15
- Description
- Sketchbook wrapped in brown paper secured to the inside of the covers [most likely done by Peter as the original cover can be seen through tears in the paper] with “SKETCHES, Peter Whyte, BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” written in black ink on the front cover. Contents include sketches mostly of people [incl…
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- Title
- Sketches
- Date
- 1928 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite; ink; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 20.1 cm
- Description
- Sketchbook wrapped in brown paper secured to the inside of the covers [most likely done by Peter as the original cover can be seen through tears in the paper] with “SKETCHES, Peter Whyte, BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” written in black ink on the front cover. Contents include sketches mostly of people [including children, Mounties, women, golfers, climbers, cowboys, and Indigenous People], caricatures, horses, and portraits.
- Subject
- drawing
- sketching
- portrait
- caricature
- horses
- women
- children
- automobiles
- Indigenous Peoples
- Peter Whyte
- Catharine Robb Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.15
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SKETCHES BANFF 1928
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- Date
- 1928 – 1928
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.06
- Description
- A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. There is a white rectangle label with “SKETCHES BANFF 1928” written in black ink. It contains several colour sketches that have been cut out of a different sketchbook and pasted in to this one. The last two sketches have no…
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- Title
- SKETCHES BANFF 1928
- Date
- 1928 – 1928
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.8 x 20.2 cm
- Description
- A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. There is a white rectangle label with “SKETCHES BANFF 1928” written in black ink. It contains several colour sketches that have been cut out of a different sketchbook and pasted in to this one. The last two sketches have not been attached. Subjects are figure studies of Mounties, cowboys, climbers, Indigenous Peoples, soldiers, Asian people, and skiers.
- Subject
- sketching
- drawing
- figure studies
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.06
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0004 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
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- Title
- Stump
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; skin
- Dimensions
- 15.7 (a); 13.3 (b); 12.3 (c); 12.5 (d) cm
- Description
- A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.0004 a-d
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