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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 129 b&w prints of various Canmore events. Includes parades, dogsledding, biathlons, rodeos, various races, a man paragliding, various fires, the Canmore Centennial celebrations, Grassi Lakes, and interior shots of a building, possibly a new hospital.
- Date Range
- 1974-1992
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / C / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 129
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
16 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iii : Canmore Events
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / C / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 129
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1974-1992
- Physical Description
- 129 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 129 b&w prints of various Canmore events. Includes parades, dogsledding, biathlons, rodeos, various races, a man paragliding, various fires, the Canmore Centennial celebrations, Grassi Lakes, and interior shots of a building, possibly a new hospital.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Ceremony
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Cowboys
- Cross-country skiing
- Dog Teams
- Dogs
- Dogsledding
- Ducks
- Entertainment
- Family and personal life
- Fire
- Grassi Lakes
- Horses
- Mountains
- Olympic Games (Winter)
- Parade
- Public entertainment
- Public events
- Race
- Recreation
- Rodeo
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Sled dogs
- Sports and recreation
- Weather
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1983
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 818 b&w negatives on 165 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1983. Includes the winners of the Sir Norman Watson Trophy, aerial shots of and around the Banff townsite, helicopters, Back to Banff day, heli hiking, film poroductions, scenic views, portr…
- Date Range
- 1983
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / viii / NA - 01 to NA - 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- viii : 1983
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / viii / NA - 01 to NA - 30
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 818 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 818 b&w negatives on 165 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1983. Includes the winners of the Sir Norman Watson Trophy, aerial shots of and around the Banff townsite, helicopters, Back to Banff day, heli hiking, film poroductions, scenic views, portraits, opening of the Canmore Union Hall in July, community events, construction projects, Banff & Canmore school events, and more.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Fleck, Paul
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Avalanches
- Banff townsite
- Boats
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Films and film making
- Grassi Lakes
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parade
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- School
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1984
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 436 b&w negatives on 83 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1984. Includes portraits, community events in Banff & Canmore, opening the new Canmore Hospital, ski races, Sunshine Ski Area activities, and more
- Date Range
- 1984
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ix : 1984
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 17
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 436 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 436 b&w negatives on 83 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1984. Includes portraits, community events in Banff & Canmore, opening the new Canmore Hospital, ski races, Sunshine Ski Area activities, and more
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Carol
- Hutchins, Steve
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Cross-country skiing
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parade
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Sunshine Village
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1985
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 308 b&w negatives on 56 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1985. Includes film production shots, skiing and ski racing, Parks Canada Warden activities, Steve Fonyo passing though Banff on his cross-country marathon for cancer research, sledding at No…
- Date Range
- 1985
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / x / NA - 01 to NA - 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- x : 1985
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / x / NA - 01 to NA - 12
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 308 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 308 b&w negatives on 56 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1985. Includes film production shots, skiing and ski racing, Parks Canada Warden activities, Steve Fonyo passing though Banff on his cross-country marathon for cancer research, sledding at Norquay, Back to Banff Days, Canada Day in Canmore, and more. NA - 06 and NA - 09 have a postive contact sheets.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Fonyo, Steve
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Automobiles
- Back to Banff Days
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Canada Day
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Cross-country skiing
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Sunshine Village
- Wardens
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1986
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 467 b&w negatives on 96 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1986. Includes a plane crash in Kananaskis, film production projects, trains, portraits, Canada Day celebrations, hiking at Sunshine Meadows, wildlife, construction projects, the World Cup [h…
- Date Range
- 1986
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xi / NA - 01 to NA - 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- xi : 1986
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xi / NA - 01 to NA - 19
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 467 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 467 b&w negatives on 96 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1986. Includes a plane crash in Kananaskis, film production projects, trains, portraits, Canada Day celebrations, hiking at Sunshine Meadows, wildlife, construction projects, the World Cup [held at Sunshine, March], and more.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Back to Banff Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Canada Day
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Cross-country skiing
- Elk
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Sunshine Meadows
- Sunshine Village
- Wardens
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Kananaskis Country
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1987
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 417 b&w negatives on 76 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1987. Includes portraits, scenic views, paragliding, wildlife, the Spirit of Christmas opening ceremony [July 24], ski races [Sunshine, Lake Louise, and Nakiska], Mt. Engadine Lodge, and more…
- Date Range
- 1987
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xii / NA - 01 to NA - 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- xii : 1987
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xii / NA - 01 to NA - 16
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 417 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 417 b&w negatives on 76 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1987. Includes portraits, scenic views, paragliding, wildlife, the Spirit of Christmas opening ceremony [July 24], ski races [Sunshine, Lake Louise, and Nakiska], Mt. Engadine Lodge, and more. Some items have accompanying contact sheets.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Encil, George
- Fortin, Gaby
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Cross-country skiing
- Helicopters
- Horses
- Mountains
- Nakiska Ski Area
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Sunshine Meadows
- Sunshine Village
- Wardens
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Kananaskis Country
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1994
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 278 b&w negatives on 56 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1994. Includes portraits, shots from film productions, Canada Day, scenic views, and more.
- Date Range
- 1994
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xviii / NA - 01 to NA - 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- xviii : 1994
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xviii / NA - 01 to NA - 13
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 278 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 278 b&w negatives on 56 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1994. Includes portraits, shots from film productions, Canada Day, scenic views, and more.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi)
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Banff townsite
- Ceremony
- Films and film making
- Glaciers
- Helicopters
- Moraine Lake
- Mountains
- Parades
- Portrait
- scenic
- Skiing
- Ski racing
- Wardens
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1997
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 52 b&w negatives on 12 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1997. Includes portraits of Barbara Clemats, a Parks Canada Wardens reunion in July, and a cross-country race in Canmore.
- Date Range
- 1997
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xxi / NA - 01 to NA - 03
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- xxi : 1997
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xxi / NA - 01 to NA - 03
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 52 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 52 b&w negatives on 12 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1997. Includes portraits of Barbara Clemats, a Parks Canada Wardens reunion in July, and a cross-country race in Canmore.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Subject Access
- Celebrations
- Cross-country skiing
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Reunion
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [January - December 1946]
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- 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]
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- 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
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