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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

with their supplies,(Not the .Laplanders supplies but the skiers) also of the igloos they had to build to sleep

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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 / 126

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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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Maycroft Ski Meet

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 10 b&w prints depicting the 1954 Maycroft Ski Meet, including participants, starting area with parking lot, and finish line. The Maycroft Ski Meet was an annual community event held on a hill near the Oldman River that operated as part of carnival events that tied with the crowning…

Date Range: 1954

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / xi / PA - 01 to PA - 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: xi : Maycroft Ski Meet

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / xi / PA - 01 to PA - 10

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1954

Physical Description: 10 photographs : b&w ; 24.8 x 19.9 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 10 b&w prints depicting the 1954 Maycroft Ski Meet, including participants, starting area with parking lot, and finish line. The Maycroft Ski Meet was an annual community event held on a hill near the Oldman River that operated as part of carnival events that tied with the crowning of a Carnival Queen at the Banff Winter Carnival. Participants were towed up the hill with a rope tow operated by a tractor. The Meets were eventually phased out following the openin of the (then named) West Castle Mountain Ski Hill in 1965.

Notes: File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes

Subject Access: Activities; Buildings; Children; Dogs; Mountains; Portrait; Ski areas; Ski lodges and cabins; Ski racing; Skiers; Skiing; Winter; Winter sports; Women

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Alberta Ski Team Training, Norquay

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to footage of ski lessons and skiing at Norquay Ski Hill, including slalom lessons, ski racing, a demonstration of strapping boots into skis, the T-bar ski pull, and the chair lift. The original label on the case reads "Title: Alberta Ski team Tr…

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 09

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 - 09

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 400'): 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 ski lessons and skiing at Norquay Ski Hill, including slalom lessons, ski racing, a demonstration of strapping boots into skis, the T-bar ski pull, and the chair lift. The original label on the case reads "Title: Alberta Ski team Training Norquay, Date: 1947, Tootape[?]: 400ft, Film cuts, Stock footage only, Not to be used for Projection."

Subject Access: Activities; Norquay Ski Hill; Mountains; Ski area; Ski racing; Ski schools; Skiers; Skiing; Skis; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Skiing on Norquay

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the Alberta Ski Team practicing at Norquay Ski Hill, specifically on the North American chair. Includes shots riding the chairlift, exterior shots of the upper terminal, and various angles of the team skiing down in different methods to the ba…

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 31

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

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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 - 31

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 250'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the Alberta Ski Team practicing at Norquay Ski Hill, specifically on the North American chair. Includes shots riding the chairlift, exterior shots of the upper terminal, and various angles of the team skiing down in different methods to the base lodge. The original label on the case reads "Skiing on Norqua 1957, B&W 18, Alberta Ski Team Practice on the Bowl Runn [sic] & NH, Date 1957, Camera B. Engler, Footage 250ft."

Subject Access: Activities; Buildings; Mountains; Norquay Ski Hill; Ski area; Ski lodges and cabins; Ski racing; Ski schools; Skiers; Skiing; Skis; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Winter Carnival

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the 1958 Banff Winter Carnival and accompanying activities. Includes footage of a costume party/dance, costume ski race/ obstacle course, ski jumping at Mt. Norquay, the Carinval Queen, and the crowds gathered on the Bow River beside the bridg…

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 37

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 - 37

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the 1958 Banff Winter Carnival and accompanying activities. Includes footage of a costume party/dance, costume ski race/ obstacle course, ski jumping at Mt. Norquay, the Carinval Queen, and the crowds gathered on the Bow River beside the bridge. The original label on the case reads "Title: Banff Winter Carnival 1958, Camera B. Engler, Date: 1958, B&W, Footage: 300 ft."

Subject Access: Activities; Banff Winter Carnival; Costumes; Dancing; Mountains; Norquay Ski Hill; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Ski racing; Skiers; Skiing; Winter; Winter Carnival; Winter sports; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Content Details: In case of viewing request: Recommend issuing caution to viewers, specifically pertaining to sequences from the dance [00:01:06 to 01:00:11] as they contain graphic use of blackface, cultural appropriation, and misogynistic scenes.

Processing Status: Processed

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Summer Ski Race, Lake Louise

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a ski race held by the Calgary Ski Club on Victoria Glacier above Lake Louise in the summertime. Includes shots of skiers at a base camp, hiking up to the glacier with their skis, various shots of racers going through gates set up on the snow,…

Date Range: 1959

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 49

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 - 49

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1959

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 ski race held by the Calgary Ski Club on Victoria Glacier above Lake Louise in the summertime. Includes shots of skiers at a base camp, hiking up to the glacier with their skis, various shots of racers going through gates set up on the snow, and an awards ceremony. The original label on the case reads "Title Summer Ski Race, Lake Louise, Upper Victoria Glacier, Camera B. Engler, Footage 200ft Time 5 min, Date July 1959."

Subject Access: Activities; Calgary Ski Club; Camping; Camps; Hiking; Glaciers; Mountains; Ski racing; Skiing; Skiers; Women

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Norquay

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 154 b&w prints of Norquay Ski area, including people skiing casually as well as in races/competitions, ski jumping, the building of ski runs and lifts, the lodges, avalanche control, portraits, and aerial shots of the mountain.

Date Range: 1955-1994

Reference Code: V190 / VI / N / i / PA - 01 to PA - 154

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, N : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Norquay

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / N / i / PA - 01 to PA - 154

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1955-1994

Physical Description: 154 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 154 b&w prints of Norquay Ski area, including people skiing casually as well as in races/competitions, ski jumping, the building of ski runs and lifts, the lodges, avalanche control, portraits, and aerial shots of the mountain.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Buildings; Children; Community life; Competition; Construction; Mountains; Norquay Coffee Shop; Norquay Ski Hill; Ski jumping; Ski lodges and cabins; Ski racing; Ski schools; Skiers; Skiing; Winter; Winter Carnival

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Norquay - negatives

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 860 b&w negatives of Norquay Ski area, including people skiing casually as well as in races/competitions, ski jumping, the building of ski runs and lifts, the lodges, avalanche control, construction of ski lifts, the summer sightseeing chair lift & gondola, portraits, and aerial sh…

Date Range: 1954-1975

Reference Code: V190 / VI / N / i / NA - 01 to NA - 53

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, N : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Norquay

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / N / i / NA - 01 to NA - 53

GMD: Film; Negative

Date Range: 1954-1975

Physical Description: 860 photographs : b&w negatives ; 13.3 x 10 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 860 b&w negatives of Norquay Ski area, including people skiing casually as well as in races/competitions, ski jumping, the building of ski runs and lifts, the lodges, avalanche control, construction of ski lifts, the summer sightseeing chair lift & gondola, portraits, and aerial shots of the mountain. Also includes contact proof prints of certain photographs.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Buildings; Children; Community life; Competition; Construction; Mountains; Norquay Coffee Shop; Norquay Ski Hill; Ski jumping; Ski lodges and cabins; Ski racing; Ski schools; Skiers; Skiing; Tourism; Winter; Winter Carnival

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Old Norquay

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 29 b&w prints of the Norquay Ski Hill, including skiers, buildings, ski runs, employees, construction of the ski jumping judges stand, and the summer sightseeing chairlift/gondola.

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1980]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / O / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 29

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

5 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, O : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Old Norquay

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / O / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 29

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1980]

Physical Description: 29 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 29 b&w prints of the Norquay Ski Hill, including skiers, buildings, ski runs, employees, construction of the ski jumping judges stand, and the summer sightseeing chairlift/gondola.

Subject Access: Buildings; Children; Construction; Dogs; Mountains; Norquay Ski Hill; Ski area; Ski jumping; Ski Maps; Skiers; Skiing; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Old Sunshine

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 25 b&w prints of the Sunshine Village ski area, including the lodge [interior and exterior], people downhill skiing and ski touring, posed photos possibly for promotional purposes, and various transportation vehicles.

Date Range: 1939-1961

Reference Code: V190 / VI / O / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 25

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

13 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, O : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iv : Old Sunshine

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / O / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 25

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1939-1961

Physical Description: 25 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 25 b&w prints of the Sunshine Village ski area, including the lodge [interior and exterior], people downhill skiing and ski touring, posed photos possibly for promotional purposes, and various transportation vehicles.