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Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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

4 images

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

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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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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

23 images

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

9 images

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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People - Portraits & Groups

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 114 b&w prints of various people, usually posed either on their own or in a group. Includes portraits of movie stars, mountain guides, Banff locals, various clubs and boards, Miss Australia, Princess Margaret, Piere Chretien, skiers, and more. Also includes 1 negative depicting a g…

Date Range: 1952-1987

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ii / a / PA - 01 to PA - 114

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

25 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : People, a : Portraits & Groups

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ii / a / PA - 01 to PA - 114

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1952-1987

Physical Description: 114 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 114 b&w prints of various people, usually posed either on their own or in a group. Includes portraits of movie stars, mountain guides, Banff locals, various clubs and boards, Miss Australia, Princess Margaret, Piere Chretien, skiers, and more. Also includes 1 negative depicting a group of skaters, probably a club.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Beil, Charlie; Vroom, Bill; Anderson, Andy; Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi); Strom, Erling; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; O'Brien-ffrench, Conrad; Princess Margaret; White, Cliff; Wood, Sharon; Chretien, Jean; Gertsch, Rudi; Gmoser, Hans; Greene, Nancy; Lougheed, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Banff National Park; Banff Skating Club; Banff Ski Club; Children; Community events; Community life; Cowboys; Family; First Nations; Guides; Helicopter skiing; Helicopters; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Mountaineers; Movie Stars; Norquay Ski Hill; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Ski areas; Skiers; Sulphur Mountain; Sunshine area; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / P / ii / a / NA - 01

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Personalities

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; P…

Date Range: 1950-1993

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

24 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iii : Personalities

Accession Number: 7436 5507

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1950-1993

Physical Description: 178 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; Park Wardens, artists, politicians, musicians, businessmen, and more.

Name Access: Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Brewster, Jim; de Grandmaison, Nicholas (Nick); Rolston, Shauna; Peyto, Paul; Anderson, Andy; Marty, Sid; Costigan, Pat; O'Brien-ffrench, Conrad; de Grandmaison, Sonia; Wood, Sharon; Watson, Sir Norman; Davies, Jim; Jones, Ken; Brewster, Dell; Perren, Walter; Greene, Nancy; Hess, George; Encil, George; Gertsch, Rudi; Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Children; Community events; Community life; Family; Helicopters; Hiking; Horses; Lake Minnewanka; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Ski racing; Skiers; Sulphur Mountain; Sunshine Village; Swimming; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Canmore; Seebe

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / P / iii / NA - 01 to NA - 03 V190 / VI / P / iii / NS - 01 to NS - 03

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Sunshine Village History Photos

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 50 b&w prints of the Sunshine Ski Resort area, including the lodge, people skiing, the track and action shots from the 1984 Ladies World Cup race, and more.

Date Range: 1939-1984

Reference Code: V190 / VI / S / v / d / PA - 01 to PA - 50

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, S : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: v : Sunshine, d : Village History Photos

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / S / v / d / PA - 01 to PA - 50

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1939-1984

Physical Description: 50 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 50 b&w prints of the Sunshine Ski Resort area, including the lodge, people skiing, the track and action shots from the 1984 Ladies World Cup race, and more.