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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
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 / 146
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Evans, Sam
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Brewster, Fern
Harmon, Don
Kaquitts, George
Kaquitts, Frank
Beil, Charlie
Vallance, Doris
Vallance, Sydney
McCowan, Dan
Grayson, L. Stuart
Ward, Sam
Moore, Edmee
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff Indian Days
Banff Public Library
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Springs Hotel
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Camping
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
David Thompson Highway
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Glenbow Foundation
Golf Course
Home
Hot Springs
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Skating
Ski areas
Ski racing
Ski jumping
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Sunshine Village
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Columbia Icefield
Bow Lake
Yoho National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
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 / 147
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Whyte, Barbara
Whyte, Clifford
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Lefroy, Beatrice
Lefroy, Robert
Browne, Belmore
Browne, Evelyn
Evans, Sam
Cameron, Stewart
Millar, Chuck
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, George K.K.
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Brewster, Fern
Paris, George
Phillips, Walter J.
Lonsdale, Tom
Vallance, Sydney
Ward, Sam
Reid, Charles
McLean, George
McLean, Bill
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff Indian Days
Banff Public Library
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Camping
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
David Thompson Highway
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Funeral
Home
Hot Springs
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Skating
Ski areas
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Sunshine Village
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Columbia Icefield
Bow Lake
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
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
Electronic Resources
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[George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) second on the right]

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Part Of
George McLean fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of photograph print of a group photo with George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) stood second on the right.
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
V422 / PA - 64
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph print
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
George McLean fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M42
V422
Series
II. Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V422
Reference Code
V422 / PA - 64
GMD
Photograph print
Photograph
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 photograph: print
Scope & Content
Item consists of photograph print of a group photo with George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) stood second on the right.
Name Access
McLean, George
Subject Access
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
First Nations
Portrait
Geographic Access
Alberta
Related Material
Recognizing Relations number: RR 475
Title Source
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
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George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) with woman on horseback

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) dressed in regalia and standing beside a woman [Agnes?] sitting on horseback at the Banff Indian Grounds.
Date Range
1965
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1262
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
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 - 1262
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (back and front) ; col.
Scope & Content
Image of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) dressed in regalia and standing beside a woman [Agnes?] sitting on horseback at the Banff Indian Grounds.
Name Access
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Horses
Indigenous Peoples
Portrait
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Tepee
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
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Ne I^ethka Makochi^ Chach = This is our home

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Wesley, Trudy
Mi^ni^ Thni^
Wesley, Tanisha
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Durvile
Call Number
05 W51n
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Author
Wesley, Trudy
Mi^ni^ Thni^
Wesley, Tanisha
Responsibility
Mi^ni^ Thni^
Trudy Wesley (author)
Tanisha Wesley (illustrator)
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Durvile
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
30 pages : color illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations
Stoney Nakoda
Languages
Animals
Teachers
Abstract
A descriptive Stoney Nakoda story of the people and animals who live in the foothills and mountains of southern Alberta, and call it home (back cover)
Notes
The mentors and publishers of this series have supported the First Nations authors to share their stories under the guidance of traditional language speakers and Elders
ISBN
9780969448990
Accession Number
P2020.09
Call Number
05 W51n
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Treaty 7 Language Books via Calgary Public Library
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Two unknown men in regalia

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Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Scope & Content
[Movie location for "The Man in Green"] [Unknown men]
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Reference Code
V227 / 3353
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V227
Sous-Fonds
V227
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V227 / 3353
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
[Movie location for "The Man in Green"] [Unknown men]
Name Access
Gibbons, Bill
Subject Access
Films and film making
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Gibbons, Bill
Title Source
This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
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Marlene OneSpot (left, seated)

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Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Scope & Content
[Marlene OneSpot (left, seated)]*
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Reference Code
V227 / 3635
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V227
Sous-Fonds
V227
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V227 / 3635
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
[Marlene OneSpot (left, seated)]*
Name Access
Gibbons, Bill
OneSpot, Marlene
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Gibbons, Bill
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
[Marlene's mother was Bluebird woman, married to Isaiah Powderface -looks like Morley Stampede, 1 day event on Dominion Day.]* .
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Unknown man on horse, Banff Indian Days

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Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown man on horse]
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Reference Code
V227 / 3691
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M532 / V227
Sous-Fonds
V227
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V227 / 3691
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
[Unknown man on horse]
Name Access
Gibbons, Bill
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Gibbons, Bill
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
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Unidentified woman on horse

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Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown woman on horse]
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Reference Code
V227 / 3695
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M532 / V227
Sous-Fonds
V227
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V227 / 3695
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Indian squaw on horse
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
[Unknown woman on horse]
Notes
Please note: Photographs within archival collections often contain caption and title text originally recorded by their creators. This information is part of a document's custodial history and are indications of nineteenth and early twentieth-century perceptions of Indigenous peoples. Researchers should interpret captions and titles within that context;.
Name Access
Gibbons, Bill
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Gibbons, Bill
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
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Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) during a performance with tipis and people seated in the background.
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Reference Code
V227 / 3724
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M532 / V227
Sous-Fonds
V227
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V227 / 3724
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Banff Indian Days, Banff Springs Hotel
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
Item consists of Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) during a performance with tipis and people seated in the background.
Name Access
Gibbons, Bill
Kaquitts, Tom
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
NA-3878-13, Title: Chief Bearspaw, Stoney, dancing the celumet [sic] stem,Banff, Alberta, 1949 Recognizing Relations number: RR 288
Creator
Gibbons, Bill
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
[Can tell it is him by regalia and antics- looks like Banff Springs evening show]* .
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