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Letters to Mother [July - December 1945]

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 31, 1945. Topics include Pete and Catharine's 15th wedding anniversary, day to day life, errand trips to Calgary [usually by bus], wildlife, Ski Club meetings, the Calgary Stampede, B…
Date Range
1945
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 120
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
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Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 120
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1945
Physical Description
1.4 cm of textual records (77 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 31, 1945. Topics include Pete and Catharine's 15th wedding anniversary, day to day life, errand trips to Calgary [usually by bus], wildlife, Ski Club meetings, the Calgary Stampede, Banff events, visits from friends, attending a Sun Dance in Morely in July [held to celebrate the end of the war], painting, photography, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], World War II officially ending August 15 and its various celebrations, cleaning and household chores [including renovations to the chimney], going to the movies, day trips around Banff National Park [usually to Lake Louise/Moraine Lake, Bow Lake, and the immediate Banff town area] to paint/sketch and take pictures, Major Fred Bagley's funeral in October, strikes in the US and Canada [primarily butchers and coal miners], d'Arcy Baker-Carr being released from a Japanese POW camp and coming back to Canada, Catharine mounting slides, skiing, watching curling games, putting together the annual Christmas card, and various other holiday activities.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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 written on RCAF letterhead.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
White, Annie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Whyte, Jon
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
Whyte, Barbara
Kaquitts, Tom
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Watson, Sir Norman
Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
Bagley, Frederick A.
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Mather, Allan
Sanson, Norman
Ward, Sam
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Ski Club
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Curling
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Gardening
Hockey
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Literature
Moose
Mountain
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Red Cross
Royal Canadian Airforce
RCAF
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Upper Hot Springs
Weather
Weddings
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
World War II
WWII
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 [June - October 1937]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 45 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 11 to October 3, 1937. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, world news [often pertaining to politics and the British Royal family], maintenance and upkeep …
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 102
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 / 102
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (108 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 45 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 11 to October 3, 1937. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, world news [often pertaining to politics and the British Royal family], maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], cleaning and household chores, weather, gifting a stove to the Simpsons for use at Bow Lake [currently a camp], events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake], making frames and prepping canvas for painting, books Catharine and Edit are reading, dinner parties, rearranging the kitchen [including getting a new refrigerator and a new table with two bench seats], trips to Bow Lake to paint throughout the summer, hiking, wildlife [often in the yard], updates on the new trail being built from Moraine Lake to Taylor Lake, Banff Indian Days, photography and cameras, print-making, descriptions of meals, the birth of Russ and Kitty's first son in July [Russle Jr. aka Rusty], the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip in early August [Pete' s last year as President], trips to Lake O'Hara and Assiniboine to paint and hike throughout August and September [the trip to and from Assiniboine was carried out on horseback], painting/sketching, activities and people at various camps, descriptions of the weather and conditions riding in and out of Assiniboine, developing and colouring photographs, working on a portrait of Mark Poucette, and news of Margaret and Mary Simpson going to Boston to skate.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some 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. 102 - 07 contains a sketch of the main floor of the Whyte home illustrating the placement of the new dining table.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
Caird, Jean
Owen, Mildred
White, Annie
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
White, Peter
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
White, Clifford J., Sr.
Whyte, Barbara
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Margaret
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
Moore, Phil
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Shepler, Dwight
Ward, Sam
Kaquitts, Tom
Brewster, Pat
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Strom, Erling
Feuz, Edward
Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
Poucette, Mark
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Indian Days
Banff Springs Hotel
Bears
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Camps
Camping
Children
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Guides
Guiding
Home
Horses
Horseback riding
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Lake O'Hara Lodge
Leisure
Literature
Moose
Mountain
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Scenery
Ski areas
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Swiss Guides
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Lake O'Hara
Yoho National Park
Assiniboine
Calgary
Alberta
British Columbia
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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Letters to Mother [March - August 1942]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on …
Date Range
1942
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 113
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 / 113
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (72 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], visits from friends, Kay Baker-Carr and her kids moving to Banff in April [D'Arcy is stationed in Hong Kong], uncertainties surrounding Pete's volunteer status in the war effort, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave [including the construction of new apartments], a visit from the Governor General in late April, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], going to the movies, bike riding and hiking, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, slide making and presentations, Pete and Catharine participating in an art show at [possibly] the Mount Royal Hotel, Jean Caird coming to visit for July, sightseeing trips around Banff National Park [including the Lake Louise area, Temple, and Bow Lake], going to the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, participating in the annual Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies hike in the Sunshine area [late July], Pete becoming the acting Quartermaster [for the Airforce?] in early August, painting/sketching, and various other Banff community activities.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people 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 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
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
White, Annie
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Brewster, Fern
Brewster, Jack Walker
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, Adeline
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Watson, Sir Norman
Rummel, Elizabeth
Rummel, Lizzie
Rungius, Carl
Greenham, Margaret
Baker-Carr, Kay
Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
Caird, Jean
Noble, George
Phillips, Walter J.
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Indian Days
Bicycles
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cave and Basin
Children
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
Films and film making
First Aid
First Nations
Hiking
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
King Edward Hotel
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Royal Hotel
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Red Cross
Royal Canadian Airforce
RCAF
Scenery
Sightseeing
Ski areas
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sunshine Lodge
Sunshine Village
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Tunnel Mountain
War
Weather
Wildlife
World War II
WWII
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Canmore
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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Letters to Mother [May - July 1934]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 20 to July 30, 1934. Topics include travelling around China, sight-seeing, arriving in Peking and details of their trip there by river boat and train [also includes details of the city …
Date Range
1934
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 95
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 / 95
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1934
Physical Description
2.1 cm of textual records (150 pages ; 21.4 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 26 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 20 to July 30, 1934. Topics include travelling around China, sight-seeing, arriving in Peking and details of their trip there by river boat and train [also includes details of the city itself], comments on the presence of Japanese soldiers in China, descriptions of the countryside [specifically farms], conversations with other travellers, weather, local foods, comparisons between Japan and China, descriptions of the hotels they stay in, different modes of transportation [busses, rickshaws, carriages, and the like], children, local fashions, temples, photography, visiting the Forbidden City [unclear if they actually went into the City], sketching, shops and shopping, their local guides, politics and world affairs [as they apply to China], various holidays [mostly North American], meeting up with D'Arcy Baker-Carr, visiting the Great Wall of China, travelling to Shanghai by train in early June, going to Hong Kong by ship, Catharine's 29th birthday [celebrated aboard ship], other travellers and sights from the water, books and magazines [also occasionally newspapers] that Pete and Catharine are reading, exploring Hong Kong [the city itself as well as the island] during their 10-day stay, people and events in Concord, leaving Hong Kong for Bali at the end of June, observations about the ship and the passengers, travel conditions, descriptions of other boats, short visits on land when their ship docked along the route, arriving in Bali and exploring the area, local people and wildlife, walking along the beaches, meeting with friends from Canada, and preparing for the next leg of their trip.
Notes
Please note: language and attitudes pertaining to Asian people [especially Chinese and Japanese] used throughout is outdated offensive. Most letters are written on hotel/ship letterhead. Most letters have been numbered in red pencil in the upper margin for an unknown project. 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. 95 - 03 page 4 contains a sketch of a cross-bow. 95 - 07 appears to be missing the last page[s]. 95 - 14 page 2 contains sketches in pencil of a Chinese ship and a woman with a child on her back. 95 - 25 appears to be missing the last page[s].
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
Caird, Jean
Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Architecture
Art
Art galleries
Artists
Automobiles
Birds
Birthday
Boats
Businesses
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
Farming
Flowers
Food
Funeral
Gallery
Guides
Home
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Memorial
Military
Mountain
Movies
Museums
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Scenery
Soliders
Temples
Theatre
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Japan
Peking
Shanghai
Hong Kong
China
Bali
Java
Indonesia
Concord
Massachusetts
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
Locate missing 95 - 07 and 25 page[s].
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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