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Letters to Mother [March - July 1938]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with frieā€¦
Date Range
1938
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104
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
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Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1938
Physical Description
1.8 cm of textual records (81 pages ; 22.4 x 29.2 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 22 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 2 to July 2, 1938. Topics include skiing and watching skiing events in Switzerland, descriptions of meals, local community events and activities [such as Carnivals], meeting with friends, news pertaining to Hitler's movements in Europe, weather, people and events in Concord, photography, leaving Switzerland in April in order to drive to Norway for the summer [includes driving through Germany, Denmark, and Sweden], descriptions of European roads [particularly the Autobahn] and various road-side amenities, visiting art galleries and museums, going to the movies, various holidays [mostly American], descriptions of ski hills and conditions in Norway, sightseeing, painting/sketching, architecture and buildings, exploring the islands off of Norway's northern coast [mostly by the ferry "Princess Ragnhild"] for a few weeks in late May to early June, camping, leaving Norway for Scotland in late June, and heading for Concord in early July. Also includes postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most 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. 104 - 08 contains a list of distances and geographic features between various towns and cities in Germany and Switzerland on the last two pages.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
Caird, Jean
Johnsen, Hanne
Feuz, Edward
Strom, Erling
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Architecture
Art
Art galleries
Artists
Automobiles
Backcountry skiing
Banff
Birds
Birthday
Boats
Businesses
Camping
Carnival
Children
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Gallery
Home
Hospital
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Mountain
Movies
Museums
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Scenery
Skiing
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Swiss Guides
Theatre
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Vikings
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Engelberg
Wengen
Wengernalp
Grindelwald
Switzerland
Cologne
Hamburg
Germany
Copenhagen
Denmark
Finse
Oslo
Trondhjem
Andalsnes
Norway
Edinburgh
Scotland
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Europe
Concord
Massachusetts
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

m36_i_a_2b_i_104.pdf

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1967
Publisher
[S.l.] Wahlstrom & Widstrand
Call Number
N7002 V5
Responsibility
designed by Tre Tryckare ... ; Bertil Almgren ... chief contributor ...
Publisher
[S.l.] Wahlstrom & Widstrand
Published Date
c1967
Physical Description
287p. : ill. maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Vikings
Notes
Bibliography p.286-287
Includes index
ISBN
91-46-19959-4
Accession Number
3069
Call Number
N7002 V5
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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