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Peter Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
- Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
- During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
- Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
- Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Films and film making M
- Photography M
- Royal Canadian Air Force M
- Skiing
- Whyte, Catharine Robb M
- World War II, 1939-1945 M
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Postcard album, Brewster family
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436
- V90
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
- Notes
- Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
- NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Businesses
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Homestead
- Indigenous people
- Landscape
- Military
- Municipal views
- Public events
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Regalia
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Sports
- War
- World War I
- Winter sports
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Australia
- Access Restrictions
- Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected photographs - George Mandryk
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negatives depicting unidentified people, including nurses, World War I soldiers, dogs, children. Photographs collected by George Mandryk.
- Date Range
- [1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / NA - 92 to NA - 112
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
21 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 4 : Photographs
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / NA - 92 to NA - 112
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- [woman in a long dress]
- [nursing sister]
- [group of people sitting on river bank; woman taking a photograph]
- [group of people on a picnic]
- [group at picnic table outside house]
- [unidentified woman]
- [2 unidentified women]
- [man by fence]
- [unidentified man wearing sweater by fence]
- [2 women in backyard]
- [2 soldiers]
- [soldier unidentified]
- [unidentified soldier]
- [young woman in flower garden]
- [group of people on porch]
- [mother and baby]
- [mother holding up baby]
- [dog portrait]
- [2 unidentified people sitting under tree]
- [woman sitting outside of house]
- Date Range
- [1910s]
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs: b&w negatives ; 11 x 7 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negatives depicting unidentified people, including nurses, World War I soldiers, dogs, children. Photographs collected by George Mandryk.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- World War I
- WWI
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Processing Status
- Processed
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First plane to land at Canmore
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of man - possibly Fred McCall climbing inside a bi-plane - crowd gathered at right. Written on the back is "First plane to land at Canmore - possibly Fred McCall - war ace World War I - McCall field at Calgary named after him"
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1920]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 250
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 250
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1920]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of man - possibly Fred McCall climbing inside a bi-plane - crowd gathered at right. Written on the back is "First plane to land at Canmore - possibly Fred McCall - war ace World War I - McCall field at Calgary named after him"
- Subject Access
- Airplane
- World War I
- WWI
- Geographic Access
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man in a military uniform with inscriptions on the front and back
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1918]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 599
- 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 - 599
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1918]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man in a military uniform with inscriptions on the front and back
- Subject Access
- Military
- Portrait
- WWI
- World War I
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Horse-drawn carriage
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a horse-drawn carriage with a model plane on the roof and people packed in with a white wood building in the background and "Look out for the peace dance soon [/] Veterans" is written in white on the side of the carriage - "Armistice Day in Banff 1918" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1918
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 691
- 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 - 691
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1918
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a horse-drawn carriage with a model plane on the roof and people packed in with a white wood building in the background and "Look out for the peace dance soon [/] Veterans" is written in white on the side of the carriage - "Armistice Day in Banff 1918" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Armistice Day
- Buildings
- Carriage
- Horses
- Military
- Veterans
- WWI
- World War I
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian news publications
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 full copies of Canadian news publications including The Dominion Illustrated, Montreal Star, and The Montreal Herald, as well as one torn section from a 1937 edition of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper. Content pertains to business development, agriculture, trade and local history…
- Date Range
- 1890
- 1901
- 1927
- 1937
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 41 to 44
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 41 to 44
- Date Range
- 1890
- 1901
- 1927
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 28.5 x 41 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 full copies of Canadian news publications including The Dominion Illustrated, Montreal Star, and The Montreal Herald, as well as one torn section from a 1937 edition of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper. Content pertains to business development, agriculture, trade and local history in Calgary; a Royal Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Canada in 1901; Canadian trade, industry and tourism; and political tension between Russia and Japan prior to World War II.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Agriculture
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Environment
- Finances
- Indigenous Peoples
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Manufacturing
- Military
- National parks and reserves
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Geography
- History
- Industry
- Government
- Royal Visit
- Royal tours
- Royalty
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Travel
- War
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Russia
- Japan
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Edmonton Bulletin newspaper has been placed in mylar
- All items stored flat in oversize box to prevent further creasing and damage
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Politics
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Items are arranged chronologically in file box: LUX / II / F1 / 41 : "The Dominion Illustrated" [1890] LUX / II / F1 / 42 : "The Royal Visit to Canada 1901", Montreal Star LUX / II / F1 / 43 : "The National Number of the Montreal Herald" [1927] LUX / II / F1 / 44 : "Edmonton Bulletin" [1937]
- Processing Status
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English and Scottish Memorials Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of memorial buildings, statues, and sites from England and Scotland. Scrapbook also features postcards from the funeral of King George V.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 24
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (54 pages ; 25.5 x 29.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of memorial buildings, statues, and sites from England and Scotland. Scrapbook also features postcards from the funeral of King George V.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Memorial
- War
- Geographic Access
- England
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Castles of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views of castles throughout England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Also includes scenes from King George V and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee British naval ships at sea.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 28
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records (105 pages ; 27.5 x 32.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views of castles throughout England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Also includes scenes from King George V and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee British naval ships at sea.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Anniversary
- Navy
- War
- Castles
- Geographic Access
- London
- England
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Male paper doll - U.S. military ephemera
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an envelope containing a male paper doll and 10 attachable clothing cutouts made of newspaper or magazine clippings. Includes U.S. military uniforms [World War I?], jackets, suits and other clothing items.
- Date Range
- [1914-1918]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 31
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 31
- Date Range
- [1914-1918]
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of visual and textual materials
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an envelope containing a male paper doll and 10 attachable clothing cutouts made of newspaper or magazine clippings. Includes U.S. military uniforms [World War I?], jackets, suits and other clothing items.
- Notes
- Date range is estimate provided by Processing Archivist based on style of military uniforms represented.
- Material Details
- Clippings stored in white mailing envelope annotated in blue ink: "Male paper doll with assorted uniforms and other clothes"
- Subject Access
- Military
- World War II
- Newspaper
- Magazine
- Language
- English
- Category
- Military
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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