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Best of Alberta : the search for our greatest citizen : 125 of our greatest citizens
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Jarvie, Michele (editor)
- Publisher
- Calgary Herald
- Call Number
- 08.2 C11 B11 PAM
- Author
- Jarvie, Michele (editor)
- Responsibility
- Michele Jarvie (editor)
- Publisher
- Calgary Herald
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- Newpaper insert
- Subjects
- History of Alberta
- Biography
- Read, Ken
- Tyson, Ian
- Russell, Andy
- Carter, Wilf
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Whyte, Peter
- Harvie, Eric
- Brewster, Jim
- McDougall, John
- Nordegg, Martin
- Abstract
- Pertains to a search for Alberta's Greatest Citizen and summarizes the lives of 125 people from various decades including several specific to the Bow Vally such as Peter Lougheed, Ken Read, Ian Tyson, Andy Russell, Wilf Carter, Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte, Eric Harvie, Roland Michener, James Gladstone [Akay-na-muka], Jim Brewster, Bill Brewster, Ernest Poole, Martin Nordegg, Chief Crowfoot [Isapo-Muxika], Father Albert Lacombe, Rev. John Chantler McDougall.
- Notes
- Section BA in the Sunday, June 8, 2008 Calgary Herald
- Call Number
- 08.2 C11 B11 PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Nov. 12, 1929 to Jan. 10, 1930: all letters addressed to Peter Whyte c/o Royal Hawaiian Transport Co., Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Date Range
- 1929-1930
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / a / 1876
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B.2. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / a / 1876
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Catharine Robb Whyte
- Date Range
- 1929-1930
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Nov. 12, 1929 to Jan. 10, 1930: all letters addressed to Peter Whyte c/o Royal Hawaiian Transport Co., Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Subject Access
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
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[Newsclippings]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions9216
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Misc. articles, some about Catharine Robb.
- Date Range
- 1924-1930
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / f / 1930
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B.4. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / f / 1930
- Date Range
- 1924-1930
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Misc. articles, some about Catharine Robb.
- Subject Access
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
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[Newsclippings, printed matter]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions9286
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Misc. clippings kept by Edith Morse Robb.
- Date Range
- 1886-1930
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / F / 3 / 2016
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / F / 3 / 2016
- Date Range
- 1886-1930
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Misc. clippings kept by Edith Morse Robb.
- Subject Access
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Morse, Edward Sylvester
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Edith and Russell Robb's notes on height, weight and health of Russell Jr. and Catharine. -- Notes on Bridge Club Day by Edith Robb.
- Date Range
- 1904-1920
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / F / 1 / b / 1998
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- II.F. Edith Morse Robb papers
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / F / 1 / b / 1998
- Date Range
- 1904-1920
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Edith and Russell Robb's notes on height, weight and health of Russell Jr. and Catharine. -- Notes on Bridge Club Day by Edith Robb.
- Subject Access
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell Jr.
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
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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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Romance in the Rockies : the life and adventures of Catharine and Peter Whyte
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11839
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2003
- Author
- Mayberry, Kim
- Publisher
- Canmore : Altitude Publishing
- Call Number
- 06 W62ma c.1
- 06 W62ma c.2
- Author
- Mayberry, Kim
- Publisher
- Canmore : Altitude Publishing
- Published Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 115 p. : ill., port
- Series
- Amazing stories
- Subjects
- Artists
- Biography
- Skoki Lodge
- Stoney Indians
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Whyte, Peter
- World War II
- ISBN
- 1551539985
- Accession Number
- 7460
- 40500 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 06 W62ma c.1
- 06 W62ma c.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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This wild spirit : women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13143
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Skidmore, Colleen
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sk3t
- Copy 2 Reference Room Browser's Shelf
- Author
- Skidmore, Colleen
- Responsibility
- edited by Colleen Skidmore
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 295p. : ill., maps
- Series
- Mountain cairns : a series on the history and culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Subjects
- Adams, Mollie
- Glacier House
- Engelhard, Georgia Cromwell
- Henshaw, Julia W.
- Poetry
- Schaffer, Mary
- Swift, Suzette Chalifoux
- Sharples family
- Tourism
- Vaux family
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Young, Julia
- Notes
- Includes bibliography and index
- Partial contents: Includes excerpts from writings by Victorian and Edwardian era women describing their travel to the Canadian Rockies, including Lady Agnes Macdonald, Mrs. Arthur Spragge, The Countess of Aberdeen, Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson, Sara Jeanette Duncan (Mrs. Everard Cotes), Mrs. George Cran, and Mrs. Humphrey Ward
- Includes poetry by Rhoda W. Edwards, Moira O'Neill, Lynda R. Woods, and Elizabeth Ferguson
- Includes Jasper's first lady [act two] / Elsie Park Gowan; Hunter of Peace [prologue and act one, scene one] / Sharon Stearns
- ISBN
- 13:978-0-88864-466-4
- Accession Number
- 7638 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sk3t
- Copy 2 Reference Room Browser's Shelf
- Collection
- Archives Library
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This wild spirit : women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14789
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Skidmore, Colleen
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta
- Call Number
- G512 S55
- Author
- Skidmore, Colleen
- Responsibility
- edited by Colleen Skidmore
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 295p. : ill., maps
- Series
- Mountain cairns : a series on the history and culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Subjects
- Adams, Mollie
- Glacier House
- Engelhard, Georgia Cromwell
- Henshaw, Julia W.
- Poetry
- Schaffer, Mary
- Swift, Suzette Chalifoux
- Sharples family
- Tourism
- Vaux family
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Young, Julia
- Notes
- Includes bibliography and index
- Partial contents: Includes excerpts from writings by Victorian and Edwardian era women describing their travel to the Canadian Rockies, including Lady Agnes Macdonald, Mrs. Arthur Spragge, The Countess of Aberdeen, Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson, Sara Jeanette Duncan (Mrs. Everard Cotes), Mrs. George Cran, and Mrs. Humphrey Ward
- Includes poetry by Rhoda W. Edwards, Moira O'Neill, Lynda R. Woods, and Elizabeth Ferguson
- Includes Jasper's first lady [act two] / Elsie Park Gowan; Hunter of Peace [prologue and act one, scene one] / Sharon Stearns
- ISBN
- 13:978-0-88864-466-4
- Accession Number
- AC612
- Call Number
- G512 S55
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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We found peace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5714
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1953
- Author
- Campbell, Gray
- Publisher
- Toronto : Thomas Allen
- Call Number
- 03.6 C15
- Author
- Campbell, Gray
- Publisher
- Toronto : Thomas Allen
- Published Date
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 244p. : ill
- Subjects
- Ranching
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Whyte, Peter
- Notes
- 3069A copy signed by author to Peter and Catharine Whyte with accompanying letter from author and newsclipping
- Accession Number
- 400
- 3069A - 3 copies - weeded 2 unsigned 2020-12-08
- Call Number
- 03.6 C15
- Collection
- Archives Library
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