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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.

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Canada and the Present War [1939 - 1942]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, warti…

Date Range: [1939 - 1942]

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 20

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [1939 - 1942]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, wartime production, and national and global politics; includes statistics for these subjects from World War I and World War II eras [1914 to ca.1942].

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Communications; Education; Environment; History; Industry; Labour; Laws and legislation; Military; Mines and mineral resources; Mining; Natural resources; Agriculture; Politics; Politics and government; Science and technology; Ship; War; World War I; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Ontario; Germany; United States of America; Russia

Language: English

Conservation: Two metal binder rings were removed to prevent risk of future rust damage and contamination. Scrapbook has been re-fastened with unbleached twine and interleaved with acid-free tissue.

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Education; Government; Labour; Military; Natural resources; Politics; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Content Details: [Scrapbook table of contents]: Telephone System in Canada Argentine Crops and Canada Farm Production in Canada Business Trends and Industry Income Taxes Newsprint St. Lawrence Power Pact Canada's War Metals Long or Short War Food Industries and Capacity Production Canada Wheat and the War War and Wool War Effect on Travel and Foreign Trade Minerals and War Canada and Ships Chemicals and War How Vulnerable are our Mines? Necessary Supplies for War Comparison between Canada 1914 and 1939 War quickens business in Canada Canada's Balance of Trade Radium Development and Trade with South America Election Platforms - Dominion Elections

Processing Status: Processed

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American trade, industry and politics scrapbook [1939]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is hand-made from coloured construction paper and consists of newspaper clippings from The Christian Science Monitor's Fireside Series [ca. 1939]. Newspaper clippings pertain to various problems and policies in the United States at the beginning of World War II, including foreign trade, i…

Date Range: [1939]

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 21

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [1939]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is hand-made from coloured construction paper and consists of newspaper clippings from The Christian Science Monitor's Fireside Series [ca. 1939]. Newspaper clippings pertain to various problems and policies in the United States at the beginning of World War II, including foreign trade, industry, wages and employment, and federal taxes.

Subject Access: Businesses; Commerce; Industry; Communications; Finances; Government; Labour; Laws and legislation; Military; Politics; Science and technology; War; World War II

Geographic Access: United States of America

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Government; Labour; Law and justice; Military; Politics; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Current Events [September - December 1939]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events September October November and December". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from 1939.

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 24

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events September October November and December". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from 1939.

Notes: Some clippings have small annotations in ink or pencil [i.e. publishing date of a specific newspaper article].

Subject Access: Agriculture; Geography; Government; History; Industry; Military; Natural resources; Politics; Public events; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Germany; England; Poland; Russia; France

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Metal bindings have been removed and replaced with unbleached string for preservation purposes

Related Material: Scrapbook LUX/III/B4/24 is part of collection of related scrapbooks [LUX / III / B4 / 24 to 28] covering global current events, commerce and political news from 1938-1940.

Category: Government; Law and justice; Military; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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World Progress scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings dated between 1939 and 1940 pertaining to global and Canadian agriculture, commerce, mining, politics and military statistics. Scrapbook is annotated with title on front cover: "World Progress Finances…

Date Range: 1939 - 1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 26

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1939 - 1940

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings dated between 1939 and 1940 pertaining to global and Canadian agriculture, commerce, mining, politics and military statistics. Scrapbook is annotated with title on front cover: "World Progress Finances Agriculture Travel Protection". Scrapbook contains table of contents inside front cover [see "Content Details"].

Subject Access: Agriculture; Commerce; Copper and copper mines; Environment; Geography; History; Industry; Labour; Legal and Financial; Military; Mines and mineral resources; Mining; Natural resources; Newspaper; Politics; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Ireland; Germany; England; Russia; France; United States of America; Panama

Language: English

Conservation: Three metal binder rings have been removed and replaced with unbleached string to protect paper contents of scrapbook

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; Government; Labour; Military; Natural resources; Politics; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Content Details: [Table of Contents:] Organized Man Power: Ireland and the War Wheat: Britain and War Taxes Food and the War Wool, Cattle, Metal Markets; Bacteria in Milk Oil, Butter, Sugar: Rayon, Bluestone, Radium Chemical Production in the United States New Methods of Transportation The Soy Bean Irrigation Development of the Soviet Union The Chain Store Co-operatives: Frontier Opening Montreal as a Market Investments Africa Chile: Russia Germany and Synthetic Goods Bermuda: Gibraltar The Great Lakes Project: Rice: Farm Moisture London: The Panama and the Americas Great Britain: Banff: Canada Canada's Milk Production: Butter: Results of War on Sugar, etc. U.S. Alaska Highway: Canada Facts and the Flag Possible mines in Canada: U.S.A. and Latin America Deserts and Snow: The Caribbean Pacific Defences [sic] and the Panama Canal Trans Canada Air Lines: Oil and the War Canada and Japan area comparison: Transatlantic Airways European Politics and Men at the Head of Governments

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War Clippings

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Date Range: 1935-1941

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1657 - 1658

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1657 - 1658

Date Range: 1935-1941

Physical Description: 2 files of textual records

Subject Access: World War II, 1939-1945

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War Pictures - Marching, etc

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Date Range: 1939-1943

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1664

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / a / 1664

Date Range: 1939-1943

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Subject Access: World War II, 1939-1945

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Commemorative Medal Collection

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Date: 1939 – 1945

Material: metal; fibre; paper; wood

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1160

Description: Collection of six Canadian and British WWII medals with ribbons, including Jack Hayes’ DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross), set in frame with photograph of Jack Hayes, flying officer patch, and plaque reading: “FLYING OFFICER JACK HAYES 254 SQUADRON R.A.F. 1941-1945”. All items are mounted on grey-bl…

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Title: Commemorative Medal Collection

Date: 1939 – 1945

Material: metal; fibre; paper; wood

Dimensions: 33.5 x 41.0 cm

Description: Collection of six Canadian and British WWII medals with ribbons, including Jack Hayes’ DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross), set in frame with photograph of Jack Hayes, flying officer patch, and plaque reading: “FLYING OFFICER JACK HAYES 254 SQUADRON R.A.F. 1941-1945”. All items are mounted on grey-blue matteboard in gold frame.

Subject: World War II; Jack Hayes; R.A.F.

Credit: Gift of Dolly Hayes, Cochrane, 1999

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1160

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Your Herald Scrapbook - Airplanes and Air Travel

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II

Date Range: 1934 - 1943

Reference Code: M8 / 2019.83 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: 2019.83 : Accession number

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 2019.83

Reference Code: M8 / 2019.83 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Responsibility: Compiled by unknown

Date Range: 1934 - 1943

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (64 pages ; 29 x 41 cm)

History / Biographical: Provenance unknown

Scope & Content: M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II

Notes: At centre of scrapbook there are advertisements pertaining to The Herald newspaper outlining the Canadian press room, news room, composing room, stereo room, press room, delivery, and education.