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Letters to Mother [March - July 1938]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55304
- 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 frie…
- Date Range
- 1938
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 104
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / 104
- 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- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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
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Golf Club House B S H Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactshm.04.08
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ShM.04.08
- Description
- Same as coloured woodcut ShM.04.04
1 image
- Title
- Golf Club House B S H Banff
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.1 x 14.4 cm
- Description
- Same as coloured woodcut ShM.04.04
- Subject
- architecture
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- ShM.04.08
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Grindelwald, Switzerland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.160
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.160
- Description
- Chalets in hills in Switzerland.
1 image
- Title
- Grindelwald, Switzerland
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Chalets in hills in Switzerland.
- Subject
- landscape
- Switzerland
- architecture, rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.160
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.163
- Description
- Bridge over small river in Norway, mountains behind.
1 image
- Title
- Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Bridge over small river in Norway, mountains behind.
- Subject
- landscape
- Norway
- river
- architecture
- bridge
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.163
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.324
- Description
- Two structures in foreground, the one on the right has two chimneys and a green roof and a (log) leaned up against one side, the structure on the left has two trees to it's left, behind which is a large blue-green mountain brc four trees, light blue-green mountain range on the right, white and grey…
1 image
- Title
- Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Two structures in foreground, the one on the right has two chimneys and a green roof and a (log) leaned up against one side, the structure on the left has two trees to it's left, behind which is a large blue-green mountain brc four trees, light blue-green mountain range on the right, white and grey clouds in a blue sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.324
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.175
1 image
- Title
- Switzerland
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.6 x 35.3 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Switzerland
- architecture
- rural
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.175
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Andalsnas Valley, Norway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.260
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.260
1 image
- Title
- Andalsnas Valley, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 34.8 x 27.1 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.260
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Romsdal Valley, Norway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.018
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.018
- Description
- Colour: green, blue, purple. Four little buildings sit in green hills above a patch of white snow at the left side. Two more sit right of center. In the lower right corner is a dark shape. In the distance on he right side rises a mountain with snow sides. A ribbon of cloud crosses the blue sky behi…
1 image
- Title
- Romsdal Valley, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: green, blue, purple. Four little buildings sit in green hills above a patch of white snow at the left side. Two more sit right of center. In the lower right corner is a dark shape. In the distance on he right side rises a mountain with snow sides. A ribbon of cloud crosses the blue sky behind.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- winter
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.018
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Klosters, Switzerland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.001
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.001
- Description
- Colour: blue. A building in the lower left corner. Two roofs can be seen behind and five more buildings across the picture towards the night. There are three tall shrubs in the lower night corner. There is a bank of snow behind the buildings and mountain peaks beyond. Bit of clear blue sky at the u…
1 image
- Title
- Klosters, Switzerland
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 34.9 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue. A building in the lower left corner. Two roofs can be seen behind and five more buildings across the picture towards the night. There are three tall shrubs in the lower night corner. There is a bank of snow behind the buildings and mountain peaks beyond. Bit of clear blue sky at the upper edge.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- winter
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.001
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Grindelwald, Switzerland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.002
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.002
- Description
- Colour: green, brown, blue. Foreground is snow patches. Central image, night of canter is a log cabin. To the left is a scrawny tree and behind the cabin is a bare fill. In the background are three more cabins with green and blue shutters, situated on the green slope. Across the upper left corner i…
1 image
- Title
- Grindelwald, Switzerland
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: green, brown, blue. Foreground is snow patches. Central image, night of canter is a log cabin. To the left is a scrawny tree and behind the cabin is a bare fill. In the background are three more cabins with green and blue shutters, situated on the green slope. Across the upper left corner is the forest.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- winter
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.002
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