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Trail to the charmed land

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1950

Author: Edwards, Ralph

Publisher: Hamilton (Canada) H.R. Larson

Call Number: 01.4 Ed9t

Author: Edwards, Ralph

Responsibility: Ralph Edwards

Publisher: Hamilton (Canada) H.R. Larson

Published Date: 1950

Physical Description: viii, 135 pages illustrations, map 23 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Mountaineering--British Columbia; Yoho National Park; Banff; Rocky Mountains

Abstract: Pertains to the stories of Ralph Edwards, a former mountain guide. While not a history, the publication serves as a way to commemorate a life well lived in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Written similar to a diary, the author tells of his personal experiences and lessons learned while in the mountains. Readers are granted a highly personal account of mountaineering from a man who lived among the shadows of the Canadian Rockies himself.

Contents: Introduction -- The Discovery of Yoho -- First Crossing of the Dolomite Pass -- The Conquest of Balfour -- A Millionaire Goes A-Hunting -- Anything Can Happen, And Does -- Cayuses I Have Met.

Accession Number: 3069 a

Call Number: 01.4 Ed9t

Collection: Archives Library

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Plan of lots 1A, 2A & 4A south of Bow River, Banff, Alberta

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Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Published Date: 1950

Publisher: Banff: Resident Engineer's Office

Call Number: C4-1.10a

Publisher: Banff: Resident Engineer's Office

Published Date: 1950

Physical Description: 1 map : blueprint

Scale: Scale: 1 inch = 40 feet

Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Subjects: Banff townsite

Notes: Signed: J.R.W.; Bearings shown refer to plan approved . . . 10th May, 1913

Accession Number: 3500

Call Number: C4-1.10a

Collection: Archives Library

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Letters to Mother [January - June 1950]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to June 30, 1950. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, painting, weather [including temperatures down to -50F (-45C) in January], the CPR test of the…

Date Range: 1950

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 126

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

we inleneded, but at least Sir Norman ��Dearest Mother, Banff,"lberta. Fri.Jan 6,19AO It is so hard

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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: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 126

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1950

Physical Description: 1.6 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to June 30, 1950. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, painting, weather [including temperatures down to -50F (-45C) in January], the CPR test of their new diesel engines, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, the North American Ski Championship in February [for which Pete designed pins], the Banff Winter Carnival, installing fluorescent lights in the kitchen [prior to that they had "temporary" lights], purchasing a new Jeep stationwagon, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor visiting Banff in April, driving to Concord in May and back to Banff in June, plans for Banff Indian Days, a trip to Bow Lake, and Pete and Catharine's 20th wedding anniversary. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Whyte, Jon; Watson, Sir Norman; Encil, George; Beil, Charlie; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Winter Carnival; Birds; Bird watching; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Mountain; Norquay Ski Hill; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Ranching; Royal tours; Royalty; Scenery; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Ski racing; Skiers; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Ski Area; Sunshine Village; Trains; Transportation; Travel; Upper Hot Springs Hotel; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Morley; Calgary; Alberta; Montana; North Dakota; Ohio; Minnesota; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July - November 1950]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to November 14, 1950. Topics include trips to Bow Lake [mostly to sketch/paint] during the summer, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, the Calgary Stampede, photography, painting,…

Date Range: 1950

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 127

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

· BANFF JASPER HIGHWAY MRS. J, SIMPSON, PROP. Vio LAKE LOUISE POST OFFICE ��MODERN CHALET • BANFF JASPER

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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: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 127

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1950

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records (69 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fond level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to November 14, 1950. Topics include trips to Bow Lake [mostly to sketch/paint] during the summer, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, the Calgary Stampede, photography, painting, weather, Banff Indian Days, events and people in Concord, radio programs, getting a new recorder [possibly a reel-to-reel], a train strike in August, a trip to visit the Capmbells in Cowley, funerals, day trips to Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, meeting composer Alec Templeton and playing recorded First Nations songs for him, getting the annual Christmas card together, and planning a trip to Hawaii for the winter. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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. 127 - 22 insert 01 was sealed prior to accession - the envelope is empty.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Moore, Pearl; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Whyte, Jon; Castle, Donald; Hinman, Caroline; Perren, Walter; Rummel, Elizabeth; White, Bubby; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Greenham, Margaret; Greenham, Henry

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Birds; Bird watching; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Curling; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Mountain; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Post Office; Ranching; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Winter; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Morley; Cowley; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lapel Pin

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Date: 1950 – 1950

Material: streling silver; enamel;chain

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1214

Description: Shield shaped pin with leaves around a green central enamelled shield embossed with the letters “MTC” ; standing for Mounteen Club; at bottom of shield a small white triangle with “46” on it; two separate pins attached with fine chain; “50” and “Treasurer”

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Title: Lapel Pin

Date: 1950 – 1950

Material: streling silver; enamel;chain

Dimensions: 1.5 x 1.0 cm

Description: Shield shaped pin with leaves around a green central enamelled shield embossed with the letters “MTC” ; standing for Mounteen Club; at bottom of shield a small white triangle with “46” on it; two separate pins attached with fine chain; “50” and “Treasurer”

Subject: Banff High School; Barabara Kapteyn; membership

Credit: Gift of Barbara Whyte Kapteyn, Calgary, 2005

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1214

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Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Bill Gibbons fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of portrait of Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin).

Date Range: 1950

Reference Code: V227 / 5070

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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Part Of: Bill Gibbons fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M532 / V227

Sous-Fonds: V227

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V227 / 5070

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1950

Physical Description: 1 Negative

Scope & Content: Item consists of portrait of Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin).

Notes: Note: Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations

Name Access: Gibbons, Bill; Hunter, Leah Rider

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Parades; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 295

Creator: Gibbons, Bill

Title Source: Title based on contents of file; Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

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Banff Indian Days parade stagecoach 1950

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of stagecoach and horses at Banff Indian Days parade.

Date Range: 1950

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1760 to 1763

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1760 to 1763

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Stagecoach 1950

Date Range: 1950

Physical Description: 4 photographs : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of stagecoach and horses at Banff Indian Days parade.

Subject Access: Horses; Transportation; Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: N/A

Related Material: See item level descriptions

Title Source: Title based on content in file

Processing Status: Processed

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Tipi raising at Banff Indian Days

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of individuals setting up tipis at Banff Indian Days includes Indigenous and Stoney Nakoda individuals as well as Peter Whyte.

Date Range: 1950

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1764 to 1788

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

25 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1764 to 1788

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Teepees 1950

Date Range: 1950

Physical Description: 24 photographs : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of individuals setting up tipis at Banff Indian Days includes Indigenous and Stoney Nakoda individuals as well as Peter Whyte.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Bearspaw

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda; Teepees

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: N/A

Related Material: See item level descriptions

Category: Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Preparing for parade, Banff Indian Days

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Indigenous individuals preparing for the Banff Indian Days parade includes Indigenous individuals in regalia and on horseback and one photo of a family watching an event by tipis.

Date Range: 1950

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1789 to 1794

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

6 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1789 to 1794

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian Days 1950

Date Range: 1950

Physical Description: 6 photographs : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Indigenous individuals preparing for the Banff Indian Days parade includes Indigenous individuals in regalia and on horseback and one photo of a family watching an event by tipis.