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Letters to Mother [January - June 1955]

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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 1 to June 29, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hock…

Date Range: 1955

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 136

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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 / 136

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1955

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (61 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 51 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, Peter working on paintings for the Luxton Museum, the Winter Carnival [including Peter and Catharine judging the ice sculptures], Edith's companion Hanne moving in, the death of Ted Paris in April, replacing the oil furnace with a gas one in the house, Peter's mother Annie dying suddenly in May, and sketching trips, mostly around the Bow Lake area.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters 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.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Luxton, Norman; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Moore, Pearl; Paris, Cyril; Lonsdale, Tom; Beil, Charlie; Harvie, Don; Harvie, Eric; Brewster, Pat; Cathcart, John George (Red); Paris, Ted; Phillips, Walter J.; White, Annie

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Winter Carnival; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Ranches; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

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

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

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Letters to Mother [January - June 1956]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 71 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1956. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mo…

Date Range: 1956

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 138

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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 / 138

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1956

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 71 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to June 29, 1956. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through Banff to Lake Louise, Pete giving Frank Kaquitts painting lessons, the death and funeral of David Bearspaw in February, the Winter Carnival, opening the new post office, a visit to Gray and Elanor Campbell's ranch in Cowley, a trip to Bow Lake, Catharine's 50th birthday, and her nephew Rusty arriving for a visit. Also includes one notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. 138 - 08 is a carbon copy of the first page of 138 - 07

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Kaquitts, Frank; Harvie, Eric; Tasker, Peter; Lonsdale, Tom; Bearspaw, David; Luxton, Norman; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Robb, Russell III (Rusty)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Winter Carnival; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Ranches; Ranching; Scenery; Ski jumping; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Morley; 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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Letters to Mother [January - May 1953]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 31 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 16 to May 22, 1953. Topics include a road trip from Concord to Banff from January - March [the route taken was: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Califo…

Date Range: 1953

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 132

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

or putting the camping stuff away ana had a late supper and Jonny was over again after supper. Thursday t o

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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 / 132

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1953

Physical Description: 1.1 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fond level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 31 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 16 to May 22, 1953. Topics include a road trip from Concord to Banff from January - March [the route taken was: Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Montana, Alberta], day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, errand trips to Calgary, radio programs, enlarging the second-floor bathroom [removing the bathtub and replacing it with an encolsed shower], insulating the spare bedroom, the Crown Prince of Japan visiting Banff in April, and the Banff Music Festival. 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. 132 - 10 contains an account of Indigenous dress and dancing in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. 132 - 31 contains a summary of Grey Campbell's involvement in the shootout between RCMP officers and three Doukhobors in the 1930s.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Ward, Sam; Moore, Pearl; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Billie; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Music Festival; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Construction; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Renovation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Winter; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Calgary; Edmonton; 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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Letters to Mother [July - December 1955]

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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 December 27, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [m…

Date Range: 1955

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 137

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

to use for camping. It rained that night but Sunday wasn ' t too bad, the light not too good, we cooked out breakfast

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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 / 137

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1955

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 27, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, Catharine's nephew Rusty arriving [he worked at Bow Lake helping with hunting parties in July], trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days, a climbing tragedy on Mt. Temple in July wherein several young boys died, visits to the Campbell's ranch in Cowley, attending a Sun Dance ceremony near Fort Macleod, camping and sketching trips around Banff National Park, the Alberta Jubilee celebrations, a trip to Concord in October [they took the train down and drove back in a newly purchased Jeep], construction of the new Trans-Canada Highway through Banff, working on the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas parties. Also includes postcards and notecards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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. Some letters written on Num-Ti-Jaw Lodge letterhead, one written on Banff Shell Station letterhead.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Robb, Russell III (Rusty); Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Whyte, Dorothy; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Gmoser, Hans; Tasker, Peter; Amos, Amos

Subject Access: Activities; Airplanes; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Shell Station; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Ranches; Ranching; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

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

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Letters to Mother [July - December 1956]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 54 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 15, 1956. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [m…

Date Range: 1956

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 139

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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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 / 139

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1956

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 54 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1 to December 15, 1956. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], a roadtrip north through British Columbia to the Yukon and Alaska from July 20-August 13 [they drove through northern British Columbia to the Yukon and visited Dawson City and Whitehorse before heading to Anchorage, Alaska, and then returned by the same route, making many smaller side-trips to scenic points and villages along the way], developing colour film from their roadtrip, a visit to Bow Lake, two weeklong visits with the Campbells on their ranch in Cowley, a long visit from Catharine's nephew Rusty in September and October, putting together their annual Christmas card, and preparing for a trip to Concord for Christmas. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one notecard and a partial map of Northern BC, western Yukon, and eastern Alaska.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Kaquitts, Frank; Moore, Pearl; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Robb, Russell III (Rusty)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Winter Carnival; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Home; Hunting; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Ranches; Ranching; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Morley; Cowley; Alberta; Dawson City; Whitehorse; Yukon; Anchorage; Alaska; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

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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

year from the east. We found out about camping places going east for the girls. '.I.hen after supper we

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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

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Letters to Mother [July - November 1952]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlet…

Date Range: 1952

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 131

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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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 / 131

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1952

Physical Description: 1.2 cm of textual records (63 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlets in the living room, trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days [including having David and Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw stay the night with Peter and Catharine during a bad storm], the Jasper Park Lodge burning down [July 15], the funeral for John Murray Gibbon, camping/sketching trips to Yoho National Park, several visits by Rockwell and Betty Kent, and leaving for a road trip to Concord for Christmas [Peter and Catharine left in late October and drove to Massachusetts]. Also includes an airmail card.

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. 131 - 07 [dated July 24, 1952] describes making a sound recording with Jacob Twoyoungmen and family. See S37 / 73 for actual recording 131 - 08 appears to have been cut 3/4 up the page prior to accession.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Ward, Sam; Moore, Pearl; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Philpott, Cecil; Whyte, Jon; Bearspaw, David; Bearspaw, Peggy; Gibbon, John Murray; Kent, Rockwell; Kent, Betty

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

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Edmonton; Alberta; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

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Letters to Mother [June - December 1953]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 42 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 5 to December 2, 1953. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, Queen Elizabeth's coronation [June 5, 1953],…

Date Range: 1953

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 133

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

of a girls camping trip which "'lsa was to chaperone and vie talked the girls in to going along too

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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 / 133

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1953

Physical Description: 1.1 cm of textual records (51 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 42 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 5 to December 2, 1953. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, Queen Elizabeth's coronation [June 5, 1953], errand trips to Calgary, the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, radio programs, going to Edmonton to have a cataract removed from Peter's left eye [they were in Edmonton for 3 weeks], Peter getting his first pair of glasses, recording stories with George McLean, the Hub Cafe on Banff Ave catching fire [November 10], and planning their winter trip to Honolulu, Hawaii.

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; Ward, Sam; Moore, Pearl; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; McLean, George

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; 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; Post Office; Royalty; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Winter; Weather

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

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Letters to Mother [September - December 1959]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the m…

Date Range: 1959

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 145

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

, '.!be eldest daughter , Pat , was ' 111arried in ildingunh this sunmer , is now touring Europe =~ camping all

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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 / 145

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1959

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the musical My Fair Lady at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary (Sept. 21), driving out to the Panther Valley with Warden Peter Tasker (Oct. 16), Carl Rungius' death (October), a trip to Concord in early November [just Catharine], construction on the back of the house, a second trip to Concord for Christmas and New Years followed immediately by a two-month trip to the West Indies [Catharine and Peter]. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes two postcards making up one letter.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. 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; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Kaquitts, George; Kaquitts, Frank; Castella, Verne; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Whyte, Jon; Greenham, Margaret; Feuz, Walter; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Wardle, Dorothy; Phillips, Walter J.; Harmon, Don; Moore, Pearl; Kerr, Jasper; Tasker, Peter; Rungius, Carl; Ward, Sam; Lonsdale, Tom; Grayson, L. Stuart

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff School of Fine Arts; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Moose; Mountain; Mountains; Oldtimers; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Yoho National Park; 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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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip …

Date Range: 1957-1967

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes

Sous-Fonds: M67

Sub-Series: i. Diaries

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1957-1967

Physical Description: 7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip carried over from M67 / 3 - 6, a trip in 1958 involving travel to Banff, the annual Alpine Club of Canada hike, staying at the Chateau Lake Louise, hiking in Lake O'Hara, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Trip details for 1959 include travelling by train from the United States to Montreal before continuing on to Banff where she took trips to Lake O'Hara and Skoki - entries for 1959 seem to end abruptly. Also includes lists of people met over the three years, equipment used for various trips, and a list of events since Sept. 1958 including the opening of the new Sulphur gondola on July 28, 1958, the tearing down of the Brewster stables on Spray Ave, and the conversion of the ski lodge to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. M67 / 4 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 59 in red paint and end 1959-1962 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of August 1959 (carried over from M67 / 4 - 2), and summer trips taken during 1960-1962 consisting of time spent around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas, annual organized hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as travel to and from Pennsylvania - usually by train. Also includes lists of people she met, new additions to staff at hotels Lillian Gest stayed at, luggage details, and events pertaining to Banff like construction projects, births, marriages, and deaths (including the death of Jack White in 1962, his house now being a library, and the fate of the grocery store he ran). M67 / 4 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1962-1964 in red paint on the cover. Pertains to the end of Lillian Gest's 1962 summer trip (carried over from M76 / 4 - 2) and trips taken during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The 1963 summer consists of travel from Pennsylvania to Banff by train, stays at various hotels (including the Club House [possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House], Moraine Lake Lodge, and Emerald Lake Lodge), hiking trips in Revelestoke Park and Lake O'Hara, the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip, and alternating between stays in Lake O'Hara and at the Club House before returning home. The 1964 summer followed a similar pattern, with stays at various hotels, hikes (both with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the ACC), and travel between Pennsylvania and Banff by train. Also includes lists of people met during all three summers, equipment left in Banff (1963), a poem titled How To Die in the Mountains, evelvation of Golden, milages, and rates at the Lake O'Hara Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise. Pertains to trip to the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1965. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Icefield Chalet areas as well as hikes with and without organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada and the Skyline Trail Hikers. Also includes details about booking information throughout Yoho National Park, a list of mileages, and a list of events. M67 / 4 - 4 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary titled Can R. 1965 on adhesive paper on front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1965 and includes time spent in Banff, trips to and around Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, the Icefiled Parkway, and Mt. Robson areas as well as stays at the The Club House (possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House), a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers in Little Yoho (Aug 1-5) and the annual ACC Camp (Aug 23 - Sept 3). The trip back to Pennsylvania was completed by train as far as Winnipeg, from where Gest took a plane. Also includes Lake O'Hara register notes, details on Yoho National Park, lists of mileages, books at the ACC Club House and its staff that year, 1965 events (unclear if entirely dedicated to Banff), and people met. M67 / 4 - 5 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary. Pertains to a trip to Alaska during the summer of 1966 and a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal from June 21-26. Also includes details on animals and birds spotted in Alaska, people met, and names of staff at places Lillian Gest stayed. M67 / 4 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1966 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of Lillian Gest's summer 1966 travels throughout the Canadian Rockies (an extension of the Alaska trip detailed in M67 / 4 - 5). Also includes lists of items left in Banff and items purchased in both Alaska and Canada, reminders about correspondence, notes about Lake O'Hara, and events from Banff. M67 / 4 - 7 : brown cardstock diary with black fabric tape on spine. Pertains to a trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1967 and includes hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers, as well as stays in Banff, Lake Louise, Glacier, Lake O'Hara, and the [probably ACC] Club House. Also mentions Expo 67 (details of that trip in M67/ 4 - 5), and contains lists of staff at the Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, and the Club House, as well as events from around Banff, including the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Also includes loose items consisting of a brochure for the 1965 Sky Line Trail Hikers and address list, a letter from Caroline HInman regarding a 1959 trip plan, notes written by Lillian Gest [possibly reminders], a postcard, a Chirstmas letter from Peter and Catharine Whyte, and newspaper clippins.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned. To read M67 / 4 - 7 start on the right-hand pages to the end, return to the front, flip the book upside-down and continue back to front.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Community; Environment and Nature; European travel; Expo 67; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Parks Canada; Record keeping; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Pipestone Pass; Saskatchewan River; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Vancouver; Alberta; British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Alaska; Canada; United States of America