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Canadian Rockies negatives
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55738
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 128 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 11.8 x 8.4 cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
- Notes
- Negatives were removed from their original housing in a negatives album (V90 / PD - 2) prior to processing
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Deer
- Elk
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Photography
- Rivers
- Scenery
- Temple Mountain
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many negatives warped - NA - 13 is folded in half
- Related Material
- V90 / PD - 2
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1980
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57552
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 105 b&w & colour negatives on 22 strips of film depicting the upper quarry at Harvie Heights, Cascade Pitts [Cascade Ponds], portraits of Bob Allin and Peter Monod for the Alberta Report, production shots for a project titled "Valemint" at Bow Lake, nighttime production shots for a…
- Date Range
- 1980
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / v / NA - 01 to NA - 05
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- v : 1980
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / v / NA - 01 to NA - 05
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 105 photographs : b&w & col. negatives ; 35mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 105 b&w & colour negatives on 22 strips of film depicting the upper quarry at Harvie Heights, Cascade Pitts [Cascade Ponds], portraits of Bob Allin and Peter Monod for the Alberta Report, production shots for a project titled "Valemint" at Bow Lake, nighttime production shots for a project called "Ghost Keepers" at Deer Lodge in Lake Louise, and colour shots of a boy identified as Mikey Bailey [possibly from a movie production].
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Children
- Deer Lodge
- Dogs
- Horses
- Films and film making
- Mountains
- Portrait
- Swimming
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Bow Lake
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Harvie Heights
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55593
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd W…
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Prints LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159 originally accompanied by b&w copy negatives (9.5 x 12 cm) in yellow envelope; negatives have been stored separately and numbered as items LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow River Boat House
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118 [copy negatives]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55595
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Da…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1930]
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 9.5 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Original print copies processed and stored separately as LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - see "Related Material" (print copies available)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in original envelope
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 124 to 159 [print copies]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55762
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Park Museum
- Banff townsite
- Banff Zoo
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Bears
- Boats
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55764
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Physical Description
- 127 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family homes on Muscrat St. in Banff and in Seebe, WWI soliders, cars and car trips, the Banff Winter Carnival, swimming at the Cave & Basin, and Johnston Canyon. Most photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Tepee
- Wildlife
- Winter
- WWI
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake Louise and Exshaw photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55712
- Part Of
- Placido Monachello fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 22 black and white photographs of buildings and activities around Lake Louise and Exshaw including the Chateau Lake Louise, Deer Lodge, hiking to Mirror Lake, visiting the Columbia Icefield, and the Exshaw train station. Photos were taken by Placido Monachello, annotated, and sent …
- Date Range
- 1941-1943
- Reference Code
- V803 / IV / PA - 1 to PA - 22
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
40 images
- Part Of
- Placido Monachello fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V803
- Series
- IV : Lake Louise and Exshaw
- Sous-Fonds
- M582 / V803
- Accession Number
- 2020.25
- Reference Code
- V803 / IV / PA - 1 to PA - 22
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1941-1943
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : b&w ; 11.6 x 8.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 22 black and white photographs of buildings and activities around Lake Louise and Exshaw including the Chateau Lake Louise, Deer Lodge, hiking to Mirror Lake, visiting the Columbia Icefield, and the Exshaw train station. Photos were taken by Placido Monachello, annotated, and sent to his [then] fiance Leona in Hamilton, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Monachello, Placido
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Bears
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Columbia Icefield
- Deer Lodge
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Exshaw
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Placido Monachello
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1957]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7487
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …
- Date Range
- 1957
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 141
- 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 / 141
- Date Range
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 2.4 cm of textual records (128 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. 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], seeing off Carl Rungius to New York, going to Edmonton for a cataract operation on Peter's right eye [August 23] - Catharine's time in Edmonton mostly consisted of sitting with Peter in the hospital, running errands in the city, and answering letters [she stayed at the Corona Hotel], starting construction of eventual Buffalo Block [consisting of three stores along Buffalo St. and a restaurant on the second floor], concerns regarding Edith's health, a visit to Concord from mid-October to mid-November [travelled by train], a second visit to Edmonton in December for Peter's eye, putting together their annual Christmas card, and other Christmas activities. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one postcard.
- 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
- Beil, Charlie
- Rungius, Carl
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Ward, Sam
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camping
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Glenbow Foundation
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Travel
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- 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 [August - December 1958]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7489
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 1958. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …
- Date Range
- 1958
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 143
- 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 / 143
- Date Range
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 1.8 cm of textual records (104 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 1958. 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 road trip from north-eastern United States through Canada back to Banff in early August [written mostly on postcards], a trip to Lethbridge in late August, various construction projects [the new Sulphur Mountain gondola, the chimney and basement furnace of their house, and the Trans-Canada Highway], a trip to Concord in late November, and preparation of Chirstmas cards. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes postcards and a Christmas card.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes added throughout; many post scripts are hand-written. 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. 143 - 39 includes a sketch of a shelving unit Catharine hoped to have installed in their bedroom. 143 - 64 is the 1958 Christmas card made by Catharine and Peter
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vallance, Doris
- Browne, Belmore
- Browne, Tibby
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Feuz, Walter
- Moore, Pearl
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Beaver, Anna
- Leighton, A. C.
- Beil, Charlie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Glenbow Foundation
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- 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
- Saskatchewan River
- Great Lakes
- Ontario
- 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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Letters to Mother [December 1953 - June 1954]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7480
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christm…
- Date Range
- 1953-1954
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 134
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
were there Pete got me a lovely birthday
present of one of bis watercolors, a deer in the woods showing
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 / 134
- Date Range
- 1953-1954
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (114 pages ; 21 x 27 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 55 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 13, 1953 to June 27, 1954. Topics include a trip to Hawaii from December to March [includes mainland travel between Banff and California by train and travel to and from Hawaii by boat], Christmas and New Years Eve activities, travelling around to different parts of the island, meeting with other vacationers from Banff, going straight to Edmonton [from California by train] to see Peter's doctor about new glasses, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, photography, weather, events and people in Concord, Peter's mother Annie being in the hospital, the deaths of Jean Caird in April and Belmore Browne in May, a second trip to Edmonton for Peter's eyes [during this trip he is admitted to the hospital for depression, possibly brought on by stress], Annie moving from Banff to Vancouver, and Peter receiving psychiatric treatment in Calgary. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Most letters hand-written, some typed. 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. Many letters written during the Hawaii trip, as well as during stays in Calgary and Edmonton, are written on hotel letterheads. 134 - 04 includes sketches of the location of the apartment they stay in in Honolulu and of the layout of their apartment.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Castle, Donald
- Moore, Pearl
- Noble, George
- Noble, Mary
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- White, Annie
- Whyte, Clifford
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- 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
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- 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
- Washington
- California
- Honolulu
- Hawaii
- 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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