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Letters to Mother [April - November 1935]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7445
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers tri…
- Date Range
- 1935
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 98
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 98
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (70 pages ; 21.2 x 26.3 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip, photography and cameras, hiking/climbing, wildflowers, activities and people at camp, Pete's work on commission paintings/photography projects, events and people in Concord, trips to Bow Lake to paint, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], overnight camping trips to Lake Louise to paint, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, going back to Lake O'Hara in early September to paint and hike, Russ and Kitty's travels and activities, day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake] to paint/sketch, updates on what Pete and Catharine's friends are doing [mostly as it pertains to Skoki and Assiniboine Lodges], wildlife, an overnight trip to Calgary [and a visit to Morley on the way back] in early October, 3 young Doukhobor fugitives escaping police custody that resulted in a chase and shootout in Banff National Park [October 6 - 7] and the subsequent funerals, developing photos and print-making, politics [mostly pertaining to the provincial and federal elections], various holidays [both Canadian and American], skiing, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, and preparing to leave for a trip to Concord at the end of November.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. A few letters written on lodge letterhead. Most 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 have numbers written in pencil in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Whyte, Barbara
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Vaux, Mary
- Vaux, George, X
- Moore, Edmee
- Rungius, Carl
- Carter, Wilf
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Mather, Allan
- Strom, Erling
- Strom, Sigrid
- Gest, Lillian
- Noble, George
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Beil, Charlie
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Campbell, Gray
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Ski Club
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bears
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camps
- Camping
- Children
- Climbing
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Crime
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Home
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Police
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Swiss Guides
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Assiniboine
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- 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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Images
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Letters to Mother [February - July 1935]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7444
- 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 February 6 to July 30, 1935. Topics include travelling back to Banff from Montreal on the train, cleaning and household chores, the Winter Carnival, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, wa…
- Date Range
- 1935
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 97
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 97
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (89 pages ; 21.5 x 27.8 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 February 6 to July 30, 1935. Topics include travelling back to Banff from Montreal on the train, cleaning and household chores, the Winter Carnival, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, watching hockey games and curling matches, weather, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, going to Skoki to ski, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, the birth of Russ and Kitty's first child Gale in late February [Edith's first grandchild], watching ski races at Norquay, converting an outbuilding from a garage/one bedroom into a garage/darkroom, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], sketching/painting, discussions of operas Edith has seen, Pete going to Vancouver for a few days in mid-April to help his parents [Dave was advised to go to sea level by doctors to help with ailments he'd been having], wildlife, developing photos and print-making, various holidays [both Canadian and American], descriptions of meals and various recipes, yardwork and redoing the driveway, Catharine going to Concord for a month [mid-May to mid-June], construction of a new road to Norquay ski camp, Pete constructing a cover for the back of their truck to be used for camping, going to Calgary for the Stampede, Banff Indian Days, and camping trips around Lake Louise and Yoho National Park.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed - typed letters often have hand-written post scripts. A few letters written on lodge/hotel letterhead. Most 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 have numbers written in pencil or red pencil crayon in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project. 97 - 16 contains a sketch of the garage outbuilding and the plans to convert half of it into a darkroom.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Robb, Gale (Guild)
- Caird, Jean
- Owen, Mildred
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Whyte, Barbara
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Paris, Cyril
- Mather, Allan
- Strom, Erling
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Carson, Bill
- Adaskin, Frances
- Adaskin, Murray
- Vaux, Mary
- Vaux, George, X
- Vaux, Henry, Jr.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Ski Club
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bears
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camps
- Camping
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Curling
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Guides
- Home
- Hockey
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Moose
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- Swiss Guides
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Emerald Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- 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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Trail rides 1963 to 1973
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57500
- Part Of
- Bruce Hatfield fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 125 transparency slides depicting scenes from Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips between 1963 and 1973. Includes images of trail ride participants, landscape and camp views, camp entertainment, wildlife, and related scenes.
- Date Range
- 1963 - 1973
- Reference Code
- V819 / NS - 1 to 125
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Bruce Hatfield fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M597
- V819
- Sous-Fonds
- V819
- Accession Number
- 2023.29
- Reference Code
- V819 / NS - 1 to 125
- Responsibility
- Produced and/or collected by Bruce Hatfield
- Date Range
- 1963 - 1973
- Physical Description
- 125 col. transparency slides : 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 125 transparency slides depicting scenes from Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips between 1963 and 1973. Includes images of trail ride participants, landscape and camp views, camp entertainment, wildlife, and related scenes.
- Notes
- Photographs are arranged by date: V819 / NS - 1 to 14 : Healy Creek (1963) V819 / NS - 15 to 25 : Pulsatilla Pass (1965) V819 / NS - 26 to 39 : Baker Lake (1966) V819 / NS - 40 to 52 : Assiniboine (1968) V819 / NS - 53 to 61 : Pulsatilla Pass (1969) V819 / NS - 62 to 76 : Simpson Pass/ Healy Creek (1970) V819 / NS - 77 to 85 : Pipestone (1971) V819 / NS - 86 to 104 : Shadow Lake (1972) V819 / NS - 105 to 125 : Palliser Pass (1973)
- Name Access
- Hatfield, Bruce
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Camping
- Environment
- Exploration
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Packing
- Recreation
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Assiniboine
- Pulsatilla Pass
- Pipestone River
- Baker Lake
- Johnson Lake
- Simpson Pass
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Trail rides 1973 to 1981
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57501
- Part Of
- Bruce Hatfield fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 135 transparency slides depicting scenes from Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips between 1973 and 1981. Includes images of trail ride participants, landscape and camp views, camp entertainment, wildlife, and related scenes.
- Date Range
- 1973 - 1981
- Reference Code
- V819 / NS - 126 to 260
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Bruce Hatfield fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M597
- V819
- Sous-Fonds
- V819
- Accession Number
- 2023.29
- Reference Code
- V819 / NS - 126 to 260
- Responsibility
- Produced and/or collected by Bruce Hatfield
- Date Range
- 1973 - 1981
- Physical Description
- 135 col. transparency slides : 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 135 transparency slides depicting scenes from Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips between 1973 and 1981. Includes images of trail ride participants, landscape and camp views, camp entertainment, wildlife, and related scenes.
- Notes
- Photographs are arranged by date: V819 / NS - 126 to 128 : Palliser Pass (1973) V819 / NS - 129 to 156 : Johnson Creek (1974) V819 / NS - 157 to 162 : Pipestone (1975) V819 / NS - 163 to 177 : Flint Park (1976) V819 / NS - 178 to 181 : Round-up Party (1977) V819 / NS - 182 to 197 : Assiniboine (1977) V819 / NS - 198 to 210 : Palliser Pass (1978) V819 / NS - 211 to 233 : Johnson Creek (1979) V819 / NS - 234 to 255 : Panther River (1980) V819 / NS - 256 to 260 : Red Deer River (1981)
- Name Access
- Hatfield, Bruce
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Camping
- Environment
- Exploration
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Packing
- Recreation
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Assiniboine
- Palliser Pass
- Pipestone River
- Johnson Lake
- Flints Park
- Panther River
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Trail rides 1981 to 1986
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57502
- Part Of
- Bruce Hatfield fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 114 transparency slides depicting scenes from Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips between 1981 and 1986. Includes images of trail ride participants, landscape and camp views, camp entertainment, wildlife, and related scenes.
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1986
- Reference Code
- V819 / NS - 261 to 374
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Bruce Hatfield fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M597
- V819
- Sous-Fonds
- V819
- Accession Number
- 2023.29
- Reference Code
- V819 / NS - 261 to 374
- Responsibility
- Produced and/or collected by Bruce Hatfield
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1986
- Physical Description
- 114 col. transparency slides : 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 114 transparency slides depicting scenes from Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips between 1981 and 1986. Includes images of trail ride participants, landscape and camp views, camp entertainment, wildlife, and related scenes.
- Notes
- Photographs are arranged by date: V819 / NS - 261 to 270 : Red Deer River (1981) V819 / NS - 271 to 286 : Assiniboine (1982) V819 / NS - 287 to 323 : Flint Park (1983) V819 / NS - 324 to 338 : Panther River (1984) V819 / NS - 339 to 360 : Palliser Pass (1985) V819 / NS - 361 to 374 : Pulsatilla Pass (1986)
- Name Access
- Hatfield, Bruce
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Camping
- Environment
- Exploration
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Packing
- Recreation
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Assiniboine
- Palliser Pass
- Flints Park
- Panther River
- Red Deer Lake
- Pulsatilla Pass
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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