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Letters to Mother [August - December 1938]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a…
- Date Range
- 1938
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 105
- 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 / 105
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (97 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a day trip on the new stretch of road between Bow Lake and the Saskatchewan River Crossing, trips to Lake O'Hara to paint and hike [also includes hiking the new trail Tom Link and Jimmy Simpson blazed to Linda Lake, named for Linda Castle of Honolulu], events and people in Concord, photography and cameras, day to day life, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], descriptions of meals, painting/sketching, day trips to Lake Louise [mostly in September to paint], mentions of the threat of war in Europe, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], slide-making, the start of construction on the Mount Temple Chalet, films and film making, Jack and Barbara starting construction on their new house, various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, wildlife [often in the yard], going to Victoria in early November to see Annie and Dave, day trips with Cliff to see the progress on Mount Temple Chalet, Christmas, and various other holiday-related activities, parties, and gifts.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Whyte, Barbara
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- MacKenzie, Kate
- Strom, Erling
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Noble, George
- Noble, Linda
- Vaux, George, X
- Vaux, Mary
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Banff
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Kodak
- Koachrome
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Larch trees
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Calgary
- 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
Electronic Resources
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Mount Temple and Larches
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.02.14
- Date
- 1937 – 1945
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.14
- Description
- The foreground is a trail starting at the centre, leading right, then left, towards a snow-covered Mt. Temple. There is a stand (one large and four small ones) of larches on viewer’s left, and on viewer’s right one large larch and one small, plus four evergreens. The sky is blue with white clouds.
1 image
- Title
- Mount Temple and Larches
- Date
- 1937 – 1945
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 40.8 x 50.8 cm
- Description
- The foreground is a trail starting at the centre, leading right, then left, towards a snow-covered Mt. Temple. There is a stand (one large and four small ones) of larches on viewer’s left, and on viewer’s right one large larch and one small, plus four evergreens. The sky is blue with white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Mt. Temple
- larch trees
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.02.14
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
Images
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 37 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte's activities and friends in and around Banff. Prints document Johnston Canyon, Lake O'Hara and Odaray Prospect, as well as various friends including Elizabeth Hunter, Jean Francis, Walter Feuz, Tom Link and Edward Feuz in…
- Date Range
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 63 to 100
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / I / B / 1 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 63 to 100
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 37 prints; col.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 37 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte's activities and friends in and around Banff. Prints document Johnston Canyon, Lake O'Hara and Odaray Prospect, as well as various friends including Elizabeth Hunter, Jean Francis, Walter Feuz, Tom Link and Edward Feuz in Golden, and Thor (?).
- Subject Access
- Larch trees
- 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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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte's activities and friends in and around Banff. Prints document Lake O'Hara, Odaray Prospect, Lake Louise, Deception Pass, Skoki Lakes, and Ptarmigan Pass. Prints also include images of friend Donna Lawson, the Siffleur wi…
- Date Range
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 101 to 136
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / I / B / 1 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 101 to 136
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 35 prints; col.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte's activities and friends in and around Banff. Prints document Lake O'Hara, Odaray Prospect, Lake Louise, Deception Pass, Skoki Lakes, and Ptarmigan Pass. Prints also include images of friend Donna Lawson, the Siffleur wildfire, and the RCMP Musical Ride.
- Subject Access
- Larch trees
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Wildfire
- 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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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte's activities, friends and landscapes in and around Banff. Prints document Larch Valley with Jon Whyte and dog Brandy.
- Date Range
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 137 to 168
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / I / B / 1 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 137 to 168
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 31 prints; col.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte's activities, friends and landscapes in and around Banff. Prints document Larch Valley with Jon Whyte and dog Brandy.
- Subject Access
- Larch trees
- 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.
Read more.