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Letters to Mother [June - December 1944]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 80 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 3 to December 31, 1944. Topics include day to day life, Catharine travelling to and from Calgary to meet Pete on weekends [sometimes staying in Calgary, sometimes coming back to Banff], news pertai…
Date Range
1944
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 118
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
·:ras amazing. at the Devonshire we had one large room and a {itchenette, a bath and a sort of dressing
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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
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Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 118
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1944
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (106 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 80 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 3 to December 31, 1944. Topics include day to day life, Catharine travelling to and from Calgary to meet Pete on weekends [sometimes staying in Calgary, sometimes coming back to Banff], news pertaining to the war [D-Day, the liberation of Rome, the death of Mussolini], Pete's work and movements as part of the RCAF, weather, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, painting, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, gardening and yardwork, wildlife, Banff events, events and people in Concord, the Calgary Stampede, going to the movies, train travel between Banff and Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], the filming of a Lassie movie in Banff National Park in September, going to Ottawa when Pete is reassigned to Air Force Headquarters in October [Catharine goes with him], Catharine going to Concord for November and then returning to Ottawa, Pete and Catharine returning to Banff/Calgary to begin Pete's discharge, and Christmas/New Years Eve parties and activities. Also includes postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people 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 written on hotel, Canadian Pacific Railway, and RCAF 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
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
White, Annie
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Whyte, Jon
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
Whyte, Barbara
Stockand, Lila (White)
Stockand, Cameron
Brewster, Fern
Strom, Erling
Harmon, Lloyd
Harmon, Eileen
Jackson, A. Y.
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Paris, Cyril
Paris, Mary
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Kerr, Jasper
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Funeral
Gardening
Hockey
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Literature
Lord Elgin Hotel
Moose
Mountain
Painting
Paliser Hotel Calgary
Paris Tea Room
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Red Cross
Royal Canadian Airforce
RCAF
Scenery
Stoney Nakoda
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Upper Hot Springs
War
War Artists
Weather
Weddings
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
World War II
WWII
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
McLeod
Calgary
Alberta
Ottawa
Ontario
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
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Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.590
Description
A pencil drawing of a skier approaching the edge of a hill on folded paper. The skier has his or he back to the viewer and stands beside a sign that reads STANDING ROOM ONLY. A building with a smoking chimney sits on the distant horizon.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.5 x 12.0 cm
Description
A pencil drawing of a skier approaching the edge of a hill on folded paper. The skier has his or he back to the viewer and stands beside a sign that reads STANDING ROOM ONLY. A building with a smoking chimney sits on the distant horizon.
Subject
Standing Room Only
skier
skiing
hill
building
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.590
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.03.126
Description
line drawing of room with two windows and a fire place
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.2 x 30.5 cm
Description
line drawing of room with two windows and a fire place
Subject
fireplace
room
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.03.126
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1913 – 1914
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.07
Description
two figures in a green room with a red fire place, two windows and a cat
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1913 – 1914
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
two figures in a green room with a red fire place, two windows and a cat
Subject
green room
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.07
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