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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
Rockies Winter Sports Ltd. – 1940 – 1946 (M36/968)
ii. Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies – 1930 – 1953 (M36
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- TBD
- Accession Number
- 3069 and various
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Whyte family fonds
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Physical Description
- 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
- History / Biographical
- Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
- Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
- sub-series and group description for photographs
- item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
- reference copies for sound recordings
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [February - May 1932]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 27 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1932 to May 1932. Topics include Catharine's travel back to Banff [from Concord?], Peter and Catharine going into the ski business with Skoki, setting up Skoki lodge for business [with a detail…
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 87
- 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 / 87
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (151 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 27 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1932 to May 1932. Topics include Catharine's travel back to Banff [from Concord?], Peter and Catharine going into the ski business with Skoki, setting up Skoki lodge for business [with a detailed description of interior], the first ski party, the ski visit of Russel Robb Jr. and group, the death of Edwin Noble, daily life in Banff, people in Concord, and meeting and working with various locals and Skoki guests [including Tex Woods and his daughter Ruth Woods, Vic Kutschera, Norman Knight, Cyril Paris, Ike Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Rankin, Rupe Edwards, Bill Niche, Waddy [Wattie?] Potts, Kingman ski party, Ulysses LaCasse, Bill Oliver, Russel Robb Jr., Charlie Pierson, and Faith Donaldson] and going to see Noel Odell speak about Everest.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. It appears that one letter is unfinished or has missing pages. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. 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 also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- "Tex" Vernon Wood
- Spencer, Earl
- Kutschera, Vic
- Knight, Norman
- Mills, Ike
- Paris, Cyril
- Edwards, Rupe
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Strom, Erling
- Subject Access
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Cave and Basin
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Activities
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Community life
- Cross-country skiing
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Mount Assiniboine Lodge
- Personal and Family Life
- Roads
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing - History
- Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
- Skoki Lodge
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Concord
- Skoki
- Deception Pass
- Assiniboine
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Temple Lodge Caterpillar
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of an unidentified woman sitting on the sled pulled by the tractor to transport people and equipment to Temple Lodge in winter
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1935]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 7
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 7 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Skoki Lodge and Temple Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 7
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1935]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of an unidentified woman sitting on the sled pulled by the tractor to transport people and equipment to Temple Lodge in winter
- Subject Access
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Mount Temple Lodge
- Sports and leisure
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Storm Mountain Lodge [Banff-Windermere Highway] Peter Whyte in car, Lucy Kerr in cloak operated Storm Mountain.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Peter Whyte sitting in a parked car in front of Storm Mountain Lodge as a woman in a cloak identified as Lucy Kerr walks up to the building next to another unidentifed woman as a man ties his shoe on the porch - another car parked background left - signage reads "Storm…
- Date Range
- ca. 1928
- Reference Code
- v683 / 173 / na66 - 411
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Reference Code
- v683 / 173 / na66 - 411
- GMD
- Negative, copy
- Date Range
- ca. 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Peter Whyte sitting in a parked car in front of Storm Mountain Lodge as a woman in a cloak identified as Lucy Kerr walks up to the building next to another unidentifed woman as a man ties his shoe on the porch - another car parked background left - signage reads "Storm Mountain Bungalow Camp - Top of the World - 5.50 per day - American Plan"
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Environment and Nature
- Industry
- Labour
- Sports and Recreation
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Cave and Basin - l to r: Pete Whyte, Lew Borzage, Lew Cody, Fern Brewster, Frank Borzage, Cyril Gardiner, ?, Bunny Dull
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of Hollywood film crew (Valley of the Silent Men) with Banff locals swimming at Cave and Basin. Identified as (left to right): Pete Whyte, Lew Borzage, Lew Cody, Fern Brewster, Frank Borzage, Cyril Gardiner, unidentified, Bunny Dull - sign in background reads "Deep Water"
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- v683 / 350 / na66 - 1659
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Reference Code
- v683 / 350 / na66 - 1659
- GMD
- Negative, copy
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of Hollywood film crew (Valley of the Silent Men) with Banff locals swimming at Cave and Basin. Identified as (left to right): Pete Whyte, Lew Borzage, Lew Cody, Fern Brewster, Frank Borzage, Cyril Gardiner, unidentified, Bunny Dull - sign in background reads "Deep Water"
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Women
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion, Recreation Grounds, Banff [interior]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the interior of the Banff Park Pavilion designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Francis C. Sullivan - completed in 1914, torn down in 1938
- Date Range
- [1914 -1938]
- Reference Code
- v683 / 441 / na66 - 1471
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Reference Code
- v683 / 441 / na66 - 1471
- GMD
- Negative, copy
- Date Range
- [1914 -1938]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the interior of the Banff Park Pavilion designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Francis C. Sullivan - completed in 1914, torn down in 1938
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and memorials
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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[Cyril Paris, Catharine & Peter Whyte on Deception Pass]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three people identified as (left to right): Cyril Paris, Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte
- Date Range
- October 8, 1930
- Reference Code
- v683 / 988 / na66 - 2221
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Reference Code
- v683 / 988 / na66 - 2221
- GMD
- Negative, copy
- Date Range
- October 8, 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of three people identified as (left to right): Cyril Paris, Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Sports and Recreation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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[Skiers on Deception Pass, Skoki area]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified people skiing in Skoki area
- Date Range
- ca. 1932
- Reference Code
- v683 / 818 / na66 - 2396
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Reference Code
- v683 / 818 / na66 - 2396
- GMD
- Negative, copy
- Date Range
- ca. 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified people skiing in Skoki area
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Mt. Norquay Ski Camp
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of four men standing outside the Mt. Norquay Ski Camp building - Peter Whyte is second from left in a plaid jacket and holding a pair of skis - the other three unidentified men are all wearing Banff Ski Club sweaters
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 117
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 117
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of four men standing outside the Mt. Norquay Ski Camp building - Peter Whyte is second from left in a plaid jacket and holding a pair of skis - the other three unidentified men are all wearing Banff Ski Club sweaters
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Banff Ski Club
- Mountains
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mount Norquay Ski Camp
- Mount Norquay Ski Lodge
- Portrait
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Temple Lodge
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Mount Temple Lodge in winter with mountains visible in the distance
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1935]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 36
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 7 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Skoki Lodge and Temple Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 36
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1935]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Mount Temple Lodge in winter with mountains visible in the distance
- Subject Access
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Mount Temple Lodge
- Mountains
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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