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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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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980 - 1991
- 2000
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 1 / NS - 1 to 124
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 1 / NS - 1 to 124
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980 - 1991
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 124 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Plants
- Flowers
- Trees
- Fruit trees
- Grasses
- Geographic Access
- Cranbrook, BC
- Morley, AB
- Banff National Park
- Cochrane
- Elk Island National Park
- Waterton National Park
- Slave Lake, AB
- Kananaskis, AB
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Kaslo, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- 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
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Pants included are
- Date Range
- 1977 - 1983
- 1988
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 2 / NS - 1 to 117
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
37 images
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 2 / NS - 1 to 117
- Date Range
- 1977 - 1983
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 117 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Pants included are
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Cranbrook, BC
- Nakusp, BC
- Manning Provincial Park
- Kamloops, BC
- Winlaw, BC
- Radium, BC
- Kootenay National Park
- Canmore, AB
- Chase, BC
- New Denver, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Category
- Environment
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Pants included are
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1998
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 3 / NS - 1 to 164
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
46 images
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 3 / NS - 1 to 164
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 164 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Pants included are
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1976 - 1993
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 5 / NS - 1 to 131
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
38 images
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 5 / NS - 1 to 131
- Date Range
- 1976 - 1993
- Physical Description
- 131 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Kikomun Creek Provincial Park
- Glacier National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Revelstoke National Park
- Penticton, BC
- Grand Forks
- Canmore, AB
- Creston, BC
- Kelowna, BC
- Nelson, BC
- Kalso, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1977
- 1978
- 1980 - 1983
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 6 / NS - 1 to 115
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
2 images
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 6 / NS - 1 to 115
- Date Range
- 1977
- 1978
- 1980 - 1983
- Physical Description
- 115 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Nelson, BC
- Okanagan, BC
- Chase, BC
- Cranbrook, BC
- Grand Forks, BC
- Castlegar, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Photographs includes flowers, trees and scenic photos.
- Date Range
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 7 / NS - 1 to 35
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 7 / NS - 1 to 35
- Date Range
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs : col. slides ; 6 x 7 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Photographs includes flowers, trees and scenic photos.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Revelstoke
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- 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
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Photographs includes flowers, trees, lichens, cactus and scenic photos of spiderwebs on plants and forest fire new growth.
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980 - 1992
- 1994
- 1995
- 1997 - 1999
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 8 / NS - 1 to 143
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 8 / NS - 1 to 143
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980 - 1992
- 1994
- 1995
- 1997 - 1999
- Physical Description
- 143 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Photographs includes flowers, trees, lichens, cactus and scenic photos of spiderwebs on plants and forest fire new growth.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Plants
- Flowers
- Trees
- Cactus
- Forest Fires
- Spiderwebs
- Frost
- Autumn
- Geographic Access
- Morley, AB
- Jasper Nationla Park
- CFB Suffield, AB
- Kimberley, BC
- Vernon, BC
- Chase, BC
- Sorrent,. BC
- Kamloops, BC
- Nakusp, BC
- Revelstoke, BC
- Creston, BC
- Osoyoos, BC
- Merritt
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- 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
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1976 - 1985
- 1987
- 1989 - 1999
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 9 / NS - 1 to 156
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 9 / NS - 1 to 156
- Date Range
- 1976 - 1985
- 1987
- 1989 - 1999
- Physical Description
- 156 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Vernon, BC
- Cranbrook, BC
- Chase, BC
- Waterton National Park
- New Denver, BC
- Writing on Stone Provincial Park
- Glacier National Park
- Tofino, BC
- Kaslo, BC
- Revelstoke National Park
- Merrit, BC
- Osoyoos, BC
- Vancouver, BC
- Slocan City, BC
- Golden, BC
- Wasa, BC
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- 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 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
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