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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
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Read more.