Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
History / Biographical
The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003).
James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission.
Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges.
Fonds consists of six series:
Series I - Maud (Wo…
66 cm of textual records -- ca. 963 photographs : 870 prints, 62 postcards, 30 negatives, 1 tintype (31.5 x 37 cm or smaller) -- 7 photograph albums (26 x 33.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Ella Maud [Woodworth] Kidney (1894-1977) was born in Banff as the fourth of 11 siblings. Her parents were Benjamin Woodworth and Elizabeth [McIntire] Woodworth. Growing up, Maud worked briefly for the Alberta Hotel and the Bottling Works company in Banff. Maud was married to John A. MacAulay in 1917, and widowed later that year. Her twin sons, John A. [Jack] and Thomas A. [Ted] MacAulay, were born in 1918. Maud married Forest H. "Pop" Kidney (1889-1979) on February 14, 1923, and the new family settled into the Kidney home on Wolf and Muskrat Street. The Kidney residence was originally located in Bankhead, but was moved to Banff and sold following the town's closure in 1922.
Maud and Forest operated several local businesses including Banff Grocery, Quaker Coffee Shop, Pop's Bakery and Kidney Kabins. The Kidneys were also active in community affairs throughout their lives. Maud Kidney was a long-time member of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff [and the club's president for over a decade spanning across the 1940's], as well as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire [I.O.D.E.] and Rebekah Lodge, and she was matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Banff in 1950. Forest Kidney was involved in the Banff Shriners Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Independent Order of Oddfellows and the Canadian Restaurants Association [CRA], among other groups; in the early 1960's, Forest also served as the President of the Calgary branch of the CRA.
Jack and Ted MacAulay grew up together in Banff, where they were involved in Banff's Boy Scouts program and local hockey teams. Jack in particular was an avid hockey player, until an accident in 1940 caused damage to his right eye which kept him from competing. From 1943 to 1945, Jack worked for Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and in 1946 he was appointed as the Chief Inspector of War Assets for Alberta and the Yukon Territories. Jack married Karin Wallensteen in 1946, and the couple had 6 children together: sons Herb and John, and daughters Karen, Shelley, Jodi and Julie-Ann. Jack served as a coach for the Banff Minor Hockey League for 46 years. Jack also took on several other positions within the Bow Valley community, including working as a volunteer with the Banff Figure Skating Club, a co-founder of the Banff Recreation Board, and a member of the Banff Advisory Council, the Banff Hospital Board and the Banff School Board.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges.
Fonds consists of six series:
Series I - Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1977 ]
Series II - Forest Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1889 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 2008 ]
Series III - Jack MacAulay records: contains 3 sub-series [A) 1920 - 1945, B) 1946 - 1980, C) 1981 - 2000 ]
Series IV - Family, friends and community records: contains 5 sub-series [ A) 1886 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1945, C) 1946 - 1970, D) 1970 - 2013, E) Maude Kidney Collection ]
Series V - Legal and business records : contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1980 ]
Series VI - Collected materials
Series I content pertains to Maud Woodworth Kidney. Includes scrapbooks, photographs of Maud and her siblings and parents, trips to Calgary and local activities with family and friends, Maud working for the Alberta Hotel and the Banff Bottling Factory [ca. 1905 - 1915], and local clubs and societies which Maud was involved in between 1930 - 1977 including the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, the Senior Friends Club of Banff, Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Series II content pertains to Forest Kidney during his World War I military service in Petawawa, Ontario; swimming with friends at the Cave and Basin and other social activities; travelling with family; local newspaper clippings noting Forest's achievements and community involvement; and Forest participating in events as a member of the Banff Shriners Club and the Canadian Restaurant Association.
Series III content pertains to Jack MacAulay at the Kidney family home with his twin brother, Ted; coaching for the Banff Minor Hockey League; participating in other community meetings and programs; personal, professional and medical correspondence [1940 - 1992]; Jack's wife, Karin MacAulay, and their children; and Jack's awards and achievements.
Series IV content pertains to extended family and friends of the Kidneys and the wider Banff community.
Includes sports and outdoor activities [including swimming, hiking, trail riding, camping, snowshoeing, skiing, and track and field]; early Banff [including businesses, Banff Elementary School and Banff High School, the Woodworth family residence, and construction of the Icefields Parkway]; family friends of the Woodworths and Kidneys [including the Brett family, the Stafford family and the Simpson family]; personal correspondence pertaining to Fred "Ty" Cobb (1931 - 1933); clubs and societies [including the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Senior Friends Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star]; community events [including dances, meetings, dinners and award ceremonies]; weddings and anniversaries; a visit to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in 1964; and biographical and genealogical information about Maud Kidney, Forest Kidney and the Woodworth family.
Series V content pertains to businesses owned and operated by the Kidney family [ca. 1930 - 1970], including Kidney Kabins, Quaker Coffee Shop and Pop's Bakery; mortgage agreements and property contracts; and government documents. Includes receipts, log books and financial records, photographs of Kidney Kabins and Quaker Coffee Shop, and receipts for land purchased by Forest Kidney, George Noble and others.
Series VI contains commercial postcards collected by the Kidney family. Postcards mostly produced by Byron Harmon, and some by G & W Fear and other photographers, and mostly pertain to Banff and the surrounding area [winter sports, wildlife, Banff Zoo, Banff Avenue, scenic views and mountain landscapes, etc].
Notes
Contains duplicate photographs
Duplicate commercial postcards have been kept in separate folder within file box containing other commercial postcards [V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20 and V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 42]
Sub-series IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection was donated with existing numbering system [Items 1 to 47] prior to processing; original order and corresponding annotations have been transferred to database entries from original handwritten notes
Sub-series pertains to 185 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, weddings, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others.
Includes:
[1] - 2 Bill Wellman?, 1946
[2] - 12 [Mountain scenes] 1946 Nov.
[3] - 14…
185 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 185 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, weddings, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others.
Includes:
[1] - 2 Bill Wellman?, 1946
[2] - 12 [Mountain scenes] 1946 Nov.
[3] - 14 [Couple and baby] 1946 Nov.
[4] - 15 Girl at skating ring] 1946 Dec.
[5] - 17 River scenes 1946 Summer
[6] - 19 [Photographer at work] 1946 Summer
[7] - 20 [Two men] 1946 Summer
[8] - 21 [Man golfing] 1946 Sept.
[9] - 22 [Man fishing] 1946 Summer
[10] - 25 [Clouds] [1946?]
[11] - 26 [Interior of bus or train depot] 1946
[12] - 27 [Banff Indian Days parade] 1946 Summer
[13] - 28 [Banff Indian Days events] 1946 Summer
[14] - 30 [Banff Indian Days] 1946
[15] - 33 [Glass ball at Chateau Lake Louise] [1956?]
[16] - 34 [Scenes at Vermillion Lakes] 1946
[17] - 35 [Banff Indian Days] 1946
[18] - 38 [Views along Canadian Pacific Railway line near Banff] 1946
[19] - 39 [Man on glacier] [1946?]
[20] - 40 [Views along road near Banff] 1946
[21] - 42 [Bow Valley] 1946
[22] - 43 [Diving at Cave and Basin] 1946
[23] - 44 [Fishing] [1946?]
[24] - 45 [Car along road near Banff] 1946
[25] - 46 [Banff National Park east gate and Tunnel Mountain Campground gate] 1946
[26] - 47 [Train near Banff] 1946
[27] - 48 [Cave and Basin pool] 1946
[28] - 49 [Woman at Cave and Basin pool] 1946
[29] - 50 [Rocky Mountain sheep] 1946 Spring
[30] - 51 [Automobile on rails (near Banff?)] 1946
[31] - 53 [Tepees (at Indian Grounds?)] 1946
[32] - 54 [Buses at Johnston Canyon; view from near Johnston Canyon] 1946
[33] - 58 [Fishing] 1946 Summer
[34] - 59 [Man on horse (at Indian Grounds?)] 1946
[35] - 60 [Mountain views from along road, some including car] 1946
[36] - 61 [Rockslide?] 1946 Summer
[37] - 62 [Musicians at Banff Springs Hotel] 1946 Summer
[38] - 63 [Winter scene] 1945 Winter
[39] - 64 [Bow River and boathouse at Banff] 1945 Winter
[40] - 66 [Walking Buffalo] 1946 Summer
[41] - 67 [Deer family in Banff] 1946 Summer
[42] - 71 [Train at Banff Station] [1946?]
[43] - 75 [Couple hiking] 1946 Summer
[44] - 76 [Swimming pool at Chateau Lake Louise] [1946?]
[45] - 77 [Mountain scene] [1946?]
[46] - 78 [Musicians / concert at the Banff Springs Hotel] 1946
[47] - 80 [Horseback riding near Banff] [1946?]
[48] - 82 [Musicians / concert at the Banff Springs Hotel] 1946 Summer
[49] - 83 [Mountain scene] 1946
[50] - 84 [People feeding bears] 1946 Summer
[51] - 86 [Two men having drink] [1946?]
[52] - 87 [Oil industry material] 1946
[53] - 90 [Turner Valley? oil industry material] 1946 Summer
[54] - 91 Aircraft 1938?
[55] - 92 Army [tank] 1944 Winter
[56] - 93 Prince Albert [military equipment] 1944
[57] - 94 Edmonton, Pig Culls [packing plant] 1945
[58] - 95 Animals [bird] [ca.1945]
[59] - 96 [Beaver? Investigating backpack] [ca.1945]
[60] - 97 P.A. [Prince Albert military views] 1944
[61] - 98 P.A. [Prince Albert military views, mainly aircraft] 1944
[62] - 99 Mr. MacMillian, Indian Agent, Peigan Reserve, Brockett, Alberta 1945
[63] - 100 [Skiing at Mount Norquay] 1945
[64] - 103 [Winter scene] 1945
[65] - 103 [Military views, Prince Albert?] 1944
[66] - 104 [Dog team] [ca. 1945]
[67] - 106 For Pete LaGrandeur, Peigan Reserve, Brockett, Alberta [ca.1945]
[68] - 109 [Bow Lake? Copy negative] [ca.1945]
[69] - 111 [Highway road sign at Banff] [ca.1945]
[70] - 113 [Lake scene] [ca.1945]
[71] - 115 [Oil industry material] [ca.1945]
[72] - 116 [Bus driver and bus at Banff Indian Grounds [ca.1945]
[73] - 117 [Mountain views, rock and ice] [ca.1945]
[74] - 118 [Mountain views, including summit shots] [ca.1945]
[75] - 119 Mink [mink farm] [ca.1945]
[76] - 120 [Turner Valley, town, people, activities oil industry] [ca.1945]
[77] - 121 Wild horses [horse roundup?] [ca.1945]
[78] - 122 [Building, exterior and interior] [ca.1945]
[79] - 123 Indian camp [people, tepees, rodeo] [ca.1945]
[80] - 124 Fox culls [fox farm] [ca.1945]
[81] - 125 Seebe Dam culls [ca.1945]
[82] - 128 Fox [copy negatives of photograph of Bill Peyto and others on speeder in front of Banff Station] [ca.1945]
[83] - 129 Yellowknife [ca.1945]
[84] - 130 Tractor Train [northern post; dog sleds, moving equipment and supplies etc.] [ca.1945]
[85] - 131 Turner Valley [fire in oil field] [ca.1945]
[86] - 132 [Children in back yard] [ca.1945]
[87] - 133 Stampede [rodeo, Calgary and other location, possibly Morley] [ca.1945]
[88] - 134 Stock Yards [mainly train loading at stockyard] [ca.1945]
[89] - 135 Pigs [and pig farm] [ca.1945]
[90] - 136 Oil [industry] [ca.1945]
[91] - 137 Ottawa [ca.1945]
[92] - 138 Oil [industry] [ca.1945]
[93] - 139 [Military operations, Prince Albert area?] 1945
[94] - 140 [Military operations, Prince Albert area?] [ca.1945]
[95] - 141 [Lake scenes, not in mountains] [ca.1945]
[96] - 142 Exercise Eskimo, Canadian Army, Prince Albert [ca.1945]
[97] - 143 [Military parade] [ca.1945]
[98] - 144 [Measurement scale?] [ca.1945]
[99] - 145 [Camping, sailing] [ca.1945]
[100] - 146 [Man feeding bear] [ca.1945]
[101] - 147 [Ottawa military/social function; includes military band and personnel, dignitaries?] [ca.1945]
[102] - 148 [Duke friends and family?] [ca.1945]
[103] - 149 Wild horses [actually residential area of unknown city in winter] [ca.1945]
[104] - 151 [Man skiing] [ca.1945]
[105] - 152 [Banff house, front and back; woman in yard] [ca.1945]
[106] - 153 [Vermillion Lakes?] [ca.1945]
[107] - 154 Varsity Meet, Norquay 1947 Views of individual ski competitors; identified
[108] - 155 [Banff Winter Carnival, parade, queen events] 1947
[109] - 156 [Interior views, living room] [ca.1945]
[110] - 157 [Bow River; ice palace] [ca.1945]
[111] - 158 [Ski area] [ca.1945]
[112] - 159 [Skier; skiers receiving awards] [ca.1945]
[113] - 160 [Skiing; teams; skiers receiving awards] [ca.1945]
[114] - 161 [Baby and parents] [ca.1945]
[115] - 162 [Skis and boots] [ca.1945]
[116] - 163 Jack Oakie [man and woman] [ca.1945]
[117] - 164 Moxie Whitney and Jack Smith [actually photographs of baby] [ca.1945]
[118] - 165 Jack Smith [golfing, singing with band] [ca.1945]
[119] - 166 Jack Smith [singing with band] [ca.1945]
[120] - 167 [House in Banff] [ca.1945]
[121] - 168 [Man with skis] [ca.1945]
[122] - 169 [Winter mountain views at unknown ski area] [ca.1945]
[123] - 170 [Skiers] [ca.1945]
[124] - 171 [Winter mountain views at unknown ski area] [ca.1945]
[125] - 172 [Man on skis] [ca.1945]
[126] - 173 [Moose near Banff] [ca.1945]
[127] - 174 [Winter mountain view] [ca.1945]
[128] - 175 [Mount Assiniboine, buildings and mountain] [ca.1945]
[129] - 176 [Food supplies laid out in cabin] [ca.1945]
[130] - 177 [Girl in Girl Guide uniform] [ca.1945]
[131] - 179 [Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train at Banff Station] [ca.1945]
[132] - 180 [Group photograph taken by river] [ca.1945]
[133] - 181 [Swimming at Banff Springs Hotel outside pool] [ca.1945]
[134] - 182 [Wedding] [ca.1945]
[135] - 185 [Couple at Banff Springs Hotel] [ca.1945]
[136] - 190 [Winter mountain scene] [ca.1945]
[137] - 191 [Kids at ice palace] [ca.1945]
[138] - 192 [Winter scene, Bow River] [ca.1945]
[139] - 194 [Woman] [ca.1945]
[140] - 195 [Woman] [ca.1945]
[141] - 196 [Woman, children] [ca.1945]
[142] - 197 [Skiers] [ca.1945]
[143] - 198 [Winter mountain scenes] [ca.1945]
[144] - 199 [Banff Springs Hotel] [ca.1945]
[145] - 201 [Women in fur coats] [ca.1945]
[146] - 202 Mount Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] trip [ca.1945]
[147] - 203 [Golfing] [ca.1945]
[148] - 204 [Man at Mount Assiniboine] [ca.1945]
[149] - 205 [Skiing] [ca.1945]
[150] - 206 [Winter mountain scene] [ca.1945]
[151] - 208 [Lodge at Mount Assiniboine?] [ca.1945]
[152] - 210 Republic Seebe and canoe [airplane (delivering canoe?) at Banff] [ca.1945]
[153] - 211 [Mount Assiniboine area in winter] [ca.1945]
[154] - 212 [Ski touring, men with skis] [ca.1945]
[155] - 214 [Ski touring, men with skis] [ca.1945]
[156] - 217 Jack Thomas [Christmas card] [ca.1945]
[157] - 218 [Mount Rundle and cloud] 1948 Sept.
[158] - 220 [Man on top of ski lodge at Mount Assiniboine] [ca.1945]
[159] - 221 Wally Anderson Wedding [ca.1945]
[160] - 222 [Mount Norquay ski lodge and area] [ca.1945]
[161] - 223 [Bus on Mount Norquay road] [ca.1945]
[162] - 224 Ski Crowds, Buses at Station [ca.1945]
[163] - 226 [People in house] [ca.1945]
[164] - 227 [Train, tracks, other scenes, not in mountains]
[165] - 228 Lift Lock at Petersborough, Ont. 1948
[166] - 229 [Racetrack, possibly Calgary] [ca.1945]
[167] - 230 [People in house] [ca.1945]
[168] - 231 [Dam, not in mountains] [ca.1945]
[169] - 232 [People swimming in lake or ocean] [ca.1945]
[170] - 233 [Blurred shots of buildings on Banff Avenue?] [ca.1945]
[171] - 234 [Snow scene] [ca.1945]
[172] - 235 [Winter scene, Mount Rundle] [ca.1945]
[173] - 236 Carnival 1948 Feb 12-15
[174] - Varsity Meet, Banff 1948 Jan 31 – Feb 1
[175] - Carnival 1948
[176] - Drama 1948 Feb.
[177] - Official Opening, Dom. Championships 1948
[178] - Ski-Jumping, Dom. Champ. 1948
[179] - Slalom, Dom. Champ. 1948
[180] - Slalom, Dom. Champ. 1948
[181] - Ski-Jumping [1948]
[182] - Cross-Country, Dom. Champ. 1948
[183] - Finishing Flash [Dominion Championships] 1948
[184] - Album [skiers and buses at train station] 1948
[185] - [Various scenes; mainly Ottawa military functions, also perhaps some family material] [ca.1945]
Notes
Numbers without square brackets are Duke's original numbering - some do not have original numbers assigned to them.
Some files may have more than one negative.
Sub-series pertains to 204 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearbooks, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, con…
204 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 204 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearbooks, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, conventions, conferences, meetings, presentations, displays and exhibits, clubs and organizations, Banff events including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts 1963-1971, Banff and area views, copy work.
1001 - E.W. Rande, Box 904, Field, B.C.
1002 - Gov. Construction
1003 - Lisa Meisenback
1004 - Mrs. Van Christou
1005 - Greig Family Group
1006 - Alvin Smith
1007 - Mrs. Doug Light
1008 - Ivy Goodlas, Banff, portrait
1009 - School of Fine Arts
1010 - Portrait
1011 - Proofs, Telephone Office Staff
1012 - BSFA Building
1013 - Portrait, Miss Judy Smith
1014 - Gov. Construction
1015 - Wedding
1016 - Wedding
1017 - School of Fine Arts, Labor Group
1018 - Mrs. Anderson’s 80th Birthday
1019 - Mrs. J. Edwards, 335 Banff Avenue
1021 - Brantford Coach and Body Group
1022 - Le Tourneau Westinghouse Group
1023 - Curling Club
1024 - Two Greek Boys
1025 - Brantford Coach and Body Ltd.[?]
1026 - Curling Club, Gammon
1027 - Kinsmen Club, Bill Kenny
1028 - Calgary Power, Norman Rockwell Exhibit
1029 - D.V.A. Indians, Mount Royal Hotel
1030 - H.G. Pearce, Palo Alta Cal[?] wedding
1031 - Chamerland-Larsen, Canmore, wedding
1032 - Presenting Check [Cheque] to Hospital
1033 - Linton Presentation Party
1034 - Damaged Houses, Deer St.
1035 - Princesses
1037 - Leadership Group, BSFA, Small Groups
1038 - Leadership Training Course
1039 - Ski Champions, Cascade Hotel, Kiwanis Reception
1040 - W. Cameron c/o Canada Cement, Exshaw
1041 - Burns and Dutton [construction project]
1042 - Unemployment Civil Service Group
1043 - Hot Air Group
1044 - Exec. Management Group
1045 - Joe Woodworth Presentation Red Cross
1046 - Hyde Montgomery wedding
1047 - Burns and Dutton [construction project]
1048 - Geddis wedding
1049 - Conservative[?] Party
1050 - Tom Brown
1051 - Bus Rivett
1052 - Miss Slinn
1053 - Robertson (Lemons)
1054 - Jr. Red Cross, Mrs. Beth Norgren (Director of Jr. Red X), Large Group
1055 - Jr. Red Cross, Miss Green, Small Group
1056 - Aerial of Timerberline
1057 - Anglican Lay Readers Assoc.
1058 - Gainor wedding
1059 - Hi Y Group, Miss Carrol Clark
1060 - Hi Y Group, Bob Jones
1061 - Bob Bray
1062 - Dept. Public Works
1063 - McLeod wedding
1064 - Rundle United Wolf Cub Pack
1065 - Portrait
1066 - Turner wedding
1067 - Jenkins Window
1068 - Burns and Dutton [construction project]
1069 - D.P.W. – School F.A
1070 - Insulation Industries, Calgary
1071 - Lucille Wheeler
1072 - Presentation White Hat to Lucille Wheeler, by Pat Slinn
1073 - Tom Brown
1074 - Vetters-Schult wedding
1075 - Ollie Lewis
1076 - Dr. Gordon Townsend, Orthopedic Group
1077 - Anglican Group, BSFA
1078 - Mrs. Fuller
1079 - Indians at Seebe – Volkswagon
1081 - Adult Education Group, BSFA
1082 - AARN
1083 - AARN
1084 - AARN
1085 - AARN
1086 - AARN
1087 - Mt. Eisenhower (Kiwanis)
1088 - First Investments Corp.
1089 - Thibodeau Hearing Aid
1090 - Girl Guide Association
1091 - Burns & Dutton [construction project]
1092 - Toast Mistress Club
1093 - Mr. Mah
1094 - Hutchinson portrait
1095 - [Government] Museum
1096 - Judith Pearce
1097 - Industrial Acceptance Corp.
1098 - Mrs. Jurgens
1099 - United Church
1100 - Royal Commission
1102 - Nat. Council of Jewish Women
1103 - MacKay-Reid wedding
1104 - School Kids
1105 - Elementary School Pics.
1106 - Wedding, Mary Deacon
1107 - Jr. Red Cross
1108 - Citizenship
1109 - Legion Opening
1111 - Burns and Dutton [highway bridge construction]
1112 - (1 to 60) – Scout Jamboree
1112b - (#60 up) – Scout Jamboree
1113 - Presbyterian Group, Camp Grounds
1114 - Hope Montonurro[?]
1116 - Burs and Dutton, Pipes – Boiler
1117 - Hospital
1119 - Lee
1121 - Waltham wedding
1122 - Hosp [Hospital] Opening Ceremony
1123 - Scholarship Night BSFA
1124 - Hubmann Court wedding, Exshaw
1125 - Jack MacAulay
1126 - Stran Steel
1127 - Gov. Crane
1146 - Stran Steel
1147 - Gov. Crane
1148 - Ba Hai Group
1149 - U.N. Group BSFA
1151 - Calgary Power
1152 - Monarch Life Assurance Co.
1153 - Canada Cement
1154 - Beckers [Bungalows]
1155 - Bannister
1156 - Anglican Clergy Group
1160 - Salada Tea Conference
1161 - Keller baby
1162 - Home and School Group
1163 - Advanced Management
1164 - Keller Baby pics.
1165 - Johnson
1166 - Hobbs-Guttmann wedding
1167 - Leadership Group Masquerade
1168 - Leadership Group
1169 - C. Walker Baby Pics
1170 - Al Moore wedding
1171 - Civil Service Group BSFA
1172 - Miss Barrie
1173 - Junior Chamber, Annual Meeting, Carnival
1174 - Van Christou family
1175 - Mrs. Storey and Mother
1176 - Jackie Curliss, Carnival Queen
1177 - Ron Chant Family
1178 - Ross Heron wedding
1179 - Miss Keding portrait
1180 - Luxton Museum
1181 - Mrs. Gonie Baby Pics.
1182 - Ruth Flem portrait
1183 - Charlie Beil Copy Neg.
1184 - Ralph Edwards, Herald
1185 - Hospital Exteriors, S.C. Russel Co.
1186 - Gov. Garage (Burns and Dutton)
1187 - Mr. and Mrs. Weatherby portrait
1188 - Al Wylie portrait
1189 - Miss Joyce Adamson portrait
1190 - Banff School of Fine Arts Bldgs.
1192 - C. Skates portrait
1193 - Court wedding
1194 - BSFA Wohlfarth Art Class
1195 - BSFA Construction
1196 - BSFA Construction
1197 - BSFA, Rule, Wynn and Rule, Art School
1198 - BSFA Copy Negs.
1199 - BSFA Group
1200 - J. Brown
1201 - Portrait, Al Moberly
1202 - Mrs. Wing, little girl
1203 - Rotary, 2 men
1204 - Wedding, Allan-Wolfe
1205 - Les Gordon
1206 - Unknown, no name
1207 - Pat Brewster, Camp outfit
1208 - J. Brown, Canmore
1209 - Lake Louise Caffeteria [Inglenook Cafeteria]
1210 - Joe D. MacKay wedding, Joe MacKay, Three Hills
1211 - Mile High Lodge, Jack Anderson, 100 Post Cards off each
1212 - Fielder-Longden wedding
1213 - Mrs. R. Benning portrait
1214 - Eldon Woolliams
1215 - Saker portrait
1216 - Marina Ness
1217 - Calgary Brewery, Banff Hotels
1218 - Copy – Aerial Photo, Emerald and Field
1219 - Mr. and Mrs. Mark McQuinel[?]
1220 - Premier Construction
1222 - Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Fennell wedding
1223 - Miss Esther Walokoff
1224 - Ann Ormrod portrait
T1 to T6 – teen Club, Miss Banff Coronation “Carnival”
E. Wheatley
Price Neg.
Cascade Staff [Cascade Cameras Ltd.?]
Banff Camera, Oxborough neg.
Banff Camera
Rundle Staff 58
Rundle Photo Staff
Kiwanis-Kinsmen-Rotary
Sub-series pertains to 186 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, con…
186 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 186 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, conventions, conferences, meetings, presentations, displays and exhibits, clubs and organizations, Banff events including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts 1963-1971, Banff and area views, copy work.
91. Biehayn portrait
92. DiMano wedding
93. Regamble-DiCheco [Regamble-Dececco wedding]
94. Labor Federation
97. Shustas-Shiftas wedding
98. Burles Family Pic.
99. G. Hamiltion wedding
901. Garbet [Garbert] building
902. Timber Preserves Ltd., foot of Trapp Road, New Westminster [construction of judging stand at Mount Norquay ski jump]
903. Doctors Convention
904. Mr. Henning (D.P.N., Man)
905. Leo Berschtold portrait
906. Marentette-Hruby[?] wedding
907. Dave Bebb portrait
908. Calgary Power Spray Construction
909. Dr. Margaret Potts, 50 school children at C.P.R. Station
911. Advanced Management BSFA Classroom
912. Rural Leadership Group BSFA
913. Mr. Bryan Yirush, Calgary
914. Marilyn Shandruk
915. Executive Development Group BSFA
916. Gammon Motel
917. Farm Group, BSFA
918. Dorian Baby
919. A. Vaughn Willis wedding
920. Warm Air Heating BSFA
921. Anglican Group BSFA
922. Norosad-Parker wedding
923. Farris
924. Red Cross Presentation United Church
925. Pearson wedding
926. Kinsmen Sports presentation
927. Division of Educational Administration
928. Barbara Sundberg portrait
929. Canadian Legion Group
930. Automotive Advanced Management BSFA
931. Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, Mrs. Greenham School
932. Banff School of Fine Arts Sign
933. Dave Bebb wedding
934. Calgary Foremans Club, BSFA
935. Nellie MacKenzie and family
936. United Church
937. Lonsdale
938. Reverend Lonsdale
940. D. Trendholme portrait
941. Rotary Group BSFA
942. Business and Professional Women’s Club
943. Canada Malting Co. Ltd. Bowling Teams
944. Tony Coughlin
945. Mr. F. Kazimer, Canmore
946. A. Mikulak, Calgary
947. (1-88) – AARN 1959
948. Ann Wigfield, Mt. View Bungalows
949. Canadian Legion Groups
950. (5-11) – Canadian Legion
952. Banff Elementary School Pics.
953. Bini’s wedding
955. Rod Adams baby
956. High School Grad. Class group and Individual Pics.
957. T.O. Davidson, Masonic portrait
958. Mr. C.R. Summerhayes, Masonic portrait
959. W. Ingram, Calgary
961. Judy Crabbe portrait
962. Mt. Royal Hotel “Copper Room”
963. Carr-Leggitt wedding
964. St. Regis Paper
965. Junior Red Cross, BSFA
966. Bisaillon
967. BSFA Bedrooms and Dining Room
968. Canadian Council of Christians and Jews
969. Square Dance Group, BSFA
970. Art Short Course, BSFA
971. Mrs. Alice McCracken, Munson, Alta.
972. David Kerr, Chateau L.L.
974. Mountain Holme Bar Opening
977. Clements
978. Gun Brinck wedding
979. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bell wedding
980. Gondola Lift Opening [Sulphur Mountain]
981. Mr. and Mrs. D.C. PcPhee, Calgary, wedding
987. Mr. Phillips Art Class at Johnson’s Lake
992. Clayton Hares String Class
9102. Mr. Hubble Music Class, BSFA
9125. Strings at Bankhead, BSFA
9128. Strings at Bankhead, BSFA
9135. Mrs. Bill Morgan 5 Generation portrait
9140. Merchant of Venice, BSFA
9141. Sulphur Mt. Gondola, Golden Hawks
9142. Alberta Teachers Assoc., BSFA
9143. Georgina Day portrait
9144. ATA Group, BSFA
9145. 2 Bedroom and Dining Room Pics, BSFA
9146. Ba Hai Group
9147. U.N. Group, BSFA
9148. Sulphur Mt. Gondola Lift (sings)
9149. Mr. and Mrs. Howard French wedding
9150. John [Jon] Whyte portrait
9151. Vicky Veenstra
9152. Magic Circle Group, BSFA
9153. Flem-Jubinville wedding
9154. Monarch Life Insurance, BSFA
9155. Riva-Burdette wedding
9156. (1-820) – Rover Moot, Boy Scouts
9157. Young-Rouse wedding
9158. Scout Hall
9159. Sulphur Mt. Lift
9160. Harmons House, BSFA
9161. Canada Cement Co. Exshaw
9163. Attridge and Miller, Machine Workds
9164. BSFA – Bedrooms, Holiday House
9165. Chiropractor’s Convention, Cascade Hotel
9166. United Church Conference, BSFA
9167. Imperial Life Group, Timberline
9168. Gail Standish portrait / Standish family
9169. Louis Vlasis portrait
9170. (1-6) – Teachers Association, Home and School (7-10) – Home and School Association, BSFA
9171. Christou-Dickson wedding
9172. Mr. Harry Kurtz wedding Pics
9173. Canadian Federation of Parent-Teachers Assoc., BSFA
9174. Rural Leadership Group, BSFA
9175. Canadian Restaurant Assoc. Group, Timberline
9176. Crabbe-De Grool wedding
9177. Rebecca Lodge, Mrs. Kidney
9178. Susan Ward portrait
9179. Bignold Children
9180. Cartlidge Children
9181. Dudenhoffer portrait
9182. Moritz Baby
9183. United Church Choir
9184. Ted George
9185. J.C. Crockers Children
9186. Costigan Children
9187. Harry Allen
9188. Ted McAuley [MacAulay] Children
9189. John Deer Group
9190. Ruth Davidson portrait
9191. Mr. and Mrs. K. Schneider
9192. Mrs. Ingram family and children
9194. Bill Hoffman family
9195. Sylvia Journey
9196. Zona and George Paris portrait
9197. Shaw – BSFA
9198. S.W. Zalusky, Calgary
9199. Mrs. Loyer portrait
9200. Larry Simpson children
9201. Mr. and Mrs. Dietze wedding
9202. Aenney-Holmes wedding
9203. Norquay Vending Machine
9205. Lavina
9206. AARN – TV presentation
9207. Evans Engineering Sale Ltd., Calgary
9208. Mr. J.D. Hindson, Calgary, wedding
CB - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Ice Carvings - 1st Prize, Beil
CC - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Crowning Ceremony
CD - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Welcoming Ceremonies, Calgary Day
CE - Curling - 8 ender
IC - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Ice Carvings
ID - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Indian Street dance
GM - Banff Winter Carnival, Group Queen etc. in Mt. Royal Hotel
K - Kiwanis Dinner
KV - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Kiwanis Variety Show
N - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Mt. Norquay and at church
OB - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Queen Jackie opening Bonspiel
OC - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Opening Ceremonies
P - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Parade
RA - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Reception at Andreiannes [Andriannes Restaurant]
T - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Calgary Day - C.P.R. Station
TD - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Teen Dance
UP - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Upper Hot Springs
Banff Winter Carnival 59, Gift Presentation
Allan Cote, Calgary, wedding
Marina Ness negs.
File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-mak…
Date Range
1940
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 108
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
yesterday as ~·ell, and ·e rather hope it is, for it is more like
winter "Iith lots of snoe, .1nd also we
1.4 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, cleaning and household chores [including the instillation of storm doors/windows and a veneer partition in the front room], the opening of the new base ski lodge at Norquay, discussions and opinions about modern art and artists [including Picasso], trips to Mount Temple Lodge to ski [Pete and Catharine also helped with chores and general repairs to the Lodge and facilities], skiing, the Winter Carnival, updates on Dave White's health, watching hockey games and curling matches, errand trips to Calgary, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, descriptions of meals, the death and funeral of Pete's maternal grandfather in mid-March, a trip to Vancouver and Victoria in late March, news pertaining to the war, various holidays [both Canadian and American], another long visit to Temple in April, and leaving for a trip to Concord at the end of April.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples 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 are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided.
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.
File pertains to 115 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 4 to December 29, 1946. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and phot…
Date Range
1946
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 121
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
of an
apartment over the power house they live in in the winter when here.
There were 16 of us , Dr and ..rs
2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 115 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 4 to December 29, 1946. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and photography, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, the Winter Carnival, cleaning and household chores, Catharine working with the Red Cross and instructing a weekly art class, skiing on Sulphur between the Upper Hot Springs and the river, Pete making posters for various organizations, community events and programs, painting, gardening and yard word, errand trips to Calgary, judging an art show at the Auditorium sposored by the Horner Co. in June, Catharine's brother Russ and his family coming to visit in late June-late July [included stays at Skoki, Bow Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Temple], the Governor General touring Banff in July, Banff Indian Days, driving up to Sunshine Lodge and beyond to the edge of Porcupine Valley as part of a survey crew with Fern Brewster, the Calgary Stampede, day trips around Banff National Park for sketching and picnics, trips to Bow Lake and Temple Mountain [usually for a week at a time], matters pertaining to the store, moving a shed from behind Annie White's house closer to the river [used to store cars and later a stagecoach], Catharine going to Concord for a month [mid-November to mid-December], making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties [including Pete and Catharine's first Christmas tree since before the war].
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand people of colour (especially black people) used throughout is outdated and offensive.
Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on 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.
File pertains to 119 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to December 31, 1947. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and phot…
Date Range
1947
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 122
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
. Alberta.
Thurs.Jan.30,1947
We are having a bit or real winter now . Yesterday
was frosty and cold all day
2.4 cm of textual records (142 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 119 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to December 31, 1947. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, hockey games [on the radio and live], curling, skiing, cameras and photography, events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, painting [including making sketches for a show in Montreal next year], Jim Brewster's death and funeral in February, ski races and ski jumping at Norquay, the Winter Carnival, Catharine working with the local Red Cross, business pertaining to the shop and apartments on Banff Ave, cleaning and household chores, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, gardening, day trips around Banff National Park for sketching and picnics, Banff Indian Days [including helping Norman Luxton by handling the financials], the Calgary Stampede, going to Calgary for a few days in August for Pete to see an ear specialist [they stay at the Hotel Paliser], beginning construction of a ski lift at Norquay and of the new Banff Art School [Banff School of Fine Arts], Gray & Eleanor Campbell moving to their ranch in Cowley, minor renovations to the house [mostly pertaining to water lines and the roof], expansion of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge [adding the dining room, entrance hall, and second floor], construction of the new Hudson's Bay Store and a new hotel on Banff Ave [possibly the King Edward], the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, errand trips to Calgary, making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters have small notes written in pencil, possibly by Edith or Pete.
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.
122-01 contains quotes from two letters [September 12 & August 7, 1947] written by an unknown author.
122-57 contains a few interesting anecdotes about life in Anthracite.
File pertains to 127 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to December 29, 1948. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, matters pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, hockey games [on the radi…
Date Range
1948
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 123
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
in London last· winter that the woul, ·vear
•- long underwear and a sweater , tbe yellow one he h
2.5 cm of textual records (157 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 127 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to December 29, 1948. Topics include New Years activities, day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, weather, matters pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, hockey games [on the radio and live], events and people in Concord, world news, radio programs, photography, painting, the new Greyhound Station being built behind the Mount Royal Hotel, the Winter Carnival, errand trips to Calgary, the annual Ski Championships at Norquay [February], putting together sketches to send to Ontario for an exhibition [the pictures were later sent to Concord to be shown], concerts, the death and funeral of Mark Poucette, cleaning and household chores, business and issues pertaining to the store on Banff Ave, installing a new electric stove in the kitchen, flooding during the spring [mostly in BC], Elizabeth Rummel leaving Skoki Lodge, Banff Indian Days [which included a ceremony to induct Pearl and Phillip Moore as honourary Princess and Chief], the Calgary Stampede, concerns over Pete's health, a day trip to Lake O'Hara with George Noble in September [they were given permission to drive themselves up], the opening of the White Groceteria on October 1, making the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas/holiday activities and parties. Also includes a pressed flower and the annual Christmas card, mounted on cardstock.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters have small notes written in pencil, possibly by Edith or Pete.
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.
123-09 has four small sketches of pictures made by Jon Whyte on the second page.
123-36 is a carbon copy of 123-35.
123-47 contains a sketch of the new electric stove.
File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for th…
1.4 cm of textual records (84 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for the construction of a new Spitfire plane], books Catharine and Edith are reading, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], kitchen appliances and descriptions of meals, news pertaining to the war, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, ski trips to Mount Temple Lodge throughout February and March [includes helping improve ski runs and getting a sleigh for the tractor, guests at the lodge, evening conversations, clothing, and food], the Winter Carnival [including swim races by Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Air Force members at the Cave and Basin], errand trips to Calgary, events and people in Concord, Edith's involvement with the Red Cross, wildlife, going on a road trip to Victoria in April [staying in Calgary, Creston, Grand Forks, and Vancouver on the way there and Lytton and Revelstoke on the way back], cleaning and household chores, and preparing for Edith and Mildred Owen to arrive for a visit at the end of June.
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 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.
110 - 39 contains sketches of the 2-storey privy at a hotel in Cowley [?] and a corner decoration in their hotel room in Grand Forks.