Image of a group of people on skis posing in front of a building - written on the back in pencil is "Skoki Lodge Boston Group" - Catharine Whyte is visible standing to the left in a white shirt and dark pants
Image of a group of people on skis posing in front of a building - written on the back in pencil is "Skoki Lodge Boston Group" - Catharine Whyte is visible standing to the left in a white shirt and dark pants
Image of a group of people on skis posing in front of a building - written on the back in pencil is "Skoki Lodge Boston Group" - Catharine Whyte is visible standing third from the left in a white shirt and dark pants
Image of a group of people on skis posing in front of a building - written on the back in pencil is "Skoki Lodge Boston Group" - Catharine Whyte is visible standing third from the left in a white shirt and dark pants
Image of Catharine Whyte and Dennis Mighall on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay - 1931 [/] 1. Catharine Whyte [/] 2. Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
Image of Catharine Whyte and Dennis Mighall on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay - 1931 [/] 1. Catharine Whyte [/] 2. Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
Image of (left to right) Allan Mather, Fern Brewster, Peter Whyte, Bernie Hansen, Norman Knight, Jackie White, Cyril Paris, Victor Kutschera, Cameron Stockand, Catharine Whyte standing in front of Skoki Lodge
Image of (left to right) Allan Mather, Fern Brewster, Peter Whyte, Bernie Hansen, Norman Knight, Jackie White, Cyril Paris, Victor Kutschera, Cameron Stockand, Catharine Whyte standing in front of Skoki Lodge
Image of a group of unidentified people sitting on a bench outside the Lake Louise train station - Catharine is seated in the centre wearing a dark cap and light-coloured jacket
Image of a group of unidentified people sitting on a bench outside the Lake Louise train station - Catharine is seated in the centre wearing a dark cap and light-coloured jacket
Image of a group of unidentified people sitting on a bench outside the Lake Louise train station - Catharine visible in the middle wearing a dark cap and light-coloured jacket
Image of a group of unidentified people sitting on a bench outside the Lake Louise train station - Catharine visible in the middle wearing a dark cap and light-coloured jacket
Image of Peter and Catharine Whyte and two unidentified people in the background on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay [/] 1. Peter Whyte [/] 2. Catharine Whyte [/] Photo: Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
Image of Peter and Catharine Whyte and two unidentified people in the background on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay [/] 1. Peter Whyte [/] 2. Catharine Whyte [/] Photo: Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
Image of a group of people and Ike Mills' dog sled team outside Skoki Lodge in the winter - Peter Whyte at far right, Ike Mills beside him, Catharine Whyte at far left petting a dog
Image of a group of people and Ike Mills' dog sled team outside Skoki Lodge in the winter - Peter Whyte at far right, Ike Mills beside him, Catharine Whyte at far left petting a dog
Image of Rudolf Aemmer, Neil Begg [an employee at Lake O'Hara Lodge], Catharine Whyte, and Peter Whyte holding walking sticks and with rope tied around their waists in Abbot Pass - 20 September 1930 [photo taken by George K.K. Link]
Image of Rudolf Aemmer, Neil Begg [an employee at Lake O'Hara Lodge], Catharine Whyte, and Peter Whyte holding walking sticks and with rope tied around their waists in Abbot Pass - 20 September 1930 [photo taken by George K.K. Link]
Image of Peter Whyte, Gladys Phillips, Walter J. Phillips, and Catharine Whyte standing in a row in the snow with trees and the White family home in the background
Image of Peter Whyte, Gladys Phillips, Walter J. Phillips, and Catharine Whyte standing in a row in the snow with trees and the White family home in the background
Image of Pearl Moore, Col. Phil Moore, Catharine Whyte, Carl Rungius, Peter Whyte, and John Murray Gibbon posed in a line in front of a hitching post with mountains in the background - their names and "at Ptarmigan Valley Sky Line Trail Hikers camp, 1939 [/] Photo: J.M. Wardle" written on the back …
Image of Pearl Moore, Col. Phil Moore, Catharine Whyte, Carl Rungius, Peter Whyte, and John Murray Gibbon posed in a line in front of a hitching post with mountains in the background - their names and "at Ptarmigan Valley Sky Line Trail Hikers camp, 1939 [/] Photo: J.M. Wardle" written on the back in pencil
File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers tri…
1 cm of textual records (70 pages ; 21.2 x 26.3 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip, photography and cameras, hiking/climbing, wildflowers, activities and people at camp, Pete's work on commission paintings/photography projects, events and people in Concord, trips to Bow Lake to paint, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], overnight camping trips to Lake Louise to paint, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, going back to Lake O'Hara in early September to paint and hike, Russ and Kitty's travels and activities, day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake] to paint/sketch, updates on what Pete and Catharine's friends are doing [mostly as it pertains to Skoki and Assiniboine Lodges], wildlife, an overnight trip to Calgary [and a visit to Morley on the way back] in early October, 3 young Doukhobor fugitives escaping police custody that resulted in a chase and shootout in Banff National Park [October 6 - 7] and the subsequent funerals, developing photos and print-making, politics [mostly pertaining to the provincial and federal elections], various holidays [both Canadian and American], skiing, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, and preparing to leave for a trip to Concord at the end of November.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
A few letters written on lodge letterhead.
Most 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 have numbers written in pencil in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project.