Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction ha…
File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction have been pulled from varius Reels taken by Lillian Gest from trips taken in the Canadian Rockies between 1940 and 1947. Their removal is noted in the slide title notebook SL I (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Topics include a broad selection of images pertaining to Canadian Rockies, Banff and area, camps and hikes, wildlife, flora, friends and associates.
Titles:
1. Jasper Lake Beauvert & Cavel R33-15
2. [Jasper] Lake Beauvert 39-5
3. [Jasper Lake Beauvert] & Pyramid 40-18
4. [Jasper] golf course [& Pyramid] R40-16
5. [Jasper golf course] R40-15
6. Mt. Edith Cavel & Clouds 39-16
7. On steps of Lodge 33-19
8. Rock garden of Lodge 39-4 [MISSING]
9. [Rock garden] & flag 39-17
10. Bear in the Lake 40-20
11. [Bear] on trail (L. Louise) 76-8
12. [Bear]s at Dump Jasper 40-2
13. [Bear] on road (Deer Lodge) 76-11
14. Jasper rodeo 40-4
15. [Jasper rodeo] 40-5
16. Ram by the road 32-15
17. [Ram by the road] eating 32-17
18. [Ram] on cliff 79-3
19. Two rams on rocks 79-2
20. Deer in sandpit (Jasper) 38-18
21. [Deer] on Bow River 82-18
22. Two bucks (Banff) 112-9
23. Baby Fawn (Dan)
24. Whistler Mt Trail 39-12
25. Engelman spruce & cones 102-2
26. [Engelman spruce] cones 101-1
27. Avalanche fr. Lefroy 101-15
28. Mt. Athabaska & A1 R32-20
29. Mt. Kitchner 36-8
30. Natural Bridge Field 44-18
31. Takkakaw Falls 60-10
32. Polly above Twin Falls 52-14
33. Trail into Little Yoho 45-13
34. Fireweed – Mt Balfour 45-8
35. Lake Louise & Poppies 101-28
36. [Lake Louise] & horseman 101-26
37. Chateau fr. Fairview Lake Trail 76-21
38. On lawn of Chateau 102-20
39. Reflections in window 101-34
40. [Reflections] in shiny ball 101-33
41. Giant Steps R75-15
42. [Giant Steps] R75-17
43. Reflections Opabin Lake J6-4
44. Lunch Sheol Valley 83-7
45. Arnica 56-2
46. Queen Cap R103-2
47. Ptarmigan & chick 86-5
48. Chick in hand & mother 86-9
49. [Chick in hand] R93-17
50. [Chick in hand] R93-19
51. Gopher & lunch box 12-5
52. At Peyto Lookout R106-11
53. Kay & Polly St Nick Glacier 107-7
54. Party at lake opabin Pass 81-1
55. Opabin Pass 55-10
56. Edward on needles 102-16
57. Polly [on needles] 102-19
58. Lake Agnes fr. [needles] 102-15
59. Our tent at O’Hara Camp 81-4
60. Sun on Bugaboos 103-4
61. More sun on [Bugaboos] 103-5
62. Climb of Yukness D.R. 81-14
63. Rope on [Yukness] 81-19
64. Cliff on Mt Forbes 37-18
65. Party on Eiffel 94-13
66. Eiffel Tower 94-16
67. AAC Party on Paradise 87-2
68. Glacier Peak fr. Yukness 81-14
69. Goodsirs fr. Temple 88-4
70. On Paradise Pk. Daver C.H. 95-5
71. Sunday Service 87-13
72. Summit St. Nicholas 107-12
73. Party on E. Post Trip 103-8
74. [Party on E. Post] R103-9
75. Top cliffs Snow Patch 103-14
76. Howser Spire 105-10
77. Party for Mt. Pigeon 105-14
78. Snow slope on Baker 128-29
79. Looking down crevasse 105-14
80. Pinnacle E. Post 103-16
81. Summit Mt. Christian 35-4
82. On Top – St. Nicholas 107-8
83. Indigenous people at Banff Springs 57-18
84. Two Indigenous Chiefs 57-5
85. Indigenous woman & girl 57-9
86. Tepee tops in sky 58-12
87. Hoodoos 73-15
88. Storm on Fairholme Mts 89-6
89. Deer at 202 Muskrat 107-19
90. Deer at garbage pail 107-20
91. Doe by corral 100-3
92. Mt Edith & beaver dam 122-14
93. The Beaver Show 144-12
94. Beaver 114-14
95. Tree cut by brawn R42-8
96. [Tree] over trail R42-7
97. Mt Rundle & gardens 75-4
98. Columbine R73-17
99. Close-up pool & flowers R58-5
100. Bow Valley view R51-8
Notes
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Slide numbering and titles as originally organized, as noted on a title list adhered to the inside of the box lid.
File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2, 1961 to February 15, 1962; Edith passed away February 18, 1962. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, hockey and football games, the C…
2.6 cm of textual records (ca. 185 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2, 1961 to February 15, 1962; Edith passed away February 18, 1962. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, hockey and football games, the Calgary Stampede, weather, and the 1962 space launch. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and notecards.
M36 / 148 - 114 to 120 are not fully dated - unsure of order within other 1961 letters. All are postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
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.
M36 / 148 - 29 is missing its second half, indicated by Catharine to be a picture of Bow Lake.
File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …
1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
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.
M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.
File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the new…
1.9 cm of textual records (116 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], news pertaining to the war [including Italy entering the war in June, British children being brought to Canada, the Blitz], the Lake Louise-Jasper highway officially opening [Pete and Catharine drive up for the weekend, their first visit to Jasper National Park], the deaths of Louise Rungius in May and Dave White in late June [also includes details of Dave's funeral], errand trips to Calgary [mostly to meet with Clifford about Dave's estate], Catharine and Pete's 10th wedding anniversary, visits to Bow Lake to paint throughout July and August [a large forest fire was burning about 30 miles north of Bow for most of July], Banff Indian Days, Pete joining the militia ["Non-Permanent Active Service" force part of the 2nd Battalion of the Calgary Highlanders], going on the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip in August, painting/sketching [including a short visit to Lake O'Hara in mid-August for this purpose], Catharine going to Concord for a few weeks in early September, Pete and Catharine going to Victoria at the end of September [Annie was having health issues and was advised to go to Victoria - they went to help], cleaning and household chores [including installing new blue linoleum in the kitchen], minor repairs to the roof and other outdoor work to the property, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, trips to Mount Temple Lodge to help Cliff with various chores, descriptions of meals, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete helping construct the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], going to the movies, working on the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities, presents, and parties.
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. 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.
109 - 17 contains a sketch of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge's main building, recently completed.
109 - 56 contains a sketch of the ground floor of Pete and Catharine's home, including the new partition wall in the living room.
Item consists of 114 unbound pages from a photo album. Album contains views of people, places and activities from across Canada from Hudson Bay and Ontario to the Canadian Rockies. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, ev…
Item consists of 114 unbound pages from a photo album. Album contains views of people, places and activities from across Canada from Hudson Bay and Ontario to the Canadian Rockies. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, events, scenic views. Many views include people. Captions accompany many images
Includes:
1 38887 - Canada. Hudson Bay. The Nastapoka Falls.
2 38886 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Cape Dufferin. Esquimos trading their white foxes at a Revillon Freres Post.
3 38885 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Esquimo family building their igloo. The man and woman on the roof are filling in with snow the chinks between the blocks of ice. Below, the boy is closing the door.
4 38884 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Esquimos eating in the interior of their igloo. Notice the soap stone kettle hanging over the soap stone dish full of burning blubber.
5 38883 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo child with his bow and arrow.
6 Hudson Bay: A very old Esquimo / 38882
7 38881 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Cape Dufferin. The Revillon Freres trading station at Cape Dufferin. Notice the banks of snow against the walls of the house to keep the drifts away. In the foreground are two Esquimo igloos which the natives who came to trade furs built as their stay, may last several days.
8 38880 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo drilling a large piece of soap stone to make a kettle.
9 38879 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Father and son. This Esquimo has taken his child out to sea in his kayak (canoe made of seal hides) to teach him how to jig for rock cod.
10 38878 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo mother and child.
11 CN285 - Mt. Ishbel, Canadian Pacific Rockies.
12 CN83 - Canada. Lake Superior. Drying fishing nets.
13 CN110 - Canada. Ontario, Brampton. Main street of Brampton.
14 CN121 - Canada. Ontario, Port Arthur. Great Lakes Cruise, Thunder Cape.
15 CN106 - Canada. Ontario. Flowerpot Island off Tobermorry.
16 CN202 - Canada. Ontario. Georgian Bay. Beansoleil Park.
17 CN201 - Canada. Ontario. Lake of Bays. Yachting at Bigwin Inn.
18 CN108 - Canada. Ontario. Kirkland Lake district.
19 CN107 - Canada. Ontario. North Bay. Street scene.
20 CN253 - Canada. Ontario. The highway bridge over the Welland Canal opening to permit a steamer to pass.
21 CN250 - Canada. Ontario. A steamer passing through the Well and Canal.
22 CN252 - Canada. Ontario. A steamer in the Welland Canal passing a bridge which has been opened to permit its passage.
23 CN251 - Canada. Ontario. A set of locks on the Welland Canal.
24 CN192 - Canada. The Welland Ship Canal. General view of the lower entrance, Lock No. 1, looking south.
25 CN170 - Canada. Ontario. Welland Canal, shipping at Lock No. 3.
26 CN191 - Canada. Ontario. The "Naronic" at the Soo Locks.
27 Untitled : [unidentified building] / "1 X 46 R"
28 CN181 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. These little Ottawa people know their business already. Refusing to be harnessed for "mushing" along the hillside near Canada's capital and winter carnival city. Bozo nevertheless does not object to helping out with what is neither dog-back riding nor skiing
29 CN162 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Rockcliffe Park.
30 CN175 1 x 46 R - Rideau Hall, Ottawa, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada.
31 CN179 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Skating champion.
32 CN184 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Skiing on Dome Hill.
33 [Print missing] / CN109 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa Parliament Buildings.
34 CN104 - Canada. Ontario. Toronto. Big buildings of Toronto.
35 CN105 - Canada. Ontario. Toronto. Bay Street.
36 CN23 - Canada. Toronto. Bathing in the Humber River.
37 CN23 - Canada. Ontario.
38 [Page missing] / CN45 - Canada. Ontario. Niagara in bloom.
39 CN52 - Canada. Ontario. Niagara.
40 CN51 - Canada. A Niagara fruit orchard in blossom time.
41 CN58 - Canada. Ontario Province. Schumacher Canaurum Mine. 700 foot level.
42 CN88 - Canada. A railroad engineer at his post.
43 CN139 - Canada. Beaver felling a tree.
44 CN21 - Canada. Ontario. Fishing at Devil's Hole, Algonquin Park.
45 CN50 - Canada. Ontario. Washagami Section. Bass fishing.
46 CN137 - Canada. Beavers at work
47 [Print missing] / CN49
48 CN28 - Canada. Harvest time.
49 CN25 - Canada. Harvesting in western Canada.
50 CN29 - Canada. Harvesting.
51 CN27 - Canada. Harvesting in western Canada.
52 CN102 - Canada. Alberta, Leduc. Raccoon on the Grathside Farm.
53 CN126 - Canada. Alberta, Jasper National Park. Squirrel at Jasper Park Lodge.
54 CN127 - Canada. Alberta. "A cat and dog existence" has its pleasures. according to Bowser, the faithful household canine of Caretaker Andrews at Jasper Park Lodge, who looks after this famous hostelry in the heart of the Canadian Rockies during the months when its grounds are no longer thronged with tourists, and to prove it, Bowser has adopted a homeless kitten which he found on the streets of Jasper town and took home with him. Here he is rocking his chum to sleep in front of the Andrew's home
55 CN26 - Canada. Alberta, Rockford. Gathering stooks.
56 CN180 - Canada. Alberta. Bear in Jasper National Park.
57 CN182 - Canada. Alberta. Buffalo and elk in Wainwright (Buffalo) National Park.
58 CN178 - Canada. Alberta. Bear up a tree in Jasper National Park.
59 CN138 - Canada. Alberta. Beaver house near Jasper.
60 [Print missing] / CN148 - Canada. The Rockies. Lakes in the Clouds seen from Little Beehive.
61 CN145 - Canada. The Rockies. View of Chalet Lake Louise from the top of Little Beehive.
62 CN147 - Canada. The Rockies. Scene at Lake Louise.
63 CN144 - Canada. The Rockies. Early morn at Lake Louise.
64 Canada. the Rockies. Lake Louise. The Lake Louise Hotel seen from the air
65 CN157 - Canada. Alberta. Banff. (The Rockies) A view showing the Springs Hotel and a Grayline Bus. Banff Springs Hotel.
66 CN156 - Canada. Alberta, Banff. (the Rockies) Indian Days. The Springs Hotel. Banff Springs Hotel.
67 CN146 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake Louise. Chalet Lake Louise, the Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel.
68 CN87 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. Feeding the swans in the park.
69 CN84 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. A dove cot in the garden of a Victorian home, a real English touch.
70 56860 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. Trimmed shrubbery on an estate. It has been the hobby of the owner for over 30 years to trim these trees (yew, barberry, white thorn, and golden holly.) into the shape of animals, birds, and figures. -- Owner: W. J. Pendray.
71 [Print missing] / CN82
72 48470 - Canada. British Columbia near Westminster. Salmon fishing fleet on the Fraser River near Westminster.
73 CN81 - Canada. British Columbia. Spence's Bridge. Indian graveyard.
74 CN48 - Canada. British Columbia. Kelowna. Apple orchard in bloom.
75 CN141 - Canada. British Columbia. Inside passage.
76 CN221 - Canada. British Columbia. Kitwanga. A dog totem.
77 CN120 - Canada. Western Canada. Old shepherd watching flock of sheep.
78 CN128 - Canada. Sheep grazing.
79 CN287 - Lake Louise, Mount Saddleback.
80 CN291 - Lake Louise, The Chalet of the Swiss Guides, in midwinter.
81 CN285 - Mt. Ishbel, Canadian Pacific Rockies.
82 CN151 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake 0' Hara, Victoria Glacier and the Seven Sisters Falls in the background. Date: 1927
83 56861 - Canada. Drive by stage from Field to Emerald Lake. Scene in pine forest, mountains with glacier ahead.
84 CN149 - Canada. The Rockies. Emerald Lake Chalet.
85 CN150 - Canada. The Rockies. Emerald Lake seen from the Chalet veranda.
86 CN153 - Canada. The Rockies. Morraine Lake in the Valley of Ten Peak. [Correction: Moraine Lake]
87 [Print missing] / CN154 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake Morraine and the Tower of Babel.
88 CN152 - Canada. The Rockies. Sinclair Canyon.
89 48871 - Canada. Royal Mounted Policeman.
90 CN85 - Canada. The Rockies. "Bad man" of the Kananaskis.
91 CN86 - Canada. The Rockies. A Cowboy and his steed.
92 CN78 - Canada. Lake Louise at sunset.
93 CN12 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) Mt. Robson.
94 CN10 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) Mt. Robson showing the glaciers and Berg Lake.
95 [Print missing] / CN7 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies). Mt. Robson showing the two glaciers and Berg Lake.
96 Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) One of the glaciers of Mt. Robson.
97 CN6 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies.
98 CN79 - Canada. A beautiful scene in the Canadian Rockies.
99 CN79 - Canada. Stoney Indians of the Canadian Rockies
100 [Print missing] / CN6 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies - Modern ways are slow in creeping upon this small settlement of Stoney Indians
101 CN18 - Canada. Reindeer of the Canadian Rockies. [Correction: bull elk]
102 CN3 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. Pack-train on the Badge Pass at twilight
103 CN5 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. Mountain sheep "posing" for the camera.
104 CN13 - Canada. A scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Twin Falls, Yoho National Park]
105 CN11 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Three Sisters, Canmore]
106 CN18 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Lake Louise with Mt. Lefroy]
107 CN19 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Maligne Lake, Samson Peak on left]
108 CN17 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Bow River and Mount Rundle, Alberta]
109 CN16 - Canada. A scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Suspension bridge over Eraser River Canyon, B.C. Hell's Gate]
110 CN15 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Bow River looking east from Banff Springs Hotel area]
111 CN14 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [view from Mount Victoria, above Lake Oesa, looking north toward Ringrose Mountain]
112 CN4 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. The mirror-like surface of Lake Louise serves to reflect the riot of nature's splendor prevailing on all sides.
113 24419 - Canada. Sheep grazing.
114 PD65 - [Man seeding a field, possibly Ontario].
Notes
This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content.
Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected.
Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material.
Page 32 not scanned, photograph missing; Page 38 missing ; Page 47 missing; Page 60 not scanned, photograph missing; Page 71 not scanned, photograph missing; Page 87 not scanned, photograph missing; Page 95 not scanned, photograph missing; Page 100 not scanned, photograph missing.