File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …
1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards 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Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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.
146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.
Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages.
146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.
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 consists of 205, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Waterton Park, Red Rock Canyon (Waterton), Cameron Lake, Bert and Alma Newbury at Lake Louise, Peter painting at Columbia Icefield, Banff Administration building during Banff Indian Days, Penhold Air Show, scuba divers at …
File consists of 205, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Waterton Park, Red Rock Canyon (Waterton), Cameron Lake, Bert and Alma Newbury at Lake Louise, Peter painting at Columbia Icefield, Banff Administration building during Banff Indian Days, Penhold Air Show, scuba divers at Moraine Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Temple, Field, Mount Norquay Chairlift, Mountain sheep, Town of Banff from Sulphur Mountain, the Whyte home, Vermilion Lakes, Lake Louise, and Frances Roddy.
Image of Margaret Roberts wearing a light-coloured t-shirt with a large pendant necklace and glasses - "Margaret Roberts- age 14 1961" written on the back in blue ink
Image of Margaret Roberts wearing a light-coloured t-shirt with a large pendant necklace and glasses - "Margaret Roberts- age 14 1961" written on the back in blue ink
Image of Michael McKenzie wearing a blue button down shirt and black glasses, possibly a school portrait - "Micahel McKenzie 1962" written on the back in pencil
Image of Michael McKenzie wearing a blue button down shirt and black glasses, possibly a school portrait - "Micahel McKenzie 1962" written on the back in pencil
Image of an unidentified woman and three unidentified children and a dog sitting in front of a stone fireplace - "November 1964" written on the back in blue ink
Image of an unidentified woman and three unidentified children and a dog sitting in front of a stone fireplace - "November 1964" written on the back in blue ink
Image of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) dressed in regalia and standing beside a woman [Agnes?] sitting on horseback at the Banff Indian Grounds.
Image of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) dressed in regalia and standing beside a woman [Agnes?] sitting on horseback at the Banff Indian Grounds.
Image of a woman and three children mounted in a cream-coloured paper frame - "With love best wishes to you both, Judi, Rusty, Scott, Eric and Amy" written on the back in blue ink
Image of a woman and three children mounted in a cream-coloured paper frame - "With love best wishes to you both, Judi, Rusty, Scott, Eric and Amy" written on the back in blue ink
Source: Frank Kaquitts
Date: August 15, 1967
Interviewed by: Gord Kelly
Speed: 3 ¾
Remarks: Interview on “Today from Calgary” with host Gord Kelly.
“CFCN TV, Frank Kaquitts, Aug. 15, 1967”
Artist Frank Kaquitts discusses some of his paintings. Attended the Banff School of Fine Arts. Quadravision paintings (can turn it any way), he has the past present and future in on painting – centennial symbol, beautiful colors. Most of his work incorporates Indian scenes – portrait of an Indian child “kid.” Some of his paintings for sale at the Trading Post. Starts with one thing turns it around until finished – quadravision technique. East side of “Clinic” (?) Lake. His own people like his painting. One picture is supposed to give you a feeling of warmth, moon is at the horizon, Indian person making a peace-pipe offering. The buffalo skull depicted in painting represents danger. Frank Kaquitts Indian name is Sitting Wind. He Sketches outdoors, paints indoors – works only in oils. Description of his painting of a Chinook arch. Painting of centennial symbols – 10 of them to represent the ten provinces. Another painting of a flying saucer and rocket. Talks about the difference behind the different colors of the different Indian designs. “All Indian people are different in a lot of ways” Designs are of the mountains, flowers, etc. Designs of the old people sometimes were a different color, but the design was the same. Frank has a “modernist approach.” Frank’s paintings are on sale at Fort Chiniki or in Banff.