First 23 files are same as or later? versions of files on "Minisniwapta" (M88 / E / Disk 20). Some remaining files are also writings for Minisniwapta. Others are varied and some are copies of files on M88 / E / disk 25. Also includes file(s) pertaining to Whyte Museum business [WMCR]. File list f…
First 23 files are same as or later? versions of files on "Minisniwapta" (M88 / E / Disk 20). Some remaining files are also writings for Minisniwapta. Others are varied and some are copies of files on M88 / E / disk 25. Also includes file(s) pertaining to Whyte Museum business [WMCR]. File list follows
Notes
Printed copies are available for all files except: systems files, damaged files, unsuitable formats (eg. sideways), and files already printed from another disk.
Content Details
Consists of the following files (* indicates file has been printed):
BIO - Report to the board / June 5/91 - Curator of the Heritage Collection [WMCR] - *
BOW.MSS
BOWA.MSS [sideways 892 col]
BOWEND.MSS
BOWFIVE.MSS
BOWFIVEA.MSS [sideways 1536 col]
BOWFOUR.MSS
BOWONE.MSS
BOWSEVEN.MSS
BOWSIX.MSS
BOWTHRE.MSS
BOWTHREA.MSS
BOWTWO.MSS
BRAID.MSS
CONFERS.MSS [Joke re conference] - *
CONFLUEN.MSS
CRAGTWO.MSS - Cheese and Wildcats / July 6 - Jon Whyte and J. R. Violini, 1988 - *
CREVASSE.MSS [contains title only III. Crevasse]
DOORWILD.MSS - A Door to the Wild - Traditions of Rocky Mountain backcountry buildings - The renderings of Ron Ellis [1991?] - *
FALL.MSS
FLOW.MSS
GEOPOEM.MSS - Geology and landscape [incomplete] - *
GLACIER.MSS
INTRO.MSS
LAKE.MSS
MEANDER.MSS
MOSAIC - Music Mosaic - liner notes - July 24 [for Music Mosaic CD, Music of the Countryside and Wilderness] 1991 - *
MOSAIC.ASC - Music Mosaic - liner notes - June 11 [as above] - *
MUSKEG.MSS
NESS - Anne Ness [obituary] 1991 - *
OLETTER.MSS - [discussion of Minisniwapta, 1990] - *
PANORAMA - Photographs fail me [re Mount Logan trip] - *
PRIM.MSS
QUOTES - River quotations - Minisniwapta / 1991 - *
QUOTES2 [quotes about rivers - see QUOTES] 1991 - *
Sub-series consists of integrated files from three separate original filing series: 1. Alphabetical files, 1976-1983, 256 original files; 2. Alphabetical files, [ca.1970-1991]; predominant 1980s, 184 original files; 3. Alphabetical files, [ca.1985]-1991; predominant 1989-1991, 68 original files; as…
II.C. Jon Whyte personal/professional papers - alphabetical files
Accession Number
6283
Reference Code
M88 / 289 - 774
Physical Description
169 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of integrated files from three separate original filing series: 1. Alphabetical files, 1976-1983, 256 original files; 2. Alphabetical files, [ca.1970-1991]; predominant 1980s, 184 original files; 3. Alphabetical files, [ca.1985]-1991; predominant 1989-1991, 68 original files; as well as appropriate loose files found throughout the fonds before arrangement. Includes files established and maintained both by Jon Whyte and by Whyte Museum staff on his behalf. Files contain both textual and photographic material
Original series 1: Alphabetical files, 1976-1983, 256 original files, include mainly published materials in reference files and correspondence files by correspondent. Includes magazines articles, periodicals, conference materials, etc. with notes; some incoming correspondence, poetry by others, photographs.
Original series 2: Alphabetical files, [ca.1970-1991]; predominant 1980s, 184 original files, consists of reference files established to organize Whyte's reference materials of people, organizations and topics. Includes Whyte's letters, articles, writings, and notes; research photocopies and photographic copies (of material dating from after 1880); published ephemera; incoming letters, etc. Files pertain to Canadian Rockies personalities; conservation and heritage organizations; Jon Whyte projects; Banff history and heritage; national parks; mountains; Canadian Rockies natural and human history. Includes some Whyte Museum records and some personal papers. Jon Whyte projects include "Rumours of a Parade (Banff history); "Ford on Bow" (Canadian Rockies human history); St. George's in the Pines Anglican Church history; Mount Logan trip. Numerous individuals are represented.
Original series 3: Alphabetical files, [ca.1985]-1991; predominant 1989-1991, 68 original files, includes files pertaining to writing, conferences, Bow Valley Naturalists, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies duties, correspondents, manuscripts, published materials. Some file titles were assigned by J.W., others were assigned by Whyte Museum staff.
Alphabetical files, other - appropriate loose files found throughout the fonds before arrangement.
An integrated alphabetical list of files follows.
Notes
Aside from the removal of some full-sized publications, the files in this sub-series have been maintained intact as a representation of Whyte's interests and habits pertaining to collecting and filing
Finding Aid
Sub-sub-series descriptions and file list available
Title Source
Title based on contents
Content Details
CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING FILES (letter a, b or c after title indicates original filing system):
Mary Ogden Abbott [b] - M88 / 289
Acorn, Milton [a] - M88 / 290
Adaskin family [b] - M88 / 291
Ads with Rockies [a] - M88 / 292
Advertising - Rockies [b] - M88 / 293
Afghanistan [a] - M88 / 294
Africa [a] - [publication removed] - M88 / 295
Africa - Paleontology [a] - M88 / 296
Mount Alberta - Weber account [b] - M88 / 297
Alta Art Fdn [Alberta Art Foundation] [a] - [publication removed] - M88 / 298
Alberta College of Art [a] - M88 / 299
Alberta Culture working title [c] - [publications removed] - M88 / 300
Alberta Film and Literary Arts [c] - [publication removed] - empty
AFLA application '91 J. Whyte [c] - M88 / 301
Alberta Foundation for the Literary Arts [c] - M88 / 302