Item consists of unknown individuals setting up tipis at Banff Indian Days, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) tipi (right) and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) tipi (2nd to left).
Item consists of unknown individuals setting up tipis at Banff Indian Days, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) tipi (right) and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) tipi (2nd to left).
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
File pertains to 42 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 5 to December 2, 1953. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, Queen Elizabeth's coronation [June 5, 1953],…
1.1 cm of textual records (51 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fond level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 42 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from June 5 to December 2, 1953. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, Queen Elizabeth's coronation [June 5, 1953], errand trips to Calgary, the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, radio programs, going to Edmonton to have a cataract removed from Peter's left eye [they were in Edmonton for 3 weeks], Peter getting his first pair of glasses, recording stories with George McLean, the Hub Cafe on Banff Ave catching fire [November 10], and planning their winter trip to Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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 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.
Item consists of tipis lined up with mountains in the background at Banff Indian Days 1954, (R-L) David Bearspaw (Ozîja Thiha) tipi, Jonas Rider tipi, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) tipi.
Item consists of tipis lined up with mountains in the background at Banff Indian Days 1954, (R-L) David Bearspaw (Ozîja Thiha) tipi, Jonas Rider tipi, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) tipi.
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
Item consists of tipis including George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)'s tipi on the left with Cascade Mountain in the background at Banff Indian Days 1954
Item consists of tipis including George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)'s tipi on the left with Cascade Mountain in the background at Banff Indian Days 1954
Item consists of Peter Whyte and George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) posed with arms on each others shoulders in front of tipis at Banff Indian Days 1954.
Item consists of Peter Whyte and George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) posed with arms on each others shoulders in front of tipis at Banff Indian Days 1954.
Item consists of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) and others following, in regalia and on horseback, riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.
Item consists of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) and others following, in regalia and on horseback, riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.
File consists of photographs from the Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue, includes RCMP officers and individuals dressed in regalia on horseback.
File consists of photographs from the Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue, includes RCMP officers and individuals dressed in regalia on horseback.
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
File pertains to 92 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to July 14, 1958. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mo…
Date Range
1958
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 142
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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2.7 cm of textual records (135 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 92 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to July 14, 1958. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary [mostly by car], new glasses for Peter, construction of the new Trans-Canada Highway, construction projects pertaining to Buffalo Block [including the installation of a restaurant on the second floor], the Seymour Narrows, B.C., controlled explosion (April 5, 1958), the opening of the new Morley Community Centre in April, a trip to Edmonton, mention of starting a Foundation in order to manage the block they live on [including ideas for an art gallery, library, and museum] and the proposed name Wa-Che-Yo-Cha-Pa supplied by George McLean, and travel around Maine, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia between visits to Concord for the purpose of painting. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Many typed letters have hand-written notes added throughout; many post scripts are hand-written.
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.
142 - 21 is a Valentine's Day card missing the front cover, not addressed to anyone and signed by Mildred.
142 - 44 is a copy of a letter written to Catharine and Peter from Rusty.
142 - 60 is a letter written from Edmonton on Corona Hotel Edmonton letterhead.
142 - 74 is the beginning of letters written on the road between Banff and Yarmouth, N.S., on the way to and after leaving Concord.