File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of the foothills nearing Banff, town of Banff, golf course, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow River and boat house, Mt. Rundle, Cascade Mountain, Main Str…
File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of the foothills nearing Banff, town of Banff, golf course, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow River and boat house, Mt. Rundle, Cascade Mountain, Main Street of Banff, Cave and Basin, Upper Hot Springs, Bow Falls, Sulphur Mountain Observatory, Hoodoos, Banff Campsites, Banff Zoo, views from Sulphur Mountain, Johnston Canyon and Falls, Sinclair Canyon, Marble Canyon, Lake Louise, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Chateau Lake Louise, Takkakaw Falls in Yoho, the Great Divide monument, Emerald Lake, Kicking Horse River, wildlife, Ozzie and Mae McComb and band members. Images are identified or captioned.
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wi…
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies], Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara.
Titles:
1. Reel R195-6 Horse at Hotel Many Glacier
2. R123 21 [Blank]
3. R200 3 Old Faithful
4. R200 5 [Old Faithful] good clouds
5. R195 15 Bear grass
6. R195 5 Boats ay Many [Glacier]
7. R203 30 Meadows - globe flowers
8. K8 12 Snow- grass - view down Valely
9. K8 14 2 girls coming down lake - SNow & Wiwaxy
10. B26 33 Sis on trail
11. R179 38 2 hikers on trail
12. B23 5 2 photo eagle nest
13. 0CH Columbine
14. 0CH Dryas going to seed
15. 0CH Western globe flower
16. K8 15 2 girls lake & snow - Cathedral & Wiwaxy
17. Twin wake - Snow Mt. Huber & Mt. Vic
18. K15 17 SNow & Mt. Avery
19. K15 15 "Batwing Beauty" [illegible] in b.g.
20. K15 16 Chow Line Mt. Coleman
21. K15 12 Our tent in snow
22. K15 13 Camp in snow
23. B64 4 Camp fire w. campers
24. B10-10 Indigenous
25. B67 26 Banff Indian Days carriages & tepees
26. B67 26 Rodeo audience
27. B36 26 Banff Indian Days & parade grounds
28. B10-6 Banff Indian Days
29. B11-1 Banff Indian Days & teepee
30. B10-2 Banff Indian Days
31. A8-17 Stream & flowers Sunshine 1968
32. A8-19 [Sunshine] flowers
33. A10-34 Chepron Lake
34. A10-35 [Chepron] tea
35. A11-1 Greens Hamilton Lake
36. A11-3 [Greens Hamilton Lake]
37. A11-7 [Greens Hamilton Lake]
38. A11-8 [Greens] View to Valley
39. A18-26 LG & car
40. A18 29 3 hills fr. road
41. A20-28 Fr. Mierville[?] meadows
42. A20-3 [Fr. Mierville[?] meadows]
43. A23-21 Eysa Falls
44. A24-1 Nymphs Pool[?]
45. B23-28 4 girls at Skoki 1959
46. B23-34 [4 girls at Skoki 1959]
47. B26-2 [4 girls at Skoki 1959]
48. B45-11 Above Sedan Lift
49. Reel B45-14 Above Sedan Lift
50. B51-29 Lilies & cabin in b.g.
51. B1-34 Doris on trail Miller L. 1963
52. B52 fr. Hunt 30A Mummy Lake 1963
53. B22-38 [Hunt] Fall on Creek fr. Talc Lake
54. B52-34 View of Mummy Lake
55. B55-20 Lake & tree
56. B68-19 ACC Camp 1964
57. B71-5 Lamb
58. B73-28 Mary by No see-um Lake 1965
59. B26 36 Sis on trail
60. B26-30 Over Allenby Pass
61. B65-28 Up Brewster Creek
62. R203-10 Horses heads
63. B65-34 Dana fixing stirrup
64. B26-32 Sis & Aubrey
65. CH. 51 Assin. east side
66. R181-25 G on log Assin
67. CH. 51 Assin & reflect.
68. B27-1 Party
69. B27-4 Horseman & horse
70. B27-6 Assin in b.g.
71. B27-7 Blank
72. B27-8 Blank
73. B27-9 Blank
74. B27-11 Blank
75. B27-13 Blank
76. B67-13 Watching climb of Assin
77. B67-3 Elk in glade - Assin
78. B66-36 Nub Trip
79. B66-31 From Nub
80. B55-16 Canyon Panther Falls
Notes
Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive.
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, …
1973 Can R series IV No 1. -- [before 1973]
V225 / NS 21
Date Range
[ca. 1953-1973]
Physical Description
80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, and birds], Lillian and her friends [Polly and Phyl, as well as ACC camp members], lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, camps, and various other activities.
Titles:
1. B55-10 Fool hen walking log 1963 40 Mile Ck.
1. B55-7 [Fool hen] nearer
3. B55-9 [Fool hen] & chick
4. B71-33 Sheep close-up Wilcox Pass 65
5. B71-32 [Sheep] Wilcox Pass
6. B27-38 Two sheep & child on raod 1959
7. B22-3 Elk
8. R183-4 Beaver dam by RR at Wapta
9. R199-10 Marmot
10. B20-22 Polly & gophers
11. A6-6 Two [gophers] on dead tree
12. B30-5 Peka
13. B23-6 Eagle cliff - 14 Eagle on nest (Gmoser Slide)
14. B49-16A L.G. at Moraine Lake - E. Res B Eld.[?]
15. B20-18 L.G. above Oesa
16. B6-27 L.G. & Ax[?] & Sir Donald
17. B19-37 L.G. by alpine stream
18. B6-27 L.G. on trail
19. R209-3 L.G. Cathedral Basin
20. R207-1[crossed out] LG. above O'Hara
21. R207-19 L.G. on Needles
22. R196-30 LG Aberdeen in bg
23. B51-21 Avalanche slides[?] - close-up
24. A6-5 FLower clump - phascelia
25. CH-0 Stonecrop
26. CH-0 Stonecrop
27. CH-51 White Rain orche's[?]
28. CH Shooting star
29. B28-25 Lady slippers?
30. B25-2 White heather on rock
31. R69-13 Queen cup Emerald Lake
32. R175-23 Measle[?] grass of Parnassus
33. R173-22 Clobe flower
34. CH 51 Lyall's Larch in Bbone[?]
35. B69-6 Three on Schaffer L.G Trail Phyl M &
36. B28-24 Yellow flower
37. CH.0 Drunmond's Dryas
38. CH.51 Queen cup Toby Creek
39. CH.0 Wild rhodedendrone
40. CH.6/70 Maligne Lake - sun & shadow & reflec.
41. CH.0 ACC camp Muligne Lake
42. R190-25 Jasper Park Lodge & Pyramid Lake
43. R190-29 Edith Cavel & Lake
44. R183-9 Elk nearest & best
45. B11-5 Goats at Jasper - good
46. B11-8 [Goats] go up bank
47. R185-32 Polly 1953 Maligne Lake
48. CH.0 Maligne Lake
49. R185-37 View from boat
50. R186-24 Logs & back water at Narrows
51. R186-20 L.G. Narrows
52. R186-21 Boat near narrows
53. R206 34 Party from Lynx
54. Pernine 35 Mt Robson
55. R189-12 Party on ice
56. B30-22 Camp Phyl coffee party 1960
57. B30-21 [Camp] coffee party 1960
58. B30-23 Phyl & tent
59. B30-36 High Camp[?]
60. B30-35 Lake & reflections 1960
61. B30-34 Lake & Beth 1960
62. B30-33 Lake & Peaks 2 people
63. B30-32 Olympus & Xerxes
64. B30-31 Pack train leaving camp
65. B30-30 Phyl taking picture nest
66. B30-29 Phyl & Brussels
67. B30-28 Mt Brussels
68. B68-3 Camp & fire circle
69. B68-9 Girls camp fire
70. B14-20 Mrs Krat[?] on Verm. Lake
71. R164-25 Gr. Squirrel back of flower
72. R148-6 [Gr. Squirrel] Peyto Lake camp gr.
73. R175-2 Gopher coming out of hole
74. A10-21 Dennis feeds gopher
75. B32-1 Feeding gopher taken out 3/28/78
76. B20-20 Polly M & gopher taken out 3/28/78
77. R202-2 Spotted Sand pipers best
78. R206-5 Baby spotted sandpiper
79. B15-30 Bitter's nest in [illegible]
80. B29-27 Nest w. 4 spotted eggs
B15-37 & 35 Bitterns in nest taken fr. Series I put in 79 & 80
Notes
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to 78 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1950s to the early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrel…
File pertains to 78 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1950s to the early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, and birds], Lillian and her friends [Polly and Phyl, as well as ACC camp members], lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, camps, and various other activities.
Titles:
1960 1. B31-37 Lake MacArthur - ice
2. grassi 18-59 Mt Huber & larches
1958 3. B20-24 Polly Merrick & Eileen
1951 4. R172-11 Camp & reflections - Opabin Pass in b.g.
5. R171-6 Alpine Party by lake
1963 6. B54-38 My ice ax points to glacier worm cores
1960 7. B31-35 Trail near Lake MacArthur
8. B31-36 [Trail near Lake MacArthur] different
9. B29-32 4 hikers neet John Linn on horse
10. B32-3 MacArthur Lake & reflections
11. B32-4 Big rock by MacA Lake & hikers
12. B32-8 Lake & reflections
13. B32-9 MacA Lake, Mt Biddle & reflections
14. B32-10 [MacA Lake] looking towards Biddle - Park col.
15. B32-11 Tepees in meadow at O'Hara
1963 16. B54-29 Group of hikers across lake Mt Cath in b.g naturalist group
17. B54-31 Diana Park by on Opabin Lake
18. Grassi 16 Larches at O'Hara
1959 19. B24-27 Tree with cones
1960 20. B29-14 Tree with cones - Lake O'Hara in bg
1955 21. R207-25 Abbot Pass
22. R207-24 Eileen & Edward on glacier
23. R207-36 L.G at Abbot Pass Vic ridge in b.g.
24. R208-4 Party below Pass
1951 25. R174-5 Party at Oesa - Lefroy in b.g.
26. R172-22 Edwards Party - Opabin Pass in b.g.
27. O Caroline Hinman in 1932
1953 28. R185-27 Polly Prescott & boat by lake
1952 29. R183-14 Miette Pool
30. O CH Maligne Lake
1952 31. R183-6 Lake Beauvert
1953 32. R191-4 Mt Cavel & Jasper Lodge
1951 33. R169-11 Emerald Lake & Mt President & Vice P.
34. Reel 44-9 Mt Burgess
1951 35. R169-15 Kelloggs on rock. Emerald Lake
36. R169-17 Frances on rock
37. CH 6/70 Assiniboine
1952 38. R179-20 Mt Assiniboine w. plume [MISSING]
39. R181-29 Marg, Fleming and Muriel on horses - Mt Assiniboine [MISSING]
40. R181-31 Mt Aye & riders
41. R181-32 End of trail by dam - out of Assiniboine
42. R181-33 Spray Lake by dam
43. R179-9 Trail far side of Wonder Pass
45. R179-39 2 hikers above marvel Lake
46. R180-31 Assiniboine fr. near Sunburst Lake
47. R180-34 Wedgwood Pt.
48. R179-22 Mt Assiniboine & campers
1955 49. R202-35 Strom's Halfway camp
50. R205-21 Party on horses. Mt Assin. in bg
51. R205-10 Stroms w. corral - main Lodge
52. R203-4 L.G. - Lake Magog - Assin & Magog
53. R203-19 Elizabeth Rummel's Cabin and Sunburnt L.
1952. 54. R180.38 Mt Assin. & 2 climbers
55. R181.23 Mt Assin - hikers on Nub
56. R181.22 [Mt Assin] LG on Nub
1951 57. R170-10 Chalice cup
58. O CH Wind flower (on globe)
1952 59. R183-8 Elk - head down
1954 60. R195-39 Wolverine Disney's animal farm
1965 61. B72-10 Porcupine
62. CH.49 3 Does & buck eating oatmeal
63. CH.0 Rams
1965 64. B71-34 Marg, Fleming & ewe
July '52 65. R178-26 Squirrel on rucksack - Lake Agnes
July '52 66. R178-28 Bear at the Clubhouse
1964 67. B67-15 Strom & porcupine on hitching post
68. B67-21 Porcupine on same - boy looks on
1959 69. B26-18 Ptarmigan
70. Ruth B. Water onzel[?] rock - near Assin.
1955 71. R207-12 Cow moose on road to Moraine Lake
1957 72. B11-33 Moose moves off road - good
1953 73. R190-37 Deer crossing river
1956 74. B1-1 Moose at Hilldale
1958 75. B15-33A Phyl's bitterns
1952 76. R177-33 Bear walking back above road
1959 77. B27-33 Sheep on rocks
1954 78. R196-19 SHeep among dead stumps
1960 79. B32-37 A sheep on cliff
1959 80. B22-2 Elk apposite air strip
Notes
Slides 38 and 39 are missing.
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothe…
1 photograph album (268 prints and 1 loose print).
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothers, on Banff Ski Club trips to Whitmans' Lodge warden cabin #11 and Spray Lakes Lodge warden cabin #1; ski trip to Skoki? area; Dunsmore and friends growing beards; Dunsmore (in Calgary? with fellow students?), 1930; trip to Sherbrooke Lake.
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
See fonds level description.
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.
File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], w…
2.8 cm of textual records (117 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], weather, skiing and ski conditions, film-making, visits from friends and visitors, matters pertaining to the house [opening and closing it as they come and go from various trips], errand trips to Calgary, watching hockey games, going to the movies, leaving for Hawaii via Vancouver in early May [sailing on the Empress of Canada], books Catharine and Edith are reading, arriving in Hawaii and eventually getting settled at the Grand Hotel in Wailuku, Maui, visiting with friends, descriptions of meals, photography and cameras, relocating to the Moana Hotel in Honolulu in mid-May, sightseening and day trips around the islands, sketching, descriptions of other ships coming and going from the harbour, details of the trip back to Banff in mid-June, radio programs [mostly news and operas], cleaning and household chores, events and people in Concord, camping trips, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property, painting/sketching, various holidays [both Canadian and American], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian days, the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip [based out of Lake O'Hara] in early August, matters pertaining to the store, Edith purchasing a painting of two moose from Carl Rungius, developing photographs, a two-week trip to Lake O'Hara in late August/early September to paint and hike [also includes details of other people there, day to day activies, and the subjects painted/sketched], day trips around the national park to take photographs and hike [mostly in the Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, and Bow Lake areas], and preparing for a trip out to Concord at the end of October.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead.
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.
The first 10 or so letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the page as part of an unknown project.
File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …
2.4 cm of textual records (128 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. 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], seeing off Carl Rungius to New York, going to Edmonton for a cataract operation on Peter's right eye [August 23] - Catharine's time in Edmonton mostly consisted of sitting with Peter in the hospital, running errands in the city, and answering letters [she stayed at the Corona Hotel], starting construction of eventual Buffalo Block [consisting of three stores along Buffalo St. and a restaurant on the second floor], concerns regarding Edith's health, a visit to Concord from mid-October to mid-November [travelled by train], a second visit to Edmonton in December for Peter's eye, putting together their annual Christmas card, and other Christmas activities. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one postcard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
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.
File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 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 …
Date Range
1958
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 143
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
happened to marry their eon and an English
girl who were on a camping trip w1th a group from California
1.8 cm of textual records (104 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 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], a road trip from north-eastern United States through Canada back to Banff in early August [written mostly on postcards], a trip to Lethbridge in late August, various construction projects [the new Sulphur Mountain gondola, the chimney and basement furnace of their house, and the Trans-Canada Highway], a trip to Concord in late November, and preparation of Chirstmas cards. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes postcards and a Christmas card.
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.
143 - 39 includes a sketch of a shelving unit Catharine hoped to have installed in their bedroom.
143 - 64 is the 1958 Christmas card made by Catharine and Peter
File pertains to 69 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 26, 1936, to June 9, 1937. Topics include Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, gifts given and received, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, Ame…
2.5 cm of textual records (98 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 69 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from December 26, 1936, to June 9, 1937. Topics include Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, gifts given and received, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, American newspapers Catharine is interested in, radio programs [mostly news and operas], weather, cleaning and household chores, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [including the construction of a screened-in porch at the back of the house, remodelling the stairs, building a darkroom on the second floor, and building a new garage], events and people in Concord, the opening of the new Administration building on the south side of the river [the Post Office is relocated here], painting/sketching, watching hockey games, skiing, descriptions of meals, the Winter Carnival, going to the movies [and Edith going to various plays], the Dominion Ski Championship being held at Norquay in March, photography and cameras, responsibilities and activities pertaining to the Ski Club, Edith's trip to Florida in March, books Catharine and Edith are reading, various holidays [both Canadian and American], trips to Skoki Lodge to ski and paint [also includes details of people who were also there, meals, and conversations], the coronation of King George VI and Queen Mary in May, the death of Catharine's Aunt Jane [Edith's sister?], day trips around the National Park to paint/sketch and have picnics with family, dinner and tea parties, print-making, frame making, and various other community events.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead.
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.
101 - 31 contains a sketch of the newly remodelled stairs in the Whyte home.
101 - 43 insert may or may not belong to this specific letter - no identifying marks can be found on it.
101 - 59 is a brochure advertising Lake Minnewaska Mountain Houses, New York, and does not appear to be associated to a specific letter and so has been scanned as it's own entry.