File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlet…
Date Range
1952
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 131
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
winter and was just up for a few days so of course wanted to
talk to Pete about things and that left
1.2 cm of textual records (63 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fond level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlets in the living room, trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days [including having David and Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw stay the night with Peter and Catharine during a bad storm], the Jasper Park Lodge burning down [July 15], the funeral for John Murray Gibbon, camping/sketching trips to Yoho National Park, several visits by Rockwell and Betty Kent, and leaving for a road trip to Concord for Christmas [Peter and Catharine left in late October and drove to Massachusetts]. Also includes an airmail card.
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Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.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.
131 - 07 [dated July 24, 1952] describes making a sound recording with Jacob Twoyoungmen and family. See S37 / 73 for actual recording
131 - 08 appears to have been cut 3/4 up the page prior to accession.
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 various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.
Notes
From unmarked folder.
IMAGES :
493. “Hans Albeit Snowfield May 1956”, [Hans in shorts climbing up into snow patch from river], 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
494. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines.
495. “May 1954, Plain of 6 Glaciers”, [Man standing in front of scree pile], 7.5 x 7.5 cm, black and white.
496. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines.
497. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines.
498. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines.
499. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8 x 12.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines.
500. “Linz, Austria 1951 Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait with hat], 12 x 15.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, matt finish.
501. “Mt. Schaffer 12 July 66, Hans is up”, [Hans gripping rocks, holding rope], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back.
502. “Performing in the ‘Wildlife Room’ at the Otsego Ski Club in Gaylord, Michigan 1956/57”, [Hans holding guitar, next to man with microphone], 9.5 x 9.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
503. “Albert Icefield Trip May 1956”, [Hans with beard, sitting on grass], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
504. “Selkirks may 1956 Uto-Eagle Col”, [Hans smiling and holding side, with mountains in back], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
505. “Crossing stream on way to Albert Snowfield May 1956 (Hans)”, 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
506. “Muriel Gratz”, [Holding rock, sitting on mountain], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
507. “Mt. Alberta 3rd Ascent 1958 Sarka Spinkova, Weil Bvoion, Heinz Kohl (seated front) Hans Gmoser”, [Group of people sitting, surrounded by ropes and rocks, with mountains in back, Hans on far right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
508. “Hitch Hiking near Banff 1953 Leo Grillmair, ?, H.G.], [Junction Norquay Road sign for chairlift in back], 8 x 5.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
509. “Rundle Rock @ 1953 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser hanging from rope], 10.25 x 16.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
510. “Mt. Louis 1954 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser’s back from below, climbing], 8.5 x 13.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
511. “1953? Hans Gmoser Irene Reader, Lake Louise Tea Room”, [Hans standing, Irene sitting under Tea Room sign], 13 x 8.5 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note.
512. “Yamnuska Hans Gmoser 1956”, [Hans organizing rope at edge of peak], 5.5 x 8 cm, colour, rounded edges, caption written on back.
513. “Winter 1959”, [Woman and man facing one another, image blown out], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back.
514. “Hans Gmoser 1956 Yamnuska”, [Hans to right, holding rope, with trees in background on left],5.5 x 8 cm. colour, caption written on back, “V68 accn 7361” written on back, rounded edges.
515. [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish. Whyte Museum copy negative: [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 10 x 12 cm, black and white. V68/NA-61. PA-524
516. “The giant seabern [?] of the Marmot Derby- Hans Gmoser March 1956”, [Gmoser jumping off ski jump, blurred], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
517. “The bouquet after the derby Receiving Prize from Harry Dempster (Sup. Jasper Natl. Park) March 1956 Marmot Derby”, [Handshake, Gmoser on right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
518. “1950s”, [Gmoser sitting in front of house], 5.25 x 5.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
519. “Philippe Delesalle (R) Leo Grillmair (next) Mt. Edith 1953?”, [Four men sitting on rock], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
520. “1955 Bow Summit Fire Warden”, [Hans looking down, with beard], 5.5 x 5.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
521. “Lizzies Camp Sunburst Lake Hans Gmoser”, [Hans standing outside tent in shorts], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
522. “On Mt. Blackburn, Wrangel Icefield Alaska 1958”, [One person walking through snow], black and white, caption written on back, bottom edge ripped.
Superior Album Prints “Assiniboine E. Strom, Don Gardner Al Johnson”
523. “Don Gardner”, [Seated on rock], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
524. “1954 Erling Strom, Carter Meyer Hans Gmoser going up Allen by Pars”, [on horseback with mountains on left] 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
525. “Assiniboine Lodge Aug 1960”, [Horse with man and rocks], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
526. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish.
527. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish.
528. [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white.
529. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white.
530. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
531. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white.
532. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser from back, scaling rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
533. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser Grossglockner Austria 1949”, [Two boys sitting under cross], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “97%” taped to back.
534. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser (riding) Grossg Cockner Austria 1949”, [Gmoser on bike], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “150%” taped to back.
535. “Mt. Blackburn 1958 Don Sheldon and Super Cub”, [Landed small plane], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
536. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back.
537. “1957 Banff”, [Gmoser looking up, holding pick, rope beside, other hand on hip], 12 x 18 cm, black and white, “Return to BV. Foster Western Canadian Ski News 64% p4 #1 Pik #5” written on back, caption written on back, “crop head” written on front in red.
538. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back.
539. “58?”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note, matt finish.
540. “Banff 1958”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish.
541. “Little Yoho Christmas 1953 below isolated peak”, [Man with poles, looking back over shoulder], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
542. “On Sunburst Peak Assiniboine area NE Face 1956”, [Gmoser scaling cliff face], photograph by Clair Brown, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
543. “1 The Eastern Glaciers of the Albert Snowfield, the peak on the right is a 10, 000 foot unamed [sic] tower”, [Mountain in distance], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures.
544. “2 The approach to the Albert Snowfield led through 17 miles of steep, narrow canyons and thick bush. It took 5 days to cover the distance”, [Distance shot of water, cliffs and bushes],photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures.
545. “3 Sometime we were for days completely engulfed by the Slide Alders”, [Leaning over, obscured by greenery], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures.
546. “5 It was difficult to hold your balance on the slippery rocks and logs in the rushing current”, [Gmoser holding ski, standing in river beside waterfall, about to climb onto snowdrift], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures, Pictures 4, 6, 7, missing.
547. “Climbing Caster Pu above Asulkan Pass May 1956”, [Mountain peak, very small figure visible climbing near top], 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
548. “South buttress of Cascade Mtn. 1955 (Hans G. Leading)”, [Gmoser from below, back visible, rope extending down through image], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, matt finish.
549. “South side of Albert Group 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
550. “Camp along flat creek, Albert Icefield Trip 1956”, [Gmoser cooking in pot on snow, laundry hanging in background, poles to left], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
551. “Head of Bain Broom, Albert Icefield 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
552. “Mummery Trip Mt. Freshfield”, [Mountain], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
553. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
554. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
555. “On the Wrangel Icefield 1958”, [Man at distance, with mountains in back], 12.75 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
556. “At the Wheeler Hut May 1960 L to R Petty Telfer, Kit Skezzy, Kurt Seiffert, Anne Muirhead, Kirt and Ruta Lukas, Hans Gmoser, Stan Seiffert”, [Group of people bside hut, with skis and snow in background], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
557. “Anne Muirhead, V. Wintonica, Peggy Teler, Waiting for the train to Glacier (Rogers Pass) May 1960”, [Two women standing with skis, one woman sitting with guitar, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
558. “Bin Moran, Anne Muirhead, and Petty Telfer”, [Man with small guitar, two people packing, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
559. “Wheeler Hut, May 1960”, [Three people organizing wood in front of hut], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back.
560. “Looking West from Summit of Mt. Hector Aug 1955”, [Mountain], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish.
561. [Snapshot of older woman, laughing, wearing floral blouse with brooch at neck, inside, looking towards mountains out window], 20 x 25.5 cm, colour.
File pertains to 35 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from November 15, 1950 to February 19, 1951. Topics include driving down through Idaho, Washington and Oregon to catch a boat from Los Angeles to Hawaii, time spent in San Francisco visiting with Belmore Bro…
2 cm of textual records (132 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 35 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from November 15, 1950 to February 19, 1951. Topics include driving down through Idaho, Washington and Oregon to catch a boat from Los Angeles to Hawaii, time spent in San Francisco visiting with Belmore Browne, happenings on the ship [the SS President Wilson of American President Lines], arriving and first staying in Waikiki, moving to Waimanalo, visiting with friends, weather, Christmas cards, holiday activities, tropical food and flowers, radio programs, travelling around to different parts of Oahu, travel back to San Francisco by ship [the SS President Wilson again], driving from San Francisco to Golden, and boarding the train in Golden to Banff [the Jeep was shipped via train as well]. Also includes brochures for Hawaii hotels and a map of the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are hand-written. Some letters are written on letterhead from ships or hotels. Some letters contain small sketches of hotel/motel layouts, road layouts, and room/ship cabin details.
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.
Brochures and map are not clearly attached to specific letters so are counted as their own entries.
Many letters are written on very thin paper [possibly tracing paper].
128 / 25 is mis-numbered, missed numbering page 5.
Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activiti…
ca.348 photographs (204 b&w and col. prints, 144 col. transparencies) -- 0.5 cm of textual records -- 7 film reels
History / Biographical
William "Bill" Royle (1905-1980) moved to Banff from Lethbridge in 1952 with his mother (Mary Elizabeth) and two young sons (Bernard and Walter), following the death of his wife. William started the business Banff Plumbing and Heating Ltd., which he operated until his death. William and his brother, John J. Royle, were also involved with a laundromat business in Banff. From its inception in 1953, William also worked as director and president of the Banff Park Savings and Credit Union (now Bow Valley Credit Union). In his spare time, William volunteered with the Banff Boy Scouts, as well as St. Mary's Church in Banff, the Seniors' Society and the Alberta Council of the Aging.
William's son, Bernard, tragically passed away in a plane crash in 1969 while searching for new heliskiing routes in British Columbia with his friend, John Gow, who survived.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activities; Bernard Royle and friends; the Banff High School curling team; natural views and wildlife in Alberta and British Columbia; and other related subjects.
Includes three visual series: I - Prints ; II - Motion pictures ; III - Transparencies. Series I includes five sub-series: A - Boy Scouts [includes o.s. items] ; B - Banff Indian Days ; C - Banff Winter Carnival ; D - St. Mary's Baptist Church ; E - Misc.
File consists of 9 photographs depicting P.R. Lockie and friends at a cabin near Powell River, Willingdon Beach, and Lockie's Table in British Columbia.
9 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller -- 1 newspaper clipping
Scope & Content
File consists of 9 photographs depicting P.R. Lockie and friends at a cabin near Powell River, Willingdon Beach, and Lockie's Table in British Columbia.
Notes
One newspaper article from The Peak, 1996, about Powell River which mentions P.R. Lockie is also included in file.
Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others.
Includes:
[1] - Natural Gas [gas company conference displays?]
[2] - Standish Block
[3] - Boe…
Sub-series pertains to 242 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, weddings, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others. Each envelope contains more than one negative
Includes:
[1] - [Train and canal prin…
242 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 242 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, weddings, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others. Each envelope contains more than one negative
Includes:
[1] - [Train and canal prints, eastern Canada (Ottawa area?)]
[2] - Bill [?], Construction at Norquay, 1946-1948
[3] - Animal pics [ca.1947]
[4] - Xmas Party [negatives and prints], 1947
[5-9] - Jack Smith and Moxie Whitney; Helen Brown, elevator girl; Jack Oakie and girlfriend; Tribune carrier boys; Christian Science Monitor, 1947 July Produced for or by the Canadian Pacific Railway Department of Public Relations, Photograph Division
[10] - Banff and Rocky Mountain views; includes scenics, snowscenes, buildings and facilities; skiing at Mount Norquay, photographer at work, Calgary, unknown locations
Notes
No original numbers assigned.
Some files may have more than one negative.
Sub-series pertains to 834 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, weddings, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others. Each envelope contains more than one negative
Includes:
[1] - [Personal photographs…
ca. 17,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca. 150 prints). -- ca. 12.5 cm textual records. -- 42 reels of film