| Provenance: | Whyte Museum Oral History Programme
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| Title: | Whyte Museum Oral History Programme (collection)
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| Repository: | Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Archives and Library |
| Dates: | 1967-1989
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| Physical desc.: | 157 sound recordings : audio tape reels and audio tape cassettes. -- 3 video recordings
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| Bio/Admin History: | Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies is a charitable, non-profit organization based in Banff, Alberta, Canada. In 1958, the Wa-Che-Yo-Cha-Pa Foundation, presently the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation which operates the Whyte Museum, was founded and endowed by artists Peter and Catharine Whyte. The foundation acts as an agency for collecting and preserving cultural materials of the Canadian Rockies. In 1968, the foundation's building opened at 111 Bear Street, providing accommodation for a regional archives, gallery and public library. Between 1967 and 1983, the Archives department recorded and summarized interviews with local personalities, as well as recording noteworthy meetings and events.
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| Custodial hist: | Recordings were made by archives staff and volunteers as part of an informal interviewing programme. In 1992, they were separated from recordings of other sources and recognized as a collection under the title above.
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| Scope/Content: | Fonds includes recordings of interviews, events, broadcasts, meetings, notes, readings and slide shows produced by and for the Archives of the Whyte Museum.
I. Interviews with numerous individuals and groups of individuals. See subject headings for names. II. Events: dedication of Margaret Greenham Theatre; ceremony re Catharine Robb Whyte adoption in Stoney Tribe; Earth Day programme at Margaret Greenham Theatre; dedication of Mt. Jimmy Simpson; dedication of Edouard Deville historic site; Back to Banff Day, 10th anniversary; Louis Trono 75th birthday. III. Broadcasts re: Murray Adaskin, George Clutesi, Allan Jarvis, Kootenay River raft trip, Ottawa Ski Club, Helen Shandruk, Siri Strom, Springtime in the Rockies, Village Lake Louise Project, water pollution, Waterton area. IV. Meetings: Bow Valley Naturalists; National and Provincial Parks Association conference; Indian- Eskimo Conference re George Clutesi. V. Notes by Maryalice Stewart re: Cyril Fuller, Al Johnston, Maude Kidney, Norman Knight, Ulysses LaCasse. VI. Readings by: Ray Bagley, Earle Birney, Jon Whyte. VII. Slide shows: Jon Whyte slide show commentary re Peter and Catharine Whyte.
Interviews and recordings were made by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, Elizabeth Rummel, Jon Whyte, E. J. (Ted) Hart, Sue Davies and others.
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| Title source: | Title is based on nature of collection
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| Acq. source: | Collection assembled 1967-1989
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| Language: | Language is English
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| Restrictions: | Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
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| Finding aids: | Finding aids and reference tools: electronic series description; selected sound recording summaries and copy recordings
On-line finding aid (click on link below)
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| Record No.: | S1
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| Online Finding Aids/Documents: | http://archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/WhyteOral/Whyteoral_main.htm
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| Names: | Whyte Museum Oral History Programme
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| Topic: | Arts
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Environment
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Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
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First nations
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Sports, recreation and leisure
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