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If the Notes column says "reference," then the contents may be useful for future reference, but I haven't made detailed notes on them for now. For reviewed items, the ID column has a link to the review notes. If you can suggest other items to review, please click here.Review priority: yellow, high; white, neutral; green, see pre-pub notes; blue, complete.
| ID | Created By | Title | Date(s) | Library | Reviewed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dka-papers | Allen, Dale K. | Papers | 1940s-70s | LDS, courtesy of Chester Marler | LDS, 9/28/2009 | Various papers describing Allen's life on the east side of the Cascade mountains |
| laa-collection | Anderson, Lloyd A. | Papers | 1930s-40s | UWSpecColl, Accession 2648 | LDS, 12/17/2004 | Personal climbing notebook, Mountaineers climbing course, Recreational Equipment, Inc. |
| mbc-records | Mount Baker Club | Records | 1928-2001 | CPNWS | LDS, 8/7/2002 | Newsletters and scrapbooks |
| bpl-mtneering | Bellingham Public Library | Clippings file: Mountaineering | 1953-87 | BPL | LDS, 7/20/2001 | 1941 Mt Shuksan ski ascent |
| bpl-mtneering-acc | Bellingham Public Library | Clippings file: Mountaineering Accidents | 1962-87 | BPL | LDS, 7/20/2001 | Reference: 1939 Bellingham College avalanche |
| bpl-baker-lodge | Bellingham Public Library | Clippings file: Mt Baker Lodge | 1940-87 | BPL | LDS, 7/20/2001 | Reference: Mt Baker Lodge |
| bpl-baker-marathon | Bellingham Public Library | Clippings file: Mt Baker Marathon | 1961-87 | BPL | LDS, 7/20/2001 | Reference: Mt Baker marathons |
| bpl-baker-rec-co | Bellingham Public Library | Clippings file: Mt Baker Recreation Co. | 1967-84 | BPL | LDS, 7/20/2001 | Reference: Articles based on heller-1980 |
| bpl-other | Bellingham Public Library | Miscellaneous clippings files | - | BPL | LDS, 7/20/2001 | Reviewed but not relevant |
| mb-papers | Borgersen, Mel | Papers | 1930s-40s | LDS, courtesy of Rolf Borgersen | - | Rolf Borgersen kept some of his father's papers from the 1930s through 1960s, including a large collection of news clippings. I copied just a handful of interesting documents. |
| mvb-clippings | Broze, Matt V. | Clippings | 1938-48 | LDS, courtesy of Matt C. Broze | LDS, 11/8/2002 | Silver Skis |
| cec-clippings | Campbell, Clarence E. (Buster) | Clippings | 1940s-50s | LDS, courtesy of Buster Campbell | LDS, 9/3/2004 | Mountain troops |
| corff-2006 | Corff, Nicholas | Otto Trott: Father of Modern Mountaineering in North America | 2006 | LDS, courtesy of Nicholas Corff | - | Reference: Typescript compiled from Dr. Trott's memoirs and papers |
| ocd-inventions | Daiber, Ome | Notebook of patents and inventions | 1930s-40s | LDS, courtesy of Matie Daiber | LDS, 12/9/2002 | Gear and gadgets |
| ocd-mrc-scrapbook | Daiber, Ome and George Sainsbury | Mountain Rescue Council scrapbook | 1949-56 | LDS, courtesy of Matie Daiber | - | Reference: Newspaper clippings collected by Matie Daiber, assembled by George Sainsbury |
| ocd-ski-defense | Daiber, Ome | Ski Patrol and National Defense (papers) | 1940s-80s | LDS (digital references), courtesy of Joanne Daiber Warsinske | LDS, 5/3/2014 | Papers related to National Ski Patrol, rescue, and national defense in the 1940s. Military Mountaineering Advisory Group in the 1980s. |
| wsd-collection | Degenhardt, William and Stella | Journals and albums | 1940s-60s | LDS, partial copies courtesy of Stella Degenhardt | LDS, 9/2/2004 | Notes from 1947 Lyman Lake ski trip with Hesseys and 1959 Glacier Peak ski camp with Ira Spring and others. Also brief notes from 1959 Ruth Mtn ski trip and 1965 Gold Hill ski trip. |
| adickert-papers | Dickert, Agnes | Mountaineering papers | 1930s-70s | MHC, collection MTR.2018.1 | LDS, 4/18/2018 | Proposal for "Climbers and Skiers Guide to the State of Washington" by Fred Beckey in 1946 [digital file] |
| cfe-scrapbook | Easton, Charles F. | Mt Baker, Its Trails and Legends | 1868-1942 | LDS, purchased on CD-ROM from WMHA | LDS, 8/20/2002 | Easton's remarkable scrapbook prepared for the Mt Baker Club |
| ebgpl-clippings | Ellensburg Public Library | Clippings | 1920s-30s | EbgPL | LDS, 9/25/2001 | Cle Elum, Carl Solberg, Swauk ski bowl |
| firey-2006-climbs | Firey, Joe | Climbing Trips In Which Joe Firey Participated | 1946-97 | LDS, courtesy of Joe and Carla Firey | LDS, 7/30/2008 | Reference: 42-page hand-written record of climbing trips of at least one-week duration, in Cascades and Canada |
| firey-2006-skis | Firey, Joe | Ski Tour Trips | 1954-2000 | LDS, courtesy of Joe and Carla Firey | LDS, 7/30/2008 | Reference: 30-page hand-written record of ski trips of at least one-week duration, nearly all in Canada |
| galvin-papers | Galvin, Dave | Historical research papers | 2010s | LDS, courtesy of Dave Galvin | - | Silver Skis race and Beaver Lake ski jump [digital files] |
| goldthorpe-1980 | Goldthorpe, John E. and Timothy H. Berndt | The Mount Pilchuck Ski Area Story | Circa 1980 | LDS, courtesy of Robert O'Callahan | LDS, 11/11/2002 | Emphasis on ski patrol, 1956-80 |
| mrg-1989-memoirs | Gourlie, Melvin R. | Memoir and stories | 1989 | LDS, courtesy of Duana Adams | LDS, 5/22/2009 | Hand-written memoir and stories from his life (digital photocopies, filed with my historic photos). |
| helleson-1972 | Helleson, Linda | The History of Skiing in Mt Rainier National Park | Circa 1972 | LDS, courtesy of MRNP | LDS, 12/26/2000 | Describes the growth of Mt Rainier as a skiing destination peaking in the late-1930's and its later decline. |
| cdh-papers | Hessey, Charles D., Jr. | Papers | 1950s-80s | MHC, collection 2009.9 | LDS, 10/17/2009 | Movie scripts, conservation, miscellaneous writings. |
| hpm-collection | Holden Village | Holden Portal Museum collection | 1930s+ | Holden | LDS, 7/27/2002 | Artifacts and clippings from the Howe Sound mine and the Lutheran Church community |
| jay-1944 | John, Jay | History of the Mountain Training Center | 1944 | LDS, copy from DPL-WHG | LDS, 10/7/2002 | Original manuscript that was "sanitized" for publication in 1946, according to Skiing Heritage, Fall 1995, p. 6. |
| gkallio-collection | Kallio, Greg | Backcountry ski magazine collection | 1980s-90s | LDS, courtesy of Greg Kallio | - | Articles from various XC/backcountry skiing magazines in the 1980s-90s [digital files] |
| langdon-c1982 | Langdon, James | TRACK! | Circa 1982 | LDS | LDS, 10/28/2009 | Recollections of ski patrolling at Snoqualmie Pass in the late 1940s. |
| long-1985 | Long, William A. | Pasayten Primitive Area Trek | 1985 | LDS, courtesy of Kathleen Long | LDS, 11/8/2002 | Account of 1940 winter trip to Gourlie cabin at Windy Pass. |
| jlundin-collection | Lundin, John | Ski history collection | Collected since around 2005 | LDS, courtesy of John Lundin | LDS, 3/15/2014 | Ski history references, mostly pertaining to Snoqualmie Pass area. |
| lyon-2019 | Lyon, Tom | History of Gold Hill Outdoor Club | March 2019 | LDS, courtesy of Tom Lyon | LDS, 3/31/2019 | Reference: History of Yakima-based Gold Hill Ski Club in Morse Creek near Chinook Pass and Crystal Mtn [digital file] |
| hmm-echo | Majors, Harry M. | Clippings, Leavenworth Echo | 1900-1930s | LDS, courtesy of Harry Majors | LDS, 9/30/2004 | Snowshoeing and skiing around Leavenworth, Trinity, Stevens Pass |
| hmm-monte-cristo | Majors, Harry M. | Clippings, Monte Cristo | 1890s | LDS, courtesy of Harry Majors | LDS, 9/30/2004 | Use of snowshoes and skis in Silverton and Monte Cristo mining districts |
| hmm-silver-creek | Majors, Harry M. | Clippings, Silver Creek | 1890s | LDS, courtesy of Harry Majors | LDS, 9/30/2004 | Use of snowshoes and skis in Silver Creek mining district |
| manning-2003 | Manning, Harvey | Forty Years of Fighting Forwards | 1963-2003 | LDS, courtesy of Harvey Manning | - | Collection of forwards from forty years of "battle books" published by The Mountaineers. |
| wjm-rainier-1927 | Maxwell, William J. | Winter Skiing Near Mt Rainier's Summit | 1927 | LDS, courtesy of Klev Schoening | - | Typescript describing two attempts to ski Mt Rainier in 1927. First attempt in early April, second in early May. This account is much more detailed than any published account. |
| mcconnell-memoir | McConnell, Grant | Family memoir | Date unknown | LDS, partial copy courtesy of granddaughter Carolyn McConnell | LDS, 3/20/2005 | Reference: Background on early climbing, skiing and wife, Jane Foster McConnell |
| mccown-2007 | Susan McCown | Biographical sketch of John A. McCown, II and C. Grove McCown | 2007 | LDS, courtesy of Susan McCown | LDS, 3/13/2007 | Reference: The McCown brothers were members of the 10th Mountain Division. John McCown was killed in the Riva Ridge attack. Grove McCown was the author's father. The author also sent me a few photos of the brothers climbing and skiing in the Tetons in the 1930s. |
| mcintyre-1999 | McIntyre, Bob, Malinee Crapsey, and Kerstin Burlingame | Transportation to Mount Rainier | July 1999 | MHC | LDS, 9/8/2004 | Reference: Matches info in kirk-1999, with additional details |
| mills-1966 | Mills, Peggy | Seventy Years of Mazama Skiing, 1897-1967 | 1966 | LDS, made photocopy from Mazamas | LDS, 11/6/2009 | A chronological history based on Mazama bulletins and annuals |
| dm-papers | Molenaar, Dee | Papers | 1960s | UWSpecColl, Accession 4578-001 | LDS, 11/16/2011 | Letters from Jean Landry to Dee Molenaar sent to me by Blynne Olivieri, Northwest Curator. (I haven't reviewed the rest of this accession.) |
| mhc-bios | Mountaineers History Committee | Biographical files | - | MHC | LDS, 8/27/2001 | Anderson, Burr, Daiber, Davis, Degenhardt, Fairchild, Giese, Hossack, Mack, Mueller, Rand, Stark, Trosper, Trott |
| mhc-misc | Mountaineers History Committee | Miscellaneous files | - | MHC | LDS, 8/27/2001 | Patrol Race, mountain rescue, Mountaineer ski lodges, and more |
| onp-hart-lake-dev | Olympic National Park, Cultural Resources Dept. | Hart Lake Ski Development file | 1960 | LDS, selected items copied from ONP | LDS, 9/7/2004 | Seven Lakes Basin |
| onp-hurr-ridge | Olympic National Park, Cultural Resources Dept. | Hurricane Ridge Interpretive Project file | 1950s | LDS, selected items copied from ONP | LDS, 11/11/2002 | Recreational development |
| papl-bios | Port Angeles Public Library | Biographical files | - | PAPL | LDS, 9/29/2004 | Fairchild, Hughes |
| papl-other | Port Angeles Public Library | Miscellaneous clippings files | - | PAPL | LDS, 7/26/2001 | Mostly local ski areas |
| rei-catalogs | Recreational Equipment Inc. | Catalog collection | 1938-85 | REI | LDS, 2/2/2003 | Mostly winter catalogs |
| raaum-papers | Raaum, Gus | Papers | 2000s | LDS | - | Notes on the Scandinavian influence on Northwest Skiing, gathered by Gus Raaum for an article in the Nordic Heritage Museum's journal and sent to me in 2005 by Olaf Kvamme. |
| mr-papers | Roberts, Milnor O. | Papers | 1900-1965 | UWSpecColl, Accession 563-70-56 | LDS, 1/31/2003 | Contains information about 1909 and 1912 winter trips to Mt Rainier |
| grs-diary | Senner, George R. | Diary of World War II, 10th Mountain Division | 1945 | LDS, courtesy of Dee Molenaar | LDS, 10/12/2006 | Brief entries from January 1, 1945 through war's end |
| lds-1916-big-snow | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, 1916 big snow | 1916 | LDS | LDS, 9/24/2004 | Reference: Seattle P-I and Times, 1/30/16 thru 2/7/16 |
| lds-avalanche | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Avalanche | - | LDS | - | Reference: Need to review post-war clippings |
| lds-mt-baker | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Mt Baker Area | - | LDS | LDS, 9/8/2004 | Includes ski area |
| lds-climate | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Climate | 2000+ | LDS | - | Reference: Need to review |
| lds-gear | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Gear | - | LDS | - | Reference |
| lds-journal | Skoog, Lowell | Trip journal | 1973+ | LDS | LDS, 1/2/2001 | Record of outings |
| lds-misc | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Miscellaneous | - | LDS | LDS, 11/21/2002 | - |
| lds-mtn-troops | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Mountain Troops | 1939-45 | LDS | LDS, 11/22/2002 | World War II |
| lds-ncnp | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, North Cascades National Park | 1967-68 | LDS | LDS, 11/16/2004 | Congressional hearings |
| lds-patrol-race | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Patrol Race | 1930s | LDS | LDS, 11/22/2002 | Course profile, map |
| lds-people | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, People | - | LDS | - | Mostly obituaries, need to review |
| lds-mt-rainier | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Mt Rainier Area | - | LDS | LDS, 11/22/2002 | Includes Paradise ski area |
| lds-silver-skis | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Silver Skis | 1934-41 | LDS | LDS, 11/22/2002 | Reference: Seattle Times articles (1934, 35, 40); race programs (1939-41, 46); recollections of Don Fraser, Kjell Qvale, Wendy Trosper, courtesy of Joy Lucas |
| lds-ski-areas | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Ski Areas | - | LDS | - | Proposed, developed and lost. Some sources not reviewed. |
| lds-ski-patrol | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Ski Patrol | 1945 | LDS | LDS, 11/22/2002 | Reference: 12-28-45 NSPS Bulletin, kudos for war efforts |
| lds-snoqualmie | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, Snoqualmie Pass Area | - | LDS | LDS, 11/22/2002 | Includes ski areas |
| lds-south-cascades | Skoog, Lowell | Clippings, South Cascades | - | LDS | LDS, 9/8/2004 | Excludes ski areas |
| tpl-tac-sports-ski | Tacoma Public Library | Clippings file: Tacoma, Sports, Skiing | 1949+ | TPL | LDS, 6/7/2001 | Tacoma ski schools |
| tpl-usarmy-41div | Tacoma Public Library | Clippings file: U.S. Army, 41st Division | 1941 | TPL | LDS, 6/7/2001 | 41st Division ski patrol |
| tpl-wa-rainier | Tacoma Public Library | Clippings file: Washington, Mt Rainier | 1945+ | TPL | LDS, 6/7/2001 | Summit tramway, etc |
| tpl-wa-rainier-sports | Tacoma Public Library | Clippings file: Washington, Mt Rainier, Sports | 1910s-50s | TPL | LDS, 6/7/2001 | - |
| tpl-wa-mtns-baker | Tacoma Public Library | Clippings file: Washington, Mountains, Mt Baker | - | TPL | LDS, 6/7/2001 | Reference: Mt Baker marathons, chair lift, Slush Cup |
| tpl-wa-sports-ski | Tacoma Public Library | Clippings file: Washington, Sports, Skiing | 1937-88 | TPL | LDS, 9/10/2004 | Mostly developed ski areas |
| tpl-other | Tacoma Public Library | Miscellaneous clippings files | - | TPL | LDS, 6/7/2001 | Either reviewed and not relevant or not reviewed |
| ott-clippings | Trott, Otto T. | Clippings | 1939-40 | LDS, courtesy of Nicholas Corff and Harry Majors | LDS, 10/23/2004 | Mt Shuksan, Mt Index, Patrol Race |
| van-pelt-2011 | Van Pelt, Julie | Crystal Mtn Ski Area: For Skiers by Skiers | 2011 | LDS, courtesy of Crystal Mtn Founders Club | - | 50th anniversary history typescript |
| wshs-ephemera | Washington State Historical Society | Ephemera, selected | 1925-38 | WSHS | LDS, 8/16/2001 | - |
| rdw-record | Watson, R. Duke | Outdoor activities record of R. Duke Watson | 1928-2000 | MHC, courtesy of Duke Watson | LDS, 6/3/2001 | Dates, locations, names of companions, and highlights of hiking, climbing, skiing and canoeing trips. |
| dw-papers | Watson, Dwight | Mountain papers | 1920s-1996 | UWSpecColl, Accession 2170-003 | LDS, 6/2/2001 | Materials supplementing Watson's scrapbook, plus correspondence with mountain friends. |
| dw-scrapbook | Watson, Dwight | Mountain scrapbook | 1920s-1996 | UWSpecColl, Accession 2170-004 | LDS, 3/17/2001 | The definitive record of Watson's mountain trips, including accounts, dates, notes on companions, correspondence, clippings, observations, miscellany. |
| dw-shoeboxes | Watson, Dwight | Shoeboxes | 1920s-1996 | MHC | LDS, 5/31/2001 | B&W negatives and prints, movie notes, 35 mm slides, miscellaneous clippings, notes on trips and dates. |
| wpl-skiing | Wenatchee Public Library | Clippings file: Skiing | - | WPL | LDS, 8/1/2001 | Wenatchee ski pioneers |
| wpl-stevens-pass | Wenatchee Public Library | Clippings file: Stevens Pass | - | WPL | LDS, 8/1/2001 | First car to the pass in 1923 |
| wsp-clippings | Western Ski Promotions | Clippings files | 1960s | LDS, courtesy of Joan Brown | LDS, 11/12/2004 | North Cascades National Park, developed ski areas |
| jbw-scrapbook | Woodward, John B. | Scrapbook | 1931-1954 | LDS, pages 1-42 (1931-39) and 57-67 (1948-54) courtesy of John Woodward, pages 43-56 (1940-45) copied from DPL-WHG. | - | Reference: Pre-war racing, WWII mountain troops, post-war ski instructing |
| woolf-tele-party | Woolf, Suze | Invitations to the Stevens Pass Telemark Party | 1979-1995 | LDS, | - | 16 years of invitations (photocopies) |
| yvrl-chinook-pass | Yakima Valley Regional Library | Clippings file: Chinook Pass | - | YVRL | LDS, 7/21/2001 | Highway history |
| yvrl-mountaineering | Yakima Valley Regional Library | Clippings file: Mountaineering | - | YVRL | LDS, 7/21/2001 | Reference: Claude Rusk |
| yvrl-white-pass | Yakima Valley Regional Library | Clippings file: White Pass | 1951 | YVRL | LDS, 7/21/2001 | Tourism |
| yvrl-white-pass-hwy | Yakima Valley Regional Library | Clippings file: White Pass Highway | 1946-51 | YVRL | LDS, 7/21/2001 | Highway history |
| yvrl-winter-sports | Yakima Valley Regional Library | Clippings file: Winter Sports | 1953+ | YVRL | LDS, 7/21/2001 | White Pass ski area |
| yvrl-other | Yakima Valley Regional Library | Miscellaneous clippings files | - | YVRL | LDS, 7/21/2001 | Reviewed but not relevant |
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