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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Reference Code
M555 / V777
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Sous-Fonds
M555
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / V777
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Responsibility
Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Physical Description
21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
History / Biographical
Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
Notes
Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Family
Correspondence
Travel
Exploration
Geographic Access
United States of America
Connecticut
New York
Europe
Language
English
Creator
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Biographical Source Notes
Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Alberta and the Rockies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2009
Publisher
Greenville, SC : Michelin Travel Publications
Call Number
02.6 M58a
Publisher
Greenville, SC : Michelin Travel Publications
Published Date
2009
Physical Description
288 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
The green guide
Subjects
Alberta
Guidebooks
Maps
Tourism
Travel
Notes
On cover: Track dinosaurs in the badlands -- Sample Calgary's famed Stampede -- Evoke Fort Edmonton's past
Includes index
Map on inside cover
ISBN
9781906261559
Accession Number
2015.8545
Call Number
02.6 M58a
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1886
Author
Law, William John
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Call Number
DQ81 H3 L3 I
Author
Law, William John
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Published Date
1886
Physical Description
333 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 1 of 2
Subjects
Travel
Alps
Switzerland
Accession Number
AC147
Call Number
DQ81 H3 L3 I
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1886
Author
Law, William John
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Call Number
DQ81 H3 L3 II
Author
Law, William John
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Published Date
1886
Physical Description
312 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 2 of 2
Subjects
Travel
Alps
Switzerland
Accession Number
AC147
Call Number
DQ81 H3 L3 II
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Blue Nile : Ethiopia's river of magic and mystery

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2001
Author
Morell, Virginia
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
Call Number
DT390 M6
Author
Morell, Virginia
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
Published Date
2001
Physical Description
324p. : col. ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Africa
Travel
ISBN
0792279514
Call Number
DT390 M6
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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British Columbia and the Rockies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2009
Publisher
Greenville, SC : Michelin Travel Publications
Call Number
02.6 M58b
Publisher
Greenville, SC : Michelin Travel Publications
Published Date
2009
Physical Description
288 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
The green guide
Subjects
British Columbia
Guidebooks
Maps
Tourism
Travel
Notes
On cover: Take a tour of the totems -- Enjoy Vancouver's famed Stanley Park -- Ski Whistler's snowy slopes
Includes index
Map on inside cover
ISBN
9781906261542
Accession Number
2015.8545
Call Number
02.6 M58b
Collection
Archives Library
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The Canadian Pacific Railway

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway as per Melton Prior who travelled from Montreal to Vancouver on the train and provided a review of the journey which includes sketches of Sir Donald, Great Glacier, Glacier Hotel, Hermit Range, Mount Carroll, Stony Creek Bridge and the interior of a colonial sleeping car.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2591, Saturday December 15, 1888, pp. 720 - 722
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Pacific Railway : Banff and British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Hot springs
Hotels
Sanitarium Hotel
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Banff and Mount Stephen including railway access and hotels, hotsprings, sanitarium with associated sketches.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2588, Saturday, November 24, 1888, pp. 613 - 614
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Drawing from the mountain : an illustrated journey

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Perry, Lorne
Publisher
Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
06.1 P41d
Author
Perry, Lorne
Responsibility
Lorne Perry
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
141 p. : ill., ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Trees
Flora
Flowers
Geology
Wildlife
Mountaineering
Equipment
Biography
Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Photography
Wilderness
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to art created by Lorne Perry during
Contents
Prologue
Beginning with trees
The limstone triangle
A fine kind of madness
"Real good" stories
Lords of the dance
The power of one
Flesh and blood
The gift
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Notes
Signed by Lorne Perry
ISBN
9781894765817
Accession Number
2019.110
Call Number
06.1 P41d
Collection
Archives Library
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Ellesmere Island year 2000 hiking expedition at the top of the world : a diary, reflections, and images collected by Linda Liestman

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2000
Author
Liestman, Linda
Call Number
G525 L54 E44
Author
Liestman, Linda
Responsibility
Linda Liestman
Published Date
2000
Physical Description
55 p. illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Hiking
Expeditions
Tourism
Tours
Abstract
Pertains to a hiking trip to Ellesmere Island in 2000 which included Margaret Gmoser
Contents
Thursday July 6th
Friday July 7th
Saturday July 8th
Sunday July 9th
Monday July 10th
Tuesday July 11th
Wednesday July 12th
Thursday July 13th
Friday July 14th
Saturday July 15th
Sunday July 16th
Monday July 17th
Tuesday July 18th
Wednesday July 19th
Thursday July 20th
Friday July 21st
Saturday July 22nd
Afterthoughts
Research notes and excerpts
Rino's "Dear Camp Counselor" letter to Jayne and Steve
Notes
Not for publication, sale, or reprint
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
G525 L54 E44
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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For the love of nature : mammals described and illustrated by the naturalists Gerald E.H., Barrett-Hamilton & Edward Adrian Wilson

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2008
Author
Hollenberg, Martin J.
Barrett-Hamilton, Gerald E.H.
Wilson, Edward Adrian
Publisher
Vancouver, BC : M.J. Hollenberg
Edition
Limited ed. of 400 copies (55/400)
Call Number
QL H65 F67
Author
Hollenberg, Martin J.
Barrett-Hamilton, Gerald E.H.
Wilson, Edward Adrian
Responsibility
Martin J. Hollenberg, Gerald E.H., Barrett-Hamilton, Edward Adrian Wilson
Edition
Limited ed. of 400 copies (55/400)
Publisher
Vancouver, BC : M.J. Hollenberg
Published Date
2008
Physical Description
xiii, 187 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Mammals
Zoology
Travel
Naturalists
Contents
The Irish naturalist Gerald E.H. Barrett-Hamilton : his life and contributions to science -- Descriptions of mammals from Barrett-Hamilton's A history of British mammals, paired with drawings and paintings by Edward Adrian Wilson -- Edward Adrian Wilson : his outstanding career as a naturalist and artist -- The naturalists and the advances of science -- Appendix I. Gerald Barrett-Hamilton's South Georgia journal -- Appendix II. Letters from South Georgia from G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton to Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer -- Appendix III. Selected remembrances.
Notes
Card from author removed from book and added to AC637 archival materials
ISBN
9871553831877
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
QL H65 F67
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Freelance and loose writing, comics

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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of textual records pertaining to trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes an annotated skit performed on a 1982 trail ride, drafts of possible content for newsletters, freelance writing samples, and accounts of specific trail rides. Most items list author(s) and…
Date Range
[1970-1980]
1982-1984
1986
1992-1993
1999
2003
2005-2008
Reference Code
M545 / II / 19
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Drawing
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
M545 / II : Members, Staff and Personal Records
Sous-Fonds
M545
Accession Number
8235
Reference Code
M545 / II / 19
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Drawing
Date Range
[1970-1980]
1982-1984
1986
1992-1993
1999
2003
2005-2008
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of textual records pertaining to trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes an annotated skit performed on a 1982 trail ride, drafts of possible content for newsletters, freelance writing samples, and accounts of specific trail rides. Most items list author(s) and date. File also includes several annotated sketches depicting trail riders.
Notes
File contains duplicates which have been attached to each other
Name Access
Fedder, Zelda
Vale, Don
Howard, Christine
Sharp, Thelma
Levy, Joanne
Brown, Brenda
Bauer, Rebecca
Orr, Dennis
Wallace, Don
Reid, Janice
Elphinstone, Michelle
Dallimore, Karen
Godderis, Rick
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Packing
Camping
Music
Poetry
Trails
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Clearwater
Wonder Pass
Language
English
Conservation
Metal staples removed from numerous items
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Gender, genre, and identity in women's travel writing

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2004
Author
Siegel, Kristi
Publisher
New York : P. Lang
Call Number
02 S1g
Author
Siegel, Kristi
Responsibility
Kristi Siegel, editor
Publisher
New York : P. Lang
Published Date
2004
Physical Description
vii, 320 p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Literature
Travel
Women
ISBN
0820449059
Accession Number
70,000 12-08-15
Call Number
02 S1g
Collection
Archives Library
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The Great Glacier of the Selkirks

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Responsibility
Ernest Ingersoll
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glaciers
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Mountains - Hermit Range
Selkirk Range
Selkirk Range - B.C.
Hotels
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Travel
Tourism
Geography
Illecillewaet Glacier
Abstract
Pertains to the Selkirk Mountains, Illecillewaete Glacier, Glacier Creek, Sir Donald, the hotel and Canadian Pacific Railway access to the area as of 1889.
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIII No. 1702, August 3, 1889, pp. 616 - 618
Accession Number
7890
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Handbook for interpretive guides

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Clark, Dan (editor)
Publisher
Banff, AB, CA : Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation Association
Call Number
13.113 C51h
Author
Clark, Dan (editor)
Responsibility
Dan Clark (editor)
Publisher
Banff, AB, CA : Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation Association
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
255 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky and Selkirk Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Guide
Travel
Tourism
Training
Abstract
Handbook for interpretive guides working in the Rocky Mountain Parks
Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Interpretation Chapter 3 - Geology, Glaciology and Climate Chapter 4 - Ecology and the Rocky Mountains Chapter 5 - History Chapter 6 - Park Management and Ecological Integrity Chapter 7 - Group Management Chapter 8 - Conclusion Appendices
Accession Number
2015.8391
Call Number
13.113 C51h
Collection
Archives Library
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Ocean to ocean : Sandford Fleming's expedition through Canada in 1872

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1873
Author
Grant, George Monro
Publisher
London : Low, Marston [et al.]
Call Number
F1015 F54
Author
Grant, George Monro
Publisher
London : Low, Marston [et al.]
Published Date
1873
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Exploration
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Travel
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F1015 F54
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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On thin ice : alpine climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2005
Author
Fowler, Mick
Publisher
London : Baton Works Publications
Call Number
01 F83o
Author
Fowler, Mick
Responsibility
Foreword by Chris Bonington
Publisher
London : Baton Works Publications
Published Date
2005
Physical Description
223 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Climbing
Travel
Sports
Abstract
Mick Fowler's second set of climbing memoirs, follows Vertical Pleasure (Hodder, 1995). Here the celebrated mountaineer records his expeditions since 1990. Despite work and family commitments he has maintained a regular series of 'big trips' to challending objectives around the world with a sequence of major successes. -- From inside cover
ISBN
1898573581
Accession Number
P2023.19
Call Number
01 F83o
Collection
Archives Library
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Stories and customs of the Sherpas

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2000
Publisher
Kathmandu, Mera
Edition
4th ed
Call Number
02.1 She3
Responsibility
told by Ngawang Tenzin Zangbu, Abbot of Tengboche Monastery
edited by Frances Klatzel
Edition
4th ed
Publisher
Kathmandu, Mera
Published Date
2000
Physical Description
x, 82p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Culture Guide
Sherpa-history
Nepal
Literature
ISBN
9993355305
Accession Number
2017-8669
Call Number
02.1 She3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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This cold heaven : seven seasons in Greenland

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2001
Author
Ehrlich, Gretel
Publisher
New York : Pantheon
Call Number
G743 E3
Author
Ehrlich, Gretel
Publisher
New York : Pantheon
Published Date
2001
Physical Description
xv, 377p. : map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rasmussen, Knud
Travel
ISBN
0679442006
Call Number
G743 E3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Part Of
Murray Hay fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 drawing : sketch, pen ; 101.5 x 60.1 cm on paper and 22 prints : col., annotations ; 44 x 40.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to an original sketch in blue ink of an unknown ski area and various prints (some annotated) of unknown ski areas and landscapes.
Date Range
[ca. 1980 - 2000]
Reference Code
V795 / II / E / 1 - 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Drawing
Map
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
Murray Hay fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M570 / V795
Series
V795 / II : Unpublished Material
Sous-Fonds
V795
Sub-Series
V795 / II / E : Unknown
Accession Number
2019.41
Reference Code
V795 / II / E / 1 - 2
GMD
Drawing
Map
Private record
Textual record
Date Range
[ca. 1980 - 2000]
Physical Description
1 drawing : sketch, pen ; 101.5 x 60.1 cm on paper
22 prints : col., annotations ; 44 x 40.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 drawing : sketch, pen ; 101.5 x 60.1 cm on paper and 22 prints : col., annotations ; 44 x 40.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to an original sketch in blue ink of an unknown ski area and various prints (some annotated) of unknown ski areas and landscapes.
Notes
V795 / II / E / 1-2 may be RED Mountain Resort, Rossland BC.
Name Access
Hay, Murray
Subject Access
Advertising
Artist
Ski Maps
Map
Cartography
Sports and recreation
Tourism
Tourist information
Travel
Geography
Winter
Winter sports
Ski area
Geographic Access
Canada
United States
Language
English
Creator
Hay, Murray
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Arts
Communications
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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