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William L. Putnam collection
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- Part Of
- William L. Putnam collection
- Scope & Content
- Collection consists of research materials collected by Putnam. Textual items are a photocopy of the Glacier House scrapbook, 1897-1910, and a drawing titled "Panorama du Sommet M Sir Donald," by Felix LePrince-Ringuet, from photographs taken by him on July 26, 1899. The Glacier House scrapbook is …
- Date Range
- 1897-1910, 1951
- Reference Code
- M352 / V117
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- William L. Putnam collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 352
- V 117
- Sous-Fonds
- M 352
- V 117
- Accession Number
- 2393, 5137, 6008
- Reference Code
- M352 / V117
- Date Range
- 1897-1910, 1951
- Physical Description
- 2 textual records (2 cm). -- 2 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- William L. Putnam is a mountaineer and writer from Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Putnam has written about Glacier House, the centre of alpinism in the Selkirks during the 1880s-1900s and about Swiss guides. He has also co-authored several climbing guides to the mountain regions of western Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Collection consists of research materials collected by Putnam. Textual items are a photocopy of the Glacier House scrapbook, 1897-1910, and a drawing titled "Panorama du Sommet M Sir Donald," by Felix LePrince-Ringuet, from photographs taken by him on July 26, 1899. The Glacier House scrapbook is a register/comment book containing writings of tourists and mountaineers, including accounts of climbs, Swiss guides, Illecillewaet Glacier, Glacier House Hotel and environs.
- Photographs are views by Putnam at Rogers Pass, 1951, pertaining to remains of railway building and Harvard Mountaineering Club members preparing for a trip.
- Name Access
- Putnam, William L.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Related to the Howard Palmer fonds (V69). Howard Palmer fonds was originally collected by Putnam for research use
- Creator
- Putnam, William L. (collector)
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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Report, Banff Recreational Centre subsoil investigation
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- Part Of
- William L. Putnam collection
- Scope & Content
- Report, Banff Recreational Centre subsoil investigation, 1961, 1 item, accompanied by letter dated 1961 Apr.13.
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- M352 / 10 / O.S. / "H"
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- William L. Putnam collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M352
- Sous-Fonds
- M352
- Accession Number
- 3959
- Reference Code
- M352 / 10 / O.S. / "H"
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- textual records
- Scope & Content
- Report, Banff Recreational Centre subsoil investigation, 1961, 1 item, accompanied by letter dated 1961 Apr.13.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Held in oversize "H"
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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- Part Of
- William L. Putnam collection
- Scope & Content
- Panorama du Sommet M Sir Donald. -- 1899. -- 1 item of textual records : framed. -- Traced by Felix Le Prince-Ringuet from photographs taken by him on the accasion of his ascent . . . on 26 July 1899. -- In French.
- Reference Code
- M352 / O.S. / "H"
- Part Of
- William L. Putnam collection
- Accession Number
- 5137
- Reference Code
- M352 / O.S. / "H"
- Scope & Content
- Panorama du Sommet M Sir Donald. -- 1899. -- 1 item of textual records : framed. -- Traced by Felix Le Prince-Ringuet from photographs taken by him on the accasion of his ascent . . . on 26 July 1899. -- In French.
- Content Details
- Held in oversize "H"
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.