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American Alpine Club annals. Reprinted from the American Alpine Journal, vol.VI no.1, 1946; no.3, 1947
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1947?
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New
- Call Number
- R 01.3 T39
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New
- Published Date
- 1947?
- Physical Description
- 115 p
- Notes
- Cover title. Contents: Part I. The founding members; Part II. Members elected after December 1902 and prior to January 1, 1912
- Accession Number
- 882
- Call Number
- R 01.3 T39
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A climber's guide to the interior ranges of British Columbia
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1947
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Edition
- 2ed
- Call Number
- 01.4 C61i 1947
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Edition
- 2ed
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 170p. : 1 map
- Accession Number
- 224
- Call Number
- 01.4 C61i 1947
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A climber's guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2606
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1947
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Call Number
- F1087 T6 1947
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Edition
- 2d ed
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1947
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F1087 T6 1947
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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J. Monroe Thorington fonds
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- Part Of
- J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form. Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by Georgā¦
- Date Range
- 1825-1974
- Reference Code
- M106 / V622
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 106
- V 622
- Sous-Fonds
- M 106
- V 622
- Accession Number
- 740, 1001, 1034, 1093, 1103, 1133, 1285, 1406, 1411, 1439, 1561, 1600, 1804, 1810, 1965, 1980, 2110, 2279, 2536, 2713, 3059
- Reference Code
- M106 / V622
- Date Range
- 1825-1974
- Physical Description
- ca.1.8 m of textual records. -- 64 photographs : prints, transparencies, copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- J. Monroe "Roy" Thorington, 1894-1989, was an ophthalmologist, mountaineer and mountain historian at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Thorington was a pre-eminent climber and explorer in the Canadian Rockies starting in 1922. He studied the Freshfield and Lyell Glaciers for 22 years and explored and mapped the Purcell Range, British Columbia. Thorington wrote approximately 300 publications on mountaineering, mountain history and the Canadian Rockies. He was active in numerous organizations, particularly the American Alpine Club.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form.
- Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by George T. Little, Appalachian Mountain Club and supplemented by material mainly from the estate of Charles E. Fay. II. American Alpine Club, 1903- 1967; correspondence with American Alpine Club members elected to 1918. III. Alps and Canada mountaineering correspondence. IV. Guide books and writings; pertains to writings on the Canadian Rockies and Conrad Kain. V. Dr. W. S. Ladd and Allen Carpe papers 1908-1935.
- VI. Photographs, 1871-1970, pertain mainly to Thorington's climbing associates, mountain guides, friends and climbs; also, tombstones of friends at Banff Cemetery.
- Fonds also includes miscellaneous original summit notes, articles, etc. concerning landmark mountaineering activities in the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- Creator
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Look over ('45)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7850
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Cards to Peter and Catharine.
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / e / ii / 606
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- N/A
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / e / ii / 606
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Cards to Peter and Catharine.
- Name Access
- Jennings, P.J.
- Rungius, Carl
- Link, George K.K.
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Strom, Erling
- Gest, Lillian
- Pepper, George
- Hibbard, Aldro
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Kingman, Henry S.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Purcell Range of British Columbia
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1946
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Call Number
- F1089 P8 T4
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1946
- Call Number
- F1089 P8 T4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The Purcell Range of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3368
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1946
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Call Number
- 01.4 P97t
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 152p. : ill., maps. ports
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- Accession Number
- 3315
- Call Number
- 01.4 P97t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Survey of early American ascents in the Alps in the nineteenth century
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1943
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Call Number
- DQ823 T46
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1943
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ823 T46
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Sydney Vallance fonds
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- Part Of
- Sydney Vallance fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal papers, photographs and sound recordings of Sydney Vallance pertaining mainly to the Canadian Rockies and Vallance's mountaineering career. Textual records include manuscripts pertaining to personalities of the Canadian Rockies and to slide presentations on the Banff, Lakā¦
- Date Range
- 1920-1972
- Reference Code
- M73 / S5 / V647
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Sydney Vallance fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 73
- S 5
- V 647
- Sous-Fonds
- M 73
- S 5
- V647
- Accession Number
- 229, 453, 467, 646, 762, 1031, 1543, 1657
- Reference Code
- M73 / S5 / V647
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1920-1972
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records. -- 223 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (ca.40 prints). -- 1 sound recording : 2 audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- Sydney R. Vallance, 1891-1979, was a lawyer and mountaineer at Calgary and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Vallance began his law career in 1920, establishing a private practice in 1929. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1932 and held executive positions at both the section and national levels, including a term as President from 1947 to 1950. He made over one hundred ascents during his climbing career. Vallance was also a member of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and was an avid amateur photographer
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal papers, photographs and sound recordings of Sydney Vallance pertaining mainly to the Canadian Rockies and Vallance's mountaineering career.
- Textual records include manuscripts pertaining to personalities of the Canadian Rockies and to slide presentations on the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara and Jasper regions; correspondence files arising from Vallance's positions as Vice President and Hut Committee Chairman of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1945-1946, and as member and President of the Lake O'Hara Trails Club, 1958-1962; miscellaneous correspondence on mountaineering, glacier study, expeditions, packers and outfitters, naming of five peaks in the Mt. Lyell massive after Swiss guides, 1920-1972. Correspondents include Sydney Baker, Eric Brooks, F. V. Longstaff, J. Monroe Thorington and Don Munday. Includes holograph map of the Great Divide region.
- Photographs are mainly landscape views of the Rocky Mountains by Sydney Vallance. Some views include climbing companions; also Banff scenes including hermit at Johnson Lake, Sunshine ski area, and some prints collected by Vallance.
- Sound recording contains commentaries for slide shows titled Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine and O'Hara; Banff and Vicinity; and Jasper Highway
- Name Access
- Baker, Sydney
- Brooks, Eric
- Munday, Don
- Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick)
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Vallance, Sydney
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- sound recording summaries and copy recordings
- Creator
- Vallance, Sydney
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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