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The glittering mountains of Canada : a record of exploration and pioneer ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2610
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1925
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Lea
- Call Number
- F1090 T467
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Lea
- Published Date
- 1925
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F1090 T467
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The glittering mountains of Canada : a record of exploration and pioneer ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1925
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3381
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1925
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : J.W. Lea
- Call Number
- 01.4 T39g
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Responsibility
- James Monroe Thorington
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : J.W. Lea
- Published Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- xxii, 310p. : ill, ports., maps
- Notes
- Accession 400 - annotated with drawing "Autographed for Peter Whyte, together with a portrait of the author" J. Monroe Thorington
- Accession 5142 - signed by J. Monroe Thorington
- Accession 492 annotated - To Jim Simpson in memory of happy days. "Doc"
- Accession Number
- 400
- 492
- 5142
- 7504 - weed Dec 4, 2020
- 8003 - weed Dec 4, 2020
- Call Number
- 01.4 T39g
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Grands Mulets in alpine illustration
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7666
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1926
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Call Number
- 01.2 T39 Pam
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Published Date
- 1926
- Subjects
- Alps
- Notes
- From the Alpine Journal, November 1926
- Call Number
- 01.2 T39 Pam
- Collection
- Archives 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 Georg…
- 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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The Lyell and Freshfield glaciers, Canadian Rocky Mountains, 1926
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5587
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1927
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Washington (D.C.) : Smithsonian Institution
- Call Number
- 03.4 T39
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Washington (D.C.) : Smithsonian Institution
- Published Date
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 8p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 03.4 T39
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Lyell and Freshfield Glaciers, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2612
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1926
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Washington (DC): Smithsonian Institution
- Call Number
- QE576 T6 Pam
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Washington (DC): Smithsonian Institution
- Published Date
- 1926
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- QE576 T6 Pam
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The mountains of the Whirlpool
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue10957
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1925
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Call Number
- 02.6 At3tm
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Published Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 44p. : ill., ports., map
- Subjects
- Athabasca Pass
- Notes
- From Alpine Journal, November 1924
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 02.6 At3tm
- Collection
- Archives 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, Lak…
- 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
- Processed
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