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The glittering mountains of Canada : a record of exploration and pioneer ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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
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Call Number
01.4 T39g
Collection
Archives Library
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The Grands Mulets in alpine illustration

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
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
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
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

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Accession Number
492
Call Number
03.4 T39
Collection
Archives Library
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The Lyell and Freshfield Glaciers, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Canada

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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

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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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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