Thompson-Little collection and supplement series. -- 1895-1907
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- Part Of
- J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson but collected by George T. Little, both men being members of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Supplement consists of letters to Charles Fay, Walter D. Wilcox and other early climbers, from the estate of Charles E. Fay.
- Reference Code
- M106 / 2
- M106 / 10 - 37
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- II. Thompson-Little collection and supplement
- Accession Number
- 740
- 1561
- Reference Code
- M106 / 2
- M106 / 10 - 37
- Physical Description
- ca.12 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson but collected by George T. Little, both men being members of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Supplement consists of letters to Charles Fay, Walter D. Wilcox and other early climbers, from the estate of Charles E. Fay.
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series II of the J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Title Source
- Title taken from accompanying documentation and contents of series.
- Content Details
- M106 / 2 "Canadian Rocky Mountains - Thompson Collection of Letters regarding mountaineering, 1895 - 1907": extracts of mountaineering interest from a collection of letters preserved by George T. Little, chiefly addressed to Charles S. Thompson ; Letter from Robert O'Hara to W. D. Wilcox, 1908, Sept. 6 ; Notes, "What Curlie told me regarding his climb of Mt. Robson" by Bert Wilkins, copy ; Notes by Bert Wilkins to his son, Clarence, copy. M106 / 10 Private papers of Charles Sproule Thompson re: family genealogy and education. M106 / 11 Letters from Edwin H. Abbot to C. S. Thompson, 1896 Nov. - 1901 May, 6 items, copies: re: death of Philip S. Abbot ; Letter from Philip S. Abbot to Charles S. Thompson, 1896 Apr. 2, copy ; Letter from S.E.S. Allen to Charles S. Thompson, 1896 Aug. 6, copy, re: Abbot's death. M106 / 12 Letters from George P. [Percival] Baker to Charles S. Thompson, 1897 Oct. 23 - 1898 Sept. 9, 4 items, copies ; Letter from William A. [Adams] Brown to Charles S. Thompson, 1899 Jan. 7, copy. M106 / 13 Letters from J. Norman Collie to Charles S. Thompson, 1898 Mar. 23 - 1906 Jan. 23, 21 items, copies: re: trip up Bush River, 1900, M106 / 14 Letters from Edward [Edouard Gaston] Deville to Charles S. Thompson, 1898 Aug. 27 - 1900 Oct. 1, 3 items copies: re: recommendations for mountain name changes to the Geographic Board. M106 / 15 Letters from Harold B. Dixon to Charles S. Thompson, 1897 May 31 - 1898 Sept. 20, 8 items, copies: re: 1898 Jan. 4, re: naming of Mt. Gordon. M106 / 16 Letters from Charles E. Fay to C. S. Thompson, copies: 1897 Nov. 1, re: names in Lake Louise area; 1898 Aug 17, re: trip of Fay, Curtis and Brewster over Abbot Pass to Lake O'Hara, 1898; attempt on Mt. Balfour; Jim Brewster's part in trip over Abbot Pass to Lake O'Hara, 1898; [Robert E.] Campbell on attempt on Balfour and ascent of Niles ; Letters from C. E. Fay to C. S. Thompson, 1904 Oct. 9, copy, re: naming of Mt. Bident; naming of Mt. Fay. M106 / 17 Letters from William Spotswood Green to C. S. Thompson, 1896 Sept. 13 & 1897 Feb. 2, 2 items, copies. M106 / 18 Letter from John [Hans] Kaufmann to C. S. Thompson, 1902 Nov. 26, copy. M106 / 19 Letter from Joseph W. LeConte to C. S. Thompson, 1900 Jan. 15, copy ; Letters from George T. [Thomas] Little to Charles S. Thompson, 1897 Oct. 11 - 1905 Jan. 19, 7 items, copies: 1904 Dec. 22 & 1905 Jun. 16, 2 items, re: reaction to naming of Mt. Little. M106 / 20 Letter from J. J. [James Joseph] McArthur to Charles Thompson, 1895 Dec. 9, copy. M106 / 21 Letters from Charles L. Noyes to Charles S. Thompson, 1897 Sept. 9 - 1900 Sept. 27, 5 items, copies ; Letter from J. Niblock to Chas. Thompson, 1898 July 19, copies: includes pass to ride on freights signed by Niblock. M106 / 22 Letters from Peter Sarbach to Charles S. Thompson, 1898 Aug. 25, 2 copies, one German and one English ; Letter from Hugh Stutfield to Charles S. Thompson, 1900 Oct. 4, copy. M106 / 23 Letter from Charles S. Thompson to (George) Little, 1901 June 20, copy ; Letter from Charles S. Thompson to G. Yeld, 1905 Jan. 23, copy, re: transfer of name to Mt. Little from Mt. Won, transfer of name to Mt. Quattor from Mt. Little. M106 / 24 Letter from George M. [Marston] Weed to [C. S.] Thompson, 1902 Sept. 21, copy, re: ascent of Mt. Forbes; visit to Glacier Lake; Letters from A. O. Wheeler to [Charles S.] Thompson 1903 Sept. 15 - 1905 Jan. 2, 5 items, copies: 1903 Sept. 15 letter re: recommended name changes to Geographic Board in Valley of the Ten Peaks, Boom Lake; 1904 Nov. 15, re: naming of Mt. Bident, Mt. Fay, also in 1904 Nov. 15 & 1905 Jan. 2, re: Mt. Little. M106 / 25 Letter from James White to Charles S. Thompson, 1901 Apr. 10, copy ; Letters from T. E. Wilson to (C. S.) Thompson, 1900 June 12 - 1901 Mar. 12, 5 items, copies. M106 / 26 Letter from P. S. Abbot to T. E. Wilson, 1896 June 28, copy ; Letter from T. E. Wilson, 1896 July 7 to P. S. Abbot ; Proceedings re: inquest into death of Philip Abbot, Banff, 1896 Aug. 7, copy ; Correspondence from Louis F. Cutler to Philip Abbot ; Correspondence from Abbot to R. B. Lawrence, T. E. Wilson, C. E. Fay ; Telegrams to Charles Fay re: death of Abbot, 5 items. M106 / 27 Letters from Philip Stanley Abbot to Charles E. Fay, 1895 Oct. 17 - 1896 June 18, 7 items, copies: 1895 Oct. 21 re: ascent of Mt. Hector. M106 / 28 Letters from Jean Habel to Charles E. Fay, 1898 Mar. 2 - 1898 Apr. 22, 6 items, copies re: trip up the Yoho, 1897 ; Letters from Jean Habel to J. Norman Collie, 1901 Dec 24 & 1902 Jan. 16, 2 items, copies, re: ascent of Chaba Peak ; Notice of death, 1902 Sept. 11, in Dutch, re: Habel at Ostend. M106 / 29 Letters from Charles S. Thompson to J. Norman Collie, n.d., 1899 Dec. 11, 1901 Sept. 12, 3 items, copies. M106 / 30 Listing, 4 items, copies, re: ascents of M. P. Bridgland, 1902 - 1928 ; Letter from A. P. Coleman to Charles E. Fay, 1911 May 2, copy, re: ascent of Misty Mountain [Misty Range], 1902, also attempt on Mt. Stuart [Stewart] in 1902 ; Letter from J. J. McArthur to Charles E. Fay, 1911 Apr. 6, copy ; Peaks climbed, mainly by the Topographical Survey of Canada, 2 pages, copies. M106 / 31 Letter from M. P. Bridgland to C. E. Fay, 1911 May 1, copy ; Letters from M. P. Bridgland, 1929 Apr. 4 - 1939 Nov. 2, 12 items, copies: 1929 Apr. 4, re: altitude and first ascent of Mt. Cline, first ascent of Mt. Oke; 1930 Apr. 5, re: naming and elevation of Coral Mountain [Includes telegram with correction in elevation]; 1939 Oct. 27, re: list of climbs for Topographical Survey mentions Jimmy Simpson in 1903 on Cirque Peak and Mt. Niblock ; Letters from M. P. Bridgland to Howard Palmer, 1930 Jan. 7 - 1930 Apr. 4, 4 items, copies: re: work on Topographical survey; 1930 Jan. 7 re: ascent of Park Mountain; 1930 Jan. 13, re: Grassi ascent of S. E. Tower, naming of Mt. Ishbel. M106 / 32 Letter from A. O. Wheeler to C. E. Fay, 1905 Dec. 15, copy ; Letter from Joseph W. LeConte to C. E. Fay, 1909 Mar. 5, copy ; Letter from Howard Palmer to C. E. Fay, 1909, Mar. 25, copy ; Letter from E. Deville to Charles E. Fay, 1910 July 28, copy ; Letter from Harrington Putnam to C. E. Fay, 1911 Apr. 26, copy. M106 / 33 Letter from A. O. Wheeler to Benjamin F. Seaver, 1909 Feb. 6, copy, re: ACC [Alpine Club of Canada] clubhouse and camp in clubhouse grounds ; Letters, copies, to W. D. Wilcox from: George M. Dawson, 1895 Jan. 16, re: naming of Mt. Temple; William G. Longstaff, 1912 Nov. 2; John Macoun, 1900 May 7; J. J. McArthur, 1896 May 5 ; Letter from Tom Wilson to Mrs. [Mary] Schaffer, 1909 Sept. 12, copy, includes copy of Wilson's list of climbs ; Letter from W. D. Wilcox, 1933 Nov. 16, copy. M106 / 34 Letters from Walter D. Wilcox, 1925 Apr. 10 - 1946 July 22, 41 items, copies includes sketch maps of country bordered by Vermilion & Ottertail Rivers, 1901, contour map of Lake Louise - see in particular letter of 1945 Mar. 24 for biographical details, also see 1925 Apr. 10 and May 19, 2 items, re: Samuel E. S. Allen and his relationship with Wilcox, his naming of features; 1932 Mar. 23, re: Douglas Dick; 1934 Mar. 12, re: Tom Wilson and the trails he blazed; 1942, Nov. 13, re: 1902 pack trip over Dolomite Pass;1944 Jan. 12, re: trip over Surprise Pass [1901?]; 1944 Jan. 15, re: memories of Allen, Jean Habel; 1944 Dec. 5, re: Robert L. Barrett; 1945 Mar. 24, re: financing of Mt. Logan expedition (1925). M106 / 35 Letter from Henry G. [Greer] Bryant to Fay, 1909 Mar. 1, copy ; Resolution and papers, A.A.C., copies, re: dealing with Annie S. Peck's attempt on Mt. Huascaran ; Letter from Annie S. Peck to Fay, 1909 Jan. 15, copy ; Letter from Hiram Bingham, 1945 May 24, copy, re: Annie Peck ; Letters from Harrington Putnam to C. E. Fay, 1909 Feb. 11 & May 21, 2 items, copies ; Letter from Dr. Alex Seiler to Putnam, 1909 Feb. 1, copy ; Letter from Putnam to Seiler, 1909, Feb. 17, copy ; Letters from Henry Fielding Reid to C. E. Fay, 1909 Feb. 25 & Mar. 8, 2 items, copies. M106 / 36 Letter from S. E. S. Allen to Fay, 1897 May 9, copy ; Letters from R. Dechert, 1932 Mar. 24 & 1946 Mar. 7, 2 items, copies, re: Allen ; Obituary of S. E. S. Allen by J. M. Thorington ; Notes re: comparing names on Allen's early maps of Lake Louise with modern names, copy ; Letter from D. B. Dowling to Mary S. [Schaffer] Warren 1924 Mar. 22, re: Allen's manuscripts ; Letters from Mary S. [Schaffer] Warren, 1924 Mar. 13 - Apr. 7, 3 items copies, re: Allen's manuscripts ; Manuscript by S. E. S. Allen of Philadelphia, Penn. copy, re: "Explorations among the Watershed Rockies of Canada" ; Letter from D. B. Dowling, 1924, Mar. 28. M106 / 37 Letter from Francis Chamberlin, 1952 Oct. 11, copy, re: ascent of the Mitre by Northwest face, 1950.
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