Guide to the Stanford Alpine Club Records
compiled by Stanford University Archives staff
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
June 2011
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Overview
Call Number: SC0611
Creator:
Rawlings, John, 1950-
Title: Stanford Alpine Club records
Dates: circa 1946-2000
Physical Description:
5.75 Linear feet (12 boxes)
Summary: This collection contains subject files organized by John Rawlings during the research for his book THE STANFORD ALPINE CLUB
(Stanford, CA, Stanford University Libraries/CSLI Publications, 1999) as well as original materials contributed by club members.
Included are correspondence, photographs, maps, articles, club ephemera, clippings, copy of Rawlings' book, and text, captions,
and materials from an exhibit on the Stanford Alpine Club mounted in the Stanford University Libraries. Materials added in
2009 include a copy of the club's booklet "Mountaineering: Freedom of the Quad," 1971, VHS video Dave Harrah "Yerupaja," and
a 16mm film roll "Sam & Carol mountain climbing."
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Provenance
Transferred to Special Collections, 2001 and 2009.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
Ownership & Copyright
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
[Identification of item], Stanford Alpine Club Records (SC0611). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Description of the Collection
This collection contains subject files organized by John Rawlings during the research for his book THE STANFORD ALPINE CLUB
(Stanford, CA, Stanford University Libraries/CSLI Publications, 1999) as well as original materials contributed by club members.
Included are correspondence, photographs, maps, articles, club ephemera, clippings, copy of Rawlings' book, and text, captions,
and materials from an exhibit on the Stanford Alpine Club mounted in the Stanford University Libraries. Materials added in
2009 include a copy of the club's booklet "Mountaineering: Freedom of the Quad," 1971, VHS video Dave Harrah "Yerupaja," and
a 16mm film roll "Sam & Carol mountain climbing."
Access Terms
Ames, Lawrence C.
Baxter, Alfred W.
Baxter, Mary Sherrill.
Beardsley, Irene A.
Blankenbecler, Richard, photographer.
Blockley, Marge Barker.
Blum, Arlene, photographer.
Boore, David Meredith.
Boore, Judith Lovelace.
Bostick, Neely H.
Brown, Bolton, 1864-1936.
Brown, Freddy Hubbard.
Clinch, Nicholas, 1930-
Cole, Alex.
Cole, Evelyn.
Collins, James C. (James Charles), 1958-
Crowder, Betsy Swann, 1926-
Crowder, D.F. (Dwight Farnsworth), 1929-
D'hondt, Steven.
Davis, Scott.
deSaussure, Ray.
DeStaebler, Hobey.
DeWitt, Hugh E.
Donaldson, Greg.
Frost, Tom.
Fuller, Margaret.
Gates, Rupert (Bud)
Goad, Maxine Steineke.
Gocking, Roger.
Halpern, Jerry.
Harrah, David.
Hemming, Gary.
Hogan, Jane Noble.
Hopkind, Darien.
Hufbauer, Karl.
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Jori, Ellen Searby.
Kendall, Henry photographer.
Kincheloe, Robert, photographer.
Knauth, Felix.
Kroger, Chuck.
Larson, Greg.
Lehman, Sherman.
Little, Meredith Ellis.
MacKay, Ned.
Martin, Bill, photographer.
McConnell, Gloria Kubis Revak.
McCormack, Tom.
Miller, Nancy Bickford.
Moore, Jim.
Ramm-Ericson, Ulf.
Rawlings, John, 1950-
Roberts, Lennie Lamb.
Roberts, Michael.
Simpson, Richard.
Sowles, Dave.
Stanford Alpine Club
Stanford University--Students.
Stanford University. Societies, etc.
Stauffer, Karl.
Sturges, Emilie.
Swift, Robert.
Tabor, R.W. (Rowland W.)
Van Dyke, Russ
Vennum, Walt.
Vogel, Bea, photographer.
Battle Range (British Columbia)
Mountaineering expeditions.
Mountaineering--Societies
Photoprints
Rock climbing--California--History
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 2
Alfred W. Baxter and Mary Sherrill Baxter
Box 1, Folder 6
David Meredith Boore and Judith Lovelace Boore
Box 1, Folder 10
Alex Cole and Evelyn Cole
Box 1, Folder 12
Betsy Swann Crowder (1 of 2)
Box 2, Folder 1
Betsy Swann Crowder (2 of 2)
Box 2, Folder 25
Gloria Kubis Revak McConnell
Box 3, Folder 17
American Alpine Journal -- Club Activities (SAC)
Box 3, Folder 18-20
Battle Range, British Columbia, 1957
Box 4, Folder 1
Bibliography and photocopies of selected articles
Box 4, Folder 2
Bibliography and photocopies of selected articles
Box 4, Folder 6
Book -- Roper's proofread copy
Box 4, Folder 7
Book -- Sandstone and Tile
Box 5, Folder 4
Exhibit -- Harlin and Frost
Box 5, Folder 5
Exhibit -- Permissions/Receipts
Box 5, Folder 6
Membership Card and Membership Pin (one of each)
Box 5, Folder 8
1940s-1950s -- Miscellaneous Items (original)
Box 5, Folder 9
1940s-1950s -- Miscellaneous Items (exhibit reproductions and text)
Box 5, Folder 10
1960s -- Miscellaneous Items
Box 6, Folder 4
Stanford Alpine Club Booklet (1952)
Box 6, Folder 5-8
The Stanford Daily -- Index and article photocopies concerning SAC, 1946-1982
Box 6, Folder 11
Voluntary Student Organization
Series 3
Photographs and Video
Box 7, Folder 5
Richard Blankenbecler Collection (Tom Frost, Henry Kendall, 1988 Yosemite)
Box 7, Folder 6
Arlene Blum (photographer) of Irene Beardsley
Box 7, Folder 7
Freddy Hubbard Brown Collection
Box 7, Folder 8
Scott Davis and Chuck Kroger Collection (Heart Route, El Capitan 1970)
Box 7, Folder 9
Scott Davis and Chuck Kroger Collection (Yosemite, El Capitan 1969-70)
Box 7, Folder 10
Hobey DeStaebler (Miraloma Rock 1957, Lost Arrow 1958, Yosemite Point buttress 1959, Clark Range, Shasta, John Harlin, Henry
Kendall, Tom Frost)
Box 7, Folder 11
Hobey DeStaebler (Kings Canyon 1957)
Box 7, Folder 12
Hobey DeStaebler (Mt. Rainier 1967, climbers John Harlin and Henry Kendall)
Box 7, Folder 13
Hobey DeStaebler (Battle Range, B.C. 1957, climbers John Harlin, Hemming, and Henry Kendall)
Box 7, Folder 14
Hobey DeStaebler (SAC trans--Sierra ski trip 1968: William rope rescue, Mike Roberts, Lennie Lamb)
Box 7, Folder 15
Hobey DeStaebler (miscellaneous slides)
Box 8, Folder 1
Greg Donaldson Collection
Box 8, Folder 2
Ulf Ramm-Ericson, photographer; includes images of Al Baxter, Fritz Lippmann, Rupert "Bud" Gates
Box 8, Folder 3
Robert Kincheloe Collection
Box 8, Folder 5
SAC miscellaneous, 1940s-60s
Box 8, Folder 6
SAC Scrapbook, copies of photographs from
Box 8, Folder 7
Robert Swift Collection (Yosemite, Karakorum)
Box 8, Folder 10
SAC Trans -- Sierra ski tour 1950 (Rowland Tabor, Jack Weicker, John Mowat, George Mowat)
Box 8, Folder 11
Photo-CD, with index prints
Box 8, Folder 12
VHS cassette: Stanford Alpine Club, "El Cap 5/2"
Series 4
Sources and Publication
Box 9
Photocopy (bound) of Stanford Alpine Club Journal, 1958
Box 9
Photocopy (bound) of assorted sources on SAC from the Stanford University Archives
Box 9
Transcripts (bound - 2 v.) of the Stanford Alpine Club oral histories
Box 9
Mock-up of Rawlings' book
Box 9
Copy of published book (The Stanford Alpine Club : featuring the photography of Tom Frost, Henry Kendall and Leigh Ortenburger)
Box 10
Exhibit props, photographs, and magazine articles
Box 11
Photographs, maps, and other items accompanying "Battle Range" subject files
Accession ARCH-2009-153
Additional Material
Box 12
VHS video Dave Harrah "Yerupaja"
Box 12
16mm film roll "Sam and Carol mountain climbing"
Box 12
4 Kodak CDs of images [CD #1 missing its CD at the time of acquisition by the Archives]
Box 12, Folder 1
"Mountaineering: Freedom of the Quad," 1971
Box 12, Folder 2
Original negatives of photos of Mary Sherrill Baxter and Al and Mary
Box 12, Folder 3
Copy negatives of photos of SAC members, events, 1950-86
Box 12, Folder 4
Negatives of Quad images, 1951--53
