Finding Aid to the David Ross Brower Photograph Collection
Bancroft Library staff
The Bancroft Library
2021
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
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The Bancroft Library
Title: David Ross Brower photograph collection
Creator:
Brower, David Ross, 1912-2000
Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 2001.211
Physical Description:
5560 items
in 24 boxes and 1 volume (approximately 5560 photographs, negatives and transparencies)
Date (inclusive): 1903-2000, bulk 1930s-1990s
Abstract: Portraits and personal snapshots of David Brower, his family, and associates, photographs taken on wilderness excursions chiefly
in California and the American West, and photographs taken during his career as a conservationist and leader of environmental
organizations (meetings, public events and campaigns, speaking engagements, colleagues, etc., often related to Friends of
the Earth or the Sierra Club, and a few related to the Earth Island Institute.) Also present are photographs of book production,
photographs collected for use in publication projects, and other materials pertaining to published and unpublished projects.
Physical Location: Many Bancroft Library collections are stored off-site and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
NEGATIVES and TRANSPARENCIES: RESTRICTED. Available for use by appointment only.
NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the David Ross Brower papers (BANC MSS 79/9 c), chiefly from 1998 and 2001 additions to the collection.
Arrangement
The finding aid is arranged into 7 series. The first 6 series are arranged based upon subject, with folder level description
of contents. Series 7 is a general listing of negatives and transparencies by container, which is based on the size and format
of the negatives.
Biographical / Historical
David Ross Brower was born on July 1, 1912 in Berkeley, California, where he continued to live most of his life. He was the
son of Ross J. and Mary Brower, and had three siblings, Edith, Ralph and Joseph. He married Anne Hus on May 1, 1943. Together
they had a daughter, Barbara, and three sons, Kenneth, Robert, and John.
During his youth he went on outings and camping trips with his family, and then rock climbing, camping, backpacking, mountaineering
and ski mountaineering trips with friends. When Brower joined the Sierra Club in September 1933, he began to lead High Sierra
trips. With his mountaineering expertise, Brower enlisted in the US Army's 10th Mountain Division, and was stationed in the
Italian Alps during World War II.
In the 1930s he worked at Yosemite National Park and Curry Company. When he became publicity manager at the park, his main
job was to photograph visitors. At Yosemite, he met Ansel Adams, who became his friend and photography mentor. He continued
to be involved with publishing as an editor of the Sierra Club Bulletin, and an editor at University of California Press.
While at the Sierra Club, he began producing exhibit format photography books of wilderness areas, often working with photographer
Ansel Adams. Such publication projects continued during his involvement with other organizations.
Brower became the Sierra Club's first Executive Director in 1952. Under his direction, the club became a leader of the conservation
movement. In 1969 he resigned from the Sierra Club Director position and moved on to found, or co-found, environmental organizations
such as Friends of the Earth, Earth Island Institute, John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, and the League of Conservation
Voters. He continued to influence the environmental movement by speaking, lobbying, and writing throughout the remainder of
his life. Brower died at his home in Berkeley on November 5, 2000.
Sources: Brower, David R. For Earth's Sake: The Life and Times of David Brower. Layton, Utah: Peregrine Smith Books, 1990;
Turner, Tom. David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement. Oakland, California: University of California Press,
2015.
Alternative Form of Materials Available
Digital reproductions of selected images are available.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], David Ross Brower photograph collection, BANC PIC 2001.211, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
Processing Information
Processed by Lori Hines and Don Anderson, chiefly in 2013-2014 and 2018-2019.
Related Materials
David Ross Brower papers (BANC MSS 79/9 c)
Photographs from the David Ross Brower papers (BANC PIC 1979.109)
David Ross Brower Motion Picture Collection (MP 999)
Scope and Content
Includes portraits and personal snapshots of David Brower, his family, and associates, photographs taken on wilderness excursions
chiefly in California and the American West, and photographs taken during his career as a conservationist and leader of environmental
organizations (meetings, public events and campaigns, speaking engagements, colleagues, etc., often related to Friends of
the Earth or the Sierra Club, and a few related to the Earth Island Institute.) Also present are photographs of book production,
photographs collected for use in publication projects, and other materials pertaining to published and unpublished projects.
Subjects of note include Sierra Club trips and visitors enjoying themselves outdoors at Yosemite National Park, a backpacking
trip Brower took with Hervey Voge to survey Sierra Nevada routes, and a clutch of snapshots pertaining to Brower's military
service training with US Army mountaineering troops and on tour in Italy during World War II.
Includes items by numerous photographers. Several images by Ansel Adams, Philip Hyde, and Eliot Porter are present.
Separated Materials
The following item was transferred to the audio-visual collections of the Bancroft Library: "Choices III, Ethics in Action,
Aspen, Colorado," August 23- 29, 1988, Phonotape 4058 C no.1-12
Conditions Governing Use
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Copyright for material
created by David Ross Brower has been assigned to the University of California Regents, managed by The Bancroft Library. In
addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements,
donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected
by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public
domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively
with the user. For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please
see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Backpacking -- Photographs
Conservationists -- California
Mountaineering -- Photographs
Outdoor recreation -- California -- Photographs.
Wilderness areas -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Hiking -- Photographs
Rock climbing -- Photographs
Environmentalism -- United States
Environmentalists -- California.
Brower, David Ross, 1912-2000
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
Series 1: David Brower Portraits, Personal, Family and Friends
about 1920s-1990s
Physical Location: PIC box 1; AX box 1, folders 1-2; NEG boxes 1, 5, 6
Scope and Content
Portraits of David Brower, photographs of a personal nature, his family and his friends.
PIC_box 1, folder 1
Portraits of David Brower, black and white
about 1950s-1990s
Scope and Content
Portraits taken in an office setting or outdoors. Many portraits seem to be for publicity. Includes photograph labeled Rambouillet,
taken at Friends of the Earth International France Rambouillet Conference.
Note
Some photographers identified on back of prints.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG boxes 5-6.
PIC_box 1, folder 2
Portraits of David Brower, color (folder 1 of 2)
1960s-1990s
Scope and Content
Portraits of Brower, mostly taken outdoors.
Note
Some photos are identified on back.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 1.
PIC_box 1, folder 3
Portraits of David Brower, color (folder 2 of 2)
about 1980s
Scope and Content
Bust length portrait of Brower with blue sky as background.
Note
Folder contains 1 item, a photograph mounted on board.
AX_box 1, folder 1
Portraits of David Brower, oversize
about 1970s, 1990s?
PIC_box 1, folder 4
Portraits of David Brower by Paul Bishop
1980-1990s
Scope and Content
8x10 prints and proof sheets.
PIC_box 1, folder 5
Portraits of David Brower by Andrea Entwhistle
1980
Scope and Content
Waist length portraits of David Brower wearing a Nordic sweater. 5x7 to 8x10 prints, and proof sheets.
PIC_box 1, folder 6
Portraits of David Brower with Steve? by Kitti Homme
1990s?
Scope and Content
Outdoor photograph of David Brower with man identified as Steve. Includes note from Jo Beal at Harper Collins West and a business
card. 4x5 color prints.
PIC_box 1, folder 7
Portraits of David Brower by Philip Hyde
1952, about 1964
Scope and Content
Portraits of David Brower taken outdoors. Includes Brower with still and movie cameras . 4x5 and 8x10 prints.
Note
Original sleeve that formerly housed related negatives is labeled "Lake Powell trip."
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 1, folder 8
Portraits of David Brower by Nancy Kittle
1997
Scope and Content
Portraits of David Brower in a home setting. Includes hand written note from Kittle with business card. 8x10 prints and proof
sheets.
PIC_box 1, folder 9
Portraits of David Brower by Karen Preuss
1993
Scope and Content
Portraits of David Brower taken outdoors, some with waterfalls in background. 8x10 print and proof sheets.
PIC_box 1, folder 10
Portraits of David Brower by Tom Turner
about 1960s-1980s?
Scope and Content
Most are portraits of David Brower taken at Cronkite Beach for Friends of the Earth. 5x7-8x10 prints.
PIC_box 1, folder 11
David Brower receiving honorary degrees
1967-1977
Scope and Content
Includes Brower receiving degrees from the College of the Seneca in Geneva, New York, and Reed College.
PIC_box 1, folder 12
Family photo album
about 1928
Scope and Content
Photo album of snapshots that include mountain scenery, family members and friends, and UC Berkeley campus.
PIC_box 1, folder 13
David Brower snapshot of family, friends, and locations around the Bay Area.
about 1920s-1930s
Scope and Content
Includes young men playing football, UC Berkeley campus and buildings in Berkeley, men and women with babies, San Francisco
Bay, and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge under construction.
PIC_box 1, folder 14
David Brower family and friends, black and white photographs
about 1930s-1980s
Scope and Content
Bulk are snapshots.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 1, folder 15
David Brower family and friends, color photographs
1960-1990s
Scope and Content
Bulk are snapshots.
Negatives
Related negatives and transparencies NEG box 1.
PIC_box 1, folder 16
Brower family outing to Fort Baker
1985
Scope and Content
Snapshots.
PIC_box 1, folder 17
David Brower, Mrs. Kenneth Brower and David Brower, Jr.
1990s?
Scope and Content
Snapshots of a family gathering and a boy practicing martial arts.
PIC_box 1, folder 18
David Brower with friends or colleagues
about 1970s-1990s
Scope and Content
David Brower with unidentified people.
AX_box 1, folder 2
David Ross Brower and friends, oversize
about 1980s-1990s
Scope and Content
2 matted black and white photographs.
PIC_box 1, folder 19
David Brower with John McPhee on Cumberland Island
1969?-1970
Scope and Content
Photograph of David Brower pulling on hanging vines, and copy of letter from McPhee written on New Yorker stationary.
Series 2: Military Service
about 1942-1974
Physical Location: PIC box 2, folders 1-5; NEG box 1; NNEG
Scope and Content
Photographs of U.S. Army mountaineer training in the United States, and Brower's tour of duty with the Tenth Mountain Division
in the mountains of Europe during World War II. Locations include Seneca Rocks, West Virginia; Camp Swift, Texas; Camp Carson,
Colorado; and Italy.
PIC_box 2, folder 1
U.S. Army mountaineering troops
about 1942-1945
Scope and Content
Training and tour of duty of the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division. Includes soldiers in camp, training, rock climbing and
mountain scenery in the United States and the mountains of Europe (Italy). The bulk of photographs are snapshots, some are
identified on the back.
NEG_box 1, folder 2
U.S. Army mountaineering troops, slides
1943-1945
Scope and Content
Includes soldiers and landscapes in the United States.
PIC_box 2, folder 2
Mountain troops training at Seneca and Champe Rocks, West Virginia
1944?
Scope and Content
Mountaineer training school, rock climbing, and scenery at Seneca Rock and Champe Rocks, West Virginia.
PIC_box 2, folder 3
Mountain Fighters, Camp Swift
1944, 1974
Scope and Content
Snapshots of David Brower in uniform and an aerial view of rural area, and a photo copy of letter from William J. Buchanan
to Brower.
PIC_box 2, folder 4
Military climbing, Camp Carson, Colorado
1948?
Scope and Content
Men in uniform rock climbing.
PIC_box 2, folder 5
Military training climb of Mount Balby, Colorado [or Mount Baldy]
about 1953
Scope and Content
Includes snapshots of mountain scenes, and men in uniform.
Series 3: Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness Expeditions
1926-1992
Physical Location: PIC box 2, folders 6-16, PIC boxes 2-8; AX box 1, folder 3; album volume 1; NEG boxes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7
Arrangement
This series is roughly arranged thematically, then by date, moving from general views of an outdoor sport or outing, to more
specific named trips. At the end of the series are general scenic views taken on trips.
Scope and Contents
Photographs of outdoor recreation and sporting activities that David Brower participated in with friends and members of the
Sierra Club, or documented while working in Yosemite National Park. Most photographs are of mountain top landscapes and wilderness
scenery taken while on trips. Some images were taken to demonstrate rock climbing techniques and ski mountaineering. Some
images were taken as documentation in Brower's role as an environmental activist. Includes Sierra Club High Trips and outings;
general outdoor recreation of visitors enjoying themselves outdoors at Yosemite National Park; camping; mountaineering; fishing;
skating; skiing and ski mountaineering.
Outings of note include rock climbing in Berkeley, Yosemite National Park and Shiprock, New Mexico; 1934 backpacking
trip Brower took with Hervey Voge to survey Sierra Nevada routes; Colorado River boating trip through the Grand Canyon and
Glen Canyon with visit a from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall.
Because David Brower is the likely photographer of most of the photos, he rarely appears in the images.
PIC_box 2, folder 6
David Brower rock climbing, on back country trips and outings
1930s-1950s
Note
See also folders for specific trips.
PIC_box 2, folder 7
Mountaineering
1930s-about 1970s?
Scope and Content
Mountain scenery with climbers and equipment.
Note
Some images identified on back.
PIC_box 2, folder 8
Rock climbing (folder 1 of 3)
1930s?
Scope and Content
Includes people rock climbing in the San Francisco Bay Area and other locations in California, demonstrations of rock climbing
techniques, and rock climbing equipment.
PIC_box 2, folder 9
Rock climbing (folder 2 of 3)
1930s?
Scope and Content
Includes people rock climbing in the San Francisco Bay Area and other locations in California.
PIC_box 2, folder 10
Rock climbing (folder 3 of 3)
1930s?
Scope and Content
Snapshots of people rock climbing in the San Francisco Bay Area and other locations in California.
PIC_box 2, folder 11
Rock climbing -- Morgan Harris
1930s
Scope and Content
Includes Dave Brower's friend climbing in Berkeley, Yosemite Valley, and at Tioga Pass.
Note
Some photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 2, folder 12
Rock climbing -- Richard M. Leonard
1930s
Scope and Content
Includes Dave Brower's friend climbing in Berkeley and Yosemite Valley.
Note
Some photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 2, folder 13
Rock climbing -- Joe Specht
1930s
Scope and Content
Includes Dave Brower's friend climbing in Yosemite Valley.
Note
Some photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 2, folder 14
Rock climbing -- Berkeley
1930s?
Scope and Content
Includes friends of David Brower rock climbing at Indian Rock and Pinnacle Rock.
PIC_box 2, folder 15
Rock climbing -- Yosemite National Park
1930s-1950s?
Scope and Content
Climbing scenes, mostly in Yosemite Valley.
AX_box 1, folder 3
Rock climbing and skiing, oversize photographs
1930s
Scope and Content
Most photographs are of Morgan Harris.
PIC_box 2, folder 16
Morgan Harris skiing
1930s
PIC_box 3, folder 1
Skiing and ski mountaineering (folder 1 of 6)
1930s-1950s?
Scope and Content
Snapshots of people back country skiing and winter landscapes. Probably all in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Note
Photographic prints found together, but it is undetermined if they go together.
PIC_box 3, folder 2
Skiing and ski mountaineering (folder 2 of 6)
1930s-1950s?
Scope and Content
Includes people skiing (mostly back country ski trips), and winter landscapes. Probably all in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Some images were used in book, Manual of Ski Mountaineering, edited by David Brower.
Note
Some photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 3, folder 3
Skiing and ski mountaineering (folder 3 of 6)
1940s
Scope and Content
Includes people skiing (mostly back country ski trips), cabins and winter landscapes. Probably all in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Some images were used in book, Manual of Ski Mountaineering, edited by David Brower.
PIC_box 3, folder 4
Skiing and ski mountaineering (folder 4 of 6)
1960?
Scope and Content
People skiing in the wilderness and camping in the snow, and winter landscapes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Many appear
to be taken on the same back country ski expedition. Some images were used in book, Manual of Ski Mountaineering., edited
by David Brower
Note
Many photographs are numbered and include a caption sheet. Some labeled High Sierra.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 3, folder 5
Skiing and ski mountaineering (folder 5 of 6)
1960?
Scope and Content
People skiing in the wilderness and camping in the snow, and winter landscapes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Many appear
to be taken on the same back country ski expedition. Includes Kenneth and Robert Brower. Some images were used in book, Manual
of Ski Mountaineering., edited by David Brower
Note
Many photographs are numbered and include a caption sheet. Some labeled High Sierra.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 3, folder 6
Skiing and ski mountaineering (folder 6 of 6)
about 1960
Scope and Content
People skiing in the wilderness and camping in the snow, and winter landscapes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Many appear
to be taken on the same back country ski expedition. Includes Kenneth and Robert Brower. Some images were used in book, Manual
of Ski Mountaineering., edited by David Brower
Note
Many photographs are numbered and include a caption sheet. Some labeled High Sierra.
PIC_box 3, folder 7
Outdoor recreation
1930s-1960s
Scope and Content
Photographs of people enjoying themselves outdoors, near lakes, in snow, in woods.
Note
Some could be Sierra Club trips.
Negatives
Two color transparencies in NEG box 3.
PIC_box 3, folder 8
Outdoor recreation miscellaneous snapshots (folder 1 of 2)
1930s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of landscapes of wilderness areas, and people hiking, skiing and climbing. Includes Yosemite National Park.
Note
Photographic prints in this folder were found together, but it is undetermined if they go together.
PIC_box 3, folder 9
Outdoor recreation miscellaneous snapshots (folder 2 of 2)
about 1930s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of landscapes of wilderness areas, and people hiking and climbing. Includes a man on a horse dressed as a cowboy.
Note
Photographic prints in this folder were found together, but it is undetermined if they go together.
PIC_box 3, folder 10
"Yosemite" (folder 1 of 3)
1930s
Scope and Content
Includes landscapes and people fishing in Yosemite National Park.
Note
Folder title from note with photos.
PIC_box 3, folder 11
"Yosemite" (folder 2 or 3)
1930s
Scope and Content
Includes landscapes, people enjoying the outdoors and naturalists on a glacier survey in Yosemite National Park.
Note
Folder title from note with photos. Some photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 3, folder 12
"Yosemite" (folder 3 or 3)
1930s
Scope and Content
Includes mountaineering, skiing and landscapes in Yosemite National Park.
Note
Folder title from note with photos.
PIC_box 4, folder 1
Sierra Nevada trips
1930s
Scope and Content
Includes mountain landscapes and people camping and hiking in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Note
Many photos are identified on the back. Many seem to be enlargements of snapshots filed under named trips.
PIC_box 4, folder 2
Sierra Club trips (folder 1 of 2)
1939-1972
Scope and Content
Includes people building or repairing a cabin (possibly the Clair Tappaan Lodge), camping and cooking outdoors, probably all
in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Also includes correspondence to Brower from Luella Sawyer dated June 5, 1972.
Note
Some photos are identified as High Trips.
PIC_box 4, folder 3
Sierra Club trips (folder 2 of 2)
1950s
Scope and Content
Mountain scenery and hikers.
PIC_box 4, folder 4
Yosemite National Park snapshots
1926, undated
Scope and Content
Set of snapshots that appears to be a family trip to Yosemite.
PIC_box 4, folder 5
Desolation Wilderness and Pyramid Lake
1930, undated
Scope and Content
Mountain scenery, and a skier.
Note
Some photos are identified on back. Photographs are by David Brower.
PIC_box 4, folder 6
"First Desolation"
June 1930
Scope and Content
Set of snapshots of young men and women camping and hiking.
Note
Title from note with matching negatives. Some photos are identified on back.
Negatives
Related negatives shelved as NNEG.
PIC_box 4, folder 7
Desolation trip?
1930?
Scope and Content
Set of snapshots of wilderness areas of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and people camping and hiking.
Note
Matching negatives appear to be related to the "First Desolation" images. Some photos are identified on back.
Negatives
Related negatives shelved as NNEG.
PIC_box 4, folder 8
"Summer 1931" (folder 1 of 4)
1931
Scope and Content
Set of snapshots of wilderness areas of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and young men and women hiking.
Note
Title from note with matching negatives.
Negatives
Related negatives shelved as NNEG.
PIC_box 4, folder 9
"Summer 1931" (folder 2 of 4)
1931
Scope and Content
Set of snapshots of wilderness areas of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and young men and women hiking.
Note
Title from note with matching negatives.
Negatives
Related negatives shelved as NNEG.
PIC_box 4, folder 10
"Summer 1931" (folder 3 of 4)
1931
Scope and Content
Set of snapshots of wilderness areas of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and young men and women hiking.
Note
Title from note with matching negatives.
Negatives
Related negatives shelved as NNEG.
PIC_box 4, folder 11
"Summer 1931" (folder 4 of 4)
1931
Scope and Content
Set of snapshots of wilderness areas of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and young men and women hiking.
Note
Title from note with matching negatives.
Negatives
Related negatives shelved as NNEG.
PIC_box 5, folder 1
Backpacking, Sierra Nevada (folder 1 of 2)
summer 1933
Scope and Content
Snapshots taken by David Brower of his backing packing trip with George Rockwood in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Items numbered
1-98.
Note
Photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 5, folder 2
Backpacking, Sierra Nevada (folder 2 of 2)
summer 1933
Scope and Content
Snapshots taken by David Brower of his back packing trip with George Rockwood in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Items numbered
99-184, and duplicates.
Note
Photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 5, folder 3
"Early Sierra" (folder 1 of 3)
1933
Scope and Content
Photographs of lakes, meadows, forests and high peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Some photos include people in image.
Note
Folder title from note with photos. Some photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 5, folder 4
"Early Sierra" (folder 2 of 3)
1933
Scope and Content
Photographs of lakes, meadows, forests and high peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Some identified on back.
Note
Folder title from note with photos.
PIC_box 5, folder 5
"Early Sierra" (folder 3 of 3)
1933
Scope and Content
Photographs of lakes, meadows, forests and high peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Note
Folder title from note with photos. Some photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 5, folder 6
Mount Ericsson ascent, sets 1-11
May-June 1934
Scope and Content
Snapshots taken by David Brower of his backpacking and climbing trip with Hervey Voge in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Note
Photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 5, folder 7
Mount Ericsson ascent, sets 12-21
June 1934
Scope and Content
Snapshots taken by David Brower of his backpacking and climbing trip with Hervey Voge in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Note
Photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 5, folder 8
Mount Ericsson ascent, sets 22-34
July 1934
Scope and Content
Snapshots taken by David Brower of his backpacking and climbing trip with Hervey Voge in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Note
Photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 5, folder 9
Sierra Nevada trip photo album pages
1934?
Scope and Content
Three pages of a photograph album with snapshots of a wilderness trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, including Palisade Crest.
PIC_box 5, folder 10
Mount Waddington expedition (folder 1 of 2)
1935
Scope and Content
Snapshots of a Sierra Club mountaineering trip to Mount Waddington in Canada. Includes Richard Leonard.
Note
Photographs probably by David Brower.
PIC_box 5, folder 11
Mount Waddington expedition (folder 2 of 2)
1935
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sierra Club mountaineering trip to Mount Waddington in Canada. Includes Richard Leonard.
Note
Some photographs credited to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
ALB_vol. 1
"Illustrations for the article, 'Mt Waddington - An Unfinished Story,' submitted by David R. Brower, Yosemite National Park."
1935
Scope and Content
Photo album with snapshots of the Sierra Club expedition to Mount Waddington in Canada, and a map of the region.
PIC_box 6, folder 1
"Yosemite - Clouds Rest"
November 1935
Scope and Content
Set of snapshots of people skiing and hiking, and landscapes in Yosemite National Park.
Note
Folder title and date from note with matching negatives.
Negatives
Related negatives shelved as NNEG.
PIC_box 6, folder 2
Lee Vining Canyon, Yosemite climb
about 1935-1940
Scope and Content
Photographs of hikers, mountain scenery, and ice walls.
PIC_box 6, folder 3
Mount Lyell ascent, Yosemite National Park
winter 1936
Scope and Content
Photographs of a mountaineering trip with climbers Bestor Robinson, Lewis Clark, Einar Nilsson, Boyntin Kauser, and David
Brower.
Note
Includes Associated Press photographs.
PIC_box 6, folder 4
"St. Helena Palisades, Pinnacles, Pine Canyon, Lower Spire"
1936, undated
Scope and Content
Snapshot of landscapes, and young men rock claiming. Includes a group of people eating during an outing.
Note
Includes Associated Press photographs.
PIC_box 6, folder 5
Minarets, Eastern Sierra Nevada climb
1937
Scope and Content
Photographs of a climbing trip, featuring climber Morgan Harris.
Note
Note identifies a photograph as being by Ansel Adams.
PIC_box 6, folder 6
Tioga Pass
March 1937
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes with cross country skiers.
Note
Photographs by David Brower.
PIC_box 6, folder 7
Mount Clark ascent, Yosemite National Park
winter 1938
Scope and Content
Photographs of a mountaineering trip.
PIC_box 6, folder 8
Shiprock climb (folder 1 of 2)
1939
Scope and Content
Photographs of rock climbers on Shiprock in New Mexico.
Note
Some have identification and commentary on the back.
PIC_box 6, folder 9
Shiprock climb (folder 2 of 2)
1939
Scope and Content
Landscapes near Shiprock in New Mexico, and climbers on Shiprock. Includes postcards.
Note
Some have identification and commentary on the back.
PIC_box 6, folder 10
Snow scenes and outdoor activity in Yosemite National Park, snapshot set
1930s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of people sledding, hiking and playing in the snow, and snowy landscapes. Most are taken in Yosemite Valley.
Note
Photographic prints were found together, and appear to be of a specific trip. Some photos are identified on the back.
PIC_box 6, folder 11
Yosemite wilderness trip, snapshot set
1930s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of a backpacking trip with two people identified as Bill and George. Includes mountain scenery, and Yosemite Valley.
Note
Photographic prints were found together, and appear to be of a specific trip. Some photos are identified on the back.
PIC_box 6, folder 12
Camping and hiking in Sierra Nevada Mountains, snapshot set (folder 1 of 2)
1930s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of wilderness landscapes, and young men and women hiking and enjoying the outdoors. It is possibly that all are
taken in Yosemite National Park. Includes men playing a piano, man getting a haircut, people playing in the snow, cabins.
Note
Photographic prints were found together, and appear to be of a specific trip or time period.
PIC_box 6, folder 13
Camping and hiking in Sierra Nevada Mountains, snapshot set (folder 2 of 2)
1930s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of wilderness landscapes, and young men and women hiking and enjoying the outdoors. It is possible that all are
taken in Yosemite National Park.
Note
Photographic prints were found together, and appear to be of a specific trip or time period.
PIC_box 6, folder 14
Sierra Nevada landscapes, hiking and horseback riding, snapshot set
1930s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of wilderness landscapes, and young men hiking, horseback riding and enjoying the outdoors.
Note
Photographic prints in this folder were found together, and appear to be of a specific trip or time period.
PIC_box 6, folder 15
Warm Springs and mountain wilderness, snapshot set
1930s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of people climbing at Warm Springs, and mountain landscapes.
Note
Photographic prints in this folder were found together, and appear to be of specific trips or time period.
PIC_box 7, folder 1
Bradford Washburn, Mount Deception expedition
1944?, 1990s
Scope and Content
Photographs of a mountaineering trip to Mount Deception, Alaska. Includes Mount Brooks, Brooks Glacier, Mount Denali and wreckage
from an airplane crash. Also includes notes and brochure related to Fondazione Sella from 1990s.
Note
Photographs identified on back.
PIC_box 7, folder 2
"Mineral King, [Sierra Club] trip, Lost Canyon, Sawtooth Peak, etc."
1949
Scope and Content
Includes women hikers resting by a stream.
Note
Snapshots bound together commercially as a small album. Identification written on album cover.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 7, folder 3
Trip to unidentified park and picnic area.
August 1949
Scope and Content
Includes snapshots of a bulldozer, trash left on ground, and an outhouse in disrepair.
PIC_box 7, folder 4
"Pinnacles and Ed Chambers"
late 1940s-1950s?
Scope and Content
Snapshots of young men rock climbing in Pinnacles National Park, and in a suburban area, possible Berkeley.
PIC_box 7, folder 5
Minarets High Trip
1951?
Scope and Content
Snapshots of people camping in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Negatives
Related negatives in NNEG box 2
PIC_box 7, folder 6
"Bristlecones, Wheeler Peak"
1954-1956
Scope and Content
Snapshots of mountain landscapes in the area of Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Includes Kennecott Copper Corp. mining
pit, bristlecone pine trees, and people hiking.
Note
Photographs by David Brower.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 7.
NEG_box 1, folder 3
Island Park, Idaho, rafting trip
June 1955
Scope and Content
2 color slides of raft arriving at Island Park, by H.B. Robinson.
PIC_box 7, folder 7
"Tetons"
1955?
Scope and Content
Mountain landscapes.
Note
Snapshots bound together commercially as a small album. Title from note written on album cover.
PIC_box 7, folder 8
Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park
about 1955
Scope and Content
Snapshots of the Hetch Hetchy Valley, Reservoir and O'Shaughnessy Dam, presumably taken by David Brower. Richard Leonard
and Ansel Adams are identified people at the dam. Includes some images are of Yosemite Valley.
Note
Note on envelope to Ansel Adams about printing the negatives signed "Dave." Negatives include people rafting, presumably
in the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 7, folder 9
Tioga Road, Mission 66 Project
1957
Scope and Content
Snapshots of mountain scenery and road construction.
Note
A couple of photos are duplicated in the Joaquin Miller Recreational Area and Forest Camp folder.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 7, folder 10
Sierra Club, Park Service Conference, Tioga Road, Yosemite National Park (folder 1 of 4)
1958
Scope and Content
Numbers 1-14. Includes mountain landscapes and road building.
Note
Photographs by David Brower.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 7, folder 11
Sierra Club, Park Service Conference, Tioga Road, Yosemite National Park (folder 2 of 4)
1958
Scope and Content
Numbers 15-33. Includes mountain landscapes and road building.
Note
Photographs by David Brower.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 7, folder 12
Sierra Club, Park Service Conference, Tioga Road, Yosemite National Park (folder 3 of 4)
1958
Scope and Content
Numbers 34-42. Includes mountain landscapes and road building.
Note
Photographs by David Brower.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 7, folder 13
Sierra Club Park Service Conference, Tioga Road, Yosemite National Park (folder 4 of 4)
1958
Scope and Content
Numbers 43-51, unnumbered. Includes mountain landscapes and road building.
Note
Photographs by David Brower.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 7, folder 14
Great Basin National Park, Bristlecone Pines?
about 1950s?
Scope and Content
Family camping and hiking, mountain scenery.
PIC_box 7, folder 15
Albert Rim, Oregon
about 1950s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of landscapes with a lake.
PIC_box 7, folder 16
Cascades region, Washington
1960, undated
Scope and Content
Snapshots of mountain landscapes and people hiking.
Note
Photographs by John Warth. Identification included on back of photos.
PIC_box 7, folder 17
"Deadman Summit"
1960?
Scope and Content
Snapshots of trees cut down in a park or wilderness area.
Note
Snapshots bound together commercially as a small album. Title from note written on album cover.
PIC_box 7, folder 18
Joaquin Miller Recreational Area and Forest Camp
1960?
Scope and Content
Includes signs, boy and girl enjoying the park, an elderly man looking at documents.
Note
A few photos are duplicated in the Tioga Road, Mission 66 Project folder.
PIC_box 8, folder 1
"Grand Canyon with Bruce Kilgore"
April 1961
Scope and Content
Snapshots of a boating expedition to Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon. Includes Stewart Udall visit to area, and Glen Canyon Dam
under construction.
Note
Some identifications on back of photographs or on pages of small albums.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
PIC_box 8, folder 2
"Grand Canyon with Bruce Kilgore," albums
April 1961
Scope and Content
Snapshots of a boating expedition to Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon. Includes Stewart Udall visit to area, and Glen Canyon Dam
under construction.
Note
Photographs in a commercially produced album. Some identifications on back of photographs or on pages of small albums.
PIC_box 8, folder 3
"To Site C with Udall," Stewart Udall visit to Glen Canyon Dam area.
April 1961
Scope and Content
Snapshots of a boating expedition to Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon, and Stewart Udall visit to area. Includes Glen Canyon
Dam.
Note
Some identifications on back of photographs.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 7.
PIC_box 8, folder 4
"Rainbow with [Stewart] Udall"
1961-1962?
Scope and Content
Snapshots of an expedition to Rainbow Bridge, Glen Canyon area in Arizona.
Note
Some photos identification on back, including a date of 1961. Label on sleeve is 1962.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 76.
PIC_box 8, folder 5
Coast, Ken, John and Barb
1961
Scope and Content
Snapshots of coastal landscapes, some with David Brower's children.
Note
Labeled "Coast, Ken and John" and "Coast and Barb"
PIC_box 8, folder 6
Dick Norgaard, Glen Canyon
about 1962?
Scope and Content
Snapshots of people camping near a river.
NEG_box 1, folder 3
"North Cascades"
1965
Scope and Content
Four color slides of mountain landscapes and felled trees.
PIC_box 8, folder 7
Jeff Ingram, Colorado River trip
1966
Scope and Content
Snapshots of David Brower with others on a boat and on a dock.
Note
Two related transparencies moved to NEG box 1, folder 4.
NEG_box 1, folder 4
Colorado River trip, color transparencies
1966
Scope and Content
Includes people in rowboats and on the banks of the river.
NEG_box 5
Himalayan trip
1976 or 1984?
Scope and Content
35mm color negatives of a trek in the Himalayan Mountains. Includes Buddha Lodge in Nepal.
PIC_box 8, folder 8
Alaska trip
1992
Scope and Content
Snapshots of David Brower on dock and boat, Homer, Alaska
PIC_box 8, folder 9
Panoramic views of mountains and Yosemite Valley
1930s
Scope and Content
Composites of two or more snapshots pasted together to form panoramic views. Probably all are the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
PIC_box 8, folder 10
Wilderness landscapes (1 of 5)
1930s
Scope and Content
Lakes, meadows, forests and mountain tops, the bulk of which are in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Includes Pinnacles National
Monument.
Note
Enlargements of photos from various trips. Some identified on back.
PIC_box 8, folder 11
Wilderness landscapes (2 of 5)
1930s
Scope and Content
Lakes, meadows, forests and mountain tops, the bulk of which are in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Note
Enlargements of photos from various trips. Some identified on back.
PIC_box 8, folder 12
Wilderness landscapes (3 of 5)
1930s
Scope and Content
Lakes, meadows, forests and mountain tops, the bulk of which are in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Note
Enlargements of photos from various trips. Some identified on back.
PIC_box 8, folder 13
Wilderness landscapes (4 of 5)
about 1930s-1940s
Scope and Content
High peaks of unidentified mountains, probably the Sierra Nevadas.
Note
Enlargements of photos from various trips, taken by David Brower.
PIC_box 8, folder 14
Wilderness landscapes (5 of 5)
about 1930s-1960s
Scope and Content
Photographs, mostly snapshots, of remote locations including mountain tops, lakes and trees.
Note
Some locations identified on back.
PIC_box 8, folder 15
Water and streams, by David Brower
about 1930s-1950s
Scope and Content
Photographs of moving water taken by David Brower
PIC_box 8, folder 16
Aerial views of mountains, photographs by Lowell Sumner.
about 1940s?
Series 4: Environmental Activism and Organizational Participation
about 1950s-1990s
Physical Location: PIC box 9; AX box 1; NEG boxes 1, 5
Arrangement
This series is arranged roughly by date with general organizational photos and people working in offices first, followed by
events.
Scope and Content
Photographs and a small amount of documentation related to David Brower's civic engagement and activism. Includes organizational
meetings and offices; conferences and speaking engagements; and some publication events.
PIC_box 9, folder 1
Sierra Club meeting and offices
about late 1950s- 1960s
Scope and Content
Includes Edgar Wayburn, Phil Berry, Dick Leonard, Ansel Adams, and Dick Sill seated at a panel; party at the Sierra Club office.
PIC_box 9, folder 2
People in office setting
about late 1950s-1990s
Scope and Content
Most are probably staff of Sierra Club or Friends of the Earth
PIC_box 9, folder 3
David Brower speaking engagements, conferences and events (1 of 3)
about 1960s-1990s
Scope and Content
Includes Frankfort Book Fair, Prop 9 Press Conference, Council on Economic Priorities, Fate of the Earth Conference, Environmental
Conservation Commissions in the Northeast, and other unidentified events.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 5.
PIC_box 9, folder 4
David Brower speaking engagements, conferences and events (2 of 3)
about 1960s-1990s
Scope and Content
Includes The Politics of Scarcity and other unidentified locations.
Negatives
One related 35mm slide moved to NEG box 1.
PIC_box 9, folder 5
David Brower speaking engagements, conferences and events (3 of 3)
1970s
Scope and Content
David Brower at outdoor events.
PIC_box 9, folder 6
David Brower receiving award
1970
Scope and Content
Includes photograph and newsletter regarding Brower receiving the Distinguished Service Award from The Library Associates
of Brooklyn College.
PIC_box 9, folder 7
Latin American Committee on National Parks
June 1965
Scope and Content
Group portrait photograph of Latin American participants who attended the Short Course for Park Administrators, and a thank
you letter from the Executive Committee of the Latin American Committee on National Parks.
AX_box 1, folder 4
President John F. Kennedy signing bill to protect Point Reyes National Seashore
September 13, 1962
Scope and Content
Group photograph showing Kennedy signing bill surrounded by members of congress and including David Brower.
PIC_box 9, folder 8
Almost Ancestors book release party
[1968?]
Scope and Content
Includes snapshots of Theodora Kroeber and Robert Heizer.
PIC_box 9, folder 9
Friends of the Earth meetings
1969-1970
Scope and Content
First and second annual meetings.
PIC_box 9, folder 10
Friends of the Earth demonstrations
1969-1990s?
Scope and Content
Includes anti-animal skins or fur in fashions press conference and demonstration with Mrs. Harold Brown, Mrs. William Matson
Roth, Jr., Mrs. John Fell Stevenson, Mrs. Joan McIntyre, Mrs. William Hamm, Mrs. Walter Landor; Earth First billboard with
people dressed as birds; people with "MegaNation, one planet, one people" sign.
PIC_box 9, folder 11
Event in England?
about late 1960s
Scope and Content
Event with people socializing, David Brower speaking, people from the Fauna Preservation Society and books on display.
Note
Photographs by London Press Photos.
PIC_box 9, folder 12
Conference in Malta?
1970
Scope and Content
Includes Peter Thatcher speaking, and David Brower listening to event with headphones.
AX_box 1, folder 5
Stockholm trips
1970-1972?
Scope and Content
Includes David Brower speaking at United Nations conference. Includes contact sheets.
Note
See related photographs in folder: Book production, Antwerp.
PIC_box 9, folder 13
Bitterroot National Forest Congressional Hearing on Clear Cutting
1971
Scope and Content
Photographs of persons participating in the hearing.
PIC_box 9, folder 14
Technology on Trial? Conference in Rome
February 1972
Scope and Content
Includes David Brower speaking.
PIC_box 9, folder 15
David Brower and Jack Loeffler, W.E. trip
1972
Scope and Content
Includes Brower and Loeffler, an environmental activist, looking at industrial activity in a desert area.
Note
Photographs from Tom Pew.
PIC_box 9, folder 16
KCET (television station) program
January 5, 1973
Scope and Content
Brower in a field during a recording session for KCET (television station) FUTURETALK program. Includes a memo to Brower from
KCET.
PIC_box 9, folder 17
Conference, unidentified
about 1980?
Scope and Content
David Brower and others seated at tables, or socializing. Includes people with a hang glider.
PIC_box 9, folder 18
Mono Lake exhibit opening
1983
Scope and Content
Includes David Brower speaking into a microphone.
Negatives
Matching negatives in NEG box 5.
PIC_box 9, folder 19
Event in Assisi, Italy?
about 1985-1990?
Scope and Content
Includes David Brower speaking at an event and signing documents.
PIC_box 9, folder 20
Sierra Club Board of Directors retreats
1987, 1988
Scope and Content
Group portraits of the directors.
PIC_box 9, folder 21
Faith and Hope Conference, Managua
June 1989
PIC_box 9, folder 22
David Brower with Ron Dellums
about 1980s?
Scope and Content
People at a party or social event.
Note
Contact sheets.
PIC_box 9, folder 23
Preserve Appalachian Wilderness (PAW)
1991
Scope and Content
Snapshots of David Brower speaking at an event and meeting with people.
PIC_box 9, folder 24
Earth Island group portrait
about 1990s?
Scope and Content
People posed next to an outdoor sculpture of a whale.
PIC_box 9, folder 25
Miscellaneous events and functions
1970s-1990s
Scope and Content
People at unidentified conferences or social events that appear to be related to organizations. David Brower is not included
in images.
Series 5: Publications
1903-1991
Physical Location: PIC boxes 10-15; AX box 1; NEG boxes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Arrangement
This series is roughly arranged thematically, starting with photographs of book production, followed by material related to
projects, which are arranged alphabetically by name of book or project. Materials related to miscellaneous projects are at
the end.
Scope and content
Photographs of book production, photographs collected for use in publication projects, and other materials pertaining to published
and unpublished projects taken on, or considered by organizations that David Brower was involved with. Most are related to
Friend of the Earth Publishing and Sierra Club projects. Photographs collected for use in publication projects make up the
bulk of the material in this series. Includes some items related to exhibit and greeting card projects.
PIC_box 10, folder 1
Assembling the book, This Is the American Earth
1959
Scope and Content
Photographs taken at Ansel Adams studio in San Francisco, probably by Gerry Sharpe. Includes Ansel Adams, Nancy Newhall and
David Brower.
PIC_box 10, folder 2
David Brower with Eliot Porter laying out book, Summer Island
1965?
Scope and Content
Brower and Porter laying out Porter's book, "Summer Island" on the floor of Brower's Biltmore Hotel room.
Note
Photographs by Patricia Caulfield (Modern Photography).
PIC_box 10, folder 3
Book production, Antwerp
1968-1970?
Scope and Content
David Brower and others, probably at publishers in Antwerp, Belgium.
Note
See related photographs in folder: Stockholm trips.
PIC_box 10, folder 4
Book production at Sierra Club office, New York City
1960s
Scope and Content
People laying out books at Sierra Club's New York Office. Includes Bob Kilgore and Bob Golden.
PIC_box 10, folder 5
Richard Kauffman, working on Headlands book
1975
Scope and Content
Book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1976.
Note
Related negatives in NEG box 6.
NEG_box 1, folder 5
Richard Kauffman working on Headlands book, color slides
1970s
Scope and Content
Photographs (35mm slides) of book production, mainly printing process. Book published in 1976.
PIC_box 10, folder 6
Al Naturale, photographs by Eliot Porter (folder 1 of 4)
about 1960s-1980s?
Scope and Content
Includes mountain landscapes, nature, still lifes.
Note
For a publication project. Includes instructions in Italian on back: A fronte di fog[io].
PIC_box 10, folder 7
Al Naturale, photographs by Eliot Porter (folder 2 of 4)
about 1960s-1980s?
Scope and Content
Includes mountain landscapes, nature, still lifes.
Note
For a publication project. Includes instructions in Italian on back: A fronte di fog[io].
PIC_box 10, folder 8
Al Naturale, photographs by Eliot Porter (folder 3 of 4)
about 1960s-1980s?
Scope and Content
Includes mountain landscapes, nature, still lifes.
Note
For a publication project. Includes instructions in Italian on back: A fronte di fog[io].
PIC_box 10, folder 9
Al Naturale, photographs by Eliot Porter (folder 4 of 4)
about 1960s-1980s?
Scope and Content
Includes mountain landscapes, nature, still lifes.
Note
For a publication project. Includes instructions in Italian on back: A fronte di fog[io].
PIC_box 10, folder 10
Eliot Porter photographs (folder 1 of 3)
about 1960s-1980s?
Scope and Content
Includes mountain landscapes, nature, still lifes.
Note
Most are duplicates of the Al Natural photographs.
PIC_box 10, folder 11
Eliot Porter photographs (folder 2 of 3)
about 1960s-1980s?
Scope and Content
Includes mountain landscapes, nature, still lifes.
Note
Most are duplicates of the Al Natural photographs.
PIC_box 10, folder 12
Eliot Porter photographs (folder 3 of 3)
about 1960s-1980s?
Scope and Content
Includes mountain landscapes, nature, still lifes.
Note
Most are duplicates of the Al Natural photographs.
PIC_box 10, folder 13
Alaska
1972-1977, undated
Scope and Content
Photographs of scenery and life in Northern Alaska. Includes Native Americans, landscapes, wildlife and oil industry. Related
to a Friends of the Earth Publishing project. Also includes photos of Cannon Beach, Oregon and parked automobiles that were
found with this group of photos. It is unclear if they are related.
PIC_box 10, folder 14
Alaska, contact sheets
about 1970s
Scope and Content
Wilderness landscapes, possibly of Alaska or northern Canada. Related to a Friends of the Earth Publishing project.
Negatives
26 sleeves of related 35mm, black and white negatives in NEG box 5.
PIC_box 11, folder 1
Almost Ancestors (folder 1 of 4)
undated
Scope and Content
Copy photographs (modern prints) of Native Americans. Material collected for Friends of the Earth Publishing reprint of book,
Almost Ancestors: The First Californians.
PIC_box 11, folder 2
Almost Ancestors (folder 2 of 4)
1903, undated
Scope and Content
Copy photographs (modern prints) of Native Americans, and one vintage photograph of a male member of the Northern Sierra Me-wuk
Tribe dated August 1903. Material collected for Friends of the Earth Publishing reprint of book, Almost Ancestors: The First
Californians.
PIC_box 11, folder 3
Almost Ancestors (folder 3 of 4)
undated
Scope and Content
Copy photographs (modern prints) of Native Americans and photocopies. Material related to Friends of the Earth Publishing
reprint of book, Almost Ancestors: The First Californians.
PIC_box 11, folder 4
Almost Ancestors (folder 4 of 4)
undated
Scope and Content
Copy photographs (modern prints) of Native Americans and photocopies. Material related to Friends of the Earth Publishing
reprint of book, Almost Ancestors: The First Californians. Also contains a few copy negatives.
PIC_box 11, folder 5
"Amnesty Is an Ugly Word?"
about 1960s-1970s?
Scope and Content
Wilderness photographs, mountain landscapes for an unknown project labeled, "Amnesty is an ugly word?"
AX_box 1, folder 6
"Amnesty is an Ugly Word?" oversize
about 1960s-1970s?
Scope and Content
Mountain landscapes.
PIC_box 11, folder 6
Baidarka, photographs by George Dyson (black and white) (folder 1 of 2)
1978, undated
Scope and Content
Photographs of sea kayaks, people and landscapes in Northwestern US or Canada, by George Dyson. Related to Friends of the
Earth Publishing book project, Baidarka: the Natural History of a Craft (unpublished). Most photographs are sewn to black
paper.
PIC_box 11, folder 7
Baidarka, photographs by George Dyson (black and white) (folder 2 of 2)
1978, undated
Scope and Content
Photographs of sea kayaks, people and landscapes in Northwestern US or Canada, by George Dyson. Related to Friends of the
Earth Publishing book project, Baidarka: the Natural History of a Craft (unpublished). Most photographs are sewn to black
paper.
PIC_box 11, folder 8
Baidarka, photographs by George Dyson (folder 1 of 2)
1980
Scope and Content
Photographs of sea kayaks, people and landscapes in Northwestern US or Canada, by George Dyson. Related to Friend of the Earth
Publishing book project, Baidarka: the Natural History of a Craft (unpublished).
PIC_box 11, folder 9
Baidarka, photographs by George Dyson (folder 2 of 2)
1980
Scope and Content
Photographs of sea kayaks, people and landscapes in Northwestern US or Canada, by George Dyson. Related to Friend of the Earth
Publishing book project, Baidarka: the Natural History of a Craft (unpublished).
PIC_box 12, folder 1
Cry Crisis? Rehearsal in Alaska
1970, undated
Scope and Content
Photographs of garbage dumps. Related to book, Cry Crisis!: Rehearsal in Alaska, from Friends of the Earth Publishing, published
in 1974.
PIC_box 12, folder 2
Earth and the Great Weather: The Brooks Range (folder 1 of 3)
about 1965-1970?
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes and nature scenes. Related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1971.
PIC_box 12, folder 3
Earth and the Great Weather: The Brooks Range (folder 2 of 3)
about 1965-1970?
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes and nature scenes. Related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1971.
PIC_box 12, folder 4
Earth and the Great Weather: The Brooks Range (folder 3 of 3)
about 1965-1970?
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes and nature scenes. Related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1971.
PIC_box 12, folder 5
Brooks Range
1965-1970
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes and nature scenes. Related to book, Earth and the Great Weather, published by Friends of
the Earth Publishing in 1971.
Note
Most photos are identified on back.
PIC_box 12, folder 6
Brooks Range, photographs by Lawson Jones
about 1970?
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes and nature by Lawson Jones. Also includes notes on exposures of the internegs, and a detailed
memo identifying the contents of the folder. Material probably related to book, Earth and the Great Weather: the Brooks Range,
published in 1971.
Note
Some of the items mentioned in the memo are in other folders. Note from David Brower indicating that these were rescued from
a fire is dated 1975.
Negatives
Related negatives and transparencies in NEG box 3 (color and b&w film), and in NEG box 5 (35mm b&w film)
PIC_box 12, folder 7
Expedition Afoot, A Visual Portfolio
about 1975
Scope and Content
Photographs of landscapes, nature and mountaineering by the "Walker Brothers" (David Rogan and Phil Hamilton) as they traveled
35,000 miles through 32 nations. Unpublished project from Friends of the Earth Publishing.
Note
Photographs taped to pages in a spiral bound notebook.
PIC_box 12, folder 8
"Georgia," naturalist William Bartram drawings
undated
Scope and Content
Photographs of drawings, mainly of birds and fish from the southeastern US.
Note
Material found in a folder marked Georgia. Probably related to book, Guale, the Golden Coast of Georgia.
PIC_box 13, folder 1
Grand Canyon of the Living Colorado (folder 1 of 4)
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs of Grand Canyon National Park, nature and men rafting, by Ernie Braver. Related to book published by the Sierra
Club in 1970.
PIC_box 13, folder 2
Grand Canyon of the Living Colorado (folder 2 of 4)
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs of Grand Canyon National Park, nature and men rafting, by Ernie Braver. Related to book published by the Sierra
Club in 1970.
PIC_box 13, folder 3
Grand Canyon of the Living Colorado (folder 3 of 4)
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs of Grand Canyon National Park, nature and men rafting, by Ernie Braver. Related to book published by the Sierra
Club in 1970.
PIC_box 13, folder 4
Grand Canyon of the Living Colorado (folder 4 of 4)
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs of Grand Canyon National Park, nature and men rafting, by Ernie Braver. Related to book published by the Sierra
Club in 1970.
AX_box 1, folder 7
Guale, the Golden Coast of Georgia, photographs numbered 1-12
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1974.
AX_box 1, folder 8
Guale, the Golden Coast of Georgia, photographs numbered 14-24
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1974.
AX_box 1, folder 9
Guale, the Golden Coast of Georgia, photographs numbered 25-34
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1974.
AX_box 1, folder 10
Guale, the Golden Coast of Georgia, photographs numbered 35-109
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1974.
AX_box 1, folder 11
Guale, the Golden Coast of Georgia, unnumbered photographs
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1974.
AX_box 1, folder 12
Guale, the Golden Coast of Georgia, color reproductions and text
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1974.
NEG_box 1, folder 6
Guale, Georgia, by John Earl
about 1970
Scope and Content
Color transparencies and black and white negatives of landscapes and wildlife in Georgia by John Earl. Related to book, Guale,
the Golden Coast of Georgia, published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1974.
PIC_box 13, folder 5
Hellas, photographs by Eric Schindler (folder 1 of 4)
about 1970s?
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes, wildlife, buildings and people in Greece, by Eric Schindler. Related to a Friends of
the Earth Publishing book project, Hellas: the Bounteous Earth and the Vinedark Sea (unpublished).
Note
Some include labels on the back.
PIC_box 13, folder 6
Hellas, photographs by Eric Schindler (folder 2 of 4)
about 1970s?
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes, wildlife, buildings and people in Greece, by Eric Schindler. Related to a Friends of
the Earth Publishing book project, Hellas: the Bounteous Earth and the Vinedark Sea (unpublished).
Note
Some include labels on the back.
PIC_box 13, folder 7
Hellas, photographs by Eric Schindler (folder 3 of 4)
about 1970s?
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes, wildlife, buildings and people in Greece, by Eric Schindler. Related to a Friends of
the Earth Publishing book project, Hellas: the Bounteous Earth and the Vinedark Sea (unpublished).
Note
Some include labels on the back.
PIC_box 13, folder 8
Hellas, photographs by Eric Schindler (folder 4 of 4)
about 1970s?
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes, wildlife, buildings and people in Greece, by Eric Schindler. Related to a Friends of
the Earth Publishing book project, Hellas: the Bounteous Earth and the Vinedark Sea (unpublished).
Note
Some include labels on the back.
PIC_box 13, folder 9
Hokkaido
1969-1971
Scope and Content
Contact sheets of scenes in Hokkaido, Japan. Related to Friends of the Earth Publishing book project, Hokkaido: Wilderness
in Japan (unpublished).
PIC_box 13, folder 10
Maui
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs of prints and copy photographs of indigenous people and island scenes. Most collected from the Bernice P. Bishop
Museum in Hawaii. Related to book, Maui, the Last Hawaiian Place, published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1970.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 3.
PIC_box 13, folder 11
Micronesia, photographs by Robert Wenkam (1 of 4)
about 1960s-1975
Scope and Content
Photographs of people, landscapes and nature by Robert Wenkam. Also includes photographs of maps. Related to book, Micronesia:
Island Wilderness, published by Friends of the Earth book in 1975.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 3.
PIC_box 13, folder 12
Micronesia, photographs by Robert Wenkam (2 of 4)
about 1960s-1975
Scope and Content
Photographs of people, landscapes and nature by Robert Wenkam. Related to book, Micronesia: Island Wilderness, published
by Friends of the Earth book in 1975.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 3.
PIC_box 13, folder 13
Micronesia, photographs by Robert Wenkam (3 of 4)
about 1960s-1975
Scope and Content
Photographs of people, landscapes and nature by Robert Wenkam. Related to book, Micronesia: Island Wilderness, published
by Friends of the Earth book in 1975.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 3.
PIC_box 13, folder 14
Micronesia, photographs by Robert Wenkam (4 of 4)
about 1960s-1975
Scope and Content
Photographs of people, landscapes and nature by Robert Wenkam. Related to book, Micronesia: Island Wilderness, published
by Friends of the Earth book in 1975.
Negatives
Related negatives in NEG box 3.
AX_box 1, folder 13
Micronesia: The Land, The People, The Sea
about 1965-1975
Scope and Content
Oversize photographs, and color reproductions related to book from Friends of the Earth book published in 1975.
PIC_box 14, folder 1
Oregon, photographs by Larry Olson
1989-1991
Scope and Content
Landscape photographs, mostly of rivers, by Larry Olson. Related to book, Oregon Rivers, which has a forward by David Brower.
Note
All include identification on back.
PIC_box 14, folder 2
Parks, Pillars, and People
about 1971
Scope and Content
Photographs of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona and Quetico-Superior canoe country in Minnesota, by Paul Tritenbach. Related
to book, Parks, Pillars, and People, published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1971.
PIC_box 14, folder 3
The Place No One Knew: Kayenta Sandstone, Terraces and Aztec Creek (8)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter. Plate 8 in book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club
in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 4
The Place No One Knew: Wall Detail Forming Arch (10)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter. Plate 10 in book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club
in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 5
The Place No One Knew: Sunset, San Juan River (23)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
PIC_box 14, folder 6
The Place No One Knew: Canes, Wilson Creek (24)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 7
The Place No One Knew: Stream below Music Temple (27)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 8
The Place No One Knew: Music Temple Wall (28)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 9
The Place No One Knew: Wall and Hidden Passage (31)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 10
The Place No One Knew: Blue Pool, Hidden Passage (32)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 11
The Place No One Knew: Hidden Passage (33)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 12
The Place No One Knew: Wall Detail, Talus and Twisted Ledges (38)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 13
The Place No One Knew: Pools, Aztec Creek (39)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 14
The Place No One Knew: Choskstone, Cathedral Canyon (40)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 15
The Place No One Knew: Seeps, Sevenmile Canyon (45)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 16
The Place No One Knew: Moonflower, Moqui Creek (47)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 17
The Place No One Knew: Pattern, Wet Rock and Dry Sand (58)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 18
The Place No One Knew: Wall Detail, Titled Strata (67)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photograph by Eliot Porter for the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado, published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 19
The Place No One Knew, related photographs (folder 1 of 4)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photographs by Eliot Porter related to, but not included in the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado,
published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 20
The Place No One Knew, related photographs (folder 2 of 4)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photographs by Eliot Porter related to, but not included in the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado,
published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 21
The Place No One Knew, related photographs (folder 3 of 4)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photographs by Eliot Porter related to, but not included in the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado,
published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
PIC_box 14, folder 22
The Place No One Knew, related photographs (folder 4 of 4)
about 1962
Scope and Content
Photographs by Eliot Porter related to, but not included in the book, The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon on the Colorado,
published by Sierra Club in 1963.
Note
Print is probably made from now extinct process, dye transfer.
NEG_box 1, folder 7
Primal Alliance, transparencies by Richard Kauffman
about 1970
Scope and Content
Color transparencies of mountain scenery and flowers, by Richard Kauffman. Related to book, The Primal Alliance: Earth and
Ocean, published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1974.
NEG_box 1, folder 8
Return to the Alps
about 1960s?
Scope and Content
Color transparencies of mountain landscapes related to book, Return to the Alps, published by Friends of the Earth Publishing
in 1970.
PIC_box 14, folder 23
Snowdonia [National Park, Wales]
1970?
Scope and Content
Photographs of rock climbing and camping by Phil Evans, and a portrait of Phil Evans. Related to book, Eryri, the Mountains
of Longing, published by Friend of the Earth Publishing in 1971.
PIC_box 14, folder 24
Song of the Earth Spirit
about 1970
Scope and Content
Photographs by Susanne Anderson related to book, Song of the Earth Spirit, published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in
1973
AX_box 1, folder 14
These are the American Antiquities, book dummy
about 1966
Scope and Content
Mock up of publication for the Diamond Jubilee of the National Antiquities Act of 1906, plus related documents.
PIC_box 14, folder 25
Wake of the Whales (folder 1 of 2)
1979, 1980 undated
Scope and Content
Photographs of dolphins and whales, and documents related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1979. Also
includes copy negatives.
PIC_box 14, folder 26
Wake of the Whales (folder 2 of 2)
1979, undated
Scope and Content
Photographs of dolphins, seals, penguins and walruses related to book published by Friends of the Earth Publishing in 1979.
AX_box 1, folder 15
Wake of the Whales, oversize
1970s
Scope and Content
Mounted photographs of seals and sea mammals. Related to book, Wake of the Whales, published by Friends of the Earth Publishing
in 1979.
NEG_box 1, folder 9
Various exhibit-format book layouts (folder 1 of 2)
undated
Scope and Content
Photographs (35mm slides) of book page mockups.
NEG_box 1, folder 10
Various exhibit-format book layouts (folder 2 of 2)
undated
Scope and Content
Photographs (35mm slides) of book page mockups.
PIC_box 15, folder 1
Robert Dawson photographs
about 1970s-1980s?
Scope and Content
35mm slides of landscapes, dams, rivers and industrial areas by Robert Dawson. Probably for Friends of the Earth Publishing
project (unpublished). Includes list of slide title with headings: Water in the West Project; The Development of the West
Series; The Great Central Valley Project.
PIC_box 15, folder 2
John Muir Institute brochure
1969
Scope and Content
Includes original order paperwork from Jones Photocolor, Inc., San Francisco. Also includes internegatives (copy negatives).
Note
Photographs are stuck together.
Negatives
Matching negatives in NEG box 4.
PIC_box 15, folder 3
Sierra Club greeting cards, photographs by Ansel Adams
undated
Scope and Content
Unfinished greeting cards.
PIC_box 15, folder 4
Miscellaneous publication projects
about 1960s-1980s
Scope and Content
Includes photographs of landscapes and nature that are marked as if for a publication project, and displays related to projects.
Negatives
Related negatives and transparencies: 35mm slides in NEG box 1; color transparencies of a canyon, possibly Clear Creek area
of Arizona labeled "almost used in TARF", and many color negatives of nature scenes in NEG box 4; black and white negatives
shelved in NEG box 6.
AX_box 1, folder 16
Miscellaneous book projects, oversize
about 1960s-1980s
Scope and Content
Photomechanical prints and photocopies from book projects. Includes several quotations from Cedric Wright.
Series 6: Colleagues, Collected Material and Miscellaneous
about 1930s-1990s
Physical Location: PIC boxes 15-16; AX box 1; NEG boxes 1, 2, 4
Arrangement
This series is roughly arranged thematically, starting with photographs of, and material related to, various people, which
is arranged alphabetically by name. This is followed by miscellaneous photographs of various locations and subjects, and other
collected material.
Scope and content
Photographs and material related to colleagues of David Brower (Brower does not appear in images), various collected material
and ephemera. Includes photographs by other photographers collected for an unknown purpose (some could be related to activism
and publications), landscapes and nature photographs probably not related to an outing, and some correspondence.
PIC_box 15, folder 5
Ansel Adams
about 1960-1985
Scope and Content
Photographs of Ansel Adams and a celebration of his life at Tuolumne Meadows, and miscellaneous printed material related to
Adams.
AX_box 1, folder 17
Mock up for greeting card from Ansel and Virginia Adams
1939
Scope and Content
Includes photograph of a snow covered tree.
PIC_box 15, folder 6
Suzanne Anderson, with Jessie pin on sweater
about 1970s?
Scope and Content
Photographs by Lee Battaglia and Tom Heustis.
PIC_box 15, folder 7
William O. Douglas
about 1950s-1960s
Scope and Content
Copy negatives of William O. Douglas alone and with others.
Note
Includes note, "These were brought in by Pirkle Jones. He doesn't know who took these pics of W.O. Douglas."
PIC_box 15, folder 8
Helen Hayes and daughter, Yosemite
1937
Note
Photographs by David Brower, prints by Ansel Adams.
PIC_box 15, folder 9
Amory Bloch Lovins
about 1960s?
PIC_box 15, folder 10
Dave Pesonen, Charlotte Mauk
about 1960?
PIC_box 15, folder 11
Eliot Porter
about 1960?
Scope and Content
Portraits of Eliot Porter, including some of Porter with a camera.
Note
Some photographs are by Todd Webb.
NEG_box 1, folder 11
Bust-length photographs of unidentified young man, color transparencies.
1966?
PIC_box 15, folder 12
Miscellaneous portraits
1930s-1970s
Scope and Content
Photographs of various identified and unidentified people. David Brower not included. Many seem to be colleagues of Brower.
PIC_box 15, folder 13
Ansel Adams photographs of Yosemite National Park (folder 1 of 5)
1930s
Physical Description:
7 photographs
Scope and Content
Includes two test prints made to determine exposure of the final print.
Note
Original folder marked A.A., but it is unclear if all photographs are by Adams.
PIC_box 15, folder 14
Ansel Adams photographs of Yosemite National Park (folder 2 of 5)
1930s
Physical Description:
9 photographs
Note
Original folder marked A.A., but it is unclear if all photographs are by Adams.
Scope and content
Includes people in the park.
PIC_box 15, folder 15
Ansel Adams photographs of Yosemite National Park (folder 3 of 5)
1930s
Physical Description:
7 photographs
Note
Original folder marked A.A., but it is unclear if all photographs are by Adams.
PIC_box 15, folder 16
Ansel Adams photographs of Yosemite National Park (folder 4 of 5)
1930s
Physical Description:
10 photographs
Scope and Content
Includes duplicate prints of different densities.
Note
Original folder marked A.A., but it is unclear if all photographs are by Adams.
PIC_box 15, folder 17
Ansel Adams photographs of Yosemite National Park (folder 5 of 5)
1930s
Physical Description:
9 photographs
Note
Original folder marked A.A., but it is unclear if all photographs are by Adams.
Scope and content
Includes duplicate prints of different light densities.
PIC_box 15, folder 18
Robert Del Tredici photographs
1982, undated
Scope and Content
Photographs by Robert Del Tredici. Subjects include Native Americans, hydrogen bomb test site in Nevada, and Harvey Ellsburg.
Includes one photograph that serves as a post card written to Brower from Del Tredici.
PIC_box 15, folder 19
Philip Hyde photographs
1949, undated
Scope and Content
Includes Lake Tenaya. The back of one photograph includes a note from Hyde to Brower.
PIC_box 15, folder 20
Kathleen Lipinski serigraphs of Half Dome and North Dome
1982?
Scope and Content
Photographs (35mm slides) of prints.
PIC_box 15, folder 21
Jeannie Moberly paintings and sculpture
1982
Scope and Content
Includes letter from Jeannie Moberly to David Brower and Friends of the Earth offering her art to help with the campaign to
save the manatee, and 35mm slides of her paintings and sculpture.
PIC_box 15, folder 22
David Nielson photographs of Andean Wilderness, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego (folder 1 of 2)
about 1970s-1990s
Scope and Content
Photographs of mountain landscapes by David Nielson. Collected for an undetermined project.
PIC_box 15, folder 23
David Nielson photographs of Andean Wilderness, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego (folder 2 of 2)
about 1970s-1990s
Scope and Content
Mountain landscapes by David Nielson. Collected for an undetermined project.
PIC_box 16, folder 1
Colorado River area, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming
about 1970s-1990s?
Scope and Content
Photographs of landscapes and rock formations. 3.5 x 5 inch color prints.
PIC_box 16, folder 2
Curacao
undated
Scope and Content
Color slides of underwater sea life, including Angel fish, Sleeping bass, and Hawksbill turtle. Collected for an undetermined
project.
NEG_box 2, folder 1
Diablo and Big Sur Coast, color transparencies (folder 1 of 4)
1966
Scope and Content
Aerial views of California coast. Includes Morro Bay and Morrow Bay Power Plant.
NEG_box 2, folder 2
Diablo and Big Sur Coast, color transparencies (folder 2 of 4)
1966
Scope and Content
Aerial views of California coast. Includes Morro Bay and Morrow Bay Power Plant.
NEG_box 2, folder 3
Diablo and Big Sur Coast, color transparencies (folder 3 of 4)
1966
Scope and Content
Aerial views of California coast and coastal hills. Includes Morro Bay and Morrow Bay Power Plant.
NEG_box 2, folder 4
Diablo and Big Sur Coast, color transparencies (folder 4 of 4)
1966
Scope and Content
Aerial views of California coast. Includes Morro Bay and Morrow Bay Power Plant.
PIC_box 16, folder 3
Furnas Nuclear Power Plant, Angra dos Reis, Brazil
1992
Scope and Content
Signed photograph with middle figure pointing out plant.
Note
Photograph by Christopher Thomas.
NEG_box 1, folder 12
Mendocino area, color transparencies
1965?
Scope and Content
Coastal scenes.
NEG_box 1, folder 13
San Francisco Bay, Sausalito waterfront and Stinson Beach, color transparencies
1960s
PIC_box 16, folder 4
Sequoia National Park (folder 1 of 2)
1980s
Scope and Content
Photographs of sequoia trees (some burnt), and logging, and photocopies of documents related to logging and reforestation
of Sequoia National Forest.
PIC_box 16, folder 5
Sequoia National Park (folder 2 of 2)
1980s
Scope and Content
Color snapshots with captions providing an evaluation of logging condition in in Sequoia National Forest.
PIC_box 16, folder 6
Upper Volta
1970s
Scope and Content
African village scenes with women carrying jars, getting water, gathering wood. Collected for an undetermined project.
Negatives
Four matching color transparencies moved to NEG box 4.
NEG_box 1, folder 14
Tropical beach, color transparencies
1960s?
Scope and Content
Possible family vacation.
NEG_box 1, folder 15
Aerial views of unidentified coastline, color transparencies
1966?
NEG_box 1, folder 16
Doving Girls, color transparencies
1966?
Scope and Content
Girls dance performance at an outdoor gathering.
PIC_box 16, folder 7
Condor photographs
1974, 1980, undated
Scope and Content
Birds in flight and one in nest.
Note
Some photographs are by David Brower.
PIC_box 16, folder 8
National Park Service air quality study photographs
about 1980s?
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Grand Canyon, and an industrial scene, by Gordon Anderson
PIC_box 16, folder 9
Scrimshaw
undated
Scope and Content
Photographs of drawings on ivory or bone, probably by native Alaskans. Images include hunting scenes, animals, and sleds.
PIC_box 16, folder 10
Snapshots related to alternative energy
about 1970s-1980s
Scope and Content
Snapshots of wind turbines, solar powered facilities, people and landscapes.
PIC_box 16, folder 11
"Yellow Boy"
November 1981
Scope and Content
Photograph of acid drainage, high sulphur coal affecting banks of river.
Note
Photograph by James Murray.
PIC_box 16, folder 12
"Adam's set" (list)
1990s
Scope and Content
List of photographs related to David Brower.
PIC_box 16, folder 13
Designs for Expo 74, Spokane
1973
Scope and Content
Photographs (copy negatives and transparencies) of design drawings for Earth Island attraction at the world exposition in
Spokane.
Negatives
Copy negatives of overall plan, and additional copies of the 2 color transparencies in NEG box 4.
PIC_box 16, folder 14
Miscellaneous nature photographs
about 1960s-1990s
Scope and Content
Various images that do not seem be related to a trip.
PIC_box 16, folder 15
Miscellaneous photographs
about 1920s-1990s
Scope and Content
Includes a storefront window with a sign, "Window donated to Sierra Club by Union Oil Co."
PIC_box 16, folder 16
Miscellaneous slides
about 1960s-1990s
Scope and Content
Various 35mm slides, mostly unidentified projects, or unidentified subjects. Includes scenery and Native Americans probably
in Alaska; canyon in the Colorado River area; scenery and people in Southeast Asia; art work, office and office equipment,
possibly David Brower's .
Note
Photographers identified: Susanne Anderson, JPM, Philip H. Evans.
Negatives
Some slides moved to NEG box 1, folder 17.
PIC_box 16, folder 17
Commercial photographs of the Dolomites, Italy
about 1930s-1940s?
Scope and Content
Mountain scenery and refugios. Probably commercially produced photographs made for the tourist trade.
PIC_box 16, folder 18
Concert handbill mailers
1968?
Scope and Content
Includes Family Dog psychedelic postcard handbills.
PIC_box 16, folder 19
Postcards
about 1930s-1990s
Scope and Content
Unused postcards (no correspondence). Images include Shiprock, San Francisco, and mountain landscapes.
AX_box 1, folder 20
Miscellaneous, oversize
about 1970s-1980s
Scope and Content
Includes photograph of a butterfly; advertising mock-up for Grand Canyon National Park Lodges; large poster titled, "How Your
Senators Voted on Critical Environmental Issues, 1973-1974."
PIC_box 16, folder 20
Miscellaneous collected material
about 1990s
Scope and Content
Includes The Paste Design Family [pamphlet], by Aleks Petrovitch; The Bracebridge Dinner program.
Series 7: Photographic negatives and transparencies
about 1920s-1990s
Physical Description:
7 boxes
(approximately 2080 safety negatives and transparencies)
Scope and Content
This series is a general listing of negatives and transparencies by container, which is based on the size and format of the
negatives. Negatives are included in the subject description within the first 6 series, with the exception of the nitrate
negatives, which are unprocessed.
The collection includes nitrate negatives, which are unprocessed and not included in the overall negative count.
NEG_box 1
Color 35mm slides, negatives and transparencies
1940s-1980s
Physical Description:
approximately 622 items
Scope and Content
Various subjects including personal. The bulk are related to book projects.
Note
Content details are noted in records of other series of this finding aid.
NEG_box 2
2 1/4 inch color transparencies
1966
Physical Description:
83 items
Scope and Content
Diablo and Big Sur coast. Contents noted in Series 6 of this finding aid.
NEG_box 3
4x5 inch and smaller, color negatives
about 1950s-1970s
Physical Description:
approximately 170 items
Scope and Content
Bulk are 4x5 inch copy negatives related to book projects (Brooks Range, Maui and Micronesia).
Note
Content details are noted in records of other series of this finding aid.
NEG_box 4
4x5 inch and smaller, color negatives and transparencies.
1960s-about 1980s
Physical Description:
approximately 155 items
Scope and Content
Bulk are 4x5 inch copy negatives of unidentified landscapes and nature images, and 120 negatives of outdoor recreation trips.
Includes Glen Canyon.
Note
Content details are noted in records of other series of this finding aid.
NEG_box 5
35mm negative strips.
1960s-1980s
Physical Description:
approximately 840 items
Scope and Content
Bulk are black and white negatives related to book projects (chiefly Alaska).
Note
Content details are noted in records of other series of this finding aid.
NEG_box 6
4x5 inch and smaller, black and white negatives.
1940s-1970s
Physical Description:
approximately 140 items
Scope and Content
Original and copy negatives of various subjects. Includes portraits and family related images, outdoor recreation trips, and
copy negatives for publication projects.
Note
Content details are noted in records of other series of this finding aid.
NEG_box 7
5x7 inch and smaller, black and white negatives.
1954-1962
Physical Description:
approximately 70 items
Scope and Content
Bulk are copy negatives of the Glen Canyon trip with Udall. Includes several rolls of 120 film related to Bristlecone, Wheeler
peak trip(s).
file NNEG
Nitrate negatives
late 1920s-1940s
Physical Description:
approximately 2000 items
1 carton and 10 boxes
Note
Unprocessed, closed to research. Item and container count are not part of total count in finding aid.
Scope and Content
The nitrate negatives include snapshots of Brower's early life in Berkeley, outdoor recreation trips, photographs that Brower
took while employed at Yosemite National Park, and of his military service during World War II. Some are without matching
prints, or it is undetermined if there are matching prints.
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