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Series 1: Correspondence. 1922-1958

Physical Description: 0 needs updating Carton 1, folders 1-13

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by topic or individual, as per original arrangement.
carton 1, folder 1

Astronomy. 1936

General

Published in 1935.
carton 1, folder 2

Brown, Bolton. 1930

carton 1, folder 3

Clyde, Norman. 1926-1940

carton 1, folder 4

Farquhar, Francis. 1935

carton 1, folder 5

International Geographic Information Requests. 1934-1950

carton 1, folder 6

Le Conte, Joseph. 1922 1936

Content/Description

Includes biographical sketch.
carton 1, folder 7

Marsh, G. F. 1936-1940

carton 1, folder 8

Matthes, Francois. 1922-1940

Content/Description

Includes biographical sketch.
carton 1, folder 9

Sierra Club North Branch versus South Branch Dispute. 1946

carton 1, folder 10

Sierra Nevada Exploration Information Requests. 1922

carton 1, folder 11

Smithsonian Correspondence Regarding Mount Whitney. 1923-1936

carton 1, folder 12

General Correspondence. 1922-1958

carton 1, folder 13

General Requests for Information. 1922-1935

 

Series 2: Place Names. 1923-1969, undated

Physical Description: 0 needs updating Carton 1, folders 14-43; Carton 2; Carton 3, folders 1-11

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically. When relating to the Sierra, this series is generally organized by quadrangle area or by related topics (such as places named after precious stones, named after explorers, or named after animals). Although there are folders of place name data arranged by state, the data collected is quite sparse outside of California. Correspondence found in the place names series folders was left with its related material, rather than being separated from related material and filed in the Correspondence series.

Scope/Content

The Place Names series consists of accumulated data, including requests for place name histories, interviews regarding place names, biographies of places named after individuals, place name proposals, and first ascents of mountains data.
carton 1, folder 14-15

First Ascents - General Sierra - Not Confined to one Quadrangle. 1923-1925, undated

carton 1, folder 16

First Ascents - Sierra - Bishop Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 17

First Ascents - Bridgeport Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 18

First Ascents - Dardanelles Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 19

First Ascents - Dinuba Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 20

First Ascents - Sierra - Kaiser Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 21

First Ascents - Sierra - Kaweah Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 22

First Ascents - Mariposa Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 23-24

First Ascents - Sierra - Mt. Goddard Quadrangle. 1925-1956, undated

carton 1, folder 25-26

First Ascents - Sierra - Mt. Lyell Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 27

First Ascents - Sierra - Mt. Morrison Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 28-31

First Ascents - Sierra - Mt. Whitney Quadrangle. 1934, undated

carton 1, folder 32

First Ascents - Olancha Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 33

First Ascents - Sonora Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 34

First Ascents - Sierra - Tehipite Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 35

First Ascents - Trimmer Quadrangle. 1923, undated

carton 1, folder 36-37

First Ascents - Sierra - Yosemite Quadrangle. undated

carton 1, folder 38

Big Bear Valley History. 1934

carton 1, folder 39

Biographical Data on People who Have Mountain Peaks Named after Them. undated

carton 1, folder 40

Canada. 1934-1936, undated

carton 1, folder 41

Canada Geographic Board Correspondence. 1935

carton 1, folder 42

Decisions of the United States Geographic Board. 1927-1969

carton 1, folder 43

Department of the Interior - Spelling of Toponyms and Standardization of Geographic Names. 1949

carton 2, folder 1

General List (Includes Miscellaneous and Major Geographical Features and Systems: Great Lakes, Rivers, Ranges, etc). undated

carton 2, folder 2-9

North American Continent - Organized by Name Relationship. undated

carton 2, folder 10

North American Continent Worksheet. undated

carton 2, folder 11

Place Name Proposals - Southern California Edison. 1933 September 9-1935 April 5

carton 2, folder 12-14

Place Name Proposals. 1925-1957

carton 2, folder 15

Systems and Discussions. 1923-1954, undated

carton 2, folder 16

U.S. States - Alabama. undated

carton 2, folder 17

U.S. States - Alaska. undated

carton 2, folder 18

U.S. States - Arizona. undated

carton 2, folder 19

U.S. States - Arkansas. undated

carton 2, folder 20

U.S. States - California. undated

carton 2, folder 21

U.S. States - Colorado. 1934-1935, undated

carton 2, folder 22

U.S. States - Connecticut. undated

carton 2, folder 23

U.S. States - Delaware. 1936

carton 2, folder 24

U.S. States - Florida. undated

carton 2, folder 25

U.S. States - Hawaii. undated

carton 2, folder 26

U.S. States - Idaho. undated

carton 2, folder 27

U.S. States - Illinois. undated

carton 2, folder 28

U.S. States - Indiana. undated

carton 2, folder 29

U.S. States - Iowa. undated

carton 2, folder 30

U.S. States - Kansas. 1936, undated

carton 2, folder 31

U.S. States - Kentucky. 1936, undated

carton 2, folder 32

U.S. States - Louisiana. undated

carton 2, folder 33

U.S. States - Maine. undated

carton 2, folder 34

U.S. States - Maryland. 1934-1935, undated

carton 2, folder 35

U.S. States - Massachusetts. 1934, undated

carton 2, folder 36

U.S. States - Michigan. 1935, undated

carton 2, folder 37

U.S. States - Minnesota. undated

carton 2, folder 38

U.S. States - Mississippi. 1935, undated

carton 2, folder 39

U.S. States - Missouri. undated

carton 2, folder 40

U.S. States - Montana. undated

carton 2, folder 41

U.S. States - Nebraska. undated

carton 2, folder 42

U.S. States - Nevada. 1934-1935, undated

carton 2, folder 43

U.S. States - New Hampshire. undated

carton 2, folder 44

U.S. States - New Jersey. undated

carton 2, folder 45

U.S. States - New Mexico. undated

carton 2, folder 46

U.S. States - New York. undated

carton 2, folder 47

U.S. States - North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia (Includes Great Smokey Mountains). undated

carton 2, folder 48

U.S. States - North Dakota. 1936, undated

carton 2, folder 49

U.S. States - Ohio. undated

carton 2, folder 50

U.S. States - Oklahoma. undated

carton 2, folder 51

U.S. States - Oregon. 1934-1935, undated

carton 2, folder 52

U.S. States - Pennsylvania. undated

carton 3, folder 1

U.S. States - Rhode Island. undated

carton 3, folder 2

U.S. States - South Dakota. undated

carton 3, folder 3

U.S. States - Texas. 1936, undated

carton 3, folder 4

U.S. States - Utah. 1935, undated

carton 3, folder 5

U.S. States - Virginia and West Virginia. 1934-1935

carton 3, folder 6

U.S. States - Vermont. undated

carton 3, folder 7

U.S. States - Washington. undated

carton 3, folder 8

U.S. States - Wisconsin. 1935, undated

carton 3, folder 9

U.S. States - Wyoming. 1934, undated

carton 3, folder 10

United States Library of Congress Correspondence. 1935

carton 3, folder 11

United States Geographic Board List. 1934

 

Series 3: Subject Files. 1910-1993

Physical Description: 0 needs updating Carton 3, folders 12-49; Cartons 4-5, Oversize folder 1C, Oversize roll 1

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically. Correspondence found in the subject series folders was left with its related material, rather than being separated from related material and put in the Correspondence series.

Scope/Content

The Subject Files series consists mostly of data regarding the Sierra, and a small amount of material on other mountainous regions of the U.S. and Canada. Subject file topics include tree data; air and water temperature tests; sound tests of rivers and waterfalls; old mine and sawmill histories; and interviews with pioneers, settlers, and Sierra explorers.
carton 3, folder 12

Accounts, Poems, Sayings, and Songs (non-Sierra). undated

carton 3, folder 13

Aerial Photographic Prints of the High Sierra. 1951-1955

carton 3, folder 14

Autos. 1959, undated

carton 3, folder 15

Army Officers - Places Named after Them, Accounts, Biographies. 1924, undated

carton 3, folder 16-17

Book Preparation - Bibliographies. undated

carton 3, folder 18

Book Preparation - Citations, To Do Lists, Photo Lists, Miscellaneous. undated

carton 3, folder 19

Book Preparation - Master Citation Sheet. undated

carton 3, folder 20

Booklets. 1928-1934

carton 3, folder 21

Cattle and Sheep in the Sierra - Accounts, History, Persons Involved. undated 1959

carton 3, folder 22

Casa Diablo Hot Springs. 1955

carton 3, folder 23

Chase, Ralph Arthur - Address Honoring George C. Ward undated

carton 3, folder 24

Climbing - High Sierra - Miscellaneous Data and Technique. 1921-1964

carton 3, folder 25

Clippings. 1925-1966

carton 3, folder 26

Comparative Altitudes - California and Colorado, and Extremes of Altitude by State. 1920-1922

carton 3, folder 27

Descriptions of High Sierra Locations and Features. 1923-1955, undated

tube 1

Encapsulated Map of Sequoia National Forest Fish Plants. 1870-1914

Content/Description

Trout Species covered: Rainbow; Eastern Brook; Loch Leven; Tahoe or Cutthroat; Golden (Roosevelt). compiled by S.L.N. Ellis. Fragile. Must be handled with care.
carton 3, folder 28

Expedition Accounts, Essays, and Trip Log by Chester Versteeg. 1912-1960

carton 3, folder 29

Exploration of the Sierra by Sierra Club Members. 1922-1930, undated

carton 3, folder 30

Explorers and Exploration of the High Sierra prior to 1900. undated

carton 3, folder 31

Explorers and Exploration of the High Sierra since 1900. 1922-1951

carton 3, folder 32

Fireside Reading List for Sierra Club. 1921

carton 3, folder 33

Food for Hiking. undated

carton 3, folder 34

Forestry in the Sierra. 1922-1923

carton 3, folder 35

Foster, Sequoyah - Biography. undated

carton 3, folder 36

Geologic History of the Yosemite Valley - Professional Paper by Francois Matthes. 1930

carton 3, folder 37

Geologic Reconnaissance of the Inyo Range... - Professional Paper by Adolph Knopf. 1918

carton 3, folder 38

Geological Survey Data. 1934-1954

carton 3, folder 39

Geology and Geological History of the Sierra. 1922-1934, undated

carton 3, folder 40

Hetch Hetchy. undated

carton 3, folder 41

Indian War of 1856 - Excerpts of Accounts by John Barker and George Stewart. 1923, undated

carton 3, folder 42

Indians in the Sierra. 1936 1954

carton 3, folder 43

Information about Chester Versteeg - Clippings, Diary, Mount Versteeg, Correspondence, C.V, Accounts. 1912-1993

carton 3, folder 44

King, Clarence - Biographical Notes. undated

carton 3, folder 45

Lake Freezing Data. 1941-1957

carton 3, folder 46

Lake Tulainyo - Highest Lake in North America. 1935-1936

carton 3, folder 47

Lakes - High Sierra Data and Temperature Tests. 1956-1959

carton 3, folder 48

Lakes - International Data (no data collected). undated

carton 3, folder 49

Lakes - North American Data and Temperature. 1953-1956 1930

carton 4, folder 1-3

Mapping in the Sierra - History, Correspondence, and Notes. 1922-1933, undated

carton 4, folder 4

Maps - Miscellaneous U.S. Topographical. undated

carton 4, folder 5

Maps - Western Canada Topographical and Travel. undated

carton 4, folder 6-8

Mines of the Sierra - Descriptions, Accounts, and Correspondence. 1921-1955

carton 4, folder 9

Mountaineering Clubs. 1923, undated

carton 4, folder 10

Mountains of Southern California - San Gabriel, San Gorgonio, etc. - Place Names, Clippings, and Notes. 1925-1926, undated

carton 4, folder 11-12

Mount Whitney. 1900-1954

carton 4, folder 13

Mount Whitney Clippings. 1924-1956

carton 4, folder 14

Muir, John - Accounts, Poems, and Clippings. undated

carton 4, folder 15

Muir, John - Lecture Notes Given at Shrine Auditorium, 1910, Regarding John Muir. 1910

carton 4, folder 16

National Park Brochures - Canada. 1924-1934

carton 4, folder 17-18

National Park Brochures and Publications - U.S. 1930-1935 1956

carton 4, folder 19

National Parks and Forests - Creation of, Purpose, Boundaries (including Kings Canyon/Grant National Park). 1922-1957

carton 4, folder 20

Pioneers, Personal Impressions of. undated

carton 4, folder 21

Poems by Chester Versteeg. undated

carton 4, folder 22

Power Development - Big Creek/San Joaquin Dam. 1927

carton 4, folder 23

River and Stream Tests - Sierra and North America. 1956-1958

carton 4, folder 24

Sawmills of the Sierra. 1923-1933, undated

carton 4, folder 25

Science Occupies Mount Whitney - Chapter XII (of Versteeg's Planned Book?). undated

oversize_folder 1C

Sectional Aeronautical Charts for Seattle, Denver, and Mt. Whitney undated

Physical Description: 3 charts
carton 4, folder 26

Sierra Miscellaneous. 1922-1923, undated

carton 4, folder 27

Snow, Rainfall, and Weather - Data and Requests. 1922-1957

oversize_folder 1C

Old Maps of the High Sierra - Copies. 1857-1884

carton 5, folder 1-2

Sound - Test Information, Data, and Requests. undated 1956-1960

carton 5, folder 3

Speeches by Chester Versteeg. undated 1935

carton 5, folder 4

Temperature Data - Historical Data and Research. 1953-1959

carton 5, folder 5

Temperature Test Data. 1954-1957

carton 5, folder 6

Temperature Tests Secured by Various Sources. 1950-1955

carton 5, folder 7-8

Temperature Tests Secured by Versteeg in the Field. 1950-1959

carton 5, folder 9

Tertiary Gravels of the Sierra Nevada - by Waldemar Lindgren. 1911

carton 5, folder 10

Tragedies of the High Sierra, Including Mount Whitney, Chapter XXXIII [of Versteeg's Planned Book?]. 1930-1942

carton 5, folder 11

Trails and Roads in the Sierra. 1924-1951, undated

carton 5, folder 12

Transportation in the Sierra. undated

carton 5, folder 13

Trees - King of Pines, Madera Sugar Pine Company - Sugar Pine Lumbering Booklets. 1932

carton 5, folder 14

Trees - Sequoias. 1936-1954

carton 5, folder 15

Trees of California. 1930-1955

carton 5, folder 16

Trees and Flowers of the Sierra. 1922-1957, undated

carton 5, folder 17

Trout and Trout Planting in the Sierra. 1922-1957

carton 5, folder 18

Versteeg's Article in the Congressional Record. 1940 1943

carton 5, folder 19

Waterfall Tests - Data and Sound Measurements - Yosemite and other Sierra Waterfalls. 1956-1958

carton 5, folder 20

Wild Animal Life, mostly High Sierra and California. 1922-1959, undated

carton 5, folder 21

Winter Exploration and use of the High Sierra. 1957

carton 5, folder 22

Yosemite Firefall Tests. 1957-1958

carton 5, folder 23

Yosemite, Naming of, and Poem. undated

carton 5, folder 24

General Printed Matter. 1926-1960