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Daniel Holmes collection of Sierra Club burro trips and Yosemite National Park backcountry research, 1966-1998.
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Title:

Daniel Holmes collection of Sierra Club burro trips and Yosemite National Park backcountry research, 1966-1998

Creator/Contributor:

Holmes, Daniel, creator, creator.

Abstract:

Bulk of the material documents burro trips organized by the Sierra Club Wilderness Outings Committee; includes trip announcements, itineraries, food and supplies lists, participant roosters and correspondence for trips occurring between 1966 and 1998. Other materials include records of the Sierra Club Wilderness Outings Committee, including a leader's manual and meeting notes; some of these materials can be found in the burro trip files. The collection also includes maps, correspondence, photographs, research papers, data sets, and trail notes used for research conducted by Daniel Holmes on the Yosemite backcountry. Also includes a few folders of unarranged materials.

Date:

1966 (issued)

Subject:

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Daniel Holmes -- Archives
Sierra Club
Sierra Club. Wilderness Committee
Hiking -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Outdoor life -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Donkey -- travel
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)

Note:

Daniel Holmes collection of Sierra Club burro trips and Yosemite National Park backcountry research, BANC MSS 2023/213, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Gift of Robin Spencer Holmes; 2022.

Type:

Field notes.
Maps.
Photographs.

Physical Description:

print
2.9 (2 1

Language:

English

Origin:

California