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Base Camp Book, 1941

Sierra Club, William E. Colby Memorial Library
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Base Camp book for 1940 and 1941 are bound into a single volume.

Title

Base Camp Book, 1941

Date Created

1941

Date Published

1941

Description

This book documents the activities of the Sierra Club's second annual Base Camp outing held from July 26-August 9, 1941 at Garnet Lake in what is now the Ansel Adams Wilderness region of Inyo National Forest. It documents the activities of the trip, including 'frequent sessions in botany, geology, glaciology, bird study, astronomy, photography, camping, rock climbing and mountaineering, map reading, and even skiing.' Additionally, over 500 specimens of plants and fossils were collected to be donated to the California Academy of Sciences and 'two of the three unmapped Banner glaciers were studied and surveyed.' In addition to scientific documentation, the book also contains original contributions from trip participants, including theatrical scripts, poetry, drawings, and personal accounts. The book also contains a map of the Garnet Lake region and two photographs from the trip.

Creator

Sierra Club

Contributor

French, Samual
House, Emily
House, Emily C.
Howell, John Thomas
Jones, Marion
Kehrlein, Oliver
Leicester, Henry M.
Mazza, John
Payne, Frances
Soule, Doug

Subject Topic

Wildlife--California
Camping
Glaciology
Mountaineering

Subject Entity

Sierra Club

Language

eng

Media Type

Text

Format

Book

Number of Parts

121 Pages of 121

Dimensions of Original

8 3/8 x 11 in.

Generation

Copy

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research. Transmission or reproduction of works 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. The Colby Library, Sierra Club attempted to find rights owners without success but is eager to hear from them so that we may obtain permission, if needed. Upon request to colby.library@sierraclub.org, digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.

Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

Sierra Club, William E. Colby Memorial Library

Source Call Number

796.52 Si17b, 1940-41, c. 1

Source Institution Contact Information

Sierra Club, 2101 Webster Street, Suite 1300, Oakland, CA, 94612, US, Telephone: (415) 977-5506, email: colby.library@sierraclub.org, http://www.sierraclub.org/library/

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