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Base Camp Book, 1953

Sierra Club, William E. Colby Memorial Library
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Title

Base Camp Book, 1953

Date Created

1953

Date Published

1953

Description

This book documents the 1953 Sierra Club Base Camp outings, the largest attended up to this date, with 576 participants over six weeks. This trip was held in Mono Valley along Mill Creek near Mono Lake on the east side of the California Sierra Nevada. The book documents the activities of participants, including a survey of the glaciation of the Mono Creek Watershed; a study of volcanism on the Volcanic Knob Plateau; notes on the 594 species of plants collection for the California Academy of Sciences; bird inventories; and accounts of various hikes and climbs. Additionally, there are many creative works included in the book, such as poems and songs reportedly sung around the camp fire, as well as drawings. Numerous black and white photographs of the Base Camp participants and surrounding area are also included.

Creator

Sierra Club

Contributor

Carlson, Mildred
Collard, Jane
Dorris, William
Dunbar, Florence
Gamero, Toni
Glass, Gerald
Kehrlein, Frances
Kehrlein, Oliver
Koontz, James
Lewis, Rose
Lion, Ernest
Lynch, Ruth
MacBride, James
McGee, Clare
Muessdorffer, Reynold
Nash, Scudder
Payne, Frances
Pearce, Owen
Raven, Peter
Rihn, Richard
Serr II, Eugene
Serr III, Eugene
Voge, Hervey
Youngquist, Cliff
Zivnuska, John

Subject Topic

Wildlife--California
Camping
Glaciology
Mountaineering

Subject Entity

Sierra Club

Language

eng

Media Type

Text

Format

Book

Number of Parts

384 Pages of 384

Dimensions of Original

11 x 8 3/8 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, 1953 c. 2

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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