University of Wyoming
Daniel E. Doody was the cinematographer on the 1963 American expedition to Mount Everest, which was the first successful American attempt to reach the top. Doody contracted thrombophlebitis and did not reach the summit. In 1965 Doody was killed by a fall on the slopes of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
The collection contains a typescript of the diary Daniel Doody maintained during the expedition to Mount Everest in 1963. Also included are two photographs of climbing, one photograph of Daniel Doody, one photograph of the American expedition members, and one photograph of Sherpas at the Doody home in Rolling Hills, Connecticut.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Daniel E. Doody at the date of processing. The American Heritage Center holds four other collections related to the American Mount Everest Expedition (1963). These are the John Edgar Breitenbach collection (#2770), the Norman G. Dyhrenfurth collection (#2671), the Luther G. Jerstad collection (#2352), and the Maynard M. Miller collection (#2156).
This material was received from Carrie G. Doody and Daniel M. Doody in 1966.
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