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Diary account of a journey through the Athabasca Pass, 1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013
Title
Diary account of a journey through the Athabasca Pass
Dates
1978 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number
Coll 800
Summary
Account by Thomas Vaughan of a trip in the Canadian Rockies undertaken by members of the Oregon Historical Society, the Oregon Geographic Names Board, and the Alpine Club of Canada during the summer of 1978.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Thomas Vaughan (1924-2013) was the executive director of the Oregon Historical Society from 1954 to 1989. From July 28 to August 7, 1978, he, along with other members of the Oregon Historical Society, members of the Oregon Geographic Names Board, and members of the Alpine Club of Canada, went on a hiking expedition in the Canadian Rockies, with the goal of reaching the Athabasca Pass at the border between British Columbia and Alberta. Vaughan delivered a lecture about the trip, titled "The Northern Passes of the Canadian Rockies," on November 9, 1978.

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Content Description

The collection consists of a 51-page narrative account of a hiking trip that Thomas Vaughan and others made in the Canadian Rockies. The account includes maps and several pages of footnotes. Vaughan produced 24 copies of this account; the copy in the collection is designated Number 10, which Vaughan gave to Samuel and Becky Johnson.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Diary account of a journey through the Athabasca Pass, Coll 800, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Senator Betsy Johnson, December 2017.

Related Materials

Color slides of the trip are housed in Thomas Vaughan papers, Coll 600, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Subject Terms

  • Hiking--Canada

Geographical Names

  • Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)--Description and travel
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