Mountains -- Yukon

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists of reproductions of journals kept by Washburn during his expeditions, flight logs recording location and photographic exposure information, and supplementary guides created or compiled by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Some binders contain documents related to Washburn’s talks, publications, and research/subjects of interest.

Content Description This collection contains photographic albums, diaries, and other material created primarily by Bradford Washburn during his mountaineering expeditions and aerial photography surveys spanning the years 1927-1999. The 127 photographic albums contain approximately 15,000 silver gelatin prints, in addition to the 11 diary volumes, flight logs, and binders of material related to Washburn’s talks, publications, and areas of interest. The albums were compiled by Washburn and the aerial and...

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the professional life of Bradford Washburn: his work at the Museum of Science and his mountaineering work, including climbing, cartography, and photography. It includes correspondence, meeting records, manuscript material, published works, maps, photographs, and audiovisual material. More detailed Scope and Content information can be found within the series and subseries listings.