King's River Canyon Sierra Club Trip photograph album
Content Description
Photograph album containing 71 black and white photographs accompanied by titles and captions documenting the two week trek through Kings River Canyon by the Sierra Club, August 16-31, 1930. Also included is a copy of "This is Santa Fe" by Charles Haines Comfort and Mary Apolline Comfort. Mary Apolline Comfort is presumed to be the creator of the photograph album (a photograph of her is the last one in the album). The group consisted of approximately 26 individuals, both men and women, who traveled from Los Angeles to Independence, California, and then made their way through Gray's Meadow, Onion Valley, Vidette Meadows, Kearsage Pass, Junction Meadows, Paradise Valley, Twin Lakes, Pinchot Pass, Bench Lake, Twin Lakes, Rae Lakes, Bullfrog Lake, and back to Onion Valley. Each photograph is captioned with many individuals identified by first names, and interspersed with Mary's observations about the various locations.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 August 16-31
Creator
- Comfort, Mary Apolline (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photograph album containing 71 black and white photographs accompanied by titles and captions documenting the two week trek through Kings River Canyon by the Sierra Club, August 16-31, 1930. Also included is a copy of "This is Santa Fe" by Charles Haines Comfort and Mary Apolline Comfort. Mary Apolline Comfort is presumed to be the creator of the photograph album (a photograph of her is the last one in the album). The group consisted of approximately 26 individuals, both men and women. Each photograph is captioned with many individuals identified by first names, and interspersed with Mary's observations about the various locations.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Between the Covers Rare Books, October 22, 2018.
Subject
- Comfort, Mary Apolline -- Archives (Person)
- Sierra Club -- Archives (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the King's River Canyon Sierra Club Trip photograph album
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sue Luftschein
- Date
- 2018 October
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu