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Trapping Diaries of Donald Phillips

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
WC060
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 2 boxes
  • 0.6 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Trapping Diaries of Donald Phillips, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1904-1940 (inclusive)
Creator:
Phillips, Donald, 1883-1938
Form:
Diaries -- 20th century., Letters -- 20th century., and Manuscripts -- 20th century.
Abstract:
Consists of thirteen diaries (1903, 1906-1908, 1912-1918, 1922-1923) by Donald Phillips describing his adventures as a trapper and hunter in Alberta, Canada, and the typed manuscript "Tracks Across My Trail" (1940), a transcription of the diaries edited by J. Monroe Thorington.

Phillips, Donald, 1883-1938

Donald "Curly" Phillips was a Canadian guide and outfitter based in Jasper, Alberta.

The collection consists of thirteen diaries (1903, 1906-1908, 1912-1918, 1922-1923) by Phillips describing his adventures as a trapper and hunter in Alberta, Canada, and the typed manuscript "Tracks Across My Trail" (1940), a transcription of the diaries edited by J. Monroe Thorington. The manuscript is bound in two volumes and includes twenty-one letters by Phillips to Thorington describing the itineraries of their hunting trips.

Box 1--Diaries, 1903-1923; Box 2--Manuscript of "Tracks Across My Trail," edited by J. Monroe Thorington.

Contents of Box 1: deposit number 9456.

Folder inventory added by Lisa Yankowitz 2013 in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Account Book, 1922-1923. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Big Smoky, 1918. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

[Journal], 1912 August 26-December 20. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Daily Journal, 1917. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Conklin to McMurray [Journal], 1923. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Spring Bear Hunt, 1915 April 14-June 3. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Spring Trek Down Athabasca River, 1916. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Peace River and Wapiti River Trip, 1918. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Jackpine River Winter, 1913. 1 item.
Physical Description

1 item

Tracks Across My Trail: The Trapping Diaries of Donald (Curly) Phillips Volume 1, 1940. 1 item.
Scope and Contents

Transcribed and Edited by J. Monroe Thorington. Bound manuscript. American Alpine Club

Physical Description

1 item

Tracks Across My Trail: The Trapping Diaries of Donald (Curly) Phillips Volume 2, 1940. 1 item.
Scope and Contents

Transcribed and Edited by J. Monroe Thorington. Bound manuscript. American Alpine Club.

Physical Description

1 item

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