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Trapping Diaries of Donald Phillips
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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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Subject
- Hunting -- Canada -- Alberta -- 20th century
- Hunting guides -- Canada -- Alberta -- 20th century
- Trappers -- Canada -- Alberta -- 20th century
- Trapping -- Canada -- Alberta -- 20th century
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
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The collection is open for research.
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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.
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Transcribed and Edited by J. Monroe Thorington. Bound manuscript. American Alpine Club
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Transcribed and Edited by J. Monroe Thorington. Bound manuscript. American Alpine Club.
Physical Description1 item