Mountain Climbing Correspondence., 04/06/1926-02/14/1927

File — Box: 4, Folder: 64

Identifier: 53744

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence, reports and printed materials collected by CVHE during his service in Chile.

Dates

04/06/1926-02/14/1927

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet (12 Hollinger Record Storage boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Miscellaneous correspondence between Cornelius Van H. Engert and others before and during an amateur expedition by CVHE and Mervyn Frederick Ryan up the Tupungato, a mountain on the Argentine-Chilean border. Includes 1 TLS from Ryan to CVHE, 1 carbon from CVHE to Ryan, 1 TLS from F. Oughton of the Alpine Club of London to CVHE, 3 ALSs from Sara Engert to CVHE, and numerous telegrams and TLs regarding complex arrangements for the trip.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

ENGERT, CORNELIUS VAN HEMERT - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter

ENGERT, SARA - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter

RYAN, MERVYN FREDERICK - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter

OUGHTON, F. - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter

ALPINE CLUB OF LONDON (1926) - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter

ARGENTINA (1926) - MT. TUPUNGATO CLIMB - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

CHILE (1926) - MT. TUPUNGATO CLIMB - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING (1927) - MT. TUPUNGATO, ANDES - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter