Merrill F. McLane papers 1932-2006 (bulk 1941-1947)

Durrance, Jack

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McLane, Merrill F.

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Merrill F. McLane spent the summer of 1941 climbing in the Grand Tetons with Jack Durrance and Henry Coulter. In October of 1941 they rescued a stranded parachutist from Devil's Tower, Wyoming. McLane, Durrance, and Coulter returned every summer from 1942-1946 to Grand Teton National Park to climb in the Teton Range. From the description of Merrill F. McLane papers, 1932-2006 (bulk 1941-1947) (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 70251915 Mer...

Coulter, Henry

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Fryxell, Fritiof, 1900-1986

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Fritiof Melvin Fryxell (1900-1986) was a geologist, mountaineer, conservationist, and historian. He spent many summers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and wrote "Mountaineering in the Tetons: the Pioneer Period, 1898-1940". He interviewed other climbers, including W.O. Owen, who is credited as the first to reach the top of the Grand Teton. Along with Jesse V. Howell, Fryxell did extensive research on Ferdinand V. Hayden and the U.S. Geological Survey, which explored the Yellowstone Park region in the ...

Petzoldt, Paul

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