H.W. Tilman diaries, 1934-1965.

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H.W. Tilman diaries, 1934-1965.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28348104

Collection consists of Tilman's diaries from 1934 to 1965 (with gaps) including part of the time period he was mountain climbing, part of the time period in the British Special Services during World War II, and during many of his sailing trips. Diaries cover mountain climbing expeditions in the Himalayas, India, Iran and Africa and sailing trips in the Indian Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean, and off the coasts of Canada, Greenland, the tip of South America, Africa and Antarctica.

1.15 cubic ft. (3 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7257328

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Tilman, H.W. (Harold William), 1898-1977?

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Tilman, an English mountaineer, began climbing in 1929. During the 1930s he was involved in many pioneering expeditions in the Himalaya Mountains. Tilman climbed Mount Everest, the Karakoram Range (K-2), other mountains in the Himalayas and in Africa. During World War II he served in the British Special Services in Africa, Albania and Italy. Following the War Tilman gave up mountaineering and became an avid sailor. From the description of H.W. Tilman diaries, 1934-1965. (University o...