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Preliminary Guide to the Ome Daiber Papers and Oral History Interview
1939-1991



Creator: Daiber, Ome , creator
Title: Ome Daiber papers and oral history interview
Date Span: 1939-1991
Quantity: .69 cubic foot (2 sound cassettes and 2 boxes)
Manuscript Collection No.: 3592
Languages: Collection materials are in English.




Biographical Note

Mountaineer, inventor, hiker and specialist in mountain rescue missions. Ome Daiber was born in 1907 and died April 2, 1989 at age 81.

Scope and Content

Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.

Restrictions on Use

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Restrictions on Access

Access to archival recordings: Due to the fragility of archival tape recordings, potential users may be required to arrange for transfer to digital format before the material can be accessed. Please contact Special Collections for further information.


Inventory

   
Accession No. 3592-001
Daiber, Ome
Ome Daiber interview and lecture, 1974-1975
.06 cubic foot (2 60-minute sound cassettes)
Scope and Content
Tape recorded interview conducted by Karyl Winn and Harry Majors on 21 Nov 1974; tape recorded lecture on 26 Jan 1975.
Topics include a rescue on Mt. McKinley, surveying in St. Elias range, and Clark Schurman (a Boy Scout troop leader). Other topics apparently discussed in interview but not on the tape include Clark Schurman and his planning for Camp Long and Monitor Rock, a rescue on the north face of Mt. Baring, the Mountain Rescue Council and the Brothers. The lecture is on mountaineering and was delivered in an Arctic course.
Alternate Forms Available
Listen to the audio recording of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users. Access to archival recordings: Due to the fragility of archival tape recordings, potential users may be required to arrange for transfer to digital format before the material can be accessed. Please contact Special Collections for further information.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Ome Daiber, 1/1/1974.

   
Accession No. 3592-002
Daiber, Ome
Ome Daiber papers, 1939-1991 (Bulk: circa 1965-1975)
.42 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content
Accident reports, incoming letters, brochures, training manuals, clippings about his and his wife, Matie's leadership in Mountain Rescue Council.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Matie Daiber, 8/1/2003.

   
Accession No. 3592-003
Daiber, Ome
Ome Daiber papers, 1952-1976
.21 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content
Correspondence, memoranda, accident and operations reports, clippings, lecture notes, pamphlets, photographs, and additional materials relating to Daiber's participation in the Mountain Rescue Council.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Matie Daiber, 8/1/2005.

Subject Terms

Personal Names:
Daiber, Ome--Archives.
Organizations:
Mountain Rescue Council.
Subjects:
Search and rescue operations--Washington (State)
Last modified: June 3, 2013
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