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Preliminary Guide to the Hermann F.
Ulrichs Papers
1921-1955
| Creator:
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Ulrichs, Hermann
F.
, creator | | Title:
| Hermann F. Ulrichs papers | | Date Span:
| 1921-1955 | | Quantity:
| .28 cubic feet plus 1 vertical
file | | Manuscript Collection No.:
| 2138 | | Languages:
| Collection materials are in
English. |
Biographical Note
Hermann Ulrichs was born in 1903. He graduated from the University of
California at Berkeley in 1925 as a chemical engineer. For one year he worked
as a research chemist in Massachusetts, then climbed the Swiss Alps before
returning to earn a doctorate in chemistry at Harvard University. When he
returned to the West coast he taught drama and music at the Cornish School in
Seattle and in 1935 worked for the U.S. Forest Service, laying out the Pacific
Crest Trail from Glacier Peak to Snoqualmie in Washington State. Mr. Ulrichs
later taught at Mills College and served six years in the Navy during World War
II. Afterward he earned a master's in music in 1951 to improve his concert
work. He was proud to have made 21 first ascents of mountain peaks in the
Northern Cascades. Mr. Ulrichs was also an avid photographer, his work often
was compared to Ansel Adams. He died in 1988. Scope and ContentConsult the scope and content information for each of the accessions
listed below. Restrictions on UseConsult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of
the accessions listed below. Restrictions on AccessConsult the access restrictions information for each of the accessions
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| | Accession No. 2138-001 | |
Ulrichs, Hermann
F.
| | Hermann F. Ulrichs papers, 1921-1955 | | .28 cubic feet | | | Scope and Content | | Photographs, writings, 1921-1955, tape-recorded interview
conducted by Karyl Winn, 1973; and transcript. | | Mr. Ulrichs, a chemical engineer and pianist, was an early climber
to explore the interior of the North Cascades. His interview describes ascents
of Bald Eagle, Silver Eagle, Snowking, Buckner, Booker, Cutthroat, Frisco,
Hardy, Corteo, Icy, Maude, Fernow, Azurite, Carru and Osceola. He also
describes several lakes or peaks he named and his survey for the Cascade Crest
Trail between Stevens Pass and Cle Elum, which was never used by the Forest
Service. The last tape of the interview has not been transcribed, and editing
may be incomplete for the transcript corresponding to the second tape. | | 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 Hermann Ulrichs, 1973-74. | | Other Finding Aids | | Inventory/container list available in
Special Collections.
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| | Accession No. 2138-007 | |
Ulrichs, Hermann
F.
| | Hermann F. Ulrichs papers, 1932 | | 1 vertical file | | | Scope and Content | | Writings, 1932, undated. | | Titles of articles are: "On the Use of the Iceaxe;" "The Third
Ascent of North Palisade;" "Mount Stephen, an Historical Survey Including an
Account of a New Route." | | Restrictions on Access | | Open to all users. | | Restrictions on Use | | Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries. | | Acquisition Info | | Donated by Hermann Ulrichs, 1/3/1984. |
| Subject Terms | | Personal Names: | | Ulrichs, Hermann F.--Archives. | | Organizations: | | North Cascades History Project, creator. | | Geographic Names: | | North Cascades (B.C. and Wash.) | | Subjects: | | Mountaineering--Washington (State)--Personal narratives. |
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