Henry Lind Lassen Trail Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MSS-333

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The scrapbook created by Lind of the journey he took by automobile of the Lassen Trail across the Sierras June 1941. It includes 55 photographs with typed captions. Attached is a map with location points of photos.

Dates

June 1941

Creator

Lind, Henry (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research without restriction.

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

As a self-described "amateur historian", Henry Lind gathered up his gear and car in 1941 with an idea. He wanted to retrace some steps of the old Lassen Trail he had thoroughly studied during the time he was a part time summer worker and volunteer at Lassen National Park. Henry lived in the California "Bay area" in Santa Clara County but his heart and imagination rested upon the "Trail" Peter Lassen tried to "forge". In a series of letters to Ruby Swartzlow, the author of Lassen's definitive biography, Lassen: His Life and Legacy (1964), Lind commented on the "Trail" and Swartzlow's earlier article in the California Historian (it's present name) "Peter Lassen, northern California's Trail-Blazer" (1940). Lind assisted Swartzlow with map construction for the biography and she used several of his photographs to assist in the graphic presentation of the trail. --Bill Jones

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Abstract

The scrapbook created by Lind of the journey he took by automobile of the Lassen Trail across the Sierras June 1941.

Arrangement

Original order.

Publication Rights

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Custodial History

Used by Ruby Swartzlow for her Peter Lassen research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Joan McDougal, September 13, 1996

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital scans of photos of album.

Related Materials

Ruby Johnson Swartzlow Papers, MSS 268, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico.

Material Cataloged Separately

The photos from this album are cataloged separately in the North Eastern California Historic Photo Collection under the following call numbers:

SC 20006 SC 20007 SC 20008 SC 20009 SC 20010 SC 20011 SC 20012 SC 20013 SC 20014 SC 20015 SC 20016 SC 20017 SC 20018 SC 20019 SC 20020 SC 20021 SC 20022 SC 20023 SC 20024 SC 20025 SC 20026 SC 20027 SC 20028 SC 20029 SC 20030 SC 20031 SC 20032 SC 20033 SC 20034 SC 20035 SC 20036 SC 20037 SC 20038 SC 20039 SC 20040 SC 20041 SC 20042 SC 20043 SC 20044 SC 20045 SC 20046 SC 20047 SC 20048 SC 20049 SC 20050 SC 20051 SC 20052 SC 20053 SC 20054 SC 20055 SC 20056 SC 20057 SC 20058