Grace and John Vincent Hoeman papers

Guide to the Grace and John Vincent Hoeman papers
1952-1971

Collection number: HMC-0887.
Creator: Hoeman, Grace.
Hoeman, John Vincent.
Title: Grace and John Vincent Hoeman papers.
Dates: 1952-1971.
Volume of collection: 7.35 cubic feet.
Language of materials: A majority of the collection materials are in English, however some are in German.
Collection summary: Papers of Alaskan mountaineers.

Biographical note:
Grace Jansen Hoeman was born in Silver Beach, Washington, in 1921. She was educated in Holland and Germany, receiving medical degrees from the University of Berlin (M. B., 1944) and the University of Utrecht (M. D., 1948). Grace returned to the U. S. in 1950 and worked as a physician in upstate New York before earning a master’s degree in public health from Yale University in 1953. She then taught preventive medicine before entering a residency (1960-1962) and assistant professorship (1962-1965) in anesthesiology at Syracuse Hospital Upstate Medical Center. She came to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1965, where she met and married Vin Hoeman. She was an experienced mountaineer and led an all women’s expedition of Mt. McKinley in 1970. Grace Hoeman died in an avalanche on Eklutna Glacier in 1971.

John Vincent “Vin” Hoeman was born in Murray, Kentucky, in 1936. He received a degree in forestry management from Colorado State University in 1958. Vin first came to Alaska in 1960 while serving in the U. S. Army at forts Richardson and Greely. He then worked for the Arctic Health Research Center in Anchorage and the Smithsonian Institution (Pacific Project). Vin started mountain climbing in 1949, scaled the highest points in all 50 states, and reached both summits of Mt. McKinley in 1963. He also served as chairman of the Committee on Geographic Names for the Mountaineering Club of Alaska, and did extensive research on climbing in Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Vin Hoeman died in an avalanche on Mt. Dhaulagiri, Nepal, in 1969.

Collection description: The collection consists of the personal papers of Alaskan mountaineers Grace and Vin Hoeman. Included in the collection are personal and employment records of the Hoemans, climbing journals, correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs. The collection also contains Alaska topographical maps with annotations made by either Grace or Vin, and Vin’s index card files on mountain peaks and individual climbers.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged into the following series:

Series 1. Personal records; undated, 1954-1969
Series 2. Climbing journals; undated, 1954-1971
Series 3. Correspondence; 1952-1971
Series 4. Writings; undated, 1957-1971
Series 5. Climbing files; 1956-1971
Series 6. Mountaineering Club records; 1962-1971
Series 7. Photographs; undated, 1959-1970
Series 8. Alaska topographic quadrangle maps; 1950-1970
Series 9. Index card files; undated

Digitized copies: Selected photographs have been digitized and can be found online at Alaska’s Digital Archives. For information about obtaining copies please contact Archives and Special Collections.

Rights note: Archives does not hold copyright to materials in this collection.

Preferred citation: Grace and John Vincent Hoeman papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Index: An index is available for folders with multiple correspondents in Series 3.

Separated materials: A hut notebook from the Whiteout Cabin on Eklutna Glacier was removed from this collection, as it predates the Hoeman’s lifespan, and more appropriately belongs in the Mountaineering Club of Alaska papers.

Related materials: HMC-0960, Mountaineering Club of Alaska papers.

Acquisition note: The collection was donated to the archives by the Mountaineering Club of Alaska in 2006.

Processing information: This collection was arranged and described by Jeffrey Sinnott in 2006. The guide was converted to current standard, and the Whitout Cabin climber’s notebook was removed by Veronica Denison in 2014. Selected photographs were digitized by Rebecca Gilman; cataloging and metadata for the photographs was completed by Veronica Denison in 2014.

Container list:
Series 1: Personal records; undated, 1954-1969. 0.10 cubic feet.
This series contains the personal and employment records of the Hoemans.

Box/Folder	Description	Dates
1/1	Education and employment records	1954-1968
1/2	Military service records	1954-1967
1/3	Peace Corps	1961-1963
1/4	Address book	undated

Series 2: Climbing journals; undated, 1954-1971. 0.15 cubic feet.
This series contains the climbing journals and notebooks the Hoemans kept during their expeditions. The newspaper clipping scrapbook contains numerous newspaper articles relating to climbing expeditions and climbers.

Box/Folder	Description	Dates
1/6	Mountain journal of Vin and Grace Hoemann (original) (1 black and white photo of Grace and Vin)	1954-1971
1/7	Grace Hoeman journal: two trips to Mount McKinley	1967 June-August
1/8	Expedition book: 1970 Women’s International McKinley expedition	1970 June-July
1/9	Climbing notebook	undated
1/10	Climbing notebooks	undated
1/11	Climbing notebooks	undated
Oversize	Climbing newspaper clipping scrapbook	1960-1969

Series 3: Correspondence; 1952-1971. 2.25 cubic feet.
This series contains the correspondence of the Hoemans. Many of the correspondents sent previously published journal and magazine articles that Vin Hoeman inquired about in his letters. Much of the correspondence pertains to mountain climbing relating to Vin’s research for a guidebook on climbing in Alaska and the Yukon Territory, as well as correspondence between the Hoemans and other members of their family. Much of the correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent’s name. The correspondence beginning in box 3 is arranged by correspondence type.

Box/Folder	Description	Dates
1/12	Tina C. Abbott (1 color photo)	1964-1966
1/13	Ikuo Abe (1 black and white photo)	1968-1969
1/14	Henry L. “Hank” Abron; “Harvard Mountaineering Club Wickersham Wall Expedition, 1963” (2 black and white photos)	1964, 1966, 1968
1/15	Monty E. Alford	1965-1969
1/16	John V. Ambler	1966
1/17	Don N. Anderson	1968-1969
1/18	James H. Anderson; “The 1965 Mount McKinley Expedition: A Report” By J. H. Anderson, D. F. Jones, and G. F. Rohrman	1965-1968
1/19	L. Scott Arighi	1967
1/20	Wright H. Arnold	1968
1/21	William H. Babcock; “Narrative Report: Joseph F. Wilcox Expedition”	1967-1968
1/22	Walter Bailey	1958
1/23	Anderson Bakewell	1966, 1968
1/24	Theodore P. Bank, III	1967-1968
1/25	George G. Barnes	1967
1/26	H. Erik Barnes	1967-1969
1/27	Robert H. Bates	1960, 1963, 1967, 1968
1/28	George G. W. Beadle	1968
1/29	Fred W. Beckey; “The Stormy Conquest of Mount Seattle” By Thomas H. Bethell, Seattle Magazine	1966-1970
1/30	Arthur Beiser: “Mt. Wrangell Expedition” By Arthur Beiser, Physics Today	1953, 1967
1/31	George I Bell	1966-1968
1/32	William R. Bendy	1968-1969
1/33	Gordon A. Benner	1965, 1968
1/34	Layton A. Bennett	1968
1/35	Philip C. Bettler	1965, 1967
1/36	David D. Bidwell	1967
1/37	Ronald G. Bierstedt	1967
1/38	Douglas K. Bingham	1963, 1965, 1968
1/39	Barry C. Bishop	1967
1/40	Alex Bittenbinder	1965-1968
1/41	Kurt Bittlingmaier	1966, 1968
1/42	William E. “Smoke” Blanchard	1967-1968
1/43	Warren Bleser	1968
1/44	Gregg Blomberg	1963, 1966, 1967
1/45	Arlene Blum	1969
1/46	Leon Blumer	1968
1/47	Glen Boles	1968
1/48	Edward C. Boulton	1968
1/49	John Bousman	1964, 1968
1/50	Steven L. Bowen	1968
1/51	Warren D. Bowman	1969
1/52	Joseph U. Braig; ” Mt. Rainier Guide Service, McKinley Expedition, May 28, June 15, 1962, Bases at Talkeetna, Alaska, Richard E. McGowan, Leader, Organizer, Luther G. Jerstad, Second Leader” ny Rev. Joseph U. Braig, Recorder	1965-1966
1/53	David A. Brew	1967-1968
1/54	William Briggs	1970
1/55	Sheldon Brooks, Jr.	1968
1/56	Alan Bruce-Robertson; “The First Ascent of Mt. Vancouver” by Alan Bruce-Robertson, Canadian Alpine Journal	1950, 1967-1968
1/57	Albert D. Bryant, John Phillip Bryant; newsletter for the 1966 Colorado State University Mount Saint Elias Expedition	1966-1967
1/58	William J. Buckingham	1966-1967
1/59	William M. Bueler	1968-1969
1/60	John V. Burns	1967, 1969
1/61	Helga and Robert Byhre	1961, 1963, 1965-1969
1/62	Frederick M. Cady	1969-1970
1/63	Ralph H. Cairns; “The Fairbanks Times Mt. McKinley Expedition (1912), Currently Called the Cairns Expedition;” (1 black and white photo)	1965, 1967-1968
1/64	Kenneth C. Carpenter (1 color photo); “Some First Ascents in Southeast Asia” by Kenn Carpenter	1967-1969
1/65	H. Adams “Ad” Carter(1 black and white photo)	1963-1971
1/66	Frances Chamberlin	1966-1967
1/67	Thomas S. Choate (6 black and white photos)	1957-1969
1/68	Fred Jerry Clark and Family	1967-1968
1/69	Nicholas B. Clinch	1968-1970
1/70	Jane G. Coble	1967-1969
1/71	Ray Colyer	1959-1969
1/72	Herb and Jan Conn	1958-1965
1/73	F. Edward Cooper, Jr.	1967-1971
1/74	James A. Craig	1967
1/75	Charles M. Crenchaw (6 color photos)	1967-1968
1/76	Art Davidson	1965-1967
1/77	Joseph K. Davidson; “The East Ridge of Mt. McKinley – 1969, Expedition Report” by Joseph K. Davidson	1967, 1969
1/78	Daniel R. Davis	1967-1969
1/79	Donald G. Davis; “Observations on the Mountain Plover in South Park, Colorado” by Donald G. Davis; (1 black and white photo)	1957-1971
1/80	John S. Day; “He Races Up Mountains” by Frank Harvey, Argosy	1960, 1967
1/81	Alvin DeMaria	1968
1/82	George H. Denton	1965, 1967
1/83	H. Dave De Voe	1962, 1964, 1968
1/84	Norman G. Dyrenfurth	1967, 1969
1/85	S. John Ebert	1965
1/86	Harold Egoscue	1961-1964, 1966-1968
1/87	Robert Ekstrand	1967
1/88	Clifford D. Ellis	1963-1965
1/89	E. G. Englebright	1965, 1966, 1968
1/90	Boyd N. Everett, Jr.;  The A-67 Mt. McKinley Expedition –1967” by Boyd N. Everett, Jr.	1965-1969
1/91	Derek J. Fabian; “Scottish-Canadian Coast Range Expedition, Preliminary Report” by Derek Fabian	1965, 1967
1/92	Francis P. Farquhar; “Flight to the North Pole, 24 August 1949” by Francis P. Farquhar and Garfield Merner, Grabborn Press, San Francisco	1950, 1967
1/93	Benjamin G. Ferris, Jr.	1967-1971
1/94	Joseph C. and Joan Firey (3 black and white photos)	1968-1970
1/95	David R. Fisher	1967
1/96	Robert G. Forbes	1967-1968
1/97	Warren “Tuck” Forsythe; “Swarthmore Denali Trip, 1966”	1966
1/98	Lawrence R. Fowler and family	1967
1/99	Ray Genet	1968, 1971
1/100	Paul A. Gerhard; “Report on the 1967 Western States McKinley Expedition”	1967-1969
1/101	Sharon and Robert Gerhard	1969
1/102	Paul E. Gerstmann	1967-1968, 1970
1/103	Frederick M. Golomb	1967
1/104	Don C. Gordon	1961
2/1	Walter R. Gove	1965, 1968-1970
2/2	John D. Graham	1967-1968
2/3	Art Gran	1967
2/4	Leo Grillmair	1967-1968
2/5	William D. Hackett; “8th Ascent of the South Peak of Mt McKinley – 1952”	1967-1968, 1971
2/6	Henry S. Hall, Jr.	1965, 1967-1969
2/7	Scott D. Hamilton, Jr.	1962-1966
2/8	Roy. O. Harniss	1966-1967
2/9	William D. Harrison	1967-1970
2/10	Keith Hart	1965, 1966, 1968-1970
2/11	William E. Hauser	1966-1969
2/12	J. Richard Hechtel; “Berg und Bergsteigen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika (German language) ” by Richard Hechtel	1967-1968
2/13	Carl Heller; “Daily Account of the China Lake-McKinley Expedition of 1967″ by Russel O. Huse	1967
2/14	Jack L. Henry	1967
2/15	Michael E. Hiehle; “Log: Southern California McKinley Expedition, June 27 Through July 15, 1964”	1967
2/16	Jon and Helen Hisey; “The 1957 Mt. McKinley Expedition (log)”	1967
2/17	Dave Hoefer	1961, 1964, 1967-1968
2/18	Thomas F. Hornbein	1967-1971
2/19	Charles S. Houston	1967, 1969
2/20	Oscar R. Houston	1966
2/21	John R. Hudson	1968
2/22	Craig P. Hughes	1967
2/23	John S. Humphreys	1965-1967
2/24	Russell O. Huse	1967
2/25	Dave B. Ingalls	1967
2/26	Richard K. Irvin	1967-1968
2/27	Don and Joan Jensen	1967-1970
2/28	Edward Johann	1970-1971
2/29	Dave and Sally Johnston	1963-1971
2/30	Chris Jones	1969-1970
2/31	Keith and Anore Jones	1967
2/32	Pierre and Carmen Juillerat (3 black and white photos)	1967-1968
2/33	Glenn A. Kelsey	1967
2/34	Yule F. Kilcher	1961, 1962, 1966, 1968
2/35	Shiochi Kimura (2 black and white photos)	1968
2/36	Ivan Kletka	1970-1971
2/37	Elizabeth Knowlton	1970
2/38	Ija N. Korner; “A First Ascent in the McKinley Range” by Ija N. Korner, Appalachia	1953, 1967-1968
2/39	Harold Kramer (1 color photo)	1966-1967
2/40	Robert Kyrlach	1967
2/41	Joseph C. LaBelle; “Ten Weeks on Mount Logan (account)” by Joseph C. LaBelle	1968-1969
2/42	Edward H. Lane	1967-1969
2/43	James A. Lees (1 black and white photo, 1 color photo)	1954-1967
2/44	Peter C. Lev (1 black and white photo)	1965, 1967
2/45	Jerry M. Lewis	1967
2/46	Ned William Lewis	1971
2/47	Barbara Lilly	1969-1971
2/48	Paul V. Livingston	1965, 1967
2/49	Niklaus Lotscher	1968
2/50	Charles L. Louks	1967-1968
2/51	Dennis Luchterhand and Family	1967-1968
2/52	Otis MacAllister	1959, 1965
2/53	Peter A. MacManus; “Denali Diary: Seattle Mountaineers Mount McKinley Expedition 1964” by Peter MacManus; (1 color photo)	1964, 1968
2/54	Francis P. Magoun, III; “Mount Vancouver’s North Ridge” by Francis P. Magoun, III, Appalachia	1949, 1968
2/55	Arthur G. Maki, Jr.	1967
2/56	Melvin G. Marcus	1967-1968
2/57	Masakatsu Masuda	1968, 1971
2/58	William G. May; “Report to Mt. McKinley Park, Alaska”	1967-1968
2/59	Leslie McDonald	1967
2/60	Peter D. McGann	1967
2/61	James L. McGinnis	1967
2/62	S. P. McLaughlin (1 color photo)	1967
2/63	Peter Meisler	1968
2/64	George Menard (1 color photo)	1966-1969
2/65	John D. and Ruth Mendenhall	1968
2/66	Wayne P. Merry	1966-1968, 1970, 1971
2/67	E. Jack Miller	1966-1968
2/68	James F. Miller	1969
2/69	L. Keith and Jo Ann Miller	1964, 1966, 1968, 1970
2/70	Thomas W. Miller	1968
2/71	Maynard M. Miller; “Determined Attempt” By M. M. Miller, Cambridge Mountaineering 1952 (reprint article on 1946 Mt. Vancouver attempt)	1952, 1968-1969
2/72	Hugh H. Mills; “1965 Bootleg McKinley Expedition” (Robert Packard account); Account of a 1965 Ascent of the South Peak of Mt. McKinley” by Hugh H. Mills	1966
2/73	Cornelius Molenaar	1967
2/74	Dee Molenaar	1967
2/75	Gale Monson	1962-1969
2/76	Terris Moore	1965- 1968
2/77	Nea Morin	1970
2/78	Peter R. Morrison	1967-1969
2/79	Frances A. Mullen; “The Royal Road to Mustang” by Frances A. Mullen, Chicago Mountain Club Newsletter	1967
2/80	David F. Murray	1967-1969
2/81	Thomas A. Nash	1968
2/82	National Geographic Society	1969
2/83	Jerry V. Nelson	1968
2/84	Lee V. Nelson; “Mount McKinley Red Suspender Expedition, Log 1966”	1966, 1967
2/85	Edward O. Nester	1967-1970
2/86	Theodore “Nick” Nicholai (2 black and white photos)	1968-1969
2/87	Lawrence E. Nielson; “First Party in the Takhinsha Mountains, Alaska” by Lawrence E. Nielson and David  C. Chappelear, Appalachia	1965-1968
2/88	Shiro Nishimae	1969
2/89	John H. Notman	1967
2/90	David H. Noyes	1967-1970
2/91	Noel E. Odell	1967, 1969
2/92	John C. Ohrenschal	1968
2/93	Gary K. Olson	1968
2/94	Leigh and Irene Ortenburger	1967-1970
2/95	Daniel L. Osborne	1969-1971
2/96	Leif-Norman Patterson	1967-1968
2/97	Mr. and Mrs. Grant H. Pearson	1964-1965
2/98	Chuck Pease	1971
2/99	George K. Perkins	1968
2/100	George H. Peters	1966-1968
2/101	John D. Peterson	1967
2/102	Stephen Pomerance	1968-1969
2/103	Austin S. Post	1965, 1967
2/104	Barry Prather	1967-1968
2/105	Marjorie Prescott	1964-1966
2/106	Ron C. Priebe	1968
2/107	James and Mary Prichard	1970
2/108	William L. Putnam; “Peaks and Routes of the North Selkirk Range” by William L. Putnam, Appalachia; “Across the Icefield to Juneau: Another ‘Colossal Enterprise’” by William Lowell Putnam, Appalachia	1949, 1954, 1967-1968
2/109	Alvin E. Randall; “Largest Group to Reach the Summit of Mt. McKinley, Seattle Mountaineers, Mt. McKinley Expedition, 1964” report by Alvin E. Randall	1964, 1966-1968
2/110	John F. Ratterman	1966-1967
2/111	William A. Read	1966, 1968-1969
2/112	Louis F. Reichardt	1969-1970
2/113	Jim Richardson	1963-1964
2/114	Gerald A. Roach	1967
2/115	Royal Robbins	1964, 1968-1969
2/116	Dave and Sharon Roberts	1965, 1967-1970
2/117	Gilbert J. Roberts	1967-1968
2/118	Peter and Nancy Robinson (1 color photo)	1963-1970
2/119	Kermit F. Ross	1967
2/120	John R. Russell and family	1967-1968
2/121	Takao Sasaki (1 black and white photo)	1967
2/122	John B. Samuelson	1965-1967
2/123	Jeb Schenck	1968-1969
2/124	Anshel Schiff	1967-1968
2/125	Paul M. Schlichter	1967
2/126	James F. Seitz	1968-1969
2/127	Chris Shank	1968
2/128	Don and Roberta Sheldon	1962-1970
2/129	Steve Sickles (1 color photo)	1967
2/130	Alexander F. Skutch	1962-1963, 1965
2/131	Mary Smith	1964
2/132	Gerrit Heinke Snider	1968
2/133	Howard H. Snyder; “Wilcox McKinley Expedition Partial Log (14-26 July 1967)” by Howard Snyder	1967
2/134	Nicholas W. Spadavecchia	1966-1967
2/135	Spencer and Bock (1 black and white photo).	undated, 1959-1969
2/136	Robert Sparr	1970
2/137	Slim and Judy Spurling	1963
2/138	Norman Stadem; “1968 Alaska Mount Bona Expedition” by Norman Stadem	1968
2/139	Allen P. Steck	1967-1968
2/140	Don and Lani Stockard	1963-1969
2/141	Erling Strom	1961, 1963-1967
2/142	Dunbar Susong	1957-1958, 1967-1968
2/143	Olle Swartling	1968
2/144	Guy L. Tarnstrom	1969
2/145	Stephen A. Taylor and Family	1967-1968
2/146	Walter W. Taylor and Family	1967-1968
2/147	Robert G. Tatum	1965, 1968
2/148	Lowell Thomas, Sr.	1969
2/149	Lowell Thomas, Jr.	1968
2/150	John P. Thomson	1967
2/151	Will F. Thompson II	1968
2/152	J. Monroe Thorington	1967
2/153	Charles Travers	1967-1968
2/154	Mario Tremonti	1967-1968
2/155	Stewart L. Udall	1965
2/156	Naomi Uemura	1971
2/157	James C. Underwood	1968-1969, 1971
2/158	Hans Van der Laan	1967-1969
2/159	Walt Vennum	1967-1969
2/160	Curt and Gretchen Wagner	1968
2/161	George Wallerstein	1965
2/162	Edward Ward	1968
2/163	Peter Ward; 2 reprints of articles on Volcanic activity at Katmai National Monument	1969
2/164	H. Bradford Washburn	1963-1964, 1967-1971
2/165	Peter W. Webb	1967
2/165	Robert Weeden	1962
2/167	Michael and Sally Westmacott	1967-1969
2/168	John Wheeler	1966
2/169	Vernon L. Wheeler	1960
2/170	George W. Whitmore	1968
2/171	Fritz H. Wiessner; “The K-2 Expedition of 1939” by Fritz H. Wiessner, Appalachia	1956, 1969
2/172	Joseph F. Wilcox (1 black and white photo)	1967-1969
2/173	Paul M. Williams	1967-1968
2/174	Peter Williamson	1968
2/175	John E. “Jed” Williamson	1965-1967
2/176	Jack Wilson	1968
2/177	Ginny H. Wood	1965, 1966, 1968-1969
2/178	Morton S. Wood	1967
2/179	Walter A. Wood	1965-1966
2/180	Gary Woodmansee	1957-1963, 1966-1967
2/181	Bill Woodward (1 black and white photo)	1963, 1967
2/182	Christopher C. Wren	1965-1967
2/183	Samuel A. Wright	1968-1969
2/184	Hans A. Zogg; “Mount Logan 1966, Seattle Expedition” (report)	1963, 1966-1968
3/1	Hoeman and Brown Families	1954-1968
3/2	Grace Hoeman	1968-1971
3/3	Grace Jensen Hoeman’s Family	1967, 1969-1971
3/4	Dhaulagiri Expedition and Vin Hoeman’s death:  See detailed index to these files	1969-1970
3/5	Women’s International McKinley Expedition of 1970:  See detailed index to these files	1969-1971
3/6	Mount McKinley expeditions for 1970:  See detailed index to these files	1969-1971
3/7	Alaska Climbers: A-F:  See detailed index to these files	1965-1969
3/8	Alaska Climbers: N-W:  See detailed index to these files	1963-1967
3/9	Other climbers:  See detailed index to these files	1956-1971
3/10	Alpine Club (London):  See detailed index to these files	1967-1969
3/11	Alpine Club of Canada:  See detailed index to these files	1967-1969
3/12	Alpinismus (magazine, Munich)	1967-1969
3/13	Summit (magazine, Big Bear Lake, California)	1965, 1967-1968
3/14	Books	1964, 1966-1969
3/15	Unanswered Letters (alphabetical order)	1965-1969
3/16	Alaska letters sent and returned	1967-1968
3/17	Inquiries and picture requests	1968-1971
3/18	Marie, Carolyn, Laurel	undated, 1963-1969

Series 4: Writings; undated, 1957-1971. 0.30 cubic feet.
A majority of this series includes manuscript drafts, notes, and reference materials related to Vin Hoeman’s research for an Alaska climbing guidebook, as well as climbing articles that Vin and Grace were writing.

Box/Folder	Description	Dates
3/19	Alaska Guide Book: manuscript	undated
3/20	Alaska Guide Book: manuscript drafts and notes	undated
3/21	Alaska Guide Book: correspondence	undated
3/22	Alaska Guide Book: information	1967-1971
3/23	Alaska Guide Book: Anchorage Skyline Peaks	undated
3/24	Vin Hoeman articles	1965-1970
3/25	Publications and published articles	1959-1966
3/26	American Alpine Journal: article drafts, references, and notes	undated
3/27	Canadian Alpine Journal: correspondence, article drafts, and references	1967-1968
3/28	Poems and songs	undated, 1957-1962
3/29	“Harding Icefield Adventure”; by J. Vin Hoeman	undated
3/30	Grace Hoeman: ACC writing course	1970
3/31	Grace Hoeman: writings, letters and obituary	undated, 1969-1971

Series 5: Climbing files; 1956-1971. 0.55 cubic feet.
The records in this series contain information on summits, state high points, and climbing expeditions. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Box/Folder	Description	Dates
3/32	Alaska Earthquake	1964
3/33	Alaskan Summit Information	undated
3/34	Aleutian Islands	1964-1965
3/35	Altitude physiology	1971
3/36	Book lists	1960, 1964-1969
3/37	Climbing Regulations	1958-1967
3/38	Devil’s Tower, Wyoming	undated
3/39	Dhaulagiri Expedition: articles and clippings (1 black and white photo)	1969-1970
3/40	Ecology	undated
3/41	Gannett Peak, Wyoming	1966
3/42	Life at High Altitude,	1960-1966
3/43	List of Himalayan climbers	undated
3/44	Himalayan expedition	1968
3/45	Maps and mapping	1959-1965
3/46	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	circa 1966
3/47	Mount Aconcagua, Argentina	1967-1968
3/48	Mount Kimball Expedition (14 black and white photos)	1969 June
3/49	Mount Marathon Race	1962-1968
4/1	Mount McKinley (28 black and white photos)	1962-1963, 1967
4/2	Mount McKinley: Women’s International McKinley Expedition of 1970: reports and papers (1 black and white photo)	1969-1971
4/3	Mount Logan: California Mount Logan Expedition of 1971	1970-1971
4/4	Mount Robson	undated
4/5	Mount Saint Elias	1963, 1965, 1970
4/6	Mount Vancouver Expedition: Japanese	1967-1968
4/7	Named Alaskan summits lists	undated
4/8	Santa Marta, Mexico	1968
4/9	Shiprock, New Mexico	1967-1969
4/10	South America	1966-1968
4/11	State high points: correspondence	1965-1971
4/12	State high points: information	undated, 1966, 1970
4/13	State high points: maps and brochures	undated
4/14	Hudson Stuck: Correspondence between Hudson Stuck and Alfred H. Brooks, 1906-1914	1956
4/15	Summit and summit regiser information	undated
4/16	Tierra del Fuego	1967

Series 6: Mountaineering Club records; 1962-1971. 0.30 cubic feet
This series contains records pertaining to the Mountaineering Club. A majority of the records are from Vin Hoeman’s time as chairman of the Committee on Geographic Names and Grace Hoeman’s involvement with the Ladies’ Alpine Club and American Alpine Club. The series also includes the Descent, a journal of the Alaska Alpine Club.

Box/Folder	Description	Dates
4/17	Constitutions	undated, 1962 January
4/18	Geographic Names Committee: correspondence	1963-1971
4/19	Geographic Names Committee: USGS forms submitted	1963-1971
4/20	Geographic Names Committee: Kenai Peninsula	1967-1968
4/21	Geographic Names Committee: By-laws, members, notes	1965-1972
4/22	Letterhead	undated
4/23	Letters received	1964, 1966-1969
4/24	Ladies’ Alpine Club	1968-1969
4/25	American Alpine Club: correspondence	1966-1971
4/26	Descent (Vol. 1, Nos. 1, 2 and 4; Vol. 2, Nos. 1-5; Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2)	1969-1971

Series 7: Photographs; undated, 1959-1970. 0.20 cubic feet.
A majority of the photographs in this series concern mountain climbing and portray mountain peaks, climbers, and base camps.

Box/Folder	Description	Dates
4/27	Mount Russell (2 color prints, 5 X 7 inch).	1962
4/28	Bold, Bashful and Baleful Peaks (11 black and white prints; 10 black and white negatives)	undated, 1959, 1963
4/29	Trip to South America (36 black and white prints, 3.5 X 5 inch; 36 black and white negatives, 35mm)	1967, 1968
4/30	Chugach Expedition (22 black and white prints, 3.5 X 5 inch; 22 black and white negatives, 35mm)	1968 June
4/31	Mount Kiliak and Government Peak Trips (19 black and white prints, 3.5 X 5 inch; 11 black and white negatives, 35mm)	1968
4/32	Mount Kimball Expedition, German Brooks Range Expedition and Reed Lakes (17 black and white prints, 3.5 X 3.5 inch; 23 black and white negatives, 120 size)	1969 March, August
4/33	Anchorage skyline peaks (12 color slides, 2.75 X 2.75 inch)	1970 September
4/34	Anchorage skyline peaks (17 black and white prints, 3.5 X 3.5 inch; 16 black and white negatives, 120 size; 5 color transparencies, 120 size)	undated
4/35	Aerial Photographs of Mountains and Glaciers; Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Government of Canada (31 black and white prints, 10 X 10 inch)	undated
4/36	Alaska Guidebook photographs: (4 black and white prints, 5 X 7 inch; 4 black and white copy negatives, 4 X 5 inch)	undated, 1967
4/37	Unidentified Winter Climb (12 black and white prints, 3.5 X 3.5 inch; 15 black and white negatives, 120 size)	undated
4/38	Skiing and climbing photographs: Grace Hoeman and Round Top (5 black and white prints, 2 color prints)	undated, 1968-1970

Series 8: Alaska topographic quadrangle maps; 1950-1970. 3.0 cubic feet.
This series contains topographic maps. A majority of the maps are annotated by one of the Hoemans. Arranged alphabetically by place name.

Box/Folder	Description
4/39	Index to Topographic Maps of Alaska
4/40	Anchorage
4/41	Anchorage
4/42	Adak
4/43	Afognak
4/44	Ambler River
4/45	Amukta
4/46	Arctic
4/47	Atka
4/48	Atlin
4/49	Attu
4/50	Baird Inlet
4/51	Baird Mountains
4/52	Barrow
4/53	Barter Island
4/54	Beechey Point
4/55	Bendeleben
4/56	Bering Glacier
5/1	Bethel
5/2	Bettles
5/3	Big Delta
5/4	Black River
5/5	Blying Sound
5/6	Bradfield Canal
5/7	Bristol Bay
5/8	Candle
5/9	Cape Mendenhall
5/10	Chandalar
5/11	Chandler Lake
5/12	Charley River
5/13	Chignik
5/14	Christian
5/15	Circle
5/16	Cold Bay
5/17	Cordova
5/18	Craig
5/19	De Long Mountains
5/20	Demarcation Point
5/21	Dillingham
5/22	Dixon Entrance
5/23	Eagle
5/24	Fairbanks
5/25	False Pass
5/26	Flaxman Island
5/27	Fort Yukon
5/28	Gareloi Island
5/29	Goodnews
5/30	Gulkana
5/31	Hagemeister Island
5/32	Harrison Bay
5/33	Healy
5/34	Hooper Bay
5/35	Houston
5/36	Howard Pass
5/37	Hughes
5/38	Icy Bay
5/39	Iditarod
5/40	Iliamna
5/41	Juneau
5/42	Kantishna River
5/43	Karluk
5/44	Kateel River
5/45	Kenai
5/46	Ketchikan
5/47	Killik River
5/48	Kiska
5/49	Knik
5/50	Kodiak
5/51	Kotzebue
5/52	Kuskokwim Bay
5/53	Lake Clark
5/54	Lime Hills
5/55	Livengood
5/56	Marshall
6/1	Matanuska Valley
6/2	McCarthy
6/3	McGrath
6/4	Meade River
6/5	Medfra
6/6	Middleton Island
6/7	Misheguk Mountain
6/8	Mt. Fairweather
6/9	Mt. Hayes
6/10	Mt. Katmai
6/11	Mt. McKinley
6/12	Mt. Michelson
6/13	Mt. St. Elias
6/14	Nabesna
6/15	Naknek
6/16	Noatak
6/17	Nome
6/18	Nunivak Island
6/19	Ophir
6/20	Petersburg
6/21	Philip Smith Mountains
6/22	Point Hope
6/23	Point Lay
6/24	Port Moller
6/25	Prince Rupert
6/26	Rat Islands
6/27	Russian Mission
6/28	St. Lawrence
6/29	St. Matthew
6/30	Saint Michael
6/31	Sagavanirktok
6/32	Samalga Island
6/33	Seguam
6/34	Selawik
6/35	Seldovia
6/36	Seward
6/37	Seward
6/38	Shungnak
6/39	Simeonof Island
6/40	Sitka
6/41	Skagway
6/42	Sleetmute
6/43	Solomon
6/44	St. Epovak Bay
6/45	Sumdum
6/46	Survey Pass
6/47	Sutwik Island
6/48	Table Mountain
6/49	Taku River
6/50	Talkeetna
6/51	Talkeetna Mountains
6/52	Tanacross
6/53	Tanana
7/1	Taylor Mountains
7/2	Teller
7/3	Teshekpuk
7/4	Trinity Islands
7/5	Tyonek
7/6	Ugashik
7/7	Umiat
7/8	Umnak
7/9	Unalaska
7/10	Unimak
7/11	Utukok River
7/12	Valdez
7/13	Wainwright
7/14	Wiseman
7/15	Yakutat

Series 9: Index card files; undated. 0.50 cubic feet.
This series contains copies of Vin Hoeman’s index card files on mountains and climbers. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Box/Folder	Description	Dates
8/1	Mountains	undated
8/2	Climbers: A-G	undated
8/3	Climbers: I-O	undated
8/4	Climbers: P-Z	undated