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 |