Henry Yaple Ski Bibliography

Henry M. Yaple, the chief librarian at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., spent 11 years assembling a massive bibliography of skiing. The goal was to list every book, dissertation, film video and piece of software published on skiing, in English, between 1890 and 2002.

The resulting two-volume work, comprising 732 pages, was published by ISHA in 2004. It lists more than 7,000 items.

How to Use Ski Bibliography

Information in Ski Bibliography can be found through multiple access points.

SUBJECT INDEX: There are three subject indices: NORDIC, ALPINE and COMBINED. These indices are located in Volume I, xxiv-xxvi and Volume II, xxxi respectively. Citations in the NORDIC Index are concerned with skis and skiing where the skier's heel is not fixed or attached to the ski. Citations in the ALPINE Index are concerned with skis and skiing where the skier's heel is fixed or attached to the ski. Citations in the COMBINED Index concentrate primarily upon the business or industry of skiing, and may apply either to nordic skiing, alpine skiing or both.

The various sub-categories of the NORDIC, ALPINE and COMBINED indices are derived from the subject matter of the actual works listed. For example, there are works listed under NORDIC/Trails, ALPINE/Lifts, and COMBINED/Market Research.

The entries or citations in Ski Bibliography are numbered consecutively so that each entry has its own discrete or unique number. The numerical range of items are listed for each sub-category in the respective subject indices. For example, NORDIC/Autobiographies covers items 2 through 15. ALPINE/Film covers items 1487 through 2123, and COMBINED/Fiction covers items 4937 through 5166.

NORDIC Bibliography section contains all entries on nordic skiing from item 1 to 1137 in Volume I.

ALPINE Bibliography section contains all entries on alpine skiing from items 1138 to 4372 in Volume I.

COMBINED Bibliography section contains all entries from items 4373 to 7183 in Volume II.

Within the NORDIC, ALPINE, and COMBINED bibliography sections respectively, the subject sub-categories are arranged alphabetically, and the within each sub-category the entries are arranged chronologically by publishing or release date. Within each year, the entries are arranged alphabetically by author or by title if an author is lacking.

SERIALS Bibliography section is arranged alphabetically by title. This section of the bibliography contains entries from items 7,184 to 7,617 in Volume II.

AUTHOR Index contains a list of all authors, editors, illustrators, photographers, producers, directors, writers included in the bibliography. It is arranged alphabetically, and each name carries the number(s) of the citation(s) in the bibliography to which it refers.

TITLE Index contains a list of all titles included in the bibliography. It is arranged alpha-betically, and each title carries the number(s) of the citation(s) to which it refers in the bibliography.

e Primary K Secondary Di Author 1 Title Publication Date Issue
4959 Combined Fiction Atwater, Montgomery Ski Patrol 1942 237 p. illus.
2189 Alpine Guide Mitchell, Elyne Australia's Alps 1942 185 p. illus.
2747 Alpine Mountaineering Brower, David. editor Manual Of Ski Mountaineering 1942 135 p. illus.
6580 Combined Ski Clubs Ottawa Ski Club Ottawa Ski Club Handbook 1942 36 p.
1391 Alpine Conditioning Hollaus, Otto R. Make Yourself Fit To Ski: Conditioning Exercises For Skiers 1942 43 p. illus.
5307 Combined History Amateur Ski Club of New York Ten Winters, 1931-l941, The First Decade Of The Ski Club Of N 1942 79 p. illus.
5308 Combined History Crane, Charles Edward Winter In Vermont 1942 304 p. illus
1554 Alpine Film Jay, John Company A-87Mt. Rainier 1942 16 mm.
5309 Combined History McCue, James W. Ski Lure 1942 64 p. illus.
1555 Alpine Film Jay, John Ski Here, Senor! 1942 16 mm
3218 Alpine Technique Inter-Association for Skiing Swiss Skiing Handbook 1942
5310 Combined History Ski Union of the Americas Records Of The Meetings Of The Delegates In AttendanceAt 1942
1556 Alpine Film Roberts, John W. Singing Skis 1942 60 min
2577 Alpine Handbook Max Cook Sporting Goods Company Ski Manual 1942 46 p. illus
3219 Alpine Technique Mautin, Francois Short Cuts To Better Skiing: Ski Balance And Falls, Their Re 1942 32 p. illus.
1557 Alpine Film U.S.War Department Ski Safety: First Aid And Emergency Repair Of Equipment 1942 16 mm. 41 mins
3220 Alpine Technique Pearson, Fred A Guide To Skiing 1942 70 p. illus.
1558 Alpine Film U.S. War Department Ski Equipment 1942 16 mm 21 mins.
2190 Alpine Guide New England Council The Skiers Guide To New England 1942?
1562 Alpine Film Jay, John Ski Patrol 1943 16 mm.120 min
1564 Alpine Film Lang, Otto. producer Ski Gulls 1943
6112 Combined Military Camp Hale Public Relations Office Camp Hale Colorado 1943 34 p. chiefly illus.
1565 Alpine Film Warner Brothers Mountain Fighters 1943 35 mm.30 min.
6113 Combined Military Firsoff, V.A. Ski Track On The Battlefield 1943 158, p. illus.
6114 Combined Military H.Q.Mountain Training Group Winter Training Implementation Handbook 1943 62 p. illus.