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
2890 Alpine Powder, Heli & Engen, Sverre Ski With Sverre: Deep Snow And Packed Slope Ski Techniqu 1947 vii. 143 p. illus.
3230 Alpine Technique D'Egville, Alan H. Ski-ing:Basic Technique For The Beginner 1947 42 p. illus.
3231 Alpine Technique Fawcus, Arnold Swing Into Skiing 1947 68 p. illus.
4373 Combined Academic Curri Weed, Luell A. Co-recreational Skiing In Colleges And Universities 1947 55 p. illus
3232 Alpine Technique Iselin, Fred Invitation To Skiing 1947 xiii, 170 p. illus.
1438 Alpine Equipment Northland Ski Manufacturing Company Northland Skis 1947 23 p. illus.
295 Nordic Guide Johnnsen, H. Smith Sweet Caporal Skiers' Guide 1947 unpaged. illus. m
296 Nordic Guide Jones, Garfield C. Lake Placid Ski Guide 1947 31 p. illus.
6 Nordic Autobiography Lindley, Sir Francis Oswald A Diplomat Off Duty 1947 200 p.
4965 Combined Fiction Innes, Hammond Fire In The Snow 1947 243 p.
2750 Alpine Mountaineering Smythe, Francis Sydney Again Switzerland 1947 vii. 248 p. illus. m
6583 Combined Ski Clubs Blue Mountain Ski Club Year Book 1947 20 p.
4966 Combined Fiction Innes, Hammond The Lonely Skier 1947 192 p.
4967 Combined Fiction Lunn, Peter Evil In High Places 1947 255 p.
2196 Alpine Guide Jay, John Skiing The Americas 1947 vii, 257 p. illus. maps
6397 Combined Resort Develop California Ski Association San Gorgonio 1947
2197 Alpine Guide Johnnsen, H. Smith Sweet Caporal Skiers' Guide 1947 unpaged. illus. m
2198 Alpine Guide Jones, Garfield C. Lake Placid Ski Guide 1947 31 p. illus.
7046 Combined Winter Sports Union Pacific Railroad Company Snow Sports In Western Wonderlands 1947 46 p. illus.
1160 Alpine Autobiography Amery, L.S. In The Rain And The Sun 1947
2199 Alpine Guide New England Council The Skier's Guide To New England, 1947-1948 1947 39 p.
2580 Alpine Handbook Skier's Handbook, 1947 1947 353 p. illus.
1584 Alpine Film Canadian National Railways Song Of The Ski 1947 16 mm.20 min
5320 Combined History Lunn, Sir Arnold Mountains Of Memory 1948 248 p. illus.
6145 Combined Military Brower, David. editor Remount Blue: The Combat Story Of The 3rd Battalion, 86th 1948 112 p.