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 Sort descending
1985 Alpine Film Oh-To-Hell-I-Copter With It 1977?
6291 Combined Olympics Aitken, Catherine Olympulse II:A Survey Of Resident Views Concerning The X 1984
6232 Combined Olympics Olympic Winter Games, St. Moritz, 1928Report Of The Ameri 1929
1614 Alpine Film Coty, Victor Ski Stars 195?
6816 Combined Statistics Research Section, Planning Division, Mount Norquay Ski Study, 1975 1975
999 Nordic Video Gravity Sports Films, Inc. Fat Skis And Skinny Skis 1980?
5261 Combined Geography Wallach, Alexander D. Physical Geography Of The Ski Industry In Vermont 1972
5016 Combined Fiction Gair, Malcolm Snowjob 1965
1646 Alpine Film Scofield, Frank The Skiing Saints 1952?
1710 Alpine Film Union Pacific Railroad Ski Party 1957
1522 Alpine Film Ski Battalion 1938
6022 Combined Market Resear Hunt, John D. A Preliminary Examination Of The Past, Present And Future 1974
1462 Alpine Equipment U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Skiing And Skiing Equipment 1979
4526 Combined Avalanche Stethem, C.J. Avalanche Accidents In Canada 1:A Selection Of Case Histor 1979
3201 Alpine Technique Inter-Association For Skiing Swiss Skiing Handbook 1938
3012 Alpine Racing Evans, Walt Alpine Youth Ski League Junior Handbook. 1991
2171 Alpine Guide Pfeifer, E.A. Kitzbuhel, Sun & Powder Snow 1935
5293 Combined History Harrison, A.E. comp. The Evolution Of A Ski Team: A Winter Sports Scrap Book 1936
2050 Alpine Film Durrance, Dick A Going Place 1984
1927 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Skiing's Great 1973
1739 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Swinging Skis 1960
1615 Alpine Film Coty, Victor Vagabond Skis 195?
315 Nordic Guide Hannan, Leo A Guide To Cross Country Skiing In Anchorage 1973
1188 Alpine Autobiography Berscheit, Mary Jo Joy On The Mountain 1982
5386 Combined History Medford, Barbara Lee Skiing As An Indicator Of Leisure Style 1968