Arlene Blum Papers, M1558

http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8p84dng No online items Arlene Blum papers, M1558 1920-2009 inclusive; 1960-1986 bulk. Finding aid prepared by Christy Smith, Liam O'Hanlon, and Griselda Mercado Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives Stanford University Libraries. 557 Escondido Mall Stanford, California, 94305 Email: [email protected] October 2013 Arlene Blum papers, M1558 M1558 1 Title: Arlene Blum papers, Identifier/Call Number: M1558 Contributing Institution: Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives Language of Material: English Storage Unit: 1 Physical Description: 61.5 Linear feet(73 boxes, 10 cartons, 11 flat boxes, 1 map folder) Date (bulk): Bulk, 1960-1986 Date (inclusive): 1920-2009 inclusive; 1960-1986 bulk Abstract: The Arlene Blum papers include photographs, writings, diaries, articles about the Annapurna expedition in 1978, a year-long trek across the Himalayas, and various other climbs. Also inlcuded are drafts of articles and books by Arlene Blum, photographs albums and writings of her father Ludwig Blum, school work, letters, etc. Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc. Re-housed and listed by: Liam O'Hanlon, Christy Smith, and Griselda Mercado. This work was completed in part with funds from Arlene Blum. Biography Arlene Blum (born March 1, 1945) is an American mountaineer, writer, and environmental health scientist. She is best known for leading an all-woman ascent of Annapurna, a climb that was also the first successful American ascent. In the early 1960s, she attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Blum graduated from Reed and attended MIT and UC Berkeley, where she earned a Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry in 1971. Blum was part of the first all-woman team to ascend Alaska's Mount McKinley in 1970. She participated in a 1976 expedition up Mount Everest as part of the American Bicentennial Everest Expedition, but did not reach the summit. In 1978, she organized a team of thirteen women to climb Annapurna in Nepal which, until then, had been climbed by only eight people (all men). The first summit team, comprising Vera Komarkova and Irene Miller and Sherpas Mingma Tsering and Chewang Ringjing, reached the top at 3:30 p.m. on October 15, 1978. The second summit team, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz and Vera Watson, died during this climb. After the event, Blum wrote a book about her experience on Annapurna, called Annapurna: A Woman's Place. She led the first expedition to climb Bhrigupanth in the Indian Himalayas, leading a team of Indian and American women. She then attempted what she called the "Great Himalayan Traverse," a two-thousand-mile journey across the treacherous but beautiful peaks of the Himalayas from Bhutan to India. As a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, in the late 1970s, Blum's research contributed to the regulation of two cancer-causing chemicals used as flame retardants on children's sleepwear. After a long hiatus, Blum returned to science and policy work in 2006—when her daughter started college—and her memoir Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life was published. She discovered that the same Tris her research had helped remove from children's pajamas was back in California couches and baby products. In 2007 Blum co-founded the Green Science Policy Institute (GSP) with the goal of bringing scientific research results into policy decisions to protect human health and the environment from toxic chemicals. As executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute, Blum and her team have led several successful national and international campaigns against the use of toxic chemicals. Blum has published articles about science policy in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, and Science magazine.[Wikipedia] Preferred Citation [identification of item], Arlene Blum papers (M1558). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Publication Rights The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy. Acquisition Information This collection was given by Arlene Blum to Stanford University, Special Collections in three accessions from 2007 to 2010. Scope and Contents note Material in the Arlene Blum papers is arranged by accession and is divided into 4 series: Series 1. 2007 accession; Series 2. Accession 2010-099; Series 3. Accession 2010-021; and Series 4. Slides from the 2010-021 accession. Arlene Blum papers, M1558 M1558 2 Series 1. 2007 accession contains materials relating to the American Women's Himalayan Expedition. Team member diaries are closed until 2028. Series 2. Accession 2010-099 consists of two subseries: Arlene Blum materials and Ludwig Blum materials. Arlene's subseries contains school materials, letters, diaries, articles on climbs, etc. Ludwig Blum was Arlene's father and this subseries contains photographs and draft writings. Series 3. Accession 2010-021 includes materials relating to the Annapurna expedition, Arlene's trek across the Himalayas, drafts of Annapurna: A Women's Place, drafts of "Women in High Places: A History of Women in Mountaineering" (unpublished), diaries, articles, etc. Series 4. Slides (from accession 2010-021) consists primarily of images of climbs and treks. They are arranged alphabetically. Access Materials are open to research, except that diaries of individual climbers (Box 3) are closed until 1/1/2028 unless permission is granted by that individual. Subjects and Indexing Terms American Women's Himalayan Expedition, Inc.. Annapurna Expedition, (1978). Ashton, Marie. Beardsley, Irene A. Blum, Arlene, 1945- Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Alison. Firey, Joan. Hoeman, Grace Klobusicky-Mailaender, Liz. Komarkova, Vera. Miller, Irene Rusmore, Margi. Taylor, Dyanna. Tews, Christy. Watson, Vera. Whitehouse, Annie. Berkeley (Calif.) Diaries. Everest, Mount (China and Nepal). Himalaya Mountains Mountaineering Mountaineering--Nepal--Annapurna. Photographs. Slides. Women mountaineers--United States Women mountaineers. Series 1: 2007 accession: American Women's Himalayan Expedition, Annapurna ascent Scope and Contents Series 1. 2007 accession contains materials relating to the American Women's Himalayan Expedition. Team member diaries are closed until 2028 unless special permission is given by individual. Carton 14 Team letters 1972-1976 Arlene Blum papers, M1558 M1558 3 Series 1: 2007 accession: American Women's Himalayan Expedition, ... Team letters 1972-1976 Carton 14 Arlene Blum letters, 1972-1976 Carton 14 Wanda, undated Carton 14 Irene Beardsley, 1974 Carton 14 Cherie Bremer-Kamp Carton 14 Alice Culbert Carton 14 Piro Kramar Carton 14 Fay Kerr and Margaret Clark Carton 14 Joan Firey Carton 14 Team letters 1977-1979 Carton 14 Irene Beardsley Carton 14 Joan Firey Carton 14 Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz Carton 14 Vera Komarkova Carton 14 Liz Klobusicky Carton 14 Piro Kramar Carton 14 Margi Rusmore Carton 14 Dyanna Taylor Carton 14 Christy Tews Carton 14 Vera Watson Carton 14 Annie Whitehouse Carton 14 Biographies of members Carton 14 Arlene Blum's Annapurna letters, 1977-1979 Carton 14 Logistics letters Carton 14 Contracts between members Carton 14 American Alpine Club (AAC) Carton 14 Mike Cheney Expedition Services - Sherpa Coop Carton 14 Sherpa Coop, continued Carton 14 Logistics on mountain Carton 14 Logistics letters: five spiral bound notebooks Carton 14 Base camp cables Carton 14 Letters on climb Carton 14 United States Embassy Carton 14 Family Carton 14 Friends and family Carton 14 Sherpas Carton 14 Friends and family Carton 14 Friends Carton 14 Vera Komarkova and Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz tradegy Arlene Blum papers, M1558 M1558 4 Series 1: 2007 accession: American Women's Himalayan Expedition, ... Vera Komarkova and Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz tradegy Carton 14 Irene Beardsley and Colin Miller letters Carton 14 Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz Carton 14 Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz family letters Carton 14 Vera Komarkova Carton 14 Annapurna information Carton 14 Dutch expedition, 1977 Carton 14 Other expeditions Carton 14 Facts Carton 14 Photographs Carton 14 Expedition report after climb ( Kathmandu) Carton 14 Pre-climb preparation Carton 14 Pre-climb press Carton 14 Application Carton 14 Training trips Carton 14 Reconnaisance, 1977 Carton 14 Team information Carton 14 Budget Carton 14 Food Carton 14 Medical/Oxygen Carton 14 Psychology Carton 14 Equipment Carton 14 Logistics preparation Carton 14 Transportation Carton 14 On mountain Carton 14 Fundraising Carton 14 Miscellaneous fundraising Carton 14 Minutes and agendas Carton 14 Treks Carton 14 T-shirts Publicity Carton 14 Publicity Carton 15 Documentary film Map-Folder 4 American Women's Himalayan Expedition Annapurna climb - posters Carton 15 Book materials Carton 15 Legal Carton 15 Post climb Carton 15 Jimmy Carter - congratulation letter Carton 15 Press conference Arlene Blum papers, M1558 M1558 5 Series 1: 2007 accession: American Women's Himalayan Expedition, ... Annapurna miniseries (Metro Media) Carton 15 Annapurna miniseries (Metro Media) Carton 15 VWACO memorial fund ( Vera WatsonAlison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz) Carton 15 RVHM (Rendez-Vous Hautes Montagnes) Carton 15 Chadwick correspondence, 1978-1979 Carton 15 Articles and clippings Carton 15 Post climb articles Carton 15 American

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