Guide to the Brien Sheedy Mount Everest Collection 2004

Overview of the Collection

	Repository Name:		Whitman College and Northwest Archives 345 Boyer Ave. Walla Walla, WA 99362 (509) 527-5922 http://www.whitman.edu/content/penrose/archives archives@whitman.edu
	Collection Number:		USHTM_WCMss2
	Creator:		Sheedy, Brien
	Title:		Brien Sheedy Mount Everest Collection
	Dates:		2004 (inclusive)
	Quantity:		1.0 linear feet 1 box
	Languages:		Materials are in English.
	Summary:		Artifacts, photographs, digital video, and trip diary from Brien Sheedy’s 2004 Mount Everest expedition

Biographical Note

Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1969, Brien Sheedy earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental Studies from SUNY ESF at Syracuse and a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of Texas at Austin. He has worked as a mountain guide since 1990, and before coming to Whitman College, he taught courses for the National Outdoor Leadership School for more than a decade. Since August, 2001, Sheedy has served as Director of the Outdoor Program at Whitman College.

An experienced climber, Sheedy ascended Denali, Kilimanjaro, and Aconcagua before Everest. He climbed Mount Everest from March 18 - June 4, 2004, as a non-guided climber on an International Mountain Guides Expedition, coordinated by Eric Simonson. He and his party summitted the mountain on May 15, 2004. Whitman College, Wing Ridge Ski Tours, and the National Outdoor Leadership School, among other organizations and individuals, sponsored his trip.

Content Description

The post-expedition report and the DVD I Dreamed of Everest constitute the richest sources in the collection. The report contains a daily log of the expedition and a trip budget. The DVD includes a 35 minute trip documentary produced by Brien Sheedy and a number of video clips and interviews not integrated into the documentary. Photographs and objects carried on the trip, including the Whitman pennant Sheedy displayed at the summit, constitute the remainder of the collection.

Arrangement

Arrangement primarily by individual item; photographs are housed together in one folder.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Brien Sheedy in 2004.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright transferred to Whitman College.

Preferred Citation

Brien Sheedy Mount Everest Collection, Whitman College and Northwest Archives. Penrose Library.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Sheedy, Brien--Archives

Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)

Mountaineering--Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

box/folder
1/1

I Dreamed of Everest

1/2

Post Expedition Report

1/3

Photographs

1/4

Whitman College pennant

1/5

Whitman Outdoor Program mug

1/6

Sunglasses

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