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Two boxes of documents and photographs related to the life and work of Dale Johnson. Materials include letters written by the young Dale Johnson; Johnson's book of memoirs Calculated Risks; Frostline Kits catalogs; an album of Frostline employee photos; and The History of Gear: Frostline of Colorado, a book by Bruce B. Johnson. Box 2 is oversize, and the collection also includes one oversize Frostline Kits "Get Your Kit Together" poster (located at call# 719-SC2-1).

Photographs of Dale Johnson as a boy with close family members, including his mother, father and grandparents, ca. 1931-1946.

Three photographs of Dale Johnson and Phil Robertson climbing the Third Flatiron in roller skates, 1953.

Dale Johnson biographical documents, including a resume, biography outline, a memorial talk dated 14 April 2012 written by a family friend, Johnson's army service cards, and an infographic from Coloradan magazine from Spring 2016 that mentions Johnson's climbing exploits on the Third Flatiron.

Issues of Trail and Timberline, a publication of the Colorado Mountain Club, including the years 1955 and 1966-1968. August 1955 issue contains an article written by Dale Johnson. Other issues include Frostline Kits advertisements.

Materials related to 1993 Longs Peak Reunion, celebrating 125 years since Major John Wesley Powell first climbed the mountain. Materials include schedule, event flier, and Dale Johnson's Longs Peak address on 40 years of climbing Longs Peak.

One oversize box of Dale Johnson memorabilia, including: scrapbooks related to Johnson's mountaineering (likely dating 1949-1954) and his business Frostline Kits (late 1960s-1979); Johnson's memoir Calculated Risk; a book by Dale's son Bruce Johnson called The History of Gear: Frostline Kits, 1966-2007; a book from September 1975 titled "Record of Minutes" but that includes Frostline legal documents; and a large color photograph of Dale and Bruce Johnson mountaineering in Peru, perhaps in the 1990s.