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The Legacy Of The "Glacier Priest": Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J., Caprice Murray Scarborough, Deanna M. Kingston

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One of the most colorful and controversial individuals to bring notoriety to Santa Clara University in the past 150 years was Father Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J.(1888-1962). Known as the "Glacier Priest," for his mountaineering prowess , Father Hubbard gained public prominence in the 1930s for his highly publicized and photographed expeditions to the then little known territory of Alaska. In an era without television and the internet, the public's imagination was captured through public lectures and newsreels. In spite of his larger than life public persona Father Hubbard's relationship with his professional colleagues and the Society of Jesus was sometimes …