De Long, George W. (George Washington), 1844-1881
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Biographical notes:
George Washington De Long (b. August 22, 1844, Manhattan, New York-d. October 31, 1881, Matvay Hut, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia), United States Naval Officer and explorer. He graduated form the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1865, then rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. In 1879 he commanded an expedition on board the gunboat "USS Jeannette" designed to discover a faster way to traverse the North Pole by going through the Bering Strait. During the summer of 1881 the ship was wrecked and sunk by Arctic ice. Lieutenant Commander De Long and most of his men perished from starvation after abandoning ship. A year after they died, the bodies of George W. De Long and his men were found, and he was eventually interred in Woodlawn Cemetery with five of his crew.
Links to collections
OAC Review Index. Alumni, OAC Review, v.31, no.5, Jan. 1919, p.235-240.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
OAC Review Index. Locals, OAC Review, v.29, no. 4, Dec. 1916, p.173-176.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
De Long, George Washington, Memorandum, 1881 Sept. 22, Lena Delta, Siberia.
Dartmouth College Library
Bruguière, Emil A., 1876-. Baroness Fiddlesticks [collection] : a light opera in two acts and three scenes / book and lyrics by George De Long ; music by Emile Bruguiere.
University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
OAC Review Index. Alumni, OAC Review, v.33, no.5, Jan.1921, p.248-vii.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
OAC Review Index. The O.A.C. in Western Canada / G.C.Creelman, OAC Review, v.34, no.4, Dec.1921, p.139-141.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
OAC Review Index. Alumni, OAC Review, v.30, no.3, Nov. 1917, p.88-101. 1917.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
Bhuguiere, Emile. Baroness Fiddlesticks [microform] : a light opera in two acts and three scenes / book and lyrics by George De Long ; music by Emile Bhuguiere.
University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia
OAC Review Index. Alumni, OAC Review, V.33, No.2, Oct.1920, p.83-86. Soldiers' Settlement Board, CNE Exhibit.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
De Long, George Washington, Memorandum, 1881 Sept. 22, Lena Delta, Siberia.
Dartmouth College Library
Giles B. Harber papers, 1881-1884.
Dartmouth College Library
Bassett Jones (collector) records, 1818-1938.
Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
Emma Wotton De Long papers
Archives of American Art
Edward Ellsberg letter, 1939 February 28, Westfield, New Jersey, to Georgia Mansbridge, New York.
Dartmouth College Library
Danenhower, John Wilson, 1849-1887. Danenhower papers, 1879-1903.
SUNY Oswego, Penfield Library
Emma Wotton De Long papers
Archives of American Art
Bassett Jones (collector) records, 1818-1938.
Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
Giles B. Harber papers, 1881-1884.
Dartmouth College Library
Edward Ellsberg letter, 1939 February 28, Westfield, New Jersey, to Georgia Mansbridge, New York.
Dartmouth College Library
USS Jeannette logbooks, 1879-1881
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De Long, Emma Wotton, 1851-1940.
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Bhuguiere, Emile.
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Bruguière, Emil A., 1876-
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Danenhower, John Wilson, 1849-1887.
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Ellsberg, Edward, 1891-1983.
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Harber, Giles B.
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Jones, Bassett, collector.
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De Long, Emma Wotton, 1851-1940.
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Jeannette (Ship)
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OAC Review Index.
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OAC Review Index.
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OAC Review Index.
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OAC Review Index.
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OAC Review Index.
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OAC Review Index.
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Jeannette Expedition (1879-1881)
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Jeannette (Ship)
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Subjects:
- Arctic regions
Occupations:
- Explorers
- Mariners
Places:
- Arctic regions (as recorded)
- NY, US
- 00, RU
Variant Names
De Long, George Washington, 1844-1881
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