Lawrence C. Woods Jr. Papers, 1904 - 1930. Letters of Polar Explorers, 1904 - 1930.

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Lawrence C. Woods Jr. Papers, 1904 - 1930. Letters of Polar Explorers, 1904 - 1930.

1904-1930

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26421212

This series consists of letters from Robert E. Peary to Albert Operti discussing Operti's sketches. Also, included is a personal note from Donald MacMillian to Lawrence Woods.

4 linear inches

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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National Archives at College Park

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Peary, Robert Edwin, 1856-1920

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Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania – died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was an American explorer and United States Navy officer who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909. Though born in Pennsylvania, Peary grew up in in Portland, Maine. He went to a prominent boarding school called Loomis Chaffe. He attende...