Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Diaries and Appointment Notebooks

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Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Diaries and Appointment Notebooks

1871 - 1916

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2990124

This series contains diaries and appointment notebooks created and maintained by Robert Peary. The diaries summarize daily events that Robert Peary encountered, some of which include school activities and assignments, local weather observations, travels, hunting expeditions, and interactions with other individuals. The diaries also include sketches and dried and pressed leaves and flowers. The appointment notebooks contain lists of items purchased, such as groceries, glassware, stationary, and coal, and the amount per item paid by Robert Peary.

1 linear feet, 9 linear inches

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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...