Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Letters and Telegrams Received, 1870 - 1918

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Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers. 1798 - 1976. Letters and Telegrams Received, 1870 - 1918

1870-1918

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4159590

This series consists of letters and telegrams received by Robert E. Peary. The correspondents include Matthew A. Henson, Herbert L. Bridgman, Charles J. Nichols, Henry S. Bryant, Thomas Hubbard, William H. Rau, Frederick A. Stokes, and others.

28 linear feet, 5 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...