Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers, 1798 - 1976. Papers Relating to the U.S. Antarctic Expedition, 1907 - 1914

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Rear Adm. Robert E. Peary Papers, 1798 - 1976. Papers Relating to the U.S. Antarctic Expedition, 1907 - 1914

1907-1914

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4735869

This series consists of records relating to the U.S. Antarctic Expedition created, collected and maintained by Robert E. Peary. Included are letters, telegrams, memoranda, articles and newspaper clippings related to the South Pole issues such as the establishment of a scientific station at the South Pole and the Antarctic explorations.

7 linear inches

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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...