Ralph S. Plaisted Papers. 1/8/1966 - 4/20/1968. Correspondence
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Aufderheide, Arthur Carl, 1922-2013
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Arthur Aufderheide was born on September 9, 1922, and brought up in New Ulm, Minnesota. He was educated at St Olaf College, the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis and then, as a pathology resident, the University of Minnesota. He spent three winters in the Arctic among the Inuit, and took part in a 1968 expedition to the North Pole. He compiled a major Arctic film archive with the celebrated documentary photographer Jim Brandenburg, and was a member of the two Plaisted Polar E...
Pitzl, Gerald R. (Gerald Rudolph), 1933-
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Gerald Rudolph Pitzl (b. Aug. 12, 1933, St. Paul, Minn.), educator and explorer, served as a navigator on the 1968 Plaisted Polar Expedition. From the description of Pitzl, Gerald R. (Gerald Rudolph), 1933- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572391 ...
Horton, Andrew S.
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Andrew S. Horton, Lt. Col., United States Air Force. From the description of Horton, Andrew S. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597589 ...
Powellek, Donald E. (Donald Ervin), 1927-1992
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Donald Ervin Powellek (b. Aug. 4, 1927-d. Nov. 2, 1992, Ramsey County, Minn.) was a member of the Plaisted Polar Expeditions in 1967 and 1968, serving as a radio man, and the deputy leader of the team. When the team reached the North Pole in 1968 he was at the base camp. From the description of Powellek, Donald E. (Donald Ervin), 1927-1992 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10598159 ...
Plaisted, Ralph (Ralph Summers), 1927-2008
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Ralph Summers Plaisted (b. Sept. 30, 1927, Brunno, Minn.–d. Sept. 8, 2008, Wyoming, Minn.) was an insurance salesman turned Arctic explorer. He, with Walt Pederson, Gerry Pitzl and Jean-Luc Bombardier, were the first explorers to succeed in a surface traverse across the ice to the North Pole on April 19, 1968, making the first confirmed surface conquest of the Pole. From the description of Plaisted, Ralph (Ralph Summers), 1927-2008 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)....
