Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1911.

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Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1911.

Correspondence to Theodore Dreiser from Oscar P. Austin, Secretary, national Geographic Society.

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Austin, Oscar P. (Oscar Phelps), 1848?-1933

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American author, historian, and "Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department." From the description of Letter, an autobiography, and an envelope, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367571965 ...

National Geographic Society (U.S.)

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The eruption of Mount Katmai on the Alaska Peninsula in 1912 was one of the great volcanic events of modern history. The eruption covered the town of Kodiak with almost one foot of ash and the explosion was reportedly heard as far away as Juneau, 750 miles distant. To study this phenomena, the National Geographic Society launched several scientific investigating expeditions to Katmai and surrounding areas affected by the eruption. There was a brief expedition to Kodiak and Afognak Islands, led b...