Robert E. Peary Papers, 1889-1970.

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Robert E. Peary Papers, 1889-1970.

1889-1970

Correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs relating to his work as an Arctic explorer. Includes rough working draft of Northward over the great ice and most of the photographs used in his monographic publications.

6 linear ft. (7 boxes)

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 7118476

Rauner Special Collections Library

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Marie Ahnighito Peary was born in Northwest Greenland on September 12, 1893, to arctic explorer Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary and his wife, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, of Portland, Maine, and Washington, DC. Their daughter became known world-wide as the "Snow Baby," a name given to her by the Greenland natives who had never before seen a white baby. In 1909, when Marie was 16 years old, Admiral Peary became the first white man to lead a successful expedition to the North Pole. In 1917, Marie Peary...

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Operti was an artist who often depicted Arctic subjects in his paintings. He was a member of Peary's expeditions to Greenland in 1896 and 1897. From the description of Correspondence, 1886-1926. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237352213 ...

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