Papers, 1898-1966.

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Rockwell Kent interview, 1957 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242441 Painter, illustrator, writer, lecturer; Ausable Forks, New York. From the description of Rockwell Kent letters to Robert T. Hatt, 1935-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553040 In addition to being a successful painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist, Kent pursued careers as a writer, professional ...

Nef, Evelyn Stefansson, 1913-2009

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Evelyn Stefansson Nef, also known as Evelyn Baird, (b. Evelyn Schwartz, July 24, 1913, New York City-d. December 10, 2009, Washington, D.C.), puppeteer, author, Arctic explorer, researcher, librarian, philanthropist, and psychotherapist, was the wife of fellow Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. After Stefansson's death, she married John Ulrich Nef, economic historian from the University of Chicago. She began a practice in psychotherapy in Washington, D.C., at the age of 63. ...

MacMillan, Donald Baxter, 1874-1970

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Leader of the Crocker Land Expedition. From the description of Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915. 1914-1917. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 15046950 From the description of [Lists of photographs of the Crocker Land Expedition]. [between 1913 and 1917?] (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 15046958 From the description of Geographical report of the Crocker Land Expedition / by Donald B. MacMillan. 1...

Charcot, Jean, 1867-1936

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Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940

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Explorer, author, and businessman. From the description of Audio materials [sound recording]. [1937-1991] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723117 Physician and polar explor on three expeditions to North Greenland, 1891-1894; part of Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899. From the description of Letter from Frederick Albert Cook to S.S. McClure, Ltd., 1894 March 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70292749 Cook claimed to have been the fir...

Stefansson Collection

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...

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...

Tschiffeley, Violet Theodora Hume.

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Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962

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Vilhjalmur Stefansson was born on November 3, 1879 in Arnes, Manitoba, Canada. He attended the University of North Dakota from 1897-1902. He was voted the best orator in 1900, and also worked for the school newspaper. In 1930 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, only the third such degree awarded. He then transferred to the University of Iowa and graduated in 1903 with a degree from the School of Liberal Arts. He next enrolled at Harvard, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1...

Tschiffely, A. F. (Aimé Felix), 1895-1954.

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Furlong, Charles Wellington, 1874-1967

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Member, United States delegation, Paris Peace Conference, 1918-1919; member, Tacna-Arica Commission, 1926. From the description of Charles Wellington Furlong papers, 1917-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869105 Biographical Note 1895 Graduated, Massachusetts Normal Art School 1901 ...