Papers, 1919-1961.

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Papers, 1919-1961.

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Collection consists of several biographies of Vilhjalmur Stefansson by LeBourdais. Includes mss., entitled Stefansson : a biography, of 1930 and 1938, and ms., entitled The feud that froze the Arctic, of 1961; these works were incorporated in Lebourdais' book, Stefansson, ambassador of the North (published as: Stefansson, ambassador of the North. -- Montreal : Harvest House, c1963). Also includes ms., entitled Vilhjalmur Stefansson, with corrections by Stefansson, that was published in the Canadian Geographical Journal (August, 1960), as well as some correspondences with Stefansson, Patricia Schartle, and Freda Sophia Harold.

2 boxes (2 ft.)

Dartmouth College Library

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Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918)

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With the goal of finding a continent north of the Canadian Archipelago, Vilhjalmur Stefansson organized the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Stefansson had already distinguished himself as an explorer and ethnologist by spending 18 months with the Inuit of the Mackenzie Delta, learning their language and customs during the Anglo-American expedition of 1906-1907. Furthermore, during an expedition from 1908 to 1912, he made notoriety by discovering a group of fair-haired natives on Victoria Island that...

Harold, Freda Sophia.

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Harold, a graduate of the University of Manitoba, was a librarian and head of the Bibliographic Department at Dartmouth College; she was also a researcher for Vilhjalmur Stefansson. A specialist in Scandinavian languages, she was interested in the early Norse discovery of 'Vinland' From the description of Papers, 1931-1954. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237352187 ...

Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-

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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...

Schartle, Patricia

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LeBourdais, D. M. (Donat Marc), 1887-1964.

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