Papers, ca. 1920s-1930s.

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Papers, ca. 1920s-1930s.

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Correspondence, maps, photographs, scrapbook, and other papers, documenting explorations of Greenland organized by Boyd in the 1920s and 1930s; together with Boyd family material and artifacts. Topics include the preparation and outfitting of ships and hiring of scientists to staff the explorations.

8 linear ft.

Marin County Historical Society

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Boyd family.

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Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887-1972

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Louise Arner Boyd (b. September 16, 1887, San Rafael, California-d. September 14, 1972, San Francisco, California) was a geographer, big game hunter, patroness of the arts, and leader of eight expeditions into polar regions, including several to Greenland. In 1955 she flew over the North Pole to take photographs for the American Geographical Society. She held honorary degrees from the Universities of Alaska and California and from Mills College. ...