Letter, 1940 Mar. 13, New York, to Prof. [W.H.] Hobbs, [Ann Arbor].

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Letter, 1940 Mar. 13, New York, to Prof. [W.H.] Hobbs, [Ann Arbor].

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Concerns a letter he received from Anthony Fiala which discusses the conflicting claims of R.E. Peary and F.A. Cook as to who first reached the North Pole.

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Fiala, Anthony, 1869-1950

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Dunn, J. Allan (Joseph Allan), 1872-1941

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American author and explorer. From the description of Letter, 1940 Mar. 13, New York, to Prof. [W.H.] Hobbs, [Ann Arbor]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364175 ...

Hobbs, William Herbert, 1864-1952

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Professor of geology at University of Michigan and chairman of the Ann Arbor, Michigan, branch of the National Security League during World War I. From the description of William Herbert Hobbs papers, 1884-1950 (bulk 1919-1941) (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778157 From the description of William Herbert Hobbs papers, 1905-1950. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423391 Professor of geology at the University of Michigan. Fro...

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...

Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940

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