Letter, 1932 Sep. 6, Adelaide [Australia] to Prof. [W.H.] Hobbs [Ann Arbor].

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Letter, 1932 Sep. 6, Adelaide [Australia] to Prof. [W.H.] Hobbs [Ann Arbor].

Encloses a copy (lacking) of his remarks made at a recent scientific meeting, favoring D'Urville over Wilkes as first to sight Antarctica in the region of Australia.

1 p. Holograph signed.

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University of Michigan

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