George Hubert Wilkins collection, 1928-1937.

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George Hubert Wilkins collection, 1928-1937.

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Box 1 contains Series I: biographical information; Series II: correspondence & writings; Series III: clippings & scraps; Series IV: maps & photographs; and, Series V: miscellaneous. Box 2 [oversize] contains Series VI: clippings & scraps.

2 boxes (1.25 linear ft.)

University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library

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University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library

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Schreck, Lura B.

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George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958) was a British Arctic and Antarctic explorer. He made ten trips to polar regions between 1913 and 1937. He is best known for his 2100 mile flight from Pt. Barrow, Alaska to Spitsbergen, Norway (1928). King George V knighted Wilkins for this feat. Following his career as a polar explorer Wilkins became a civilian consultant to U.S. Army regarding polar and desert regions. Collection was compiled by Lura B. Schreck who may have been Wilkins' secretary. It includes ...

Wilkins, George Hubert, Sir, 1888-1958

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Sir George Hubert Wilkins (b. October 31, 1888, Hallett, South Australia-d. November 30, 1958, Framingham, Massachusetts), polar explorer, geographer, photographer, and consultant for the United States Military. He was internationally recognized for his expeditions to the Arctic and Anarctic from 1913 to 1939. Wiklins was the navigator aboard the first airplane to fly over the Arctic Sea (1928); navigator aboard the first airplane to fly over the Antarctica (1933); and led the Nautilus sub...