Papers of Arnold Morton relating observations and oceanographic research on an Arctic cruise of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Northland, 1937.

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Papers of Arnold Morton relating observations and oceanographic research on an Arctic cruise of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Northland, 1937.

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Letters and diaries describe his work as well as various locales along the way; newspaper clippings describe the work of Father Bernard Hubbard and anthropologist, Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, both passengers on the cruise.

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Alaska State Library

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Alaska State Library

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Northland (Cutter)

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Hubbard, Bernard R. (Bernard Rosecrans), 1888-1962

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Born in 1888, Bernard Hubbard demonstrated a love of exploration as a youth. He attended St. Ignatius College and Santa Clara University, and entered the Jesuit order in 1908. In 1926 Hubbard returned to Santa Clara as a professor of Greek, German, and geology. He began exploring the Alaskan wilderness in 1927, financing his trips with proceeds from lectures describing his adventures. His exploits were written up in such publications as National Geographic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Lit...

Hrdlička, Alěs 1869-1943

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Ales Hrdlicka was born in Bohemia and came to America in 1882. He received an M.D. degree from the New York Eclectic College (1892) and graduated from the New York Homeopathic College (1894). He also studied medicine and anthropology at the Sorbonne. Dr. Hrdlicka was assistant curator (1903-1910) and curator (1910-1943) of the Division of Physical Anthropology at the National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. He led numerous anthropological expeditions and did extensive research on prehisto...

Zeusler, F. A. (Frederick A.)

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Coast Guard officer assigned to Bering Sea Patrol and Arctic Patrol including the revenue cutters, Bear and Northland. After retiring from the Coast Guard Zeusler served as an executive for the Alaska Steamship Co. and was active in civic organizations related to the Port of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest Maritime Historical Society. From the description of Frederick A. Zeusler papers, ca. 1900-1981. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 44480876 Zeusler was a caree...

Morton, Arnold N.

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Oceanographer on board the Northland under command of U.S. Commissioner, F.A. Zeusler. From the description of Papers of Arnold Morton relating observations and oceanographic research on an Arctic cruise of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Northland, 1937. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 42929010 ...