Father Bernard R. Hubbard photograph collection [graphic], 1891-1962.

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Father Bernard R. Hubbard photograph collection [graphic], 1891-1962.

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This collection of photographs and manuscript materials document the productive life of Jesuit priest, Father Hubbard, also known as "The Glacier Priest." His photographs portray many locations in Alaska including, the Aleutian Islands, Southeast Alaska, King Island, Kodiak Island, the Brooks Range and northern Alaska. Subjects include the Alaska Native people, traditional crafts and activities, walrus hunting, volcanoes, mountains, plants and animals, and Father Hubbard, himself. Many Eskimo individuals are identified.

829 photographs : b&w + manuscripts.

Alaska State Library

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Alaska State Library

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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...

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...