Lewis Varick Frissell papers, 1917-1970 (bulk 1925-1931).

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Lewis Varick Frissell papers, 1917-1970 (bulk 1925-1931).

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Correspondence, diary, drafts of writings, film scripts and other production materials, business papers, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other papers, chiefly 1925-1931. The papers relate to Frissell's exploration (1925) of the Unknown and Hamilton (now Churchill) River areas in Labrador, Newfoundland; his membership in the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club; and his production of the films, The Great Arctic Seal Hunt (1928) and The Viking (1931). Later materials relate to Frissell's disappearance in a shipwreck while on location for The Viking, and attempts by members of his family to ascertain and publicize the facts of his career. Correspondents include George Allan England, Robert Joseph Flaherty, and Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell.

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Frissell, Lewis Varick, 1903-1931

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Explorer and cinematographer. From the description of Lewis Varick Frissell papers, 1917-1970 (bulk 1925-1931). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81297755 ...

Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951

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Film producer and director, pioneer in the documentary film. Robert Joseph Flaherty was married to Frances Hubbard Flaherty. His brother was the documentary film-maker David Flaherty. The Robert Flaherty Foundation, later absorbed by International Film Seminars, Inc., was established after Flaherty's death to encourage study of "the Flaherty method" of film-making, to advise young directors, and to ensure the continued availability of the Flaherty films. ...

England, George Allan, 1877-1936

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Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)

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Explorers Club

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The Explorers Club was founded in 1904 in New York City and is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. In May 1904, a group of men active in exploration met at the request of Henry Collins Walsh, to form an organization to unite explorers in fellowship and to promote the work of exploration. A subsequent dinner held on May 28, 1904 in New Y...

Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir, 1865-1940

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English medical missionary. From the description of Letter, 1914, Apr. 26 : Dr. Lee. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 31674044 Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. Horace Parker Chandler was a real estate broker, journalist, editor, and publisher, of Boston, Mass. From the description of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell letter and photographs, 1909 Dec. 25. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 7083...