Vilhjalmur Stefansson fonds [textual record (chiefly microform), graphic material]
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson fonds [textual record (chiefly microform), graphic material]
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Record information Vilhjalmur Stefansson fonds [textual record (chiefly microform), graphic material]
Date:1914-1922, 1979.Reference:R5254-0-9-E, MG30-B81Type of material:Textual material, PhotographsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:103733Date(s):1914-1922, 1979.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:20.1 cm of textual records
2 microfilm reels positive.
2 photographs b&w.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of documents recording the exploration of the Arctic region, the Inuit and their language, and flora and fauna. Included are the Anglo-American and Stefansson-Anderson Expedition diaries, microfilm, 1906-1912, 2 microfilm reels: M-3617 and M-3618; Canadian Arctic Expedition diaries and other papers, 1914-1918, 20 cm; and correspondence, 1922, 2 pages.
The fonds also contains photographs, taken in 1979, of a cache left by Stefansson during the Canadian Arctic Expedition, Lougheed Island, N.W.T. in 1916.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962 : Vilhjalmur Stefansson, born at Gimli, Man. in 1879, is known primarily for his Arctic explorations and discoveries. After accompanying the Leffingwell-Mikkelsen expedition of 1906-1907 to the Mackenzie Delta as an ethnologist and leading the Stefansson-Anderson expedition of 1908-1912 in the central Arctic coast, Stefansson was given command of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918. As a result of these voyages, he discovered new land north of Prince Patrick Island and west of Heiberg Island, mapped large areas of the Arctic Coast, and extended his knowledge of Inuit life.
He was the recipient of a number of international awards. He authored several books including, The Friendly Arctic, 1921.
See also: Encyclopedia Canadiana, The Canadian Encyclopedia, 1985, and Cooke, Alan and Clive Holland, The Exploration of Northern Canada, 500 to 1920, A Chronology. Toronto: The Arctic History Press, 1978.Additional information:General note:Microfilm reels M-3617, M-3618, Anglo-American and Stefansson-Anderson Expedition 1906-1912, were obtained from originals in Dartmouth College Library. Correspondence was received in 1975. Photographs were received in 1980.Location of originals note:Originals at Dartmouth College Library, New Hampshire.Exhibitions note:Exhibition Title: North: Landscape of Imagination. Curator: Carol Martin. National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1993.10.27-1994.03.27 - (MG30 B81 vol. 2 - Dairy, vol. 2 December 22, 1914 to June 22, 1915)Subject heading:- Ethnogophers - Canada, 1906-1918 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1914-1918
- Explorers - Arctic regions - Diaries, 1906-1918 Summer on Melville Island1916-1918
- Inuit language, 1906-1912 Arthur R. Ford, 1922
- Inuit - Canada, 1906-1912 London Free Press, 1922
- Arctic regions - Discovery and exploration, 1906-1918 The Friendly Arctic, 1922
- Arctic regions - Language, 1906-1918
- Arctic regions - Weather, 1914-1918
- Arctic regions - Flora and fauna, 1914-19198
- Inuit - Canada - Social life and customs, 1914-1918
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG30-B81 -
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