Antarctica--Discovery and exploration
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Neil D. Josephson
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-088
Abstract
Collected correspondence, maps, newsletters, clippings, philatelic material, certificates and photographs, relating to Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, Operation Deep Freeze, International Geophysical Year, and the DEW line.
Dates:
1700 - 1960
Found in:
Manuscripts
James Barron Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Coll-012
Contents
This is a collection of correspondence primarily to James Barron, commander of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, from Mahlon Dickerson, James K. Paulding, John Rodgers, and Isaac Chauncey, regarding construction of the store ship RELIEF. The vessel was to be used for the exploring expedition commanded by Charles Wilkes. Included are letters to Charles Stewart, Barron's successor, and to John C. Jay.
Dates:
1833 - 1843
Found in:
Manuscripts