Scope and Contents The H. Prescott Shreeve papers include the Rules and Bylaws of the Eastern Ice Yachting Association and its member club, the Lake Hopatcong Ice Yachting Club. The collection also includes correspondence to H. Prescott Shreeve while he was president of the organization, newsletters of the Eastern Ice Yachting Association, maps of Lake Hopatcong and Lake Greenwood, where club members sailed, announcements of club meetings, notes taken by Shreeve at those meetings, drawings of vessels made by...

Abstract Collection, 1851-1994, contains research papers for Lucille M. Showalter’s graduate work in American History classes taken at Connecticut College, University of Connecticut, and Mystic Seaport’s Munson Institute. Includes information on Schooner POLARIS (built as AMERICA, 1864) and the Arctic voyage in which Captain Charles F. Hall mysteriously died. Also includes information about the Inuit and members of the POLARIS crew as well as information on other Arctic voyages and whale men....

Abstract Collection, 1812-1964 (bulk 1950-1964), consists mainly of magazine and newspaper articles about Eskimo life and culture. Also included are articles about Arctic and Antarctic exploration, the surrounding lands and pamphlets from Canada's Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. The majority of the articles are from National Geographic, Canadian Geographic, The Beaver, Alaska Sportsman, True, The Man's Magazine and the Explorer's Journal. This collection complements objects in...