Book inscription from Vilhjalmur Stafansson to his former commander, Ernest de Koven Leffingwell

Collection

Identifier: MS 4-19-4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Inscription from The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions by Vilhjalmur Stafansson, published by The Macmillan Co., N.Y., 1922; Stafansson also writes that he named Leffingwell Crags for Leffingwell and that he owes him for their safe arrival at Collinson Point.

Dates

1922 April 12

Conditions Governing Access

Manuscript is open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical / Historical

Arctic explorer.

Extent

1 folders (1 leaf : holograph.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

Original book with inscription located at G670 1908.A5.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for Book inscription from Vilhjalmur Stafansson to his former commander, Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, 1922 April 12.
Status: Completed
Author: Daniel Cornwall
Date: 2021 May
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin