Special Collections
University of Calgary
Arctic Institute of North America
ARCTIC INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICA
Arctic Institute of North America collection of letters, documents and artifacts
relating to Arctic explorers and exploration.
[18--], 1818 - 1969.
0.38 m of textual records.
relating to Arctic explorers and exploration.
[18--], 1818 - 1969.
0.38 m of textual records.
Collection originally part of the rare books
collection of the Arctic Institute of North America in Montreal, having
been acquired in 1965-1966 with partial funding from Canada
Council. Part of the collection was donated by Lawrence C. Woods,
Jr., in 1974. In 1976 the collection was moved to Calgary and
in 1979 was transferred to Special Collections at the University of
Calgary Library when AINA became part of the University of
Calgary.
Collection consists of letters from or to various
Arctic explorers, including among others Sir John Franklin, Sir
George Back, Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, Sir George S.
Nares, Sherard Osborn, Sir William Parry, John Rae, Sir John Ross and
Sir James Clark Ross; photostat copies of records found on
northern Ellesmere Island in 1948 left by the Nares (1875-1876)
and Peary (1905-1906) expeditions; notebook titled Glacial action
high latitudes, discussing research by Arctic expeditions
undertaken between 1585 and 1887; engraving of Sir G. Back and
photograph of Sir F.L. McClintock; newsclippings; and other
miscellaneous documents and artifacts.
Text in English.
No restrictions on access.
File level inventory available at repository. For
additional information, including transcription of holograph
letters see A calendar of letters and documents in the collection of
the Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary /
compiled by Sonia S. Bershad. - Calgary, 1980.
Collection is part of the Arctic Institute of North America rare books collection.
Acc AINA (shelved at end of horizontal oversize items)