Register of the Shreck (Lura B.) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers , 1928-1937
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Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Shreck (Lura B.) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers , 1928-1937
Collection number: Mss230
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- Sept. 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Shreck (Lura B.) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers ,
Date (inclusive): 1928-1937
Collection number: Mss230
Creator:
Frank Aliberti
Extent: 1.25 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Shreck (Lura B.) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers ,
Mss230, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library
Access Points
personal name
Wilkines, Sir George Hubert (1888-1958)
subject
Polar regions -Aerial exploration
subject
Polar regions -Discovery and exploration
subject
Antarctica -Discovery and exploration
Biography
Explorer/geographer George Hubert Wilkins (1894-1958) was a pioneer in polar exploration,
making ten trips to Arctic and Antarctic regions by submarine and by airplane. His career
as a polar explorer began in 1913 when he joined the Canadian government's Stefansson
Arctic expedition. He is perhaps best-known for his 2100 mile, 21 hour flight with Lt.
Ben Eilson from Point Barrow to Spitsbergen (1928), for which accomplishment he was
knighted by King George V. Wilkins also led the Wilkins-Hearst Expedition to the
Antarctic, in the course of which he discovered many details of Antarctic geography.
Following his career as a polar explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins became a civilian consultant
to the U.S. Army in matters relating to polar and desert regions. This collection was
apparently compiled by a Mrs. Lura B. Shreck, who may have been a secretary to Wilkins.
Scope and Content
The bulk of the Shreck-Wilkins Papers consists of clippings, correspondence and a Wilkins
manuscript pertaining to his explorations (1928-1937).
CONTAINER LIST
BOX 1: SHRECK-WILKINS PAPERS, 1928-37
1.2: Lula B. Shreck corresp., Feb-Mar 1929 [6 items]
1.3: Wilkins radiograms to Shreck, 1928 [13 items]
1.4: Wilkins manuscript: "Third Year" [typescript w/ pencil & ink corresctions; 61 pp.]
1.5: Clippings, Apr 1928 [photocopies]
1.6: Clippings, May-Aug 1928 [photocopies]
1.7: Clippings, Sep 1928 [photocopies]
1.8: Clippings, Oct-Dec 1928 [photocopies]
1.9: Clippings, 1928 undated [photocopies]
1.10: Clippings, 1929 [photocopies]
1.11: Clippings, 1930 [photocopies]
1.12: Clippings, 1931 [photocopies]
1.13: Clippings, 1932-37 [photocopies]
1.14: Clippings, undated [photocopies]
1.15: Maps of North Pole region [6 copies same map]
1.16: Photographs of Sir George Hubert Wilkins [3 8x10 b/w glossies]
1.17: Lorna Maitland publicity blurb on Wilkins [typescript; 6 pp.]
1.18: Wilkins business card
BOX 2: ORIGINAL CLIPPINGS
