Kay-William Jorgensen was Danish engineer, explorer of the Arctic, and a member of the Danish expedition on the ship Teddy, which sank and left the crew on an ice floe in 1923. This collection of newspaper clippings from 1925-1933 documents Jorgensen's Arctic journey on the ice floe and relates to Jorgensen's visit to Los Angeles to lecture on the subject. Materials are in Danish and English.

Kay-William Jorgensen was a Danish engineer and explorer of the Arctic. Jorgensen was a member of the Danish expedition on the ship Teddy, which sank and left the crew on an ice floe in 1923.

2.1 Linear Feet (1 folder, 1 oversized folder)

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