Shreck (Lura Brown) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers, 1928-1937

Summary

Title:

Shreck (Lura Brown) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers ,

Dates:

1928-1937

Creators:

Frank Aliberti

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Shreck (Lura Brown) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers , Mss230, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of the Shreck-Wilkins Papers consists of clippings, correspondence and a Wilkins manuscript pertaining to his explorations (1928-1937).

Biographical / historical:

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 Eielson 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.

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Physical description:

1.75 linear ft.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Polar regions -Aerial exploration
Polar regions -Discovery and exploration
Antarctica -Discovery and exploration

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker

Date Prepared:

© 1998

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: Sept. 1998.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Shreck (Lura Brown) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers , Mss230, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:

University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library

Stockton, CA 95211, US

Contact:

(209) 946-2404

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