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Hubert Wilkins Papers ,
1928-1937
Mss230
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Title: Shreck (Lura Brown) Collection of George Hubert
Wilkins Papers ,
Date (inclusive): 1928-1937
Collection number: Mss230
Creator:
Frank Aliberti
Extent: 1.75 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Stockton, CA 95211
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], Shreck (Lura Brown) Collection of George
Hubert Wilkins Papers , Mss230, Holt-Atherton Department of Special
Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Wilkines, Sir George Hubert (1888-1958)
Polar regions -Aerial exploration
Polar regions -Discovery and exploration
Antarctica -Discovery and exploration
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.
The bulk of the Shreck-Wilkins Papers consists of clippings,
correspondence and a Wilkins manuscript pertaining to his explorations
(1928-1937).