Robert Peary (1856-1920)

Printed welcome to Peary on his return to the U.S.A. in 1902, from the Peary Arctic Club, with map of Northern Greenland and members' printed signatures, signed and sent to Dr. Townsend W. Thorndike by the Club's secretary Herbert Bridgman (1844-1924), 1902 (no.72); article by Peary, "Exploration near home", from the magazine Recreation, 1908 (no.73); pages from The Travel Magazine, including articles by Peary ("Farthest North and the problem of the Pole") and Anthony Fiala ("How an Explorer will know when he reaches the Pole") as well as the cover and contents pages, both carrying Polar images, and an article on Denver, Colorado, 1908 (no.74); 2 copies of the cover of The North Pole: its discovery in 1909 by Peary, 1910 (no.75); copy of the Official Souvenir of the National Testimonial tendered to Commander Robert E. Peary, U.S.N. by the citizens of New York, with covering letter presenting it to Dr. Townsend W. Thorndike from Herbert Bridgman, 1910 (no.75); pages from the National Geographic Magazine with articles "Peary as a Leader" (with map showing Peary's alleged and now discredited discovery, the Peary Channel) by Donald MacMillan (member of his 1909 Polar expedition), and "Peary's Explorations in the Far North" by Gilbert Grosvenor, 1920 (no.76).

1902-1920

5 items

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

Item MS.7486/75 The North Pole its Discovery in 1909 by Robert E Peary, poster-size copy of the book cover, can be found on Wellcome Images, Image No. L0046571