Green, Fitzhugh, Sr. - Crocker Land Arctic Expedition., 05/23/1913-05/04/1921

File — Box: 4, Folder: 40

Identifier: 29303

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Part One: Green Family Genealogy (Box 4, Folders 32 - 36) Includes family trees, printed information and correspondence pertaining to the genealogy of the Green family. Part Two: Fitzhugh Green, Sr. (Box 4, Folders 37-41) This section contains a portion of the papers of FG's father, Fitzhugh Green, Sr. Included are reports of the latter's arctic expedition with the wellknown American arctic explorer Donald Baxter MacMillan in 1914; and correspondence sent and received by Green, Sr.

Dates

05/23/1913-05/04/1921

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Extent

From the Collection: 7.2 Linear Feet (7 Hollinger Record Storage boxes; 1 drop front flat box (11x14"))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence and reports re. theCrocker Land Arctic expedition FG,Sr., took with Donald B. MacMillan,1913-1916. Includes - * Memo from US Navy re. FG, Sr.'sdetachment from duty for theexpedition, TL, 5/23/13. * Memo from Edmund Otis Hovey(chairman, committee in charge,Crokcer Land Expedition) to FG, Sr. -TLS, 5/31/13. * Memos from FG, Sr. to chief of theBureau of Navigation - TL carbon,9/23/16; TL carbon, 9/26/16; AL,11/1/14. * Report (typed carbon) - "Plans forRelief of Crocker Land Expedition ofthe American Museum of NaturalHistory," 6/6/16. * Report by FG, Sr. (typed) -"Preliminary Report of the CrockerLand Arctic Expedition," 9/1916, 12pp. + cover + 2 b/w photographs. * Report by Knud Rasmusson oncircumstances of the death of anEsquimo during the expedition (typedxerox copy), 1/6/21. Includes extractsfrom the journal of Donald B.MacMillan. * Report (author not identifiable) re.above-mentioned death (typed xeroxcopy), 5/4/21. * Fragment of typescript report on theexpedition, 2 pp. * Short story by FG, Sr. entitled,"AI-O!" - TMs, n.d.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CROCKER LAND ARCTIC EXPEDITION: Manuscript

HOVEY, EDMUND OTIS - TO FG, SR. RE. CROCKER EXPEDITION: Typed Letter Signed

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CROCKER LAND EXPEDITION (MEMOS): Typed Letter Signed

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CROCKER LAND EXPEDITION (REPORT): Other Types

CROCKER LAND ARCTIC EXPEDITION - REPORTS AND MEMOS: Manuscript

RASMUSSON, KNUD - CROCKER LAND EXPEDITION (REPORT)(XEROX): Typed Letter Signed

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - SHORT STORY: Manuscript