Crocker Land Expedition Correspondence by Fitzhugh Green, Sr., 08/01/1914-11/22/1916

File — Box: 2, Folder: 3

Identifier: 42478

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The Fitzhugh Green, Sr., Papers consist of Green's correspondence; diaries and notebooks; manuscripts (autograph and typed) to articles and prospective books; reprints of articles/papers; clippings from newspapers and magazines; and photographs including many negatives of family and a notable set of glass slides showing scenes from his Arctic travels. Most prominent are the series consisting of correspondence, scrapbooks, articles, notebooks and journals belonging to Green about the Crocker Land Expedition (dating from 1912-1916/17). A small box of Green's files relating to his service in the Navy is included. These papers consist primarily of official correspondence between Green and the Navy Department concerning personnel matters such as his assignments, leave, and salary. It should be noted that all material, including clippings, journals, and notebooks relating to the Crocker Land Expedition are grouped together in the same series. Refer to the Series Synopsis for an outline of the arrangement of the material in this collection. Material concerning Fitzhugh Green can also be found in the papers of Fitzhugh Green, Jr., which are housed in the Special Collections Division of Georgetown University Library.

Dates

08/01/1914-11/22/1916

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 7 Linear Feet (14 Hollinger Document Cases, 5 Slim Document Cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains copies of correspondence by FG relating to the Crocker Land Expedition. Includes the following - 1. TL 8/1/1914 to Lieut. Herbert F. Leary, 2 pp., re proposal to enlist in the navy. 2. TLS 8/3/1914, to Dr. William Ray Dobyns. 3. ALS 11/20/1914 from Etah, North Greenland, to Edmund Otis Hovey, reporting on the Expedition with references to Donald MacMillan, W. Elmer Ekblaw, Maurice Tanquary, and Harrison Hunt. 4. AL to Robert E. Peary, 9/19/1916: "My Dear Admiral Peary, Your letter and telegram have been forwarded to me. I deeply appreciated the kindness and magnanimity that have prompted you to welcome us home in such a spirit..." 5. TL carbon 11/22/1916, to Lieut. Comdr. J.W. Greenslade, re the latter's request for some writing about the expedition.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CORRES. TO LEARY, HERBERT F. (1914): Typed Letter Signed

LEARY, HERBERT F. - CORRES. FROM GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. (1914): Typed Letter Signed

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CORRES. TO DOBYNS, WILLIAM RAY (1914): Typed Letter Signed

DOBYNS, WILLIAM RAY - CORRES. FROM GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. (1914): Typed Letter Signed

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CROCKER LAND EXPEDITION: CORRES. ABOUT (1914-16: Typed Letter Signed

HOVEY, EDMUND OTIS - CORRES. FROM GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. (1914): Autographed Letter

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CORRES. TO HOVEY, EDMUND OTIS (1914): Autographed Letter

MACMILLAN, DONALD B. - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter

EKBLAW, W. ELMER - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter

TANQUARY, MAURICE C. - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter

HUNT, HARRISON J. - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter

PEARY, ROBERT E. - CORRES. FROM GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. (1916): Autographed Letter

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CORRES. TO PEARY, ROBERT E. (1916): Autographed Letter

GREENSLADE, J.W. - CORRES. FROM GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. (1916): Typed Letter Signed

GREEN, FITZHUGH, SR. - CORRES. TO GREENSLADE, J.W. (1916): Typed Letter Signed