Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers , 1928-1937

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Mss230 1 Register of the Shreck (Lura Brown) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers , 1928-1937

Collection number: Mss230

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections University Library University of the Pacific Contact Information Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections University Library, University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 95211 Phone: (209) 946-2404 Fax: (209) 946-2810 URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html Processed by: Don Walker Date Completed: Sept. 1998 Encoded by: Don Walker © 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary Title: Shreck (Lura Brown) Collection of George Hubert Wilkins Papers , Date (inclusive): 1928-1937 Collection number: Mss230 Creator: Frank Aliberti Extent: 1.25 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. Access 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 personal name Wilkines, Sir George Hubert (1888-1958) subject Polar regions -Aerial exploration subject Polar regions -Discovery and exploration subject Antarctica -Discovery and exploration Biography

Mss230 2 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. Scope and Content The bulk of the Shreck-Wilkins Papers consists of clippings, correspondence and a Wilkins manuscript pertaining to his explorations (1928-1937).

BOX 1: SHRECK-WILKINS PAPERS, 1928-37 1.1: Biographical data 1.2: Lura B. Shreck corresp., Feb-Mar 1929 [6 items] 1.3: Wilkins radiograms to Shreck, 1928 [13 items] 1.4: Wilkins manuscript: "Third Year" [typescript w/ pencil & ink corrections; 61 pp.] 1.5: Clippings, Apr 1928 [photocopies] 1.6: Clippings, May-Aug 1928 [photocopies] 1.7: Clippings, Sep 1928 [photocopies] 1.8: Clippings, Oct-Dec 1928 [photocopies] 1.9: Clippings, 1928 undated [photocopies] 1.10: Clippings, 1929 [photocopies] 1.11: Clippings, 1930 [photocopies] 1.12: Clippings, 1931 [photocopies] 1.13: Clippings, 1932-37 [photocopies] 1.14: Clippings, undated [photocopies] 1.15: Maps of North Pole region [6 copies same map] 1.16: Photographs of Sir George Hubert Wilkins [3 8x10 b/w glossies] 1.17: Lorna Maitland publicity blurb on Wilkins [typescript; 6 pp.] 1.18: Wilkins business card BOX 2: ORIGINAL CLIPPINGS

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