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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1997-22 Jackson M. Mills diary
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1997-22
- Creators:
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Mills, Jackson M., M.D., 1865-1943
- Dates:
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circa 1892
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 ItemDiary 287 typewritten pages.1 ItemEskimo dictionary 3 typewritten pages.1 Itemphotographic print.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of a diary (287 typed pages) kept by Dr. Jackson M. Mills, a medical doctor who traveled with the Peary Relief Expedition in 1892. Also present are a photograph of Mills and a typed 3-page Eskimo dictionary.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Peary Relief Expedition was financed by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences in 1892 to search for the presumed-missing Arctic explorer Robert Peary and crew, who had departed for Greenland in 1891. Mills traveled with the Relief Expedition as the ship's surgeon.
Administration
Custodial History
Donated by Mrs. Irene Fox Conn.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1997-22, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1997-22
Keywords
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Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Eskimos | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Arctic peoples | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Subarctic | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Peary Relief Expedition of 1892 | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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