Charles Francis Hall Collection

Summary

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.0702
Creators:: Field, Cyrus
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871
Franklin, John, 1786-1847
Royal Geographic Society.
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Dates:: 1858-1871
Languages:: English
Collection text is in English.
Some materials in Esquimaux.
Physical Description:: 3.5 Cubic feet
12 boxes
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The collection documents Hall's Arctic exploration.

Scope and Contents

Diaries, journals, notebooks, scrapbooks, business cards, correspondence, ships' logs, navigation charts and documents on Hall's Arctic exploration. The correspondence includes letters to and from Henry Grimmell, William Grimmell, J. Carson Brevoont, John Barrow, Cyrus Field, Edward Everett, Clement Markham, Joseph Henry, and the Royal Geographic Society.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Francis Hall (1821-1871) was an American Arctic explorer.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital copy of Hall Journal (Volume 1), 1860 June-1860 July exists.

Processing Information

Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated.

Author

NMAH Staff

Bibliography

Nickerson, Sheila. Midnight to the North: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Saved the Polaris Expedition."New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam [2002]. Pages 98-99, describes her visit to the Archives Center to use this collection.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation

Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Custodial History

Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Armed Forces History on October 8, 1999.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Notebooks	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Ships' logs	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Scrapbooks -- 19th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Letters (correspondence) -- 1850-1900	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Navigation charts	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Business cards	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Explorers	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

Repository Contact

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

P.O. Box 37012

Suite 1100, MRC 601

Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

archivescenter@si.edu

http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Preliminary Guide to the Charles Francis Hall Collection