Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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0.75 cu. ft. (1 document box) (1 half document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Field notes
Manuscripts
Place:
Alaska
Date:
1865-1867
Descriptive Entry:
This collection includes correspondence, mostly to Spencer F. Baird, from members of the Scientific Corps of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, including Kennicott,
Dall, Bannister, and Elliott; copies of reports submitted to divisional chiefs from expedition staff members; newspaper clippings concerning the expedition; copies of notes
on natural history taken by Robert Kennicott; and a journal containing meteorological data recorded by Henry M. Bannister from March to August, 1866.
Historical Note:
The Western Union Telegraph Expedition, 1865-1867, also known as the Russian-American Telegraph Expedition, was undertaken to study the possibility of setting up a
communications system with Europe by way of Alaska, the Bering Straits, and Asia. The expedition was organized in three divisions, working in Canada, Russian-America (Alaska),
and Asia. Robert Kennicott, the veteran Alaskan explorer, was placed in charge of the Russian-American division. Under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution and the
Chicago Academy of Sciences, a Scientific Corps was established, with Kennicott in command, to accompany the Russian-American division and make collections in natural history.
Naturalists William H. Dall, Henry M. Bannister, and Henry W. Elliott served as members of the Scientific Corps. On the death of Kennicott on May 13, 1866, Dall became chief
of the Scientific Corps until the expedition was terminated in July 1867 due to the successful laying of the Atlantic Cable.
Restrictions:
It appears that some of the material in this collection was removed from the official correspondence files of the Smithsonian.
Third Information Transfer Meeting conference proceedings : January 30 to February 1, 1990, Anchorage Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska / prepared for U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS Region Office ; logistical support and report preparation by MBC Applied Environmental Sciences
Author:
Alaska OCS Region Information Transfer Meeting (3rd : 1990 : Anchorage, Alaska) Search this
United States Minerals Management Service Alaska OCS Region Search this
MBC Applied Environmental Sciences (Costa Mesa, Calif.) Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (various pagings) : maps ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Arctic regions
Arctic Regions
Alaska
Date:
1990
[1990]
Topic:
Offshore oil industry--Environmental aspects Search this
Ornithological studies conducted in the area of the proposed gas pipeline route, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory and Alaska, 1974 / prepared by L. G. L. Limited ; edited by W. W. H. Gunn ... [et al.]
Author:
L.G.L. Limited, Environmental Research Associates Search this
Ornithological studies conducted in the area of the proposed gas pipeline route, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, 1974 / prepared by L. G. L. Limited ; edited by W. W. H. Gunn ... [et al.]
Author:
L.G.L. Limited, Environmental Research Associates Search this
Scrapbook of Newspaper clippings on polar exploration.
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000020
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
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.
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Early Aeronautical Newsclippings (Alexander Graham Bell) Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0086, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Loose Notes Kept by Charles Francis Hall on other Arctic Explorers.
Local Numbers:
AC0702-0000028
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
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.
