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National Air and Space Museum  Search this

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Smithsonian Channel  Search this

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Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

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Smithsonian Institution  Search this

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Symposia

YouTube Videos

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2012-03-15T20:21:59.000Z

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Archives of American Art  Search this

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Collection Creator:

Maertz, J.F., Department Store (Milwaukee, Wis.).  Search this

Stanley-Brown, Joseph, 1858-1941  Search this

Keystone View Company  Search this

Rau, William H.  Search this

Container:

Box 8

Type:

Archival materials

Graphic Materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected lantern slides and stereographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs / Series 1: Keystone View Company Lantern Slides and Stereographs / 1.1: #1-#600

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Maertz, J.F., Department Store (Milwaukee, Wis.).  Search this

Stanley-Brown, Joseph, 1858-1941  Search this

Keystone View Company  Search this

Rau, William H.  Search this

Container:

Box 8

Type:

Archival materials

Graphic Materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected lantern slides and stereographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs

Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs / Series 1: Keystone View Company Lantern Slides and Stereographs / 1.1: #1-#600

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0945-ref879

Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Correspondent:

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878  Search this

Extent:

3.5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)

Culture:

Eskimo/Inuit  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Business cards

Letters (correspondence)

Navigation charts

Notebooks

Scrapbooks

Ships' logs

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Nunavut

Date:

1858-1871

Summary:

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:

The Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall was born about 1821, either Vermont or New Hampshire; there are very few details about his early life. He is most notable for spending over ten years in the Arctic among the Inuit, initially focused on locating evidence of the lost British Expedition under Sir John Franklin, and then, in two later expeditions, searching for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole.

Before becoming a polar explorer, Hall began as a blacksmith's apprentice at a young age in Rochester, NH. Sometime in the 1840's he married and moved westward eventually coming to Cincinnati, where Charles opened a business making engraving plates and seals, in 1849. Later he published a small newspaper in Cincinnati, The Cincinnati Occasional.

While publishing news stories of arctic expeditions related to the Franklin expedition, Hall became enamored with the idea of polar exploration. In 1857 he began collecting any material he could gather on the landscape and survival in the Arctic, previous expeditions, and John Franklin's expedition itself, while at the same time seeking financial support for his expedition.

After detailed preparation and a small amount of financial backing, Hall boarded a ship for Greenland, and then on to the "Terra Incognita" of the Arctic. Despite being an amateur explorer with very little support for his first expedition, Hall believed that by living amongst the indigenous Inuit people, a non-native could survive long periods living in the arctic. In May 1860, Hall arrived in Frobisher Bay, Canada and with not much more than a small boat and basic supplies, Hall met befriended local Inuit who took him in for the next two years.

Over those two years, Hall found little evidence of the Franklin expedition, but what he did find proved to be more valuable. While an avid and writer, Hall lived, learned and daily documented in his journals more about the Inuit people that any visitor before him. His journals describe Inuit society, traditions, oral histories, language and culture, as well as the skills necessary to survive in such an unforgiving climate. He also travelled and mapped much of the unknown Frobisher Bay area, correcting many previously incorrect maps that depicted area as an open strait, rather than a closed bay.

Once Hall returned to the United States, he began working on publishing his writings and preparing for a second expedition to Frobisher Bay. In 1864, he left for his second trip spending almost five years living amongst the Inuit, searching for the Franklin expedition and mapping unknown portions of the Arctic.

As soon as he arrived home in 1869, Hall began again planning his next and bigger expedition, but times had changed in the U.S. The Civil War was over and the United States government was now interested in polar exploration and the race to the North Pole. Gaining the attention of President Grant, Hall was appointed as joint commander of the Polaris Expedition.

Departing in 1871, the expedition began with critical problems. The "joint-command" of the expedition put Hall in direct conflict with the other two expedition commanders, each one believing they should have been appointed as sole commander. This eventually led to incredible disasters throughout the expedition, resulting in the total failure of the mission, loss of the ship, as well as the death of Charles Francis Hall. Hall died on the expedition in November 1871, possibly from poisoning by one of his co-commanders. His body was exhumed in 1969 and tested, revealing the presence of arsenic. While Hall claimed on his deathbed he had been poisoned by a crew member, many 19th century medicines contained arsenic.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Indigenous peoples  Search this

Inuktut  Search this

Genre/Form:

Business cards

Letters (correspondence) -- 1850-1900

Navigation charts

Notebooks

Scrapbooks -- 19th century

Ships' logs

Citation:

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

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0702

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0702

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, 14.0" x 8.5".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

circa 1860

undated

Scope and Contents:

Journal with preparations for Charles Francis Hall's first expedition.

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000019

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref11

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, 17.0" x 11".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1858 - 1863

Scope and Contents:

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref12

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, 17.0" x 11".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1860 February-1860 March

[1860.]

Scope and Contents:

Journal for the months preceeding Hall's first expedition, with newspaper clippings.

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000021

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref13

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, 17.0" x 11".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

undated

circa 1860

Scope and Contents:

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref17

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, 8.0" x 6.0".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1860 June-1860 July

1860 June 17 - 1860 July 15

Scope and Contents:

Diary written during Hall's first Arctic expedition.

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000002

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref18

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, 9.5" x 12.2".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 7

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1860 August-1860 November

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000004

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref20

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (9.5" x 12.2".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1860 November-1861 April

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000005

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref21

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (8.5" x 7.0".)

Container:

Box 2, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1861 May 11-1861 May 28

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000006

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref25

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 8.5" x 7.0".)

Container:

Box 2, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1861 May 28-1861 June 5

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000007

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref26

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (5.4" x 8.3".)

Container:

Box 2, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1861 August-1861 October

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000008

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref27

Author:

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Collection Creator:

Field, Cyrus  Search this

Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871  Search this

Franklin, John, 1786-1847  Search this

Royal Geographic Society.  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (6.8" x 8.9".)

Container:

Box 2, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Diaries

Place:

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration

Date:

1861

Local Numbers:

AC0702-0000011

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.

Topic:

Explorers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

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

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Charles Francis Hall Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0702-ref28