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Stefansson Library

 

Biography

The Stefansson Library was the personal library of Arctic explorer and author, Viljalmur Stefansson, and was focused on polar exploration and regions. The library was gifted to Dartmouth College and forms the nucleus of the Staffansson Collection at Rauner Special Collections Library at Dartmouth.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Stefansson Collection records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-169
Stefansson Mss-169
Date(s): 1928 to 1981
Abstract

Records of the Stefansson Collection. Consist of papers relating to the use and scope of the Stefansson Collection at the Dartmouth College Library. Papers include correspondence, reports, and guest books with lists of visitors to the Stefansson Collection.

Stefansson Library records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-171
Stefansson Mss-171
Date(s): 1930 to 1960
Abstract

Collection contains translations of reports, monographs, and bibliographies on subjects related to the study of Arctic regions. Collection includes material translated from Russian and Scandinavian languages into English by the staff of the Stefansson Library for private and government agencies

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