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William Hillman collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-241
Stefansson Mss-241

  • Staff Only

Description

The William Hillman Collection contains twelve silver print photographs; 9 telegrams; 16 newspapers articles and 1 broadside related to S. A. Andrée's ill fated balloon expedition to the North Pole in 1897. The photographs are copies of those printed from the negatives shot by Andrée and his men during the expedition and then recovered by Norwegian reporters in 1930. They document the downed balloon, scenes of camp life, a dead polar bear, the Expedition's boat, and a dead bird. The telegrams are from "Stansbury", "Ranck", and "Ritchie" and were sent to Hillman discussing the Andrée story. The telegrams allude to Andrée's diary, Hillman's interview with Gunnar Horn, and the Strindberg and "Frænkel" diaries. The 16 newspaper segments are from The Boston Advertiser, The Los Angeles Examiner, The New York American, and the Chicago Herald and Examiner. One article, dated September 20 and appearing in The New York American, carries Hillman's byline. In addition to covering the discovery of the Expedition, the newspapers printed excerpts from the diaries of Andrée and Strindberg. The broadside was distributed by the Swedish government to native tribes along Andrée's suspected route appealing to them to offer aide to the balloonists if discovered.

Dates

  • 1897 - 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Extent

.25 linear ft. (2 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The William Hillman Collection contains twelve silver print photographs of the Andrée Expedition; 9 telegrams sent to Hillman discussing the Expedition's story; portions of 16 newspaper articles covering the Andrée Expedition and 1 broadside depicting the Expedition's balloon.

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
6065 Webster Hall
Hanover NH 03755 USA

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