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Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard papers
Title
Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard papers, 1913-1959 (bulk 1935-1950).
Physical Description
0.42 linear feet (1 box) + 1 broadside oversize.
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from William Reese (PBA Galleries' sale, 2007 October 11, lot 6) on the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 2007.
Organization
Organized into two series: I. Correspondence, 1913-1958. II. Lectures and Photographs, 1915-1959.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard was an explorer of Alaska, professor, lecturer, and photographer. He taught geology at the University of Santa Clara and made annual summer voyages to Alaska from 1926 until nearly the time of his death in 1962. Hubbard explored Alaska's glaciers, volcanoes, native people, and social and economic climate, and he delivered the findings of his expeditions in lectures throughout the United States. Hubbard was known as "the Glacier Priest" due to his experience with Alaskan exploration and his ordination as a Jesuit Catholic priest.
Summary
The papers include correspondence regarding Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard's journeys to Alaska, as well as lectures notes, writings, research files, and photographs of Alaska. The bulk of the correspondence is Hubbard's letters to his travel companion Edgar R. Levin; the correspondence also includes one 1950 letter from Levin to Hubbard and correspondence regarding the Alaskan voyages, including letters on supplies and Hubbard's lecture series. The Lectures and Photographs series includes Hubbard's lecture notes; research materials, including two printed maps of Alaska; manuscripts on "the Eskimo language" (possibly Inupiaq); notes on weather and salmon canning; and photographs of the Alaskan landscape and people. Accompanied by Hubbard's 1962 Washington Post obituary.
Box 1 contains the Correspondence series and the bulk of the Lectures and Photographs series. 2 (Broadside oversize) contains a large printed map of Alaska.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
October 14, 2013
References
Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photographic prints - Alaska - 20th century.
Postcards - Alaska - 20th century.
Maps - Alaska - 20th century.
Occupation
Geologists United States 20th century.
Jesuits United States 20th century.
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