Recovering the lost libraries of arctic explorers and scientists at the University of Illinois Library

Doskey, A.V.

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Title

Recovering the lost libraries of arctic explorers and scientists at the University of Illinois Library

Author(s)

Doskey, A.V.

Issue Date

2018-04-10

Keyword(s)

• Arctic explorers
• Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Sir John Richardson Collection
• Palmer-Parry Collection
• Schwatka Arctic Library
• Mercanton Polar Library

Geographic Coverage

Arctic Circle

Abstract

The “equipment” of Arctic expeditions included books to support the work of geographic and scientific discovery. This project interrogates how the fragmentary physical remnants from these expedition libraries can be re-assembled into meaningful collections by librarians and library historians today.

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