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Henry Grier Bryant papers
Henry Grier Bryant was born in Allegheny, PA in 1859. A graduate of Princeton and University of Pennsylvania Law School, Bryant became an explorer an esteemed member of the geographical community. He explored the Grand Falls of Labrador, 1891; second in command of the Peary relief expedition, 1892...
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| Collection: | Henry Grier Bryant Papers |
| Collection Number: | 3192 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 520 | |a Henry Grier Bryant was born in Allegheny, PA in 1859. A graduate of Princeton and University of Pennsylvania Law School, Bryant became an explorer an esteemed member of the geographical community. He explored the Grand Falls of Labrador, 1891; second in command of the Peary relief expedition, 1892; commander of the Peary auxiliary expedition, 1894; commander of the Mt. St. Elias (Alaska) expedition, 1897; and explored the St. Augustine River in Labrador, Canada in 1912. Bryant was also the president of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, the Association of American Geographers, the American Alpin Club, and the Contemporary Club. Also of note, Bryant was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London. Collection includes correspondence from 1858-1926 both of a personal nature and regarding his various expeditions and a scrapbook containing photographs and additional correspondence. | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Explorers and Exploration--Alaska--Late 19th Century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Explorers and Exploration--Canada--Early 20th Century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Explorers and Exploration--Greenland--Late 19th Century |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Geographical Society of Philadelphia |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Henry Grier Bryant Papers |l 3192 | ||