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Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1856 - 1920

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Museum matters, 1906-1912

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Mss .H682
Scope and Contents

Primarily correspondence between E. O. Hovey and museum administrators or staff. Also contains meeting minutes, departmental reports, an invitation to meet Commander Robert Peary, and "Index to Letters."

Dates: 1906-1912

Stored dog sledge, undated

 Item — Object: 50
Identifier: Mem_inv_1370
Scope and Contents

Dog sledge that possibly belonged to Robert Peary.

Dates: Usage: undated

Whip, undated

 Item — Object: 3
Scope and Contents

Whip possibly used by Robert Peary in either one or all his North Pole expeditions between 1898 and 1909. It was collected by Lincoln Ellsworth.

Dates: Usage: undated