Lincoln Ellsworth’s honors and awards, 1925-1938, bulk: 1925-1927

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: Mem_inv_905

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

1) Certificate of the honorary doctorate degree conferred to Lincoln Ellsworth by Rutgers University. Dated June 12, 1938. 2) Letter from Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, Prime Minister of Norway, to Lincoln Ellsworth, enclosed with the Medal for Heroic Deeds, First Class, and the certificate. 3) Certificate of the Royal Order of St. Olav awarded to Lincoln Ellsworth by VI Haakon, king of Norway, on July 5, 1925.

Corresponding object: possible reproduction of the of the Royal Order of St. Olav awarded to Lincoln Ellsworth by VI Haakon, king of Norway. 4) Certificate of the Medal for Heroic Deeds awarded to Lincoln Ellsworth by the Norwegian government for rescuing two men on May 25, 1925, during the North Pole expedition. Dated on July 10, 1925. 5) Certificate that awarded Roald Amundsen membership of the Polar Legion for both the 1925 and 1926 North Pole expeditions. Dated on December 17, 1926. 6) Act of the 70th Congress gold medal award to Lincoln Ellsworth for his Polar flight in 1925 and Transpolar flight in the dirigible “Norge” on May 1926. It was presented on December 5th, 1927.

Corresponding object: gold medal awarded to Lincoln Ellsworth by the 70th Congress of the United States

Dates

1925-1938
Majority of material found within 1925-1927

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Cat 5-4 B-3

Physical Description

1) Degree certificate framed with red paper board. It has red silk cords tied on the top middle center. 2) Letter framed with light brown paper board. 3) Certificate framed with light brown paper board. 4) Two copies of a certificate. One is framed with light brown paperboard, and the other was printed on a thin cardboard. 5) Printed certificate with silver and blue lettering printed on a thin cardboard. 6) Printed certificate with wet signatures.