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Admiral Robert Peary memorial meeting booklet

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This is a printed, stapled transcription of a resolution and memorial meeting held in honor of Admiral Robert Edwin Peary on March 12, 1920 at the Explorers Club in New York City. It contains transcribed remarks by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the club's presiding president on that date, as well as those of Albert Operti, Robert A. Bartlett, and Herbert L. Bridgman, which detailed Peary's accomplishments and and their personal reflections on his career. The booklet is 22 pages, with a separate cover. The text contains some light check marks and underlining, which appear to be contemporary to the print date.

Category Books and Manuscripts
Medium paper
Distinguishing marks Published by The Explorers Club, New York
Condition Good
Size and dimensions of this item 6 1/2"x 9 1/2"
Date Period 1920
Weight 3 oz
History was in the family library, found inside a hardcover book
Price Paid (If known) unknown
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