The Robert E. Peary Collection, dated 1907-1909, 2002-2006, consists of materials about Robert E. Peary and his journey to the North Pole. This collection contains a photocopy and microfilm reel of a 1898-1901 physician’s diary kept by Dr. Thomas Dedrick, a surgeon who accompanied Peary on his 1898-1902 expedition to the North Pole. Page numbers are written on the photocopies. This collection also includes galley proofs and typescripts for Hampton’s Magazine article, “The Discovery of the North Pole.” Peary edited the galley proofs and typescripts with notes and corrections. Also included is a compact disc that contains a copy of an original 1909 Victor Record recording of Peary reading an excerpt of “The Discovery of the North Pole.” The original format of this recording is not in this collection.

The Photocopy Reproductions of Correspondence, Diaries, Notes, and Related Documents Between Sir Hubert Wilkins, Harold Sherman, Martha Sherman, and Suzanne Wilkins as Collected by Saskia Praamsma Raevouri contains photocopied reproductions of correspondence between Sir Hubert Wilkins, Harold Sherman, and their wives, Martha Sherman and Suzanne Wilkins, on the subject of extrasensory perception; the photocopies date from August 2014, while the original materials reproduced in this collection date from 1931 to 1981.

Saskia Praamsma Raevouri collected, compiled, and photocopied these items as research for books she was writing, including The Urantia Diaries of Harold and Martha Sherman and The Urantia Notebook of Sir Hubert Wilkins: Fact Finder and Truth Seeker.