2024-01-19 Guide to the Daniel Talpas Papers, 1946-1947, 1954 SPEC.PA.56.0232 Finding aid prepared by Cate Putirskis Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections

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2024 January This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2024-01-19T15:52-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Daniel Talpas Papers SPEC.PA.56.0232 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.68 Cubic feet 1946-1947, 1954 Daniel Talpas was a crew member on the U.S.S. Philippine Sea during the Operation Highjump expedition in 1946-1947, where he served as a reporter for the ship's daily newspaper ("Penguin Special"). The Daniel Talpas Papers contains materials collected by Talpas before, during, and after his time aboard the U.S.S. Philippine Sea, including a numbered photograph set, newsletters, general commemorative items available to the crew (stationary, matchbooks, publications), and items specific to Talpas, including his Ancient Order of the Deep summons and certificate, and photographs he personally took. Materials date primarily from the time immediately before, during, and after the expedition in 1946-1947, and one article about Admiral Byrd and Operation Highjump dates from 1954. (1) 5" letter document box; (1) oversize flat box English Talpas, Daniel Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged in chronological order; items with the same date are arranged alphabetically within by title or topic of contents.

Acquisitions Information

Accession No. PA.2023.0004: Lorraine Talpas, 2022 June

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Daniel Talpas Papers, SPEC.PA.56.0232, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, Ohio State University

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Biographical Note

Daniel Talpas was a crew member on the U.S.S. Philippine Sea during the Operation Highjump expedition in 1946-1947, where he served as a reporter for the ship's daily newspaper ("Penguin Special"). Talpas was a "plank owner" of the Philippine Sea, having been a member of the crew upon commissioning of the ship.

Operation Highjump (also known as The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947 and Task Force 68) was organized by Admiral Richard E. Byrd for the purposes of establashing the research base Little America IV in Antarctica. The U.S.S. Philippine Sea was the flagship for Operation Highjump.

Scope and Contents

The Daniel Talpas Papers contains materials collected by Talpas before, during, and after his time aboard the U.S.S. Philippine Sea, including a numbered photograph set of the Operation Highjump expedition, and nearly complete runs of the newsletters produced by the ship's crew, including the "Philippine Sea Line" and "Penguin Special." The collection contains general commemorative items available to the crew (stationary, matchbooks, publications), as well as items specific to Talpas, including his Ancient Order of the Deep summons and certificate, and photographs he personally took. The collection also includes Talpas' Plank Owner certificate for the U.S.S. Philippine Sea, as well as a few articles from magazines about the ship and Operation Highjump. Materials date primarily from the time immediately before, during, and after the expedition in 1946-1947, and one article about Admiral Byrd and Operation Highjump dates from 1954.

Operation Highjump (1946-1947) Philippine Sea (Ship) Talpas, Daniel United States. Navy--Sea life Aircraft carriers--United States--20th century Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--American--20th century Black-and-white photographs Certificates Clippings (information artifacts) Newsletters Photographers--Antarctica--20th century Photography--Antarctica--20th century Reporters and reporting--20th century Sailors--Arctic regions--20th century Sailors--United States--Social life and customs--20th century Scientific expeditions--Antarctica--20th century Clippings 2 1 1946, 1954 Operation Highjump stationary 1 1 1946 U.S.S. Philippine Sea personnel information 1 2 1946 U.S.S. Philippine Sea photograph 1 3 1946 U.S.S. Philippine Sea Plank Owner certificate 2 2 1946 U.S.S. Phillipine Sea, Ships Service Naval Hospital matchbooks 1 4 1946 "Philippine Sea Line" newsletter 1 5 1946 May 25, 1947 January 12-May 4 Clippings 1 6 1946-1947 Operation Highjump numbered photograph set 1 7 1946-1947 Operation Highjump numbered photograph set identification key 1 8 1946-1947 Personal photographs 1 9 1946-1947 Cruise Chart of the U.S.S. Philippine Sea 2 3 1947 "Penguin Special" daily newsletter 1 10 1947 January 4-June 24 Ancient Order of the Deep summons, membership card 1 11 1947 January 11 Ancient Order of the Deep certificate 2 4 1947 January 12 Order of the Penguin certificate 1 12 1947 January 24 "The Philippine Sea Line One Year: 11 May, 1946-1947" 2 5 1947 May U.S.S. Philippine Sea "Plan of the Day" instruction documents 1 13 1947 May-November "Our Navy" fiftieth anniversary issue 1 14 1947 June 1