Subject Files (Polar Subjects, A-K) in the Helene Cook Vetter Papers
| Location | Box | Folder | Folder Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 1 | "A" miscellaneous, 1910, 1913, 1927-1929, 1931-1932, 1934-1936, 1938, 1954, 1960, 1962, 1971, 1974; Arctic; Antarctic; H. Levin's notes; "The Geographical Journal," vol. 41, no.1, January, 1913 (contains articles by Roald Amundsen, "The Norwegian South Polar Expedition," pp. 1-15 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 2 | "B" miscellaneous, 1909, 1915, 1925-1926, 1929-1931, 1934-1935, 1943, 1946, 1956, 1960, 1971-1973; "The First Flight to the North Pole," by Richard E Byrd, National Geographic Magazine, vol. 50, no. 3, September, 1926, pp. 357-376; "Commander Byrd Receives the Hubbard Gold Medal," National Geographic Magazine, vol. 50, no.3, September, 1926, pp. 377-388; other Byrd clippings; H. Levin's notes; Excerpts from "The Long Hunt," by Fred Bruemmer, with H. Vetter's and H. Levin's notes |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 3 | Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs, 1902, 1904, 1909, 1913, 1915-1916, 1957; "Positive Proof of Dr. Cook's Attainment of the Pole," by Baldwin, [n.d.]; H. Vetter's notes |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 4 | Bluebook, 1953-1954; "The Great North Pole Lie," by John Euller, September, 1953, pp. 7-15; correspondence between H. Vetter and Maxwell Hamilton, editor of Bluebook; H. Vetter's notes; correspondence between H. Vetter and others, re: their letters to the editor of Bluebook, re: Euller's article |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 5 | Book References, [n.d.]; compiled by H. Vetter |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 6 | Bradley, John R., 1909, 1935, 1937, 1945, 1967-1968 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 7 | Byrd Transpolar Flight, 1960, 1974-1965, 1968-1969, 1971-1972, H. Vetter's notes, Levin's notes |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 8 | "C" miscellaneous, 1909, 1928, 1932, 1935-1936, 1939, 1945, 1956-1960, 1965, 1973; "A Brief History of Exploration and Research in the Canadian Eastern Arctic," reprinted from the Canadian Geographical Journal, March, 1945; "Doctors Afield : Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940)," by Nathan P.Couch, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 255, no.10, Sept 6, 1956, pp. 475-476; correspondence between H. Vetter and N. Couch, re: his article, above; 1939 letter from Fred High to Dr. Cook, re: an article he wrote to the editor of "Liberty" about an article they published by Jo Chamberlain; "Dr Frederick A. Cook : Twentieth Century Explorer," by Reverend Glenn B. Coykendall, 1965, with letter from H. Vetter with her comments; H. Levin's notes on "My Attainment of the Pole," by Frederick A. Cook, 1913 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 9 | Congressional Hearings, Helgesen, Henry T.; notes; Congressional testimony; clippings |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 10 | Congressional Record, 1911 and index; index by H. Vetter; notes |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 11 | Congressional Record, 2 binders, 1914-1916, 1957-1958, 1965; eleven issues in binder one, eight issues in binder two; with index by H. Vetter |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 12 | Congressional Record, 2 binders, 1914-1916, 1957-1958, 1965; eleven issues in binder one, eight issues in binder two; with index by H. Vetter |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 13 | Congressional Record, alphabetical index, [n.d.], by H. Vetter |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 14 | Congressional Record, information and letters, 1911, 1914-1917, 1956; includes correspondence to Dr. Cook and others |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 15 | Congressional Record, Letters to the Congress of the United States from Dr. Frederick A Cook; with H. Vetter's notes and index |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 16 | Congressional Record, Testimony of Robert Edwin Peary, 1916 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 17 | "D" miscellaneous, 1940, 1944, 1956, 1958, [n.d.]; Levin's notes; "World Alive : a personal story," by Robert Dunn |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 18 | Danish Clippings, 1909-1911; includes letter from K. Rasmussen to Rolf Gilberg, who forwarded to H. Vetter, 1976 or 1977 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 19 | Display at Grosvenor Library, 1958 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 20 | "E" miscellaneous, 1909, 1924, 1936-1937, 1939, 1964-1965, 1967, 1972; H. Levin's notes; A. Freeman's notes, typed and handwritten; "The Witness for Dr. Cook," by Maurice Francis Egan, 1909; excerpt from "Reflections of a Happy Life," by Maurice Francis Egan, 1924 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 21 | Euller, John, 1955, 1964, [n.d.]; "The Centenary of the Birth of Frederick A. Cook," by John Euller, reprinted from Arctic, vol. 17 no. 4, December, 1964; "Eskimos, Ice Islands, and Dr Cook," undated manuscript; H. Vetter's notes, 1955 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 22 | Explorers Club, 1939-1940, 1944, 1947-1948, 1950, 1955-1956, 1959; 1944 membership list; H. Vetter's notes; 1950 booklet, "The Explorers Club;" "The Explorers Journal," vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 1939; "The Explorers Journal," vol. 27, no.1, Winter, 1949; guest list from the 1948 Explorers Club Dinner; miscellaneous letters to and from R. S. von Ahlefeldt, re: Dr. Cook |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 23 | "F" miscellaneous, 1909, 1916, 1927, 1931-1932, 1935-1936, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1950, 1953, 1955-1959, 1965, 1969, 1976; letter from Anthony Fiala to Dr. Cook; "Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas," by Peter Freuchen, Best in Books Excerpt, 1958; Excerpt from Ice Floes and Flaming Water by Peter Freuchen, October, 1954, pp.120-132; "I Lived in a World of Ice," by Peter Freuchen, Male, vol. 4(9), September, 1954, pp. 82-97; "Captain Peter Freuchen: the Story of a Vagrant Viking," by Norman Katkov, Saga, vol. 13(2), November, 1956; "The Art of the Eskimo Hunter," by Sid Latham, True, vol. 42, no. 292, September, 1961, pp. 104-120 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 24 | Freeman, Andrew, "The Case for Doctor Cook," book reviews, clippings, correspondence, 1957, 1961 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 25 | "G" miscellaneous, 1926, 1934-1935, 1946, 1957, 1961-1962, 1964; H. Vetter's notes; 1961 letter from Hugo Levin to H. Vetter, re: Greely; "Dr. Frederick Cook--Fraud or Martyr," by Paul D. Green, "Sir!," vol. 3(3), March, 1946, pp. 26-27; "Abandoned! Greely's Ordeal in the Arctic," by A. L. Todd, condensed book, "True," vol. 42(286), March, 1961, pp. 38-ff; "The Greely Arctic Expedition," by Major Charles B. van Pelt, [n.d.]; excerpts from "Challenge to the Poles : Highlights of Arctic and Antarctic Aviation," by John Grierson, 1964, with H. Levin's notes |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 26 | German, [n.d.] |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 27 | Gibbons, Russell W., 1956-1957, 1966, 1968-1969; "The Man From Whom They Stole the North Pole," by R.W. Gibbons, "Fury," December, 1954, pp. 14-ff; "Vanishing Islands of the Arctic," by R.W. Gibbons, "Fate," vol. 10, no.12, pp.-ff; "Dr Frederick A. Cook : American Dreyfus?" by R. W. Gibbons, "Doubt," vol. II, whole no. 52, pp. 403-409; "Biographical Sketch of Frederick A. Cook," prepared by Russell W. Gibbons, April, 1956, for Encyclopedia Americana; "And the Fight Goes On," by Russell W. Gibbons, Yankee, vol. 8, December, 1969; "Frederick Albert Cook: an Enigma in Polar History," by Russell W. Gibbons, Polar Notes, vol. 8, June, 1968; "Dr. Cook: An American Dreyfus in the Arctic?" by Russell W. Gibbons, North, vol. 15 no. 2, March-April, 1968 |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 28 | Gibbs, Sir Philip, 1923, 1953-1954, 1956-1957, 1959, 1962, 1973; notes by H. Vetter on Sir Philip Gibbs, 1959; " A Scoop that Unjustly Stigmatized an Explorer," by H. Vetter, 1956; "Adventures of an International Reporter: I How I exposed Dr. Cook's Polar Fraud," by Philip Gibbs, World's Work, March, 1923; correspondence between H. Vetter and Gibbs |
| 139-129-4 | 20 | 29 | Goodsell, John W., 1909, 1916, 1944-1945; miscellaneous letters to and from Goodsell, re: North Pole |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 1 | "H" miscellaneous, 1904, 1909-1910, 1916, 1934-1940, 1949, 1952-1953, 1957-1958, 1962-1963, 1968-1969, 1973; H. Levin's notes; H. Vetter's notes, "Headlines Weave History Drama"; 1940 letter from H. Levin to R. von Ahlefeldt, re: David Haig-Thomas's book, "Tracks in the Snow;" 1944 original notarized affidavit (and one notarized copy) of T. Everett Harre, associate editor of Hampton's Magazine, in 1909. Affidavit is re: Dr Cook's "confession"; Harre's article, "From Pole to Prison--the Mystery and Tragedy of Dr. Cook," with H. Vetter's notes; H. Vetter's notes and excerpts from "The Conquest of the North Pole," by J. Gordon Hayes; H. Vetter's notes and excerpts from "The Conquest of the South Pole," by J. Gordon Hayes, 1932; excerpt from "You Can Analyze Handwriting," by Robert Holder, 1958. Excerpt analyzes Dr. Cook's handwriting; "Evidences of Land Near the North Pole," by R. A. Harris, 1904; 1935 correspondence between Dr. Cook and Professor H. H. Houben, re: Houben's book, "Call of the North;" H. Vetter's notes, index, re: Houben's book; A. Freeman's (?) typed notes, re: Houben's book; 1916 letter to Dr. Cook with pamphlet, "Reprint of Hydrographic Information," no. 14, from Armistead Ruit [? signature difficult to read]; "The North Pole Controversy : a new look," by James P. Helm, 1963 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 2 | Hall, Thomas F., 1920, 1932, [n.d.]; "Has the North Pole Been Discovered?" by Thomas F. Hall, vol. II, 1920; excerpt from "Has the North Pole Been Discovered?" by Thomas F. Hall, vol. II, 1920, Chapter II, McKinley; "Harry Payne Whitney," by T. F. Hall, 1932 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 3 | Headlines, 1941, 1966, 1973 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 4 | Hearst Prison Story, [1925]; series of articles entitled, "Dr Cook 'The Prince of Liars' Writes From His Prison Cell" |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 5 | Henson, Matthew A., 1910, 1912, 1925, 1939, 1947, 1954-1957, 1962- 1964, 1968-1969, 1973; H. Vetter's 1954 notes of interview with Henson and his wife; H. Levin's notes on Henson's book, "A Black Explorer at the North Pole;" "The Negro who went to the Pole with Peary," by R. H. Fowler, [n.d.], with Levin's notes; excerpts from "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole;" "Ahdoolo! The Heroic March of Matthew Henson with Peary to the North Pole," condensed from book by Floyd Miller, Reader's Digest, February, 1963; "Matthew Henson : Hero of the North Pole," by Scott Hart, Coronet, May, 1947, pp.19-ff; "The Negro at the North Pole," by Matthew A. Henson, The World's Work, April, 1910 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 6 | Herbert, Wally, 1966, 1968-1972; note: he was head of the British Trans-Arctic Expedition. The purpose of the expedition was to retrace Cook's route from N. W. Greenland to the Northern tip of Axel Heiberg Island; correspondence between H. Levin and W. Herbert, re: the above expedition, which Levin forwarded to H. Vetter; correspondence between Herbert and others; clippings by or about Herbert; H. Vetter's notes; excerpts from "Across the Top of the World," Herbert's book, re: the British Trans-Arctic Expedition; "In Amundsen's Track on the Axel Heiberg Glacier," by Herbert, and autographed by him to H. Vetter, 1966 (reprinted from Geographical Journal, vol. 129, part 4, December, 1963 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 7 | Hoaxes, Myths, 1947, 1958, 1960, 1964-1966, 1968, 1971-1972; H. Levin's notes on "A Book of Hoaxes," by Robert Silverberg, 1965 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 8 | Hobbs, William H., notes by H. Vetter on the Hobbs Collection at the University of Michigan [1962?] |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 9 | Hobbs, William H., photocopies of papers in the Hobbs Collection at the University of Michigan (two folders), 1909, 1914, 1926-1927, 1930-1932, 1934-1940, 1942, 1944, 1947-1949, 1951-1952, 1955-1956, 1968, 1970 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 10 | Hobbs, William H., photocopies of papers in the Hobbs Collection at the University of Michigan (two folders), 1909, 1914, 1926-1927, 1930-1932, 1934-1940, 1942, 1944, 1947-1949, 1951-1952, 1955-1956, 1968, 1970 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 11 | Hobbs, William H., reviews and briefs, 1909-1910, 1934-1937, 1956; reviews re: Peary; correspondence; "Pearyana" file - correspondence and reviews re: Yahgan dictionary, Copenhagen doctorate, Mt. McKinley, etc. |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 12 | Hubbard, Elbert, 1914, 1957, 1963-1965; "Fair Play and Dr Cook," by E. Hubbard, The Philistine, vol. 38, no. 6, May, 1914, pp. 161-180; excerpts from "The Last Voyage of the Lusitania," by A. A. Hoehling and Mary Hoehling, 1956; "A Resume of the Polar Controversy," by Elbert Hubbard, excerpted from The Philistine, vol. 38, no. 6, May, 1914; Correspondence between E. Hubbard II and H. Vetter, 1965; Two copies of The Philistine, no. 6, May, 1914, both with notations by Dr. Cook |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 13 | Humor, 1909, 1936, 1958, 1964, 1971; includes cartoons and postcards depicting Polar Humor; also includes other nonhumorous memorabilia |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 14 | "I" miscellaneous, 1909, 1925, 1929, 1939, 1970, 1973; index by H. Vetter for "Independent," 1900, 1909, 1925-1926, 1928, [date compiled ?]; H. Vetter's notes on various articles from "Independent;" "The Conquest of the North: an authentic account of the finding of the North Pole," by Ernest Ingersoll, 1909 |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 15 | Ice Islands, 1938, 1951-1955, 1959, 1964-1965, 1970; "Scientists Ride Ice Islands on Arctic Odysseys," by Lowell Thomas, Jr., National Geographic Magazine, vol. 128, no. 5, November, 1965, pp. 670-691; "Top of the World Map Focuses on Intercontinental Crossroads," Ibid, pp. 692-693; Excerpts from Polar Times, June, 1965; H. Levin's notes on T. Weeks's book, "Ice Island; 1959 letter from H Levin to CW Thomas," re: ice islands; 1965 letter to H. Vetter from James Helm, re: ice islands; "Arctic Ice Islands : Part III : Historical References to Ice Islands," by Moira Dunbar, Arctic, vol. 5 no. 2, July, 1952; H. Vetter's notes on Dunbar's article; "Three Months on an Arctic Ice Island," by Joseph O. Fletcher, National Geographic, vol. 103 no. 4, April, 1953, pp. 489-504; Arctic Ice Islands, reprinted from Arctic, vol. 5 no. 2, July, 1952; 1954 letter to R. Gibbons from H. Vetter, re: articles on ice islands; "Floating Air Bases of the Arctic," by Ronald Schiller, Skyways, January, 1952, pp. 21-ff; Armed Forces Talk, no. 441, April 17, 1953; miscellaneous 1952 correspondence between Ralph Robertson and others, re: similarity of Dr. Cook's observations with findings of Col. Fletcher |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 16 | "J" miscellaneous, 1910?, 1915, 1939; "Did Commander Peary Achieve the North Pole," by W.N.. (HW.?) Johnson, 1915, with H. Vetter's notes; 1939 letters from H. W. Johnson to Jo Chamberlin and Dr. Cook, with photocopy of Dr. Cook's statement, re: Peary, 1910? |
| 139-129-5 | 21 | 17 | "K" miscellaneous, 1895, 1914-1915, 1926, 1933, 1940, 1954-1955, 1973, 1975; Lillian Kiel; "Was Frederick Cook at the North Pole?" by V. S. Koryakin, 1975; "The Great North Pole Scandal," by J. Alvin Kugelmass, Cavalier, vol. 2 no.8, November, 1954; "On the Road to the North Pole with a Camera," by Rud Kersting, Photographic Times, January, 1895, pp. 35-40 |
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