Upcoming Events
February 21, 2023: Join us on Zoom with author Dennis Schenborn as he presents his novel "Heroes All: Race to the Pole," which reveals details and first person accounts of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions. To register for this online event, please click here.
Previous Events
November 29th, 2022: SOUTH (1919) Screening, 7:00PM - 8:30PM, Wexner Center for the Arts
Already a celebrated polar explorer, Ernest Shackleton set-off in 1914 on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, an attempt to be the first to cross Antarctica by land. Disaster struck Shackleton and his crew, however, when their ship, the Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and eventually sank, stranding her crew in some of the most unforgivable elements on the planet. Filmed by Frank Hurley, SOUTH is used to illustrate Shackleton’s lectures about the trip; it was also released as a theatrical feature and is now considered one of the first feature-length documentaries. View the trailer here.
October 25, 2022: Admiral Byrd's Birthday Celebration: Born October 25, 1888, Richard Byrd was a naval officer and polar explorer mostly recognized for his numerous Antarctic expeditions and being the first to fly over the South Pole.
March 10, 2022: A virtual panel discussion: "Sir Hubert Wilkins' Legacy." Recording of the panel conversation is now available to those unable to attend. Please visit the link to view the recording here.
News
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The Ohio State University Polar Archives Announces Recipient of 2023-2024 Research Award |
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The Ohio State University Polar Archives Announces 2022 Research Award Winner |
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Due to our limited reading room hours and concerns about travel during this pandemic, we will be postponing the 2020 University Libraries Research Award program, including the Polar Archives Research Award. Once our reading rooms have returned to a full service model, we will announce the new application deadlines and timeline. |
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The Ohio State University Polar Archives Announces 2020 Research Award Winner |
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Polar Curator Laura Kissel was the 2019 Wilkins Oration Keynote speaker in Adelaide, Australia on 31 October 2019. To learn about more about the Wilkins Collection and how to access it, view her talk. |
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Thank you to all who attended our symposium Women in Antarctica: Celebrating 50 years of Exploration. The speaker presentations are now online! You can view them here: https://byrd.osu.edu/celebrate-women/videos. |