Expolaires 1952 [Expéditions Polaires 1952 - French Antaractic Expedition] [Correspondence, Reports, Circulars, Programs, Newsclippings, Diary, etc]

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Series[UMA-SRE-20190021] RESEARCH AND UNPUBLISHED PAPERS OF FRITZ LOEWEAccession[1988.0020] Consolidated Papers of Fritz Philipp LoeweIdentifierUMA-ITE-2019002100110Scope and ContentFolder containing extensive correspondence between Fritz Loewe and French, English and German colleagues regarding French Polar Expeditions (including hand written drafts of replies by Loewe), 1950-1956; Gestetner copy of typescript report "Report to University of Melbourne Council on Participation in Antarctic Expedition" by Fritz Loewe, 18 March 1952; Printed circulars and reports from Expéditions Polaires Françaises to members (including a circular regarding the 1956 reunion of the Expédition Glaciologique Internationale au Groenland); Handwritten souvenir menu (with signatures); Carbon copy of typescript papers/reports "Sommaire des Travaux Glaciologiques, 1951", "Report on Equipment and Working Methods of French Antarctic Expedition", "Glaciologie" and "Programme provisoire de Glaciologie Campagna 1951 Terre Adelie" by Fritz Loewe; Carbon copies of typescript papers by A. H. Boujon, A. Prudhomme, Albert Bauer and others; News clipping "Records Saved from Antarctic Base Fire", The Mercury, 1 February 1952; Telegrams to Fritz Loewe in Adelie Land, 1952 (including from Fritz Loewe's family); Handwritten diary by Fritz Loewe 12 June 1951 - 3 February 1952; Fritz Loewe's Curriculum Vitae in French and English.
Correspondents include: British Glaciological Society; P. Stahl; Michel Barré; J. Vaugelade; Paul-Emile Victor; Albert Bauer; Robert Le Quinio; G. Roulion; A. Prudhomme; Paul Perroud; Raoul Despres; M. Perez.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2019.0021 Unit 0009

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CreatorLoewe, Fritz P.RoleProvenance

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Date1950-1956

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Previous System ID2019.0021.00110Finding Aid Reference1988.0020 Unit 9/1

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Language of MaterialEnglish (eng)French (fre)German (ger)

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Expolaires 1952 [Expéditions Polaires 1952 - French Antaractic Expedition] [Correspondence, Reports, Circulars, Programs, Newsclippings, Diary, etc]