Summary Information
Henry Grinnell Scrapbooks 1849-1866
- Grinnell, Henry, 1799-1874
AGSL Manuscript Collection 2
2.3 cubic ft. (5 boxes)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library (Map)
This collection contains scrapbooks compiled by Henry
Grinnell, made up almost entirely of newspaper clippings from New York and London
papers. Also included are a few letters and pages from other publications. The
scrapbooks mainly document the expedition of Sir John Franklin, the rescue missions
to find him, and the Arctic region in general. Grinnell financed two rescue missions
to find Franklin as well as other scientific missions to the Arctic
region. English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-agsl-agslmss0002
Biography/History
Henry Grinnell, who was born in Massachusetts in 1799, ran a mercantile company in
New York City. After Grinnell retired in 1850, he financed several expeditions to
the Arctic region. The first two were part of a search and rescue mission for Sir
John Franklin and his crew, who went missing after they departed for the Arctic in
1845 with the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. Franklin's goal was charting a Northwest Passage
in the Arctic region of Canada. Grinnell financed the brigs Advance and Rescue for the rescue
mission. Numerous attempts were made to find Franklin in the second half of the
nineteenth century from both the U.S. and England. Grinnell's ships found evidence
of Franklin's mission, but not the actual ships and were forced to return home.
Grinnell later supported other scientific expeditions to the Arctic. Grinnell passed
away in 1874.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of eight scrapbooks complied by Henry Grinnell from 1849 to
1866. A box of undated clippings is also included in the collection. Almost all the
clippings deal with the Arctic region in some way, including the rescue and
scientific expeditions Grinnell financed; Sir John Franklin, his various crew
members, and his final expedition; and the Arctic region in general.
Preferred Citation
Citation Guide for Primary Sources
Related Material in the UWM Libraries
Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to
all members of the public in accordance with state law.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection
(Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
The American Geographical Society (AGS) purchased these scrapbooks from Dorothy
F. Grinnell in March 1938.
The American Geographical Society (AGS) donated these scrapbooks to the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries in 1978 as part of its entire map
and library collections.
Preliminary processing was done by AGSL. Bob Jaeger (supervised by Christel
Maass, UWM Libraries Archives Dept.) completed processing in August 2009.
Contents List
Box
5
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Clippings, undated
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Box
1
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Scrapbook 1, 1849-1850
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Box
1
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Scrapbook 2, 1850
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Box
1
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Scrapbook 3, 1850-1852
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Box
2
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Scrapbook 4, 1851-1854
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Box
2
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Scrapbook 5, 1853-1860
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Box
3
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Scrapbook 6, 1853-1857,
, 1859-1860
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Box
4
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Scrapbook 7, 1851, , 1855,
, 1860-1866
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Box
1
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Scrapbook 8, 1858,
, 1862
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