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Henry Grier Bryant papers

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Main Author:	Bryant, Henry G. (Henry Grier) 1859-1932 (Creator)
Collection:	Henry Grier Bryant Papers
Collection Number:	3192
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	English
Subjects:	Explorers and Exploration > Alaska > Late 19th Century Explorers and Exploration > Canada > Early 20th Century Explorers and Exploration > Greenland > Late 19th Century Geographical Society of Philadelphia

Physical Description:	0.33 Linear feet 0.33 linear feet, 1 box
Summary:	Henry Grier Bryant was born in Allegheny, PA in 1859. A graduate of Princeton and University of Pennsylvania Law School, Bryant became an explorer an esteemed member of the geographical community. He explored the Grand Falls of Labrador, 1891; second in command of the Peary relief expedition, 1892; commander of the Peary auxiliary expedition, 1894; commander of the Mt. St. Elias (Alaska) expedition, 1897; and explored the St. Augustine River in Labrador, Canada in 1912. Bryant was also the president of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, the Association of American Geographers, the American Alpin Club, and the Contemporary Club. Also of note, Bryant was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London. Collection includes correspondence from 1858-1926 both of a personal nature and regarding his various expeditions and a scrapbook containing photographs and additional correspondence.

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0.33 Linear feet 0.33 linear feet, 1 box

Summary:

Henry Grier Bryant was born in Allegheny, PA in 1859. A graduate of Princeton and University of Pennsylvania Law School, Bryant became an explorer an esteemed member of the geographical community. He explored the Grand Falls of Labrador, 1891; second in command of the Peary relief expedition, 1892; commander of the Peary auxiliary expedition, 1894; commander of the Mt. St. Elias (Alaska) expedition, 1897; and explored the St. Augustine River in Labrador, Canada in 1912. Bryant was also the president of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, the Association of American Geographers, the American Alpin Club, and the Contemporary Club. Also of note, Bryant was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London. Collection includes correspondence from 1858-1926 both of a personal nature and regarding his various expeditions and a scrapbook containing photographs and additional correspondence.

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