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Vernon Boyd papers , 1933-1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Boyd, Vernon David, 1908-1965
- Title
- Vernon Boyd papers
- Dates
- 1933-1965 (inclusive)19331965
- Quantity
- 2.75 linear feet, (2 containers) : 1 record storage box, 1 flat box
- Collection Number
- Ax 257
- Summary
- Major Vernon Boyd was a Marine Corps officer, specialist in Arctic logistics. His papers include log books for "Operation Nanook,"; Devon Island Expeditions, Arctic Institute of North America, 1947, 1960 and 1962, slides; Marine Detachment Task Force 39, operations from aboard the Burton Island in the Antarctic, 1947-1948, manuscripts of technical papers and correspondence.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Major Vernon Boyd was a Marine Corps officer, specialist in Arctic logistics. He was born in 1908 and died in 1965, spent much of his life consulting with other arctic explorers or journeying the arctic, especially in Byrd's arctic explorations in 1920, and was well known by many. There is a glacier named after him (Boyd's Glacier).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Vernon Boyd was a Marine Corps officer, specialist in Arctic logistics. His papers include personal log books for "Operation Nanook," in the Canadian Arctic, summer of 1946; Marine Detachment Task Force 39, Devon Island, N.W.T., 1947; Devon Island Expedition, Arctic Institute of North America, 1960 and 1962, slides present from these expeditions; Marine Detachment Task Force 39, operations from aboard the Burton Island in the Antarctic, 1947-1948. There are also manuscripts of technical papers by Boyd, published technical papers, and minor correspondence, including letters from Paul Siple, with covers, from Pole Station, Antartica, 1957.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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| Guide to the Vernon Boyd papers |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Form or Genre Terms
- 16mm
- Correspondence
- Videocassettes
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team. Revised by Danica Alexander in December 2018
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