The rediscovery of two files relating to the Karakoram (1928–1929) and North Pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the Municipal Archives in Milan
The Milan Municipal Archives, today “Citadel of Archives”, conserves bulky files related to a couple of Italian geographical expeditions whose results differed considerably: the 1928-1929 Karakorum expedition led by Prince Aimone of Savoia-Aosta, and the 1928 North Pole expedition led by General Umb...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Other Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Book Part |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Routledge
2022
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2434/934227 |
id |
ftunivmilanoair:oai:air.unimi.it:2434/934227 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivmilanoair:oai:air.unimi.it:2434/934227 2024-02-11T09:59:18+01:00 The rediscovery of two files relating to the Karakoram (1928–1929) and North Pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the Municipal Archives in Milan Stefano Andrea Twardzik M. Armiero R. Biasillo S. Morosini S.A. Twardzik 2022-07 http://hdl.handle.net/2434/934227 eng eng Routledge place:London (UK) : New York (USA) info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-0-367-55983-0 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-0-367-55984-7 ispartofbook:Rethinking geographical explorations in extreme environments : From the Arctic to the Mountaintops From the Arctic to the 8000. Scientific research, mountaineering, geography and imperialism from an international perspective (1880–1964) firstpage:176 lastpage:195 numberofpages:20 serie:ROUTLEDGE EXPLORATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES alleditors:M. Armiero, R. Biasillo, S. Morosini http://hdl.handle.net/2434/934227 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Milan Municipal Archive North Pole Karakorum Aimone of Savoia-Aosta Umberto Nobile Settore M-STO/08 - Archivistica Bibliografia e Biblioteconomia Settore M-STO/04 - Storia Contemporanea info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2022 ftunivmilanoair 2024-01-23T23:44:24Z The Milan Municipal Archives, today “Citadel of Archives”, conserves bulky files related to a couple of Italian geographical expeditions whose results differed considerably: the 1928-1929 Karakorum expedition led by Prince Aimone of Savoia-Aosta, and the 1928 North Pole expedition led by General Umberto Nobile. The nine huge bundles into which the two dossiers are divided, illustrate various aspects of the events, above all their organizational, finance, publishing rights management and legal dispute implications. Both planned in 1927, these expeditions were forcefully supported by the Municipality of Milan through a subscription raised with banks, industry and insurance companies, who accumulated a huge endowment fund to cover the estimated costs of the two expeditions. The presidency of the funding committee became the heart of the financial and organizational phases in both enterprises and since the role of president of the committee was entrusted to the podestà of Milan (the present major), the two files were managed directly by the leadership of the Municipality, with the bureaucratic support of the podestà’s special secretariat: this explains the presence of these papers at the municipal records office, where they were transferred in 1935. This contribution supplies a first summary inventory of the dossiers, so far essentially unknown, and focuses on the more significant issues that emerge from the records: the harsh contrast between General Nobile and the Milanese Committee and the rich photographic documentation that has been found inside the Karakorum file. Book Part Arctic North Pole The University of Milan: Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (AIR) Nobile ENVELOPE(-61.433,-61.433,-64.550,-64.550) North Pole |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
The University of Milan: Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (AIR) |
op_collection_id |
ftunivmilanoair |
language |
English |
topic |
Milan Municipal Archive North Pole Karakorum Aimone of Savoia-Aosta Umberto Nobile Settore M-STO/08 - Archivistica Bibliografia e Biblioteconomia Settore M-STO/04 - Storia Contemporanea |
spellingShingle |
Milan Municipal Archive North Pole Karakorum Aimone of Savoia-Aosta Umberto Nobile Settore M-STO/08 - Archivistica Bibliografia e Biblioteconomia Settore M-STO/04 - Storia Contemporanea Stefano Andrea Twardzik The rediscovery of two files relating to the Karakoram (1928–1929) and North Pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the Municipal Archives in Milan |
topic_facet |
Milan Municipal Archive North Pole Karakorum Aimone of Savoia-Aosta Umberto Nobile Settore M-STO/08 - Archivistica Bibliografia e Biblioteconomia Settore M-STO/04 - Storia Contemporanea |
description |
The Milan Municipal Archives, today “Citadel of Archives”, conserves bulky files related to a couple of Italian geographical expeditions whose results differed considerably: the 1928-1929 Karakorum expedition led by Prince Aimone of Savoia-Aosta, and the 1928 North Pole expedition led by General Umberto Nobile. The nine huge bundles into which the two dossiers are divided, illustrate various aspects of the events, above all their organizational, finance, publishing rights management and legal dispute implications. Both planned in 1927, these expeditions were forcefully supported by the Municipality of Milan through a subscription raised with banks, industry and insurance companies, who accumulated a huge endowment fund to cover the estimated costs of the two expeditions. The presidency of the funding committee became the heart of the financial and organizational phases in both enterprises and since the role of president of the committee was entrusted to the podestà of Milan (the present major), the two files were managed directly by the leadership of the Municipality, with the bureaucratic support of the podestà’s special secretariat: this explains the presence of these papers at the municipal records office, where they were transferred in 1935. This contribution supplies a first summary inventory of the dossiers, so far essentially unknown, and focuses on the more significant issues that emerge from the records: the harsh contrast between General Nobile and the Milanese Committee and the rich photographic documentation that has been found inside the Karakorum file. |
author2 |
M. Armiero R. Biasillo S. Morosini S.A. Twardzik |
format |
Book Part |
author |
Stefano Andrea Twardzik |
author_facet |
Stefano Andrea Twardzik |
author_sort |
Stefano Andrea Twardzik |
title |
The rediscovery of two files relating to the Karakoram (1928–1929) and North Pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the Municipal Archives in Milan |
title_short |
The rediscovery of two files relating to the Karakoram (1928–1929) and North Pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the Municipal Archives in Milan |
title_full |
The rediscovery of two files relating to the Karakoram (1928–1929) and North Pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the Municipal Archives in Milan |
title_fullStr |
The rediscovery of two files relating to the Karakoram (1928–1929) and North Pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the Municipal Archives in Milan |
title_full_unstemmed |
The rediscovery of two files relating to the Karakoram (1928–1929) and North Pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the Municipal Archives in Milan |
title_sort |
rediscovery of two files relating to the karakoram (1928–1929) and north pole (1928) expeditions conserved at the municipal archives in milan |
publisher |
Routledge |
publishDate |
2022 |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/2434/934227 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-61.433,-61.433,-64.550,-64.550) |
geographic |
Nobile North Pole |
geographic_facet |
Nobile North Pole |
genre |
Arctic North Pole |
genre_facet |
Arctic North Pole |
op_relation |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-0-367-55983-0 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-0-367-55984-7 ispartofbook:Rethinking geographical explorations in extreme environments : From the Arctic to the Mountaintops From the Arctic to the 8000. Scientific research, mountaineering, geography and imperialism from an international perspective (1880–1964) firstpage:176 lastpage:195 numberofpages:20 serie:ROUTLEDGE EXPLORATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES alleditors:M. Armiero, R. Biasillo, S. Morosini http://hdl.handle.net/2434/934227 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess |
_version_ |
1790595274106732544 |