Explorers and Expeditions, Antarctic

• Main Author: Ronne, Finn; Wright, John Kirtland, 1891-1969; Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950; Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973; Catledge, Turner, 1901-1983; Forrestal, James, 1892-1949; Cochrane, E. L. (Edward Lull), 1892-; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957; Fairchild, Wilma B.; Lloyd, Trevor, 1906-1995
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1945
• Subjects: Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1946-1948); Antarctica > Discovery and exploration; Antarctic; Finn; Palmer Land; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agsny/id/5587

Correspondence about the proposal and planning of the Ronne Expedition to Palmer Land Peninsula in West Antarctica. Includes a letter to Council members about the outcome of a special meeting held to consider the expedition; letters from American Geographical Society Council members submitting their votes to support or not to support the expedition; expedition proposal and budget; documentation of the establishment of the American Antarctic Association and its board of directors to organize and raise funds for the expedition; funding and equipment requests from various foundations and government agencies; and discussion of Senate Bill S2291 requesting permission by the Secretary of the Navy to use a vessel.