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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02475.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Robert E. Peary to Clarence C. Buel indicating that he is planning an expedition to Greenland |
| Date | 11 May 1891 |
| Author | Peary, Robert E. (1856-1920) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Indicates that he is planning "an Expedition to determine the northern terminus of Greenland." Reports to Buel, the assistant editor of Century Magazine, that he has been advised to seek an outlet for publishing articles related to the expedition, but had not yet made specific plans. |
| Subjects | Polar Exploration Frontiers and Exploration Journalism Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin) (1856-1920) Buel, Clarence Clough (1850-1933) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Biography: Robert E. Peary was a naval officer, who after two decades of exploring arctic regions, reached the North Pole on 6 April 1909. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |