Lawrence Martin expedition notebooks, 1904 - 1913

Sub-Series — Box: 25.1

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Roger G. Barry glaciology collection expedition notebooks and reports

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Scope and Contents

This series contains six notebooks from Martin's expeditions to Alaska between 1904-1911 containing his field notes and diary reports from his activities in Alaska. These include his traveling experiences as well as his observations of glaciers and geography.

This series has been digitized and is available on the Universtiy of Colorado Digital Library (CUDL).

Dates

Creation: 1904 - 1913

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Lawrence Martin (1880-1955) was a Ph. D student of R. S. Tarr, a professor at Cornell University, during the early 20th century. Both of them took expeditions to Alaska to study advances and recessions of glaciers in the southern part of the state before World War I. These expeditions were funded by the National Geographic Society. Together they published Alaska Glacier Studies a seminal work published in 1914. The book contained photographs from their expeditions. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin. In addition to his interest in glaciology he was a political and historical geographer.