3 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1946-1948).

  1. Merle Antony Tuve papers, 1901-1982

    152,000 items. 434 containers plus 1 classified. 174 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Physicist. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, articles, reports, laboratory and personal notebooks, notes, personnel records, printed material, blueprints, diagrams, photographs, and other papers relating to Tuve's administration of government-sponsored scientific projects such as the development of the proximity fuze for the United States Navy during World War II.

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  2. Finn Ronne and Edith M. Ronne papers, 1900-2012

    15,800 items. 45 containers plus 1 classified and 2 oversize. 18.4 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. 6,613 digital files (17.84 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Antarctic explorer and his wife, writer, lecturer, and the first American woman in Antarctica. Correspondence, reports, photographs in both printed and digital formats, flight logs, diaries, writings, lectures, clippings, and other items relating to Finn Ronne's scientific expeditions to Antarctica including Richard Evelyn Byrd's expedition of 1933-1935, the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1946-1948, the United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939-1941, and the expedition for the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.

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  3. Finn Ronne and Edith M. Ronne map collection, 1930-1994

    56 maps, 1 unbound volume. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Finn Ronne and Edith M. Ronne map collection contains 56 maps and 1 unbound volume, each related to the Ronnes' exploratory expeditions to the Antarctic continent. The maps were used in a variety of scenarios, including as plans for upcoming expeditions, summaries of completed journeys, charting territories and geographic features, and identifying areas recently mapped by the Ronnes or other explorers. Many maps contain annotations. The maps predominantly concern Finn Ronne's four major Antarctic journeys: the Byrd Antarctic Expedition II (1933-1935), the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941), the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition "R.A.R.E." (1946-1948), and Operation Deep Freeze during the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958).