Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Lewis Varick Frissell papers, 1917-1970 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1917-1970 |
| Bulk Dates | 1925-1931 |
| ID No. | MSS55277 |
| Creator | Frissell, Lewis Varick, 1903-1931 |
| Extent | 650 items |
| Extent | 5 containers |
| Extent | 2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014060 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm77055277 |
| Summary | Explorer and cinematographer. Correspondence, diary, drafts of writings, film scripts and other production materials, business papers, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other papers relating chiefly to Frissell's explorations and the production of the films, The Great Arctic Seal Hunt (1928) and The Viking (1931). Later materials relate to Frissell's disappearance in a shipwreck while on location for The Viking and attempts by members of his family to ascertain and publicize the facts of his career. |