Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Notes
Finn Ronne
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1899, Dec. 20 | Born, Horten, Norway |
| 1922 | Graduated, Horten Technical College, naval architecture and marine engineering |
| 1923 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1929 | United States citizenship |
| 1933-1935 | Member, Byrd Antarctic Expedition II at Little America, as ski expert, surveyor, radio operator, and dog driver |
| 1939-1941 | Chief of staff and second in command, United States Antarctic Service Expedition, East Base on Stonington Island |
| 1941-1947 | Active duty, United States Navy |
| 1944 | Married Edith Maslin |
| 1946-1948 | Organizer and leader, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, East Base on Stonington Island, mapped what was the last unknown coastline on earth, the Weddell Sea coastline |
| 1948 | Published Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1946-1948. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Air Force Report |
| 1949 | Published Antarctic Conquest. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| 1956-1958 | Leader, Ellsworth Station, Antarctica, during International Geophysical Year (I.G.Y.), part of Operation Deep Freeze |
| 1961 | Published Antarctic Command. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Retired, U. S. Naval Reserve, grade of Captain |
| 1971 | Published with Howard Liss The Ronne Expedition to Antarctica. New York: Julian Messner Flight to South Pole with his wife as guest of the U.S. Navy |
| 1980, Jan. 12 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |
Edith M. ("Jackie") Ronne
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1919, Oct. 13 | Born, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1940 | A.B. degree, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1940-1941 | Employed at the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. |
| 1941-1947 | Information specialist, State Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1944 | Married Finn Ronne |
| 1946-1948 | Member and reporter, Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. First American woman in Antarctica, first woman (of two) to winter over in Antarctica. |
| 1948-circa 2000 | Writer and lecturer on Antarctica |
| 1971 | Flight to South Pole with her husband as guest of the U.S. Navy |
| 1978-1981 | President, Society of Woman Geographers |
| 1995 | Returned to East Base, Stonington Island, while lecturer on Antarctic cruise ship Explorer |
| 2004 | Published Antarctica's First Lady. Beaumont, Texas: Clifton Steamboat Museum |
| 2009, June 14 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |