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Ship in Davis Strait

Davis Strait is a northern arm of the Atlantic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada.

Robert Logan's snapshots of the Lindbergh expedition to Greenland and Iceland on board the S.S. Jelling

According to the Pan Am Historical Foundation, this expedition, under the command of Canadian explorer/aviator Robert Logan (who had worked for Pan Am in South America) would shadow Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh while they flew their plane, the Sirius, providing fuel and support. The S.S. Jelling would also conduct a parallel research project by sea, observing weather conditions, making maps of possible airport sites, taking scientific measurements of ocean depths and currents, and mapping harbors too.

Robert Logan's photographs

This series consists of the photographs, negatives, and positives Robert A. Logan has kept or taken during the course of his life. Topics include surveying, northern exploration, Prisoner of War experiences, naval expeditions, and Nova Scotia.

Robert Logan's memorabilia from Greenland

Folder contains money from Greenland; the translation of wording on the money "this instruction applies to the trading places in Greenland for 50 ore the rule of the colonies" and "this instruction applies to the trading places in Greenland for 1 krone the rule of the colonies"

Robert A. Logan's career scrapbook : [photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles and memorbilia]

This scrapbook contains memorabilia; photographs; newspaper and magazine articles from Logan's time working in Rhodesia Africa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the Lindbergh expedition to Greenland; finding manganese concretion in Nova Scotia; becoming the general manager of the Irish Airways and re-entering the air force for World War II.

Robert A. Logan fonds

  • MS-2-580
  • Fonds
  • Bulk, 1907-1995
Fonds consists of materials related to Logan’s career (1912-1985), fiction and philosophy manuscripts (1925-1983), published articles (1922-1969), his wide-ranging correspondence (1942-1991), his studies concerning Cree and other languages (1932-1969), autobiographical and biographical works (1929-1982), genealogical studies of his family and others (1955-1984), certificates he received throughout his life (1906-1992), the indices he created for his documents (1949-1986), , his diaries (1930-1980), the journals, fieldbooks, and logbooks he wrote (1907-1960), images he took or collected (1909-1992), and other miscellaneous materials(1934-1983). All textual materials relate to his life, his far-reaching research studies, or his writings.

Logan, Robert A., 1892-1992

Robert A. Logan and George Abott, photograph taken at the house where they boarded while learning to fly at the Curtiss Aviation School

On photograph reverse: On left Robert A. Logan, later pilot in Royal Flying Corps of the British Army, ended as Captain; on right George Abbott, later pilot in the British Royal naval Air Service. Both learned to fly and flew an active service in the first World War.

Records acquired during Robert Logan's imprisonment in POW camps

Series contains records created or collected by Logan during his time in German prisoner of war camps during World War I. Robert Logan was held in the following camps: Karlsruhe (April 8, 1917); Heidelberg; Krefeld; Schwalmstadt (Ziegenhain prison); Holtzminden (Offizier Gefangenenlager); Schweidnitz (December 25, 1918). Records include notebooks, photographs, and pamphlets and other materials distributed to prisoners.
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