Research Catalog

Title

Herma Hoyt Briffault papers, ca. 1938-1975.

Author

Briffault, Herma Hoyt, 1898-

Details

Additional Authors

Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.

Description

.4 linear foot (1 box)

Summary

Collection consists of Briffault's typed manuscript, correspondence, research materials, and related papers.

Subjects

• Arctic regions
• Alaska > History > To 1867
• Telegraph > Arctic regions
• Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
• Briffault, Herma Hoyt, 1898-

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Source (note)

• Briffault, Herma Hoyt

Biography (note)

• Herma Hoyt Briffault (1898- ) was an American author and translator. Beginning in the late 1940s she worked with Vilhjalmur Stefansson researching the history of the Russian-American effort to create a telegraph system between Alaska and Siberia.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available in repository.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 391

OCLC

NYPW93-A99

Author

Briffault, Herma Hoyt, 1898-

Title

Herma Hoyt Briffault papers, ca. 1938-1975.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

Herma Hoyt Briffault (1898- ) was an American author and translator. Beginning in the late 1940s she worked with Vilhjalmur Stefansson researching the history of the Russian-American effort to create a telegraph system between Alaska and Siberia.

Indexes

Finding aid available in repository.

Added Author

Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.

LCCN

ms 76001500

Research Call Number

MssCol 391