Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Bell, Robert
	Title Remainder:	Papers. 1873-1907
	Dates:	1873-1907
	Identification:	Mss-173

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Robert Bell, 1841-1917

Collection contains papers relating to Bell's work on the Hudson's Bay Expeditions of 1884 and 1885, his work for the Geological Survey of Canada, and his interest in other matters pertaining to the Arctic. Collection includes a letter from Julien Stewart Camsel about the International Polar Expedition of 1882-1883, a letter from Henry Philip Dawson about the meeting of the international Polar Commission in Vienna, and a meeting of the International Polar Commission in Vienna, and a letter from William Smith about Bell's medical service in the Hudson's Bay Expeditions of 1884 and 1885. Also includes a letter from Moritz Karl Lindeman, in which Lindeman, on behalf of the Geographische Gesellschaft in Bremen, inquires about sending an expedition to Hudson Bay. Bell's medical notes from the Hudson's Bay Expedition of 1885 and his accounts for expenses incurred during field exploration trips for the Geological Survey of Canada in 1888, 1891-1897, 1901-1903, and 1907 are also included.

Letters to Bell

FOLDER : 1.

Anderson, William Patrick

FOLDER : 2.

Camsell, Julien Stewart

FOLDER : 3.

Dawson, Henry Philip

FOLDER : 4.

Gordon, Andrew Robertson

FOLDER : 5.

Lindeman, Moritz Karl Adolf

FOLDER : 6.

MacKay, William

FOLDER : 7.

Payne, Hugh D.

FOLDER : 7A.

Routledge, W. W.

FOLDER : 8.

Skynner, William J.

FOLDER : 9.

Smith, William

1884-1893 [20 items]

Concerning Bell's medical service on Hudson's Bay Expedition

FOLDER : 10.

Wakeham, William, 1845-

1897 [2 items]

Preliminary to joining expedition to Hudson Bay

Notes

FOLDER : 11.

Field expenses

1888-1907 [12 items]

Accounts for field exploration with Geological Survey of Canada.

FOLDER : 12.

Medical notes

1885 [10 items]

Relating to cases treated aboard the S.S. Alert.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Author: Bell, Robert, 1841-1917.

Title: Papers, 1873-1907.

Collation: 1 box (0.2 ft.)

Notes: Holographs, signed; typescripts, signed; holographs.

Unpublished guide in the repository.

Collection contains papers relating to Robert Bell's work on the Hudson's Bay Expeditions of 1884 and 1885, his work for the Geological Survey of Canada, and his interest in other matters preteining to the Arctic. Collection includes a letter from Julien Stewart Camsell about the International Polar Expedition of 1882-1883, a letter from Henry Philip Dawson about the meeting of the International Polar Commission in Vienna, and a letter from William Smith about Bell's medical services in the Hudson's Bay Expeditions of 1884 and 1885. Also includes a letter from Moritz [UNK] Lindeman, in which [UNK], on behalf of the Geographische Gesellschaft in Bremen, inquires about sending [UNK] expedition to Hudson Bay. Bell's medical notes from the Hudson's Bay Expedition of 1885 and his accounts for expenses incurred during field exploration trips for the Geological Survey of Canada in 1888, 1891-1897, 1901-1903, and 1907 are also included. Other correspondents are William P. Anderson, Andrew Robertson Gordon, Hugh D. Payne, William J. Skinner, and William Wakeman.

Type: Manuscript

Language: eng

Subjects: Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901.

Dawson, Henry Philip.

McDonald, Kenneth.

Penck, Albrecht, 1858-

Ray, Patrick Henry, 1842-1911.

Alert (Ship).

Diana (Steamship).

Geographische Gesellschaft in Bremen.

Geological Survey of Canada.

Hudson's Bay Company.

Hudson's Bay Expedition (1884).

Hudson's Bay Expedition (1885).

Hudson's Bay Expedition (1886).

International Polar Commission.

International Polar Expedition (1882-1883).

Birds -- Eggs and nests.

Northwest Territories -- Description and travel.

Point Barrow (Alaska) -- Antiquities.

Southampton Island (N.W.T.)

Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Description and travel.

Other Au: Anderson, William Patrick, 1851-

Camsell, Julien Stewart.

Dawson, Henry Philip.

Gordon, Andrew Robertson.

Lindeman, Moritz Karl Adolf, 1823-1908.

MacKay, William.

Payne, Hugh D.

Routledge, W. W.

Skynner, William J.

Smith, William.

Wakeman, William, 1845-

Location: Baker Spec. Coll., Manuscript Stef. Mss/173