Letter from Allan Crawford to Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 11 April 1921
Date11 April, 1921
AbstractCorrespondence, newspaper articles, and other material related to the ill-fated 1921 expedition to Wrangel Island.
RepositoryRauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College.
Call Numberstefansson-wrangel-09-05-040-001
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Crawford
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June 11
Telegram
Apr. 24
Telegram
Apr. 24
168 Walmer Road ,
TORONTO, Apr.11th 1921
TORONTO, Apr.11th 1921
Mr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson ,
Harvard Club ,
NEW YORK City.
Harvard Club ,
NEW YORK City.
Dear Sir;
Your letter to Sir Robert Falconer, President of Tor
onto University asking him to nominate an assistant on your
next expedition,has been referred to me by Dr. W.A.Parks, Prof.
of Palaeontology. I understand that my name is being sent to
you so I thought it might be wise to furnish some further par
ticulars .
onto University asking him to nominate an assistant on your
next expedition,has been referred to me by Dr. W.A.Parks, Prof.
of Palaeontology. I understand that my name is being sent to
you so I thought it might be wise to furnish some further par
ticulars .
I am twenty years old (1/2/01), weigh 151 lbs. and am
5’10"high. I have never had any eye trouble and I believe my
vision is above average. My circulation and heart action is OK
and I have a good stomach. I have never had any serious contag
ious disease.
5’10"high. I have never had any eye trouble and I believe my
vision is above average. My circulation and heart action is OK
and I have a good stomach. I have never had any serious contag
ious disease.
I was under age to go overseas but I was in the Officers
Training Corps in Canada. I was employed by the Geological
Survey of Canada last summer in Algoma and so have had some
practical experience in Pre-Cambrian geology. In this matter
I might refer you to Mr. Ellis Thomson, Dept. of Mineralogy at
Toronto University or Dr. W.A.Collins ,Director of the Survey.
Training Corps in Canada. I was employed by the Geological
Survey of Canada last summer in Algoma and so have had some
practical experience in Pre-Cambrian geology. In this matter
I might refer you to Mr. Ellis Thomson, Dept. of Mineralogy at
Toronto University or Dr. W.A.Collins ,Director of the Survey.
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I am writing my third year exams. at Toronto. My college
work for the last two years has been chiefly ,geology, palaeo
ntology, chemistry and mineralogy. I have had a good ground
ing in science and mathematics having taken the First Edward
Blake Scholarship in Science at the Honour Matriculation
examination at Toronto University in 1918.
work for the last two years has been chiefly ,geology, palaeo
ntology, chemistry and mineralogy. I have had a good ground
ing in science and mathematics having taken the First Edward
Blake Scholarship in Science at the Honour Matriculation
examination at Toronto University in 1918.
Although I have not a written for my degree I find in my course I am up
against men much older and more experienced than myself. I
feel I could aquit myself much more creditably if I had the
opportunity such as you offer. My father Prof .J.T.Crawford
is quite in accord with my ideas.If you are disposed to con
sider me we might arrange an interview either in New York or
wherever would be convenient to you.
against men much older and more experienced than myself. I
feel I could aquit myself much more creditably if I had the
opportunity such as you offer. My father Prof .J.T.Crawford
is quite in accord with my ideas.If you are disposed to con
sider me we might arrange an interview either in New York or
wherever would be convenient to you.
Yours very sincerely ,
Allan R. Crawford
Allan R. Crawford
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