02665cpcaa2200469 4500 mm 77055277 DLC 20260227111618.0 770627|||||||||||| eng mm 77055277 ms 78001720 DLC DLC dacs DLC R lcmd Frissell, Lewis Varick, 1903-1931. Lewis Varick Frissell papers, 1917-1970 (bulk 1925-1931). 650 items. 5 containers. 2 linear feet. Open to research. Correspondence, diary, drafts of writings, film scripts and other production materials, business records, family papers, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to Frissell's exploration of the Unknown and Hamilton (now Churchill) River areas in Labrador, Newfoundland, in 1925; membership in the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club; and production of the films, The Great Arctic Seal Hunt (1928) and The Viking (1931). Later materials relate to Frissell's disappearance in a shipwreck while on location for The Viking, and attempts by members of his family to ascertain and publicize the facts of his career. Correspondents include George Allan England, Robert Joseph Flaherty, and Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell. Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Explorer and cinematographer. Known as Varick Frissell. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951 Correspondence. England, George Allan, 1877-1936 Correspondence. Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir, 1865-1940 Correspondence. Explorers Club. Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Motion picture plays. Motion pictures Production and direction. Shipwrecks. Arctic regions Discovery and exploration. Newfoundland and Labrador Discovery and exploration. Great Arctic Seal Hunt (Motion picture) The Viking (Motion picture) Churchill River (N.L.) Discovery and exploration. Unknown River (N.L.) Discovery and exploration. Cinematographers. itoamc Explorers. itoamc 39482 39482