TY - GEN AU - Hall,Reynold T. TI - Reynold T. Hall journal, KW - Garfield, James A. KW - Alliance (Screw gunboat) KW - Jeannette (Ship) KW - Deer hunting KW - Marriage service KW - Iceland KW - Reykjavík KW - Walrus hunting KW - Whaling KW - Arctic regions KW - Discovery and exploration KW - Description and travel KW - Economic conditions KW - Social life and customs KW - Norway KW - Spitsbergen Island (Norway) KW - Naval officers KW - itoamc N1 - Open to research N2 - Journal kept by Hall while serving as assistant engineering officer of the USS Alliance (Screw gunboat) on an expedition to Iceland, Norway, Spitsbergen Island, and the Arctic region in search of the missing USS Jeannette (Steamer). Entries describe engine room functions, social activities, culture and economy of the various ports of call, and hunting for deer, walrus, and whales. Other topics include receiving news of President James A. Garfield's assassination, the discovery of human skeletal remains on Spitsbergen Island, and a wedding in Reykjavík, Iceland. Also includes newspaper accounts of the voyage, charts of the course, and a list of the voyages of the Alliance in 1880 ER -