Bentley Historical Library Polar Bear Project collection, 1918-2019

Summary

Creator:

Bentley Historical Library. Polar Bear Project.

Abstract:

Documents and correspondence relating to some soldiers in the U.S. 339th Infantry and related units, who fought in northern Russia in 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition."

Extent:

0.4 linear feet
60 MB (digital files)

Language:

English

Call Number:

2008010 Aa 2

Authors:

Finding aid created by Len Coombs, 2010. Latest update in July 2019.

Background

Scope and Content:

Documents and correspondence relating to some soldiers in the U.S. 339th Infantry and related units, who fought in northern Russia in 1918-1919 (known as the Polar Bears). Includes copies of military discharge papers, correspondence between the library and family members about names omitted from the library's online Polar Bear roster, and miscellaneous other biographical documents. The collection includes a small number of digitized images and documents scanned or photographed by donors who have retained the original items

Biographical / Historical:

The Bentley Historical Library Polar Bear Project began in 2004, and includes the digitization of the library's manuscript collections documenting the U.S. 339th Infantry and related units, who fought in northern Russia in 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition," and the compilation of a roster of the soldiers who fought in northern Russia.

Acquisition Information:

The collection was donated by various donors.

Accruals:

Further additions to the collection are expected.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Alternative Form Available:

This collection has not been digitized by the Bentley Historical Library.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Polar Bear Expedition.

Places:

Soviet Union -- History -- Allied intervention, 1918-1920.