Honorary Chair Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008	President Daniel A. Bennett	Honorary President James Fowler

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RESEARCH COLLECTIONS Holdings The main subject areas represented are science and scientific investigation, terrestrial exploration in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Explorers Club members. Holdings include: Artifacts, correspondence, and membership files relating to more than 5000 deceased members of the Club (1904 to present). Official minutes of Club meetings (1911 to present). Several large collections of private papers, including those of The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881-1884), The Peary Arctic Club (1899-1910) and The Arctic Club of America (1894-1912). More than 15,000 catalogued books on exploration and explorers, with subject strengths in late 19th and early 20th century polar regions and Africa. Map collection of 5000 sheet maps, none antiquarian, many annotated. The Explorers Journal (the Club's official public journal) 1921 to present. Since 2002, the Journal has featured a column "Ex Post Facto" about the Club's archives. The Explorers Log (the Club's official newsletter for members). Numerous small collections of manuscripts, film, and photographic materials, much of which is not yet processed (and is therefore unavailable). Please note the following restrictions: Materials do not circulate; researchers are supervised at all times; unprocessed materials are not available for research; undirected/casual surveys of Club materials are not permitted. Visitors must comply with all library rules, written or otherwise.

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