1 2nd carbon for his book on Dr. Cook (untitled), forward and chapters 11-
14, [n.d.]
2 2nd carbon for his book on Dr. Cook (untitled), forward and chapters 15-
17, [n.d.]
3 2nd carbon for his book on Dr. Cook (untitled), forward and chapters 18-
19, [n.d.]
4 2nd carbon for his book on Dr. Cook (untitled), forward and chapters 20-
22, [n.d.] William E. Shea
5 Marvin, Ross - 1926, 1936 clippings notes manuscript pages - "Marvin's Murder," "Ross Marvin's Death Still a Mystery" articles book excerpts from Cook's My Attainment of the Pole and Peary's The North Pole correspondence
6 North Pole Controversy - clippings, articles and letters, 1925-1926, 1928-
1929 most of these originally from scrapbook index (suspect by H. Vetter)
7 "The North Polar Epic," incomplete manuscript, [n.d.] explanatory information on W. E. Shea, by M.A. Farley, 1991 index by H. Vetter
8 Research notes and manuscript pages, [n.d.]
9 Shea, William E. and Mabel Shea - correspondence, 1924-1926, 1953-
1955 note: Mabel was William's sister correspondence between Mabel and H. Vetter, 1953-1955, re: the materials from her deceased brother (and contacting others who might have other materials), and arrangements to send to H. Vetter H. Vetter's notes Letters from W. Shea to variety of correspondents, re: trying to contact Dr. Cook in prison; also, re: N. Pole controversy, 1924-
1926 "Rules Governing Writing Privileges of Prisoners," Office of the Warden, U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KS, [n.d.]
10 Whitney, Harry - [n.d.] manuscript pages Ralph Shainwald von Ahlefeldt
11 Addresses
12 Adventurer's Club - 1940, 1947 correspondence advertisement
13 B - 1940, 1945 miscellaneous correspondence
14 C - 1940, 1944 miscellaneous correspondence Copyright Department, Library of Congress
15 Clippings - 1926, 1935, 1937, 1940
16 Congress - 1940, 1944 correspondence and notes
17 Cook, Dr. Frederick A. - 1935-1936, 1938-1939 correspondence to, from, and regarding Dr. Cook
18 Cook Family - 1940, 1944 correspondence, telegrams, and notes Helene Cook Vetter Ruth Hamilton Marie Cook
19 D - 1942, 1944 miscellaneous correspondence deMille, Cecil B. Driscoll
20 Data Research Notes - 1910, 1948, [n.d.] Ralph Shainwald von Ahlefeldt's notes
21 Dedrick, Dr. Thomas S. - 1944, 1959 clipping correspondence
22 F - 1940, 1942, 1945 miscellaneous correspondence forgery Fiala, Anthony Forbes, H.R. Ford, Henry Franke, Rudolph Freeman, Andrew
23 Flag (Peary's North Pole) - 1935, 1943-1945, 1948, 1954, 1966 correspondence clippings notes
24 Gates, Arnold - 1940 correspondence
25 Government Correspondence - 1944, 1947 J.L. Collis, U.S. Navy Stephen Early, Secretary to President Roosevelt President Franklin Roosevelt
26 Hampton's Magazine - 1910, 1916, 1944-1946 correspondence notes
27 Harre, T. Everett - 1937, 1940, 1943, 1948 notes correspondence
28 High, Fred - 1935, 1940, [n.d.] correspondence "How One College Student Worked His Way Up From Newsboy to United States District Judge" by Fred High "Was An American Ever Given the Official Credit for Discovering the North Pole" by Fred High notes
29 J - 1940 correspondence
30 Levin, Hugo - 1939, 1941 correspondence "An Arctic Saga" by Hugo Levin
31 M - 1945 correspondence
32 Murphy, Adah - 1940 correspondence copy of Pardon to Frederick A. Cook
33 N - 1940, 1945 correspondence correspondence re: narwhal tusk
34 O'Connor, Eileen - 1940-1941 correspondence
35 Observations - 1939, [n.d.] drawings re: longitude and latitude magnetic variation, electrical earth currents, terrestrial magnetism Columbia Alumni News, January 27, 1939
36 P - 1914, 1940, 1944-1945 correspondence correspondence re: Peary's book The North Pole
37 Peary, Robert E., "Special Data" - 1948 notes correspondence
38 Photos with Notes - 1944 these are actually photos from magazines notes re: Peary's monument at the North Pole
39 Publications and Magazine Editors - 1940, 1947 Adventure, Saturday Evening Post, Life, Time
40 R - 1935, 1947 miscellaneous correspondence re: reference questions ABC radio production script "Dr. Cook vs. Admiral Peary: Those Sensational Years"
41 S - 1940, 1944 correspondence
42 "Sister's Story" [n.d.]
43 von Ahlefeldt, Ralph Shainwald - 1940, 1942, 1944 correspondence re: Dr. Cook notes
44 Wack, Henry Wellington - 1940 correspondence #fix
Subseries 6 : Publications Newspapers
45 Leavenworth New Era, 1926 March Vol. XIII No. II April No. III May No. IV June No. V July No. VI August No. VII September No. VIII October No. IX November No. X December No. XI
46 Leavenworth New Era, 1927 January Vol. XIII No. XII February Vol. XIV No. I March No. II April No. III May No. IV June No. V July No. VI August No. VII September No. VIII October No. IX November No. X December No. XI
47 The New Era, 1928 January Vol. XIV No. XII February Vol. XV No. I March No. II April No. III May No. IV
48 June No. V July No. VI August No. VII
49 September No. VIII October No. IX November No. X December No. XI
50 The New Era, 1929 January Vol. XV No. XII February Vol. XVI No. I March No. II April No. III May No. IV June No. V
51 July No. VI August No. VII September No. VIII October No. IX November No. X December No. XI
52 The New Era, 1930 January Vol. XVI No. XII February Vol. XVII No. I March No. III [sic] April-May No. IV [sic]
53 The New Era, 1931 December Vol. 19 No. 9
54 The New Era, 1933 February Vol. 21 No. 2 March No. 3 April No. 4 May-June Nos. 5-6 July No. 7 August No. 8 October No. 10 November No. 11 December No. 12
55 The New Era, 1934 January Vol. 22 No. 1 February No. 2 May No. 5 June No. 6 July No. 7 August No. 8
56 The New Era Index, [n.d.] alphabetical list by topic chronological list with article titles through April-May 1930