Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P1387 Title A name given to the resource Carl Ben Eielson clippings, 1926-1988 Description An account of the resource Data about a Norwegian-American born in Hatton, North Dakota, who rose to fame as aviator and Arctic explorer. In 1924 he piloted the first mail plane in Alaska in 1928 he served as pilot for the Hubert Wilkins Arctic Expedition from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spitsbergen (now Svalbard), a distance of 2,200 miles, and also for the Wilkins Antarctic expedition. Both Eielson and Wilkins died in 1929 on a mercy mission in the Bering Straits, trying to rescue an icebound ship. This mission is the subject of Robert J. Gleason's book, Icebound in the Siberian Arctic. A mountain in Alaska and the Air Force Base at Fairbanks are named after Eielson. His boyhood home is a museum.<br /><br />Includes:<br />Dorothy G. Page, "Polar Pilot: The Carl Ben Eielson Story" (1992) and "'Ben': The Life Story of Col. Carl Ben Eielson" (1930). Location: 11/B/3 Subject The topic of the resource Eielson, Carl Ben, 1897-1929 Type The nature or genre of the resource Clippings Manuscripts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1926-1992 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. This collection is open to research.