Wellman, Walter, 1858-1934
Variant namesJournalist, explorer, adventurer and air enthusiast. First man to attempt a flight across the Atlantic Ocean (in a dirigible designed by him) Oct. 1910.
From the description of Papers, 1904-1973. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13871050
Journalist and polar airship pioneer; led five attempts to reach North Pole.
From the description of Letter to S.S. McClure, 1911 January 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 62383399
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| referencedIn | Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Lahm, Frank Samuel, 1846-1931. Papers of Frank Samuel Lahm, circa 1850-1931. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Wellman, Walter, 1858-1934. Letter to S.S. McClure, 1911 January 5. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Institute of Aerospace Sciences Archives, 1783-1962 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Watts" to "Willamov". | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| creatorOf | Wellman, Walter, 1858-1934. Papers, 1904-1973. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| creatorOf | Wellman, Walter, 1858-1934. Correspondence with H. L. Mencken, 1916. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Evelyn Baldwin collection, 1898 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Evelyn Briggs Baldwin Papers, 1649-1933, (bulk 1898-1902) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Abbott Lawrence Rotch papers, 1876?-1912. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Loud, Albert Louis, 1886-1940. Papers, 1890-1963 (bulk 1908-1912) | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| correspondedWith | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs, 1862-1933. | person |
| correspondedWith | Century Company | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 | person |
| associatedWith | Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918 | person |
| associatedWith | Hay, John, 1838-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Lahm, Frank Samuel, 1846-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | Loud, Albert Louis, 1886-1940. | person |
| associatedWith | McClure, S. S. (Samuel Sidney), 1857-1949, | person |
| associatedWith | Rotch, Abbott Lawrence, 1861-1912 | person |
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| Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek Colo., 1903-1904 |
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Birth 1858-11-03
Death 1934-01-31
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