Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU SPC C0028-S0004
Title
Morten P. Porsild collection
Date(s)
- 1895-1940s (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
7 cm of textual records
13 drawings
1 map
Context area
Name of creator
(1872-1956)
Biographical history
Morten Pedersen Porsild (1872-1956) was a Danish botanist who participated in expeditions to Greenland in 1898 and 1902. He founded the Arctic Station in Greenland in 1906 and managed the station for 40 years.
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System of arrangement
Series is arranged into the following:
- Correspondence
- Research
- Drawings
- Map of Queen Maud Mountains
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Conditions governing access
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Language of material
Danish
Script of material
Language and script notes
Some of the records are in Danish
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
Danish
Script(s)
Sources
Morton P. Porsild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morten_Pedersen_Porsild