Title: Copy of Signed Contract for Rights to Ada Blackjack's Diary

Identifier: 0021-s12-b55-ff-i3   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/86327)

Description: Copy of a signed contract transferring the rights for Ada Blackjack's diary to Vilhjalmur Stefansson and his heirs. The diary documented Blackjack's experiences as the sole survivor of the failed Wrangel Island Expedition. Stefansson used Blackjack's diary to write a book on the expedition. While Stefansson claimed to have paid Blackjack all she was owed, Blackjack maintained she was never compensated for her story.