Fut Jensen's letters

Fut Jensen's letters

This catalogue includes the letters and telegrams sent and received by Fut Jensen in connection with the Kosmos III 1948/49 assignment. Many of these letters give today's reader an insight into Fut's relationship with Hakon Mielche, as well as his personal impressions of the assignment itself. The correspondance is catalogued here in chronological order. Where the date is unknown, the document is catalogued in what is presumed to be the correct chronological order in relation to other documents.

`30th July 1948`	`Letter from Hakon Mielche to Fut outlining the Kosmos assignment - presumably the first document for the project.`
`4th September 1948`	`Fut's letter to Anders Jahre enquiring about his preparations for the Kosmos assignment`
`14th September 1948`	`Fut's letter to Anders Jahre confirming his forthcoming arrival in Sandefjord to meet Kosmos III`
`7th October 1948`	`Telegram (could be a note from the radiotelegrapher) to Fut informing him of the Danish short wave broadcast times and frequencies`
`19th October 1948`	`Telegram from Fut to unknown recipient about film stock`
`21st October 1948`	`Telegram from Sandefjord (?) confirming film consignment and Mielches travel plan to Curacao and to sail with Kos. V to Antarctica.`
`26th October 1948`	`Telegram from Fut to Mielche (in St.Thomas W. Indies) regarding Mielche's absence from Kosmos`
`4th November 1948`	`Fut's three page letter to a friend at home`
`8th November 1948`	`Telegram from Sandefjord (?) to Fut confirming film consignment`
`13th/17th November 1948`	`Telegram from Mielche confirming his arrival with Kos. V from Curacao`
`17th November 1948`	`Telegram to Fut from Sverre B. Jørgensen regarding radio (?)`
`7th January 1949`	`Telegram from Mielche confirming film order from Curacao and questions about Mielche's baggage on board Kosmos III`
`date unknown, probably January 1949`	`Handwritten note from Mielche (Kos IV) to Fut about harvest results`
`date unknown, probably January 1949`	`Telegram from Fut (Kos III) to Mielche (Kos. V) about lack of film stock`
`22nd/23rd January 1949`	`Telegram from Fut's press collegues in Copenhagen`
`23rd January 1949`	`Telegram from Mielche (Kos. IV) to Fut (Kos. III) reporting film development and asking about film sequences shot.`
`23rd February 1949`	`First contract between Fut Jensen and Hakon Mielche for the Kosmos assignment`
`12th April 1949`	`Telegram from Fut to hotel in Sandefjord booking a room`
`24th April 1949`	`Telegram to Fut from Mielche confirming arrival in Norway and reporting problem with scratched film.`
`30th April 1949`	`Telegram from Fut's friends welcoming him home to Norway`
`5th May 1949`	`Kosmos III shipowner Anders Jahre's payment to Fut Jensen`
`18th May 1949`	`Fut Jensen's letter of receipt to Anders Jahre for payment`
`date unknown, probably Summer 1949`	`Handwritten letter from Harpooner Niels Skontorp to Fut (after return to Norway)`
`15th August 1949`	`Letter from Fut's previous employers pension fund on the occasion of Fut leaving the fund`
`26th September 1949`	`Fut's letter to Mielche outlining the problems encountered with film development`
`17th November 1949`	`Fut's letter to Hakon Mielche outlining his dissatisfaction with their cooperation`
`5th December 1949`	`Second contract between Fut Jensen and Hakon Mielche for the Kosmos assignment`
`8th March 1951`	`Fut's copy of publisher Hasselbalch's letter erratum to Danish newspapers reviewing Mielche's book`
`9th March 1951`	`Fut's letter to Hasselbalch's publishing house concerning Fut's reaction to the erroneous photo credit in Mielche's book`
`13th March 1951`	`Second letter from Hasselbalch's publishing house concerning Fut's reaction to the erroneous photo credit in Mielche's book`
`20th March 1951`	`Telegram from Mielche apologising for publishers incorrect photo credits for Mielche's book "There She Blows!" (Hval i sigt!)`
`date unknown`	`Fut Jensen's memorandum about the extra Kodak film used for his private recordings on Kosmos III`
`2nd September 1976`	`Letter from Fut to retired journalist colleague - Børge Munch Petersen` `(note - Fut is writing from Hakon Mielches address)`
`12th June 1981`	`Letter from Fut giving all film rights to Ib Rømer Jørgensen in payment of longstanding debt.`

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