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Add MS 51024-51042
- Record Id:
- 032-001958841
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001958841
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000055.0x000004
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 51024-51042
- Title:
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Diaries and other records of the Second Antarctic Expedition of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, R.N., C.V.O., from his arrival in Sydney, N.S.W.,
18 Oct. 1910, to 29 Mar. 1912, about which day he died, with the two surviving companions of his polar trek, approximately 100 miles from his base at McMurdo Sound. Autograph, apart from 51039-51042. Scott reached the South Pole on
18 Jan. 1912, only to discover that Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, had preceded him by five weeks. See R. Huntford, Scott and Amundsen, 1979. See also Elspeth Huxley, Scott of the Antarctic, 1977. A complete facsimile of 51024-51041, published by University Microfilms, 1968, is MS. Facs. 777. Paper. Deposited (except for 51042) on indefinite loan by Lady Scott in 1914 and presented (except for 51042, which was presented by Herbert George Ponting, Esq.) by Capt. Scott's son, Sir Peter Markham Scott, C.B.E., D.S.C.
Nineteen volumes. Octavo and quarto.
- Scope & Content:
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Diaries and Memoranda: Diaries and records of Capt. R. F. Scotts' Antarctic Expedition,: 1910-1912.
Voyages and Travels: Diaries and records of Capt. R. F. Scott's Antarctic Expedition,: 1910-1912.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN; explorer: Diaries and records of his Antarctic Expedition,: 1910-1912.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001958841", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 51024-51042: Diaries and other records of the Second Antarctic Expedition of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, R.N., C.V.O., from his arrival in…" },{ "id" : "036-001958842", "parent" : "032-001958841", "text" : "Add MS 51024-51035: SCOTT DIARIES. Vols. I-XII. Sledging and base diaries; 1910-1912. Published (except for 51031) in Scott's Last Expedition, ed. L.…" },{ "id" : "040-001958843", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51024: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. I (ff. v+71). Base diary ('Vol. I'); 18 Oct.-27 Dec. 1910. Followed (ff. 67b-70) by lists of 'Birds of the South'." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958844", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51025: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. II (ff. v+90). Base diary ('Vol. II'); 28 Dec. 1910-23 Jan. 1911. Preceded (f. 1b) by commonplaces and followed (ff.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958845", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51026: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. III (ff. iv+82). 'Sledging diary Vol. I'; 24 Jan.-10 Mar. 1911. Reversing the volume (ff. 82b-77) are notes on gear,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958846", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51027: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. IV (ff. vi+30). Sledging diary; 11 Mar.-16 Apr. 1911." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958847", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51028: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. V (ff. iii+15). Base diary; 1-21 Apr. 1911. Duplicates preceding volume in part." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958848", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51029: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. VI (ff. iv+111). Base diary ('Vol. III'); 27 Apr.-27 June 1911. includes: ff. 36b, 37b Inventories: Stores at Hut…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958849", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51030: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. VII (ff. iv+104). Base diary ('Vol. IV'); 28 June-3 Oct. 1911. Preceded (f. 1b) and followed (ff. 102b-104) by…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958850", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51031: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. VIII (ff. vi+30). Sledging diary; 15-28 Sept. 1911." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958851", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51032: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. IX (ff. iv+27). Base diary ('Vol. V'); 6-31 Oct. 1911." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958852", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51033: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. X (ff. v+85). Sledging diary, 'Southern Journey, Vol. I'; 1 Nov.-21 Dec. 1911, and, reversing the volume (ff.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958853", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51034: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XI (ff. v+67). Sledging diary ('Vol. II'); 22 Dec. 1911-7 Feb. 1912." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958854", "parent" : "036-001958842", "text" : "Add MS 51035: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XII (ff. vi+42). Sledging diary ('Vol. III'); 18 Feb.-29 Mar. 1912. The signature from an autograph letter of Edward…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958855", "parent" : "032-001958841", "text" : "Add MS 51036: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XIII (ff. iv+16). Sledging orders, etc., in letter form, to Thomas Griffith Taylor, Expedition geologist (ff. 1-3),…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958856", "parent" : "032-001958841", "text" : "Add MS 51037: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XIV (ff. ii+40). Names of sledging parties, schedules of depot stores, calculations and lists of rations, etc.;…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958857", "parent" : "032-001958841", "text" : "Add MS 51038: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XV (ff. iii+24). Memoranda rel. to sledging rations and dietary values of various foods; 1910-1911." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001958858", "parent" : "032-001958841", "text" : "Add MS 51039-51041: SCOTT DIARIES. Vols. XVI-XVIII (ff. 51, 56, 50). The 'South Polar Times', a magazine compiled for the entertainment of the…" },{ "id" : "040-001958859", "parent" : "036-001958858", "text" : "Add MS 51039: Vol. XVI ff.51. 1911 includes: f. 4 Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Dr E. A. Wilson; pastel drawing of man manhandling sledges…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958860", "parent" : "036-001958858", "text" : "Add MS 51040: Vol. XVII ff.56. 1911 includes: f. 7 Mount Erebus, Antarctica: Photograph, with Cape Bird,: 1911. f. 20 Maps and Plans: Imaginary maps…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958861", "parent" : "036-001958858", "text" : "Add MS 51041: Vol.XVIII ff.50. 1911 includes: f. 5 Art. Cartoons and Caricatures: Water-colour drawing of H. G. Ponting and Capt. R. F. Scott,: 1911.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001958862", "parent" : "032-001958841", "text" : "Add MS 51042: SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XIX (ff. 4). Photographs of members of the Polar party by Henry Robertson Bowers; 1911-1912." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001958841
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 51024-51035 : SCOTT DIARIES. Vols. I-XII. Sledging and base diaries; 1910-1912. Published (except for 51031) in Scott's Last Expedition,…
Add MS 51036 : SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XIII (ff. iv+16). Sledging orders, etc., in letter form, to Thomas Griffith Taylor, Expedition geologist (ff.…
Add MS 51037 : SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XIV (ff. ii+40). Names of sledging parties, schedules of depot stores, calculations and lists of rations,…
Add MS 51038 : SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XV (ff. iii+24). Memoranda rel. to sledging rations and dietary values of various foods; 1910-1911.
Add MS 51039-51041 : SCOTT DIARIES. Vols. XVI-XVIII (ff. 51, 56, 50). The 'South Polar Times', a magazine compiled for the entertainment of…
Add MS 51042 : SCOTT DIARIES. Vol. XIX (ff. 4). Photographs of members of the Polar party by Henry Robertson Bowers; 1911-1912.
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 19 items
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1910
- End Date:
- 1912
- Date Range:
- 1910-1912
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Scott, Robert Falcon, naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1868-1912