Wordie, correspondence

This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge

  • Reference
    • GB 15 James Mann Wordie/correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1928-1958
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 telegram and 37 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 1507/2/4;D Telegraph to Sir [Geoffrey] Miles Clifford, 10 November 1953 [Noting Weddell sea approach in Fuch's and Carse's plans] 1 leaf, typescript
  • MS 1018/3;D Letter to Mrs Dorothy Irving-Bell, 15 July 1958 [Regarding republication of his Shackleton's boat journey] 1 leaf, autograph
  • MS 100/118/1-19;D Letters (19) to Hugh Robert Mill, 1921-1947 [Regarding, Discovery and other polar matters] 23 leaves, holograph and typescript
  • MS 1325/31/1-5;D Letters (5) to Hugh Robert Mill, 21 April 1930 to 1 March 1932 [Various polar matters] 8 leaves, holograph and typescript
  • MS 1538/5;D Letter to J Moore, 25 July 1932 [Asking for news of ship] 1 leaf
  • MS 1510/7/75;D Letter to E A Nattriss, 5 February 1934 [Regarding ship] 1 leaf
  • MS 1603/81;D Letter to Brian Roberts, February 1944 [With regard to the Shackleton Relief Expedition, 1916] typescript
  • MS 1605/11;D Letter to Brian Roberts, February 1944 [With reference to Keith Jack's diary] typescript, autograph
  • MS 356/94/1-8;D Letters (8) to Robert Neal Rudmose Brown, 11 November 1922 to 23 May 1949 [Various polar matters] 12 leaves, holograph and typescript

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence relates to the Discovery expedition ship to the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 (leader Robert Falcon Scott), to Hobbs and general polar matters.

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient.