The collection comprises of correspondence with Robert Neal Rudmose Brown regarding the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1904 (leader William Speirs Bruce).
John B Tait collection
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 John B Tait
- Dates of Creation
- 1952
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- Correspondence (Circa 2 leaves)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John B Tait corresponded from New Zealand with Robert Neal Rudmose Brown regarding the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-1904 (leader William Speirs Bruce).
Arrangement
The correspondence is arranged chronologically.
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Descriptions compiled by N. Boneham, Assistant Archivist with reference to Robert Keith Headland Antarctic Chronology, unpublished corrected revision of Chronological list of Antarctic expeditions and related historical events, (1 December 2001) Cambridge University Press (1989) ISBN 0521309034
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Clive Holland Manuscripts in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England - a catalogue, Garland Publishing New York and London (1982) ISBN 0824093941.
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