Mackintosh, Discovery Investigations

• MS 1268/1;BJ Diary, 15 October 1924 to 26 June 1927 [Based at Marine Biological Station, Grytviken] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1286/2;BJ Diary, 15 October 1924 to 21 October 1926 [Revised and less detailed version of MS 1286/1;BJ] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1286/3;BJ Diary, 14 December 1929 to 6 January 1931 [Voyage of RRS Discovery II, 1st commission] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1286/11;BJ Diary, 11 January to 24 May 1931 [Voyage of RRS William Scoresby, 3rd commission and return voyage to Europe on board RRS Discovery II, 1st commission] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1286/4;BJ Diary, 21 October 1933 to 27 May 1934 [Voyage of RRS Discovery II, 3rd commission] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1286/5;BJ Diary, 1 August 1934 to 3 June 1935 [Voyage of RRS Discovery II, 3rd commission] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1268/6;BJ Diary, 7 October 1937 to 3 March 1938 [Voyage of RRS Discovery II, 5th commission] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1268/7;D Diary, 9 to 21 May 1939 [Meeting of ICES in Berlin] 8 leaves, holograph
• MS 1268/8;BJ Diary, 13 April to 27 May 1950 [Voyage RRS Discovery II 6th commission] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1268/9;BJ Diary, 12 August to 9 September 1952 [Voyage of RRS Discovery II] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1268/10;BJ Diary, 7 to 30 September [1950] and 5 September to 2 October 1955 [Voyage of RRS Discovery II] 1 volume, holograph
• MS 1090/1-4;D Poems (4), undated [The Discovery Expedition, The battle of Cephalodiscus, Once aboard the lugger and 1 untitled] 11 leaves, typescript

The Discovery Expeditions, 1925 to 1951, were organised to provide information required for whaling and sealing industries the investigations were a series of oceanographic voyages undertaken by Scott's first expedition ship Discovery and later by Discovery II and William Scoresby. During the first two years research 1925 to 1927 a laboratory was set up on South Georgia. The first cruise of the William Scoresby involved whale marking off South Georgia and dredging off the Falkland Islands.

Chronological.

the scott polar research institute holds a number of photographs, film and other illustrative material in picture library, some which covers this expedition. catalogue can be searched on line by going to Picture Library Database and selecting the Enter Polar Pictures link.

The Institute holds several archival collections containing material on the Discovery Investigations.