Cope, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 John Lachlan Cope/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1919-1925
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Circa 33 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 931/1/2;D Letter to T.W. Bagshawe and M.C. Lester, 25 February 1921 [Final instructions before leaving] carbon of typescript
  • MS 559/156/1-5;D Letters (4) to Apsley Cherry-Garrard, 1919 [Plans for the expedition] typed
  • MS 932/2;D Letter to Mrs Jessie Foote, 16 December 1925 [Regarding his baggage] holograph
  • MS 932/3/1-11;D Letters (11) to Sir John Scott Keltie, 1919 [Details of the organization of his proposed Antarctic expedition and financial support] holograph and typescript
  • MS 932/4/1-7;D Letters (7) to Hugh Robert Mill, 19191 to 1926 [Proposals for Antarctic expedition, Mills's support for plans and personal matters See MS 932/2;D] holograph and typescript
  • MS 932/4/8;D Letter to Hugh Robert Mill, [Regarding expedition]
  • MS 100/19;D Letter to Hugh Robert Mill, 4 April 1924 [Requests interview concerning his Antarctic plans] holograph
  • MS 356/50/1-5;D Letters (5) to Robert Neal Rudmose Brown, 20 May to 9 October 1919 [Concerning preparations for expedition] 5 leaves, holograph and typescript
  • MS 932/5/1-2;D Letters (2) to The Times 1919 [Seeking publicity for expedition] typescript

Administrative / Biographical History

Correspondence relating to the British Expedition to Graham Land, 1920-1922 (led by Cope) and personal correspondence.

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient.