- MS 1568/1/1;D Letter to Robert Mennell, 13 July 1907 [Inviting him to dinner to meet John King Davis, who has just been appointed to the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909] 1 leaf
Beal, correspondence
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 Stanley Beal/Correspondence
- Dates of Creation
- 13 July 1907
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- Letter
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John King Davis joined the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 (leader Ernest Henry Shackleton), as chief officer of Nimrod and received his first command when he succeeded Frederick Pryce Evans as captain of Nimrod on the return voyage.
Arrangement
Chronological