- MS 248/439/1-3;D Letters (3) (copies) to British Admiralty, 6 June 1857 to 8 October 1859 [Regarding British Franklin Search Expedition, 1857-1859] 3 leaves, holograph
- MS 248/439/4-8;D Letters (5) to Richards Collinson, 6 August 1857 to 12 January 1860 [Regarding British Franklin Search Expedition, 1857-1859] 6 leaves, holograph and copies
- MS 248/439/9-21;D Letters (13) to Sophia Cracroft, 2 February 1857 to 17 June 1875 [Regarding search for John Franklin] 15 leaves, holograph
- MS 853;D Letter to Sophia Cracroft, 3 June 1863 [General social matters] holograph
- MS 248/439/22-36;D Letters (15) to Jane, Lady Franklin, 6 April 1857 to 24 December 1866 [Regarding search for Sir John Franklin, memorial tablet] 18 leaves, holograph
- MS 438/20;D Letter to J B Harbord, 24 February 1888 [Regarding memorial window to Sir William Edward Parry in Greenwich Hospital chapel] holograph
- MS 341/4;D Letter (copy) to Mrs George McKinley, 11 February 1860 Note of thanks] typescript
- MS 1644;D Letter to Sir Clements Markham, 20 December 1885 [Regarding unnamed individual] photocopy and typescript
- MS 100/66;D Letter to Hugh Robert Mill, 7 April 1903 [Note of thanks] holograph
- MS 1226/17/1-3;D Letters (3) to Sir James Clark Ross, 1854 to 1855 [Regarding promotion, John Rae, William Kennedy, Sir Edward Belcher, Stephen Court, Joseph Organ etc] 11 leaves, holograph
- MS 1229/2;D Letter to Alexander Scott, 7 August 1869 [Regarding Harry Peglar] holograph
- MS 1453/134/1-3;D Letters (2) to Robert Falcon Scott, 20 and 26 July 1901 [On his intended visit to Discovery] 3 leaves, holograph
- MS 248/439/37;D Letter to Charles Weld, 13 January 1860 [Regarding search for Sir John Franklin] holograph
McClintock, correspondence
This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 15 Sir Francis Leopold McClintock/Correspondence
- Dates of Creation
- 1857-1903
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 48 letters
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The correspondence covers the various search expeditions sent to the Arctic after the disappearance of the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, 1845-1848 (leader Sir John Franklin), general correspondence and mention of an intended visit to Discovery (British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904)
Arrangement
The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient.