Mennell, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Robert Mennell/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 3 August 1907 to 17 June 1910
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 letter 3 postcards

Scope and Content

  • MS 1568/1/5;D Telegram to John King Davis, 3 August 1907 [Wishing success on ship] copy
  • MS 1568/1/6;D From an un-named originator, 3 postcards with message written in signal flags, 1 dated 17 June 1910

Administrative / Biographical History

Mennell's letter to John King Davis relates to the latter being appointed to the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 (leader Ernest Henry Shackleton).

Arrangement

Chronological

Related Material

The Institute holds over fifty archival collections containing material relating to this expedition, including material by Davis, see SPRI collection GB 015 British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909 for more information.