Bertram, papers

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Colin Bertram/Papers
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1941-1952
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 2 volumes, 1 map

Scope and Content

  • MS 180;MSM Map illustrating programme of proposed Antarctic expedition [Cancelled upon the outbreak of war in 1939] 1 sheet
  • MS 1057/1;BJ Papers regarding his proposed Antarctic expedition, 1941-1944 [Cancelled upon the outbreak of the war in 1939] 1 volume, typescript
  • MS 1057/4;D Diary, September 1952 [Flight to North Pole with RAF Aries] 1 volume, holograph

Administrative / Biographical History

The material relates to a proposal for an Antarctic Expedition which was shelved due to the Second World War, later material relates to a flight in the Arctic.

Arrangement

Chronological

Geographical Names

North Pole