Dundee University Greenland Expeditions

Contains documents on Dundee University Expeditions led from 1968 to 1979 by Roger Allen and Malcolm Slesser. The collection includes correspondence of the members of the expeditions, plans relating to the expedition, reports, articles, leaflets, tourist guides, and photos from the Greenland expeditions.

Roger Allen obtained PhD in Physical Chemistry from Leeds University and in 1957 he started work at Queen's College, Dundee, as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. In 1964 he was appointed a lecturer and held the post until his retirement in 1986. He died in an accident in Norway in July 1992, aged 54. Roger Allen's main academic fields of interest were chemistry and biochemistry, he was also a keen climber and mountaineer. He led a few research expeditions to Greenland including one in 1968, and was a member of those organized by other researchers. The aim of the expeditions was to examine chemical characteristics of glaciers, waters, lakes and the surface of Greenland and Allen's research resulted in the publication of articles and reports on this subject as well as talks given to members of various societies.

Material was mixed up and it has been arranged relating to expeditions.

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Donated by Susan Allen

Roger Allen obtained PhD in Physical Chemistry from Leeds University and in 1957 he started work at Queen's College, Dundee, as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. In 1964 he was appointed a lecturer and held the post until his retirement in 1986. He died in an accident in Norway in July 1992, aged 54. Roger Allen's main academic fields of interest were chemistry and biochemistry, he was also a keen climber and mountaineer. He led a few research expeditions to Greenland including one in 1968, and was a member of those organized by other researchers. The aim of the expeditions was to examine chemical characteristics of glaciers, waters, lakes and the surface of Greenland and Allen's research resulted in the publication of articles and reports on this subject as well as talks given to members of various societies.

Descriptive list

Documents are on paper, photos and slides.

Description compiled by Agata Bogucka, 2011

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Items were kept by Susan Allen, the wife of Roger Allen, one of the boxes of slides was given to Allen by his friend Roy Taunton.

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UR-SF 66

Published

Catalogued

MS 323