Manley, Cambridge East Greenland Expedition, 1926

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Gordon Manley/Cambridge East Greenland Expedition, 1926
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1926-1928
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Diary, 5 maps

Scope and Content

  • MS 1470;BJ Diary, 23 June to 8 September 1926, 1 volume, holograph
  • MS 619;MSM Map, 1926 [Northeast Greenland] 1 sheet
  • MS 612;MSM Map, 1928 [Davy Sound to Mackenzie Bay, by G Manley from surveys] 1 sheet, photocopy
  • MS 613;MSM Map, 1928 [Head of Franz Josefs Fjord by G Manley from chart of 1899 Swedish Expedition and additions from 1926, showing position of Petermann Peak] 1 sheet, photocopy
  • MS 615;MSM Map [North-east Greenland by G Manley] 1 sheet
  • MS 617;MSM Map [Head of Franz Joseph Fjord and Petermann Peak by R C W] 1 sheet, photocopy
  • MS 618;MSM Map, 1928 [Cape Franklin to Little Pendulum Island by G Manley] 1 sheet, photocopy

Administrative / Biographical History

the Cambridge East Greenland expedition (leader James Mann Wordie). The party spent the summer surveying the coastline of the Franz Josefs Fjord area of east Greenland.

Arrangement

Chronological

Related Material

The Institute hold several archival collection containing material relating tot his expedition, see SPRI collections GB 015 Augustine Courtauld, and GB 015 Peter White