Worsley, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Frank Worsley/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1907-1958
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 36 letters, 2 postcards

Scope and Content

  • MS 1529/1/14;D Letter to the Admiral, 20 September 1918 [Regarding towing of San Zeferino to Milford Haven] 1 leaf
  • MS 1018/4/1-2;D Letter to Dr and Mrs Irving Bell, 20 January 1942 [Family news] 2 leaves, holograph
  • MS 1018/5/1-3;D Letters (3) to Mrs Irving Bell, 1952 to 1958 [Family news] 4 leaves, holograph
  • MS 1613/1/1-4;D Correspondence to Miss Jean Cumming, 1921 [Sent from Iceland aboard the Schooner Annie] holograph and typescript
  • MS 1613/2/1-13;D Correspondence to Miss Jean Cumming, 1921-1922 [Sent from the Quest] holograph and typescript
  • MS 1613/3/1-5;D Correspondence to Miss Jean Cumming, 1925 [Sent from, British Arctic Expedition] holograph
  • MS 100/119;D Letter to Hugh Robert Mill, 14 February 1923, holograph
  • MS 1529/1/36;D Postcards (2), 2 October 1937 [Photographs of fathers birthplace] 2 leaves
  • MS 1613 Correspondence and papers, 1907 to 1937 [The collection of photographs that accompany this archive are held by the SPRI picture library ref. MS 1613]

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence comprises of letters written from both the Arctic and Antarctic.

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient.

Related Material

Correspondence by Worsley can also be found amongst the Robert Selbie Clark collection.