Macklin, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Alexander Hepburne Macklin/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1922 - 64
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • circa 20 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 693/1/1-2;D Letters (2) to Sir Lawrence Bragg, 7 and 14 August 1964 [Written at Bragg's request when compiling the obituary of Reginald William James for the Royal Society, provides a vivid account of James during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916] autograph
  • MS 656/3/1-2;D Letters (2) and enclosures to John Kendall, 27 January and 19 February 1951 [Regarding preventative measures against scurvy during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916, including sledging rations] 6 leaves, autograph
  • MS 1591/1/7/1;D Letter to parents, 16 June 1921 [Written on board Quest during approach to Cape Town] 20 leaves, holograph
  • MS 100/69/1-8;D Letters (8) to Hugh Robert Mill, 1922 to 1923 [Various minor matters] holograph
  • MS 1591/1/7/4;D Letter to W G Olliffe, 7 May 1923 [Receivership of the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922] holograph
  • MS 924;D Letter to Raymond Priestley, 12 October 1926 [Regarding the cause and symptoms of scurvy, particularly in relation to the deaths of Scott and the Pole Party in 1912]
  • MS 1591/1/7/2;D Letter to Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 17 October 1921 [Stating that Norman Mooney has suffered from severe sea-sickness producing great depression and recommends that he is not fit to carry on with Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922] holograph
  • MS 1591/1/7/3;D Letter to Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, undated [States that J P Mason is unfit medically to continue with Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922] holograph
  • MS 1591/1/7/5;D Letter to Dr Vilhjalmur Stefannson, 5 August 1962 [Reply to questions about Sir John Eaton]
  • MS 1591/1/7/6;D Letter to Dr Vilhjalmur Stefannson, 22 July 1962 [Discusses Shackleton's original proposal for the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922] holograph
  • MS 1591/1/7/7;D Envelope, 7 Airlene Place, Dundee [Labelled Lecture for Cupar Rotary Club] holograph
  • MS 1591/1/7/8;D Letter to K C B, 6 October 1921 [Written in Lisbon on board Quest ] holograph

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence comprises of letters relating to Reginald William James, scurvy, letters written during the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922 (leader Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton), personal news.

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by recipient.

Related Material

Correspondence by Macklin can also be found in the Robert Selbie Clark collection.

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