The series includes correspondence with suppliers and funders, invoices and receipts, licenses and budgets, and brochures and advertisements. There are also some photographs. Companies include Thomas Cook, WH Smiths, Boots the Chemist, and Cadbury-Fry Ltd.
Accounts/Administration (A)
This material is held atSedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 590 CSEC/1
- Dates of Creation
- 1949-1992
- Physical Description
- 85 boxes (approx)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The files in this series document the administration of the expeditions to Svalbard from 1949. The files cover topics such as insurance, transport and travel arrangements, survey equipment, food and expedition funding.
Arrangement
This series was in good order, and arranged by Brian chronologically. Therefore this system has been maintained.
Access Information
As the papers have not been appraised, there may be some closures, especially in relation to correspondence
Other Finding Aids
A museum volunteer, Mrs Aislinn Hendrix, began listing the records in this series between December 2013-March 2014. A spreadsheet is available to researchers upon request.