Corks, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Edward Cork/Correspondences
  • Dates of Creation
    • 21 May 1912 to 6 July 1955
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Circa 3 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 1507/2/27;D Letter to Rear Admiral C R L Parry, 6 July 1955 [The New Zealand Committee's views about publicity for the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition] 2 leaves, typescript
  • MS 1453/69;D Letter to Kathleen Scott, 21 May 1912 [Regarding the accounts of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913] 1 leaf, holograph

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence relates to the published accounts of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 (leader Robert Falcon Scott) and to publicity for the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-1958 (leader Vivian Fuchs).

Arrangement

Alphabetical.

Related Material

The Institute holds over a hundred archival collections containing material relating to the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 and several collections for the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition, 1955-19558