Catalogue description Sir Ernest Shackleton Collection

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Reference: EHS
Title: Sir Ernest Shackleton Collection
Description:

Correspondence, mementoes and ephemera relating mainly to Shackleton's Antarctic expeditions: The Nimrod Expedition 1908-09, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (Endurance Expedition) 1914-16 & the Quest Expedition 1921-23. Also correspondence from Gilbert Bayes to RGS re Special Gold Medal. Geographical subject heading: 1) ANTARCTICA.
Date: 1900-1999
Arrangement:

12 files some with sub-files, items have been brought together from disparate sources over time and have not undergone any arrangement beyond the internal structure of the files.
Related material:

RGS Archives - Correspondence Blocks 1911-20 & 1921-30: Shackleton, Sir Ernest. RGS Archives - Ninnis Collection. RGS Archives - National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Special Collection)
Held by: Royal Geographical Society, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Shackleton, Sir, Ernest Henry, 1874-1922, knight, explorer
Physical description: 2 boxes & one oversized file stored separately.
Physical condition: Some items are fragile.
Restrictions on use:

Photocopying subject to the condition of each item and completion of an 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG.
Access conditions:

Access is via the Society's Foyle Reading Room and is free to Members and Fellows of the Society and to those in formal education (proof of educational status required e.g. a student/staff card or formal letter of introduction from your institution). For all other visitors a & #163;10 daily access fee applies. All visitors are required to provide personal i.d. such as a driving licence or passport. Some files are closed.
Immediate source of acquisition:

Multiple sources (see file level descriptions for details)
Custodial history:

Multiple sources (see file level descriptions for details)
Subjects:
  • Antarctica
Unpublished finding aids:

The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Administrative / biographical background:

See DNB: 1922-30 Supplement, pp.758-760. FRGS 1899-1922. Obit.: Geog. Journal Vol. LIX, pp.228-230, (Awarded Special Gold Medal for Nimrod Expedition, 1909).
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