James William Dell papers, 1907-1922
James William Dell papers, 1907-1922
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Date
1907-1922
Call Numbers
MLMSS 1723
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Manuscripts and Pictures
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1 box of textual material
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Fonds
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 3529, frames 1-117 (MLMSS 1723)
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Contents
I. Diary, 17 September 1921-13 August 1922. Kept on board the Quest, includes description of progress of ship, the death of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 5 January 1922, contemporary press cuttings and a sketch presumably of the Quest. MS. and printed. II. Letters to, 1907-1910. A. From Captain R. Scott, 12 December 1908-29 January 1910, re Dell's Prospec...
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James William Dell papers, 1907-1922
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Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-356C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
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Administrative / Biographical history
J. W. Dell was one of three survivors of Captain Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904, and a member of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Quest expedition, 1921-1922. Between expeditions he served in the Royal Navy, saw action off the Dardanelles and served in the Harwich Flotilla in the 1914-1918 War. He was Chief Petty Officer on the Quest
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 1723
Record Identifier
1l4dk8J1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4dk8J1
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422363
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