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Charles Reginald Ford - letter received from Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 2 May 1907, concerning pla...

Charles Reginald Ford - letter received from Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 2 May 1907, concerning pla...

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Charles Reginald Ford - letter received from Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 2 May 1907, concerning plans for the British Antarctic Expedition, including the possibility of stopping in Sydney to take Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David to the South Pole

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Full title

Charles Reginald Ford - letter received from Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 2 May 1907, concerning plans for the British Antarctic Expedition, including the possibility of stopping in Sydney to take Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David to the South Pole

Date

1907

Call Numbers

MLMSS 6076

Record Identifier

nV2aG4En

Reference Code

106826
Physical Description

Contents

1 folder - 0.01 Meters

Textual Records - (manuscript)

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

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Physical Access Conditions

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Issue Copy

Microfilm : CY 4583, frames 1-11 (MLMSS 6076)

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Alternative Titles

Full title

Charles Reginald Ford - letter received from Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 2 May 1907, concerning plans for the British Antarctic Expedition, including the possibility of stopping in Sydney to take Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David to the South Pole

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

This letter formerly belonged to the Royal Australian Historical Society and was later transferred to the Powerhouse Museum

Contextual Information

Source

Presented by the Powerhouse Museum in 1992

Administrative / Biographical history

In 1907 Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton led the British Antarctic Expedition to the South Pole. He was joined by Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David, geologist and Antarctic explorer, who held the Chair of Geology and Physical Geography at Sydney University. Charles Reginald Ford was born in England and settled in New Zealand. He and Shackleton were me...

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

MLMSS 6076

Record Identifier

nV2aG4En

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Other Identifiers

Reference code

106826

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