Kept official log of the British Arctic Expedition 1925
Dunn-Taylor, F W, active 1916-1925
Taylor, F W Dunn, active 1916-1925
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Manuscript
Worsley, Frank Arthur (Commander), 1872-1943 : Journal
Date: 1916
By: Worsley, Frank Arthur, 1872-1943
Reference: Micro-MS-0632
Description: Entries made while on Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917 under Sir Ernest Shackleton. Includes diary of voyage of the `James Caird' from Elephant Island to South Georgia, 24 Apr-20 May 1916; diary relating to rescue of Elephant Island party, 16 Jun-25 Dec 1916; manuscript entitled `Shackleton's great boat journey', 1916. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive (ca 200 pages). Physical Description: Holograph (microfilm)
Manuscript
Worsley, Frank Arthur (Commander), 1872-1943 : Diary and logs relating to the British A...
Date: 1925
By: Worsley, Frank Arthur, 1872-1943
Reference: qMS-2295-2297
Description: Diary and logs kept on the brig `Island', during the last Polar expedition in a sailing ship. Include: rough log kept by Worsley, containing historical notes on the Franz Josef Archipelago and records of the ship's day-to-day position; Worsley's personal diary, with notes on preparations for the voyage, humorous anecdotes, detailed descriptions of Arctic regions, particularly of Franz Josef land, with some emphasis on marine and wildlife and on passages made through pack ice. Publication - These diaries have been the basis of Worsley: Under sail in the frozen North, London, 1927; official log kept by F W Dunn-Taylor Quantity: 3 volume(s). Physical Description: Holographs (37 cm; ¼ green morocco)