Original consignment

Component identifier:

Class MS 9452

Content Summary:

Comprises papers assembled by Alex Brown during his expeditions to Macquarie Island, 1956, Mawson Station, 1958, and Davis Station, 1961, in Antarctica. The papers include personal messages sent to his family, official monthly newsletters, a catalogue of lichens and algae collected on Macquarie Island, a diary of a four month traverse south of Mawson Station, nest records and logs for research into snow petrels, 1958-1962. The collection also includes Davis Station and Platcha weather station radio logs, newspaper cuttings and photographs and slides of Macquarie Island and Antarctica, including expeditioners, wildlife and landscapes.

Contained in 5 boxes.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were donated to the Library by Alex Brown in April 2000.

Names:

Brown, D.A. (Duncan Alexander), 1925-

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