Women on the ice (1986), 1979-1991

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Series 5

Content Summary:

Chipman received a Special Purpose Grant from Australia Council in 1982 to write Women on the ice, which was published by Melbourne University Press in1986. The book tells the story of the women who went to the Antarctic, set against the historical background of exploration, exploitation and scientific research.

The series comprises correspondence (including copies of Chipman's letters), research notes and typescripts. The correspondents include the New Zealand Antarctic Society, Scott Polar Research Institute (Cambridge), National Science Foundation (Washington), National Institute of Polar Research (Tokyo), British Antarctic Survey, Expéditions Polaires Francaises, Barbara Land, Phillip Law, National Maritime Museum (London), Royal Geographical Society, J.M. Caffin, Instituto de Estudios de Chile (Santiago), Melbourne University Press, Australia Council and Churchill Fellowship (Chipman applied for, but was not awarded, a Fellowship). The Library has kept the arrangement of papers within the files and their titles.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was purchased by the Library from Elizabeth Chipman in September 1998, with further papers added in 2011.

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