Antarctica, 1910-1922

Containers:

Box 4, Box 2a, Box 2b, Box 3, Map-Folio MS 1003/2, Folio-Box (Shared), Folio-Box Sledging flag

Component identifier:

Series 2

Content Summary:

Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, press clippings, photographs, maps and sketches relating to Taylor's work as Senior Geologist with the British (Terra Nova) Antarctic Expedition. He also held the position of Physiographer with the Federal Meteorological Service during this period. The series includes a diary of day to day events, sledging diaries and other material giving details of the two sledging journeys of the Western Party of which Taylor was the leader. Also documented is extensive correspondence between Taylor and his family and friends with detailed descriptions of conditions in Antarctica and comments on the various members of the expedition. There are also manuscripts of articles by Taylor for the South Polar Times and the manuscript of With Scott, the silver lining, together with four original drawings by David Low for the book. The series also contains material relating to glacial studies in Europe and New Zealand in preparation for the expedition. Further material relating to Taylor's work in the Antarctic may be found in Series 9 and 10.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The bulk of the collection was donated to the Library in a succession of instalments between 1954-64, initially by Thomas Griffith Taylor, and added to by other family members and associates of the geographer.

Subjects:

Geography

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