Shackleton, miscellaneous papers

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MS 1628;D Birth certificate, photostat
MS 1537/2/25/11;D Poem, February 1895
MS 1537/2/7/8;D Record of service, 9 June 1900 [In Hawarden Castle and Lismore Castle] typescript and autograph
MS 1537/2/11/1-38;D Documents that refer to Shackleton's orders, medals and other honours, 1905-1914 [Includes certificates of permission to wear insignias, notification of the appointment of Rank of Major in Land Forces, Statutes of Royal Victorian Order, lists of medals held and membership of societies]
MS 1537/2/5/19 Printed, qualifications and testimonials
MS 1537/2/5/20;D Printed qualifications and testimonials as secretary of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (2 copies)
MS 667/5;MSM Map of Southern hemisphere [1906] [British flag shown at South Pole, route there from Barrier shown] 1 sheet
MS 1537/2/12/19;D Receipt for a cheque for 100 paid by Shackleton on behalf of his father, 9 September 1907
MS 735/9;BJ Certificate, 24 September 1909 [Membership of Svenska Sallskapet for Antropolgi och Geografi, Stockholm] 1 volume
MS 1537/2/9/8;D A flyer for the Dundee Parliamentary election, holograph
MS 1537/2/37/1;D Report regarding the attitude of Chile and Argentina to Britain and Germany during the war, [1917]
MS 607;D Plans for a north polar expedition, 1920 [Copy of prospectus] 12 leaves
MS 1537/2/59 A simple sketch of a penguin, no autograph or date, holograph
MS 1537/2/6/1-6;D Naval records and papers, holograph
MS 1537/2/25/3&5;D Poems
MS 1537/2/25/6-8;D Poems [To the great Barrier, A tale of the sea and Fanning ice] 3 leaves, holograph
MS 1537/2/25/9&10;D Poems
MS 1537/2/25/17;D Poems
MS 1537/2/25/18&19;D Notebook, undated [Poems by Shackleton] 6 leaves, holograph
MS 1591/12/1;D Plans for an oceanographical and sub Antarctic Expedition, undated, 14 leaves, typescript
MS 1613/8;D Order of Service from the service, St Paul's Cathedral, 2 March 1922, holograph
MS 1537/2/47/5;D Press cutting describing the funeral service held at St Paul's cathedral
MS 1601;D Record of Ernest Henry Shackleton's service at sea, 13 June 1922 [White star line and General Register of Shipping, 1881-1915] holograph
MS 1591/18/1;D Obituary, typescript
MS 1537/2/49/1;D Sermon preached by Reverend Munro, December 26 1926
MS 1537/2/25/14, 15-16, 23, 25-27;D Poems by other authors about Shackleton, various newspaper cuttings including Shackleton's poetry and an appreciation from Amundsen, 1909-1932
MS 1594;D Government report regarding Shackleton and the Chile
MS 1603/94;D Typescript of a BBC radio play called Shackleton by Leslie Baily, August 1966
MS 1537/2/25/1,2,4,D Poems by other authors regarding Shackleton, holograph and typescript
MS 1603/98;D Printed papers regarding the memorial service on South Georgia for Ernest Henry Shackleton attended by Edward Shackleton, January 1972
MS 1591/16/1;D Portrait, undated
MS 1537/2/48/11;D Stonemason plans for the design of the headstone in South Georgia Fragile
MS 1537/2/56;D Sketch of the Rt Hon Henry Chaplin
MS 1537/2/58;D Sketch of Ernest Henry Shackleton [By Westcliff Graphics, Southend On Sea, Essex]
MS 735/1-8;BPC Press cuttings relating to Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 8 volumes

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The papers consist of poems written by or about Shackleton, details of medals and awards issued, mention of his death and press cuttings regarding his life.

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