- MS 559/131;D Receipt, 14 July 1913, 1 leaf, typescript
Soulsby, correspondence
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- Dates of Creation14 July 1913
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Administrative / Biographical History
The correspondence relates to the deposit of emperor penguin specimens collected during the winter journey by Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers and Apsley Cherry-Garrard, British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 (leader Robert Falcon Scott). These specimens were deposited by Cherry-Garrard at the British Museum, (Natural History department) on his return from the Antarctic. Basil Soulsby provided the receipt on behalf of Mr Charles Fagan.
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Chronological.
Bibliography
For an account of the journey to the Cape Crozier rookery to retrieve the specimens see The worst journey in the world by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Several editions of which are available at the Institute Library.