M0000971: Reproduction of two entries of Ernest Shackleton's diary of the Quest Expedition, 1921-22

Date:: 06 August 1930

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/9/26

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0000919-M0001064WT/D/1/20/1/9
        M0000971: Reproduction of two entries of Ernest Shackleton's diary of the Quest Expedition, 1921-22WT/D/1/20/1/9/26

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Credit

M0000971: Reproduction of two entries of Ernest Shackleton's diary of the Quest Expedition, 1921-22. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider

The original diary is held by the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, referenced as 1537/3/9;BJ.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Diary of Scott or Shackleton? with lock.

Description

Black and white reproduction of an open diary displaying entires from the 3rd and 4th January 1922, from the Quest Expedition to the Antarctic regions (also known as the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition 1921-1922). The diary entries were written by Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). The item was displayed in a polar exhibition held in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's central hall in July 1930 but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

06 August 1930

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

Subjects

Discovery and exploration

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Location of original

The original diary is held by the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, referenced as 1537/3/9;BJ.

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Location	Status	Access
Closed stores	By appointment	Manual request

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