Boy Scouts Association, correspondence

This material is held atScott Polar Research Institute Archives, University of Cambridge

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Boy Scouts Association/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1929-1960
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Circa 100 loose leaves

Scope and Content

  • MS 1290;D Correspondence regarding the preservation and public display of Discovery, 1929-1960, circa 100 leaves, typescript

Administrative / Biographical History

This correspondence is primarily between the Directors of the Scott Polar Research Institute (Frank Debenham and Colin Bertram in most cases) and officials of the Scouts regarding the later's acquisition of Discovery and the subsequent creation of a public museum on board her.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Note

See Discovery Point http://www.rrs-discovery.co.uk/ for more information on the permanent display at Dundee.

Related Material

The Institute holds over seventy archival collections containing material relating to the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904.

Additional Information

See Discovery Point http://www.rrs-discovery.co.uk/ for more information on the permanent display at Dundee.