General correspondence

• MS 1591/1/11/1;D Edward Armitage, Letter to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, 12 June 1921 [Requesting Thomas MacLeod be considered for a place on expedition] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/2;D John Bassett, Telegram to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, 12 May 1921 [Informs that he has cabled Ernest Henry Shackleton and that he would expect that expedition is definitely off this year] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/3;D Canadian Advisory Committee, Letter to Mr Conn Hudson Bay Company and a copy to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, 12 May 1921 [Arrangements to obtain dogs for expedition] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/4;D Duke of Devonshire, Letter to John Robert Francis Wild, 16 March 1923 [Accompanies a copy of correspondence between Reverend H. M. Rogers and the Governor General of the Union of South Africa, regarding the inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/5;D F J Franklin, Letter to Ernest Henry Shackleton, 20 August 1921 [Asking to take an Adventure Club of Chicago flag on the expedition] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/6;D F J Franklin, Letter to Joseph Stenhouse, 20 August 1921 [Sends his best wishes for the expedition] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/7;D Governor General of the Union of South Africa, Letter to Reverend Martin Rogers, 2 February 1923 [Acknowledges receipt of a letter of 16 March regarding the future of the inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/8;D Charles Green, Letter to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, 14 January 1921 [Accompanies list of cooking instructions for whale, sea leopard, elephant seal, penguin etc] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/9;D Reginald William James, Letter to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, 23 June 1923 [Reply to letter about taking part in the New Challenger Expedition] 3 leaves, holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/10;D Reginald William James, Letter to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, 13 July 1926 [Answers questions about snow blindness] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/11;D C W Kaye, Letter to Mr Priest, 19 May 1921 [From St Bees school, regarding the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition 1921-1922] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/12;D M K Kaye, Letter to John Robert Francis Wild, 2 December 1922 [Accompanying letter to a copy of George Hubert Wilkins Natural History reports regarding the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/13;D James Mcilroy, Letter to unknown person, 8 July 1921 [Regret that is not possible for Ernest Henry Shackleton to give an interview regarding the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/14;D William Ollife, Letter to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, 10 October 1922 [Payment of 18 for purchase of instruments] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/15;D William Ollife, Letter to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, 3 October 1922 [Settlement of accounts] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/16;D Betty Robson, Letter to Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 2 July 1921 [Applying for a position on the Quest for herself and a friend] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/17;D Martyn Rogers, Letter to Governor General of the Union of South Africa, 16 September 1922 [Informs of the difficulties of life on the island and asks that the colony be annexed to the Union of South Africa] 8 leaves, typescript
• MS 1591/1/11/18;D Letter to Professor Sir H. Brags, 26 July 1921 [Regarding the position of physicist on the expedition] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/19;D Frank Worsley, Letter to John Robert Francis Wild, 27 October 1922 [Accompany Hydrographic report of the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, 1921-1922] holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/20;D Note about the request from George Hubert Wilkins to publish Natural History reports in Linnaean Society journal, holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/21;D Letter forwarded to the expedition to recommend the War tactics game, February 1919, holograph
• MS 1591/1/11/22;D William Ollife Letter to Alexander Hepburne Macklin, undated [Accompanies payment of 50] holograph

The collection covers correspondence to Macklin regarding the planning of the expedition and personnel, letters from the Governor General of South Africa and other correspondence regarding the expedition.

As deposited at the Institute.

The Institute holds archival collections for Alexander Hepburne Macklin.