Burton, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Lillian and Henry Burton/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 9 December 1911-18 February 1913
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Circa 2 letters

Scope and Content

  • MS 559/35;D Letter from H.D. Burton to Apsley Cherry-Garrard, 9 December 1911 [Reference to Mrs Edward Evans] 2 leaves, autograph
  • MS 1330/2;D Letter from Lillian to Evelyn Cherry-Garrard (mother of Apsley), 18 February [1913] [Regarding return of Apsley, description of arrival of Terra Nova in New Zealand and mention of Oriana Wilson] 2 leaves, holograph

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence relates to the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 (leader Robert Falcon Scott), expedition members and their families.

Related Material

The Institute holds over a hundred archival collections containing material relating to this expedition see SPRI collection GB 015 British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 for more information.