Churchill, correspondence

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

  • Reference
    • GB 15 Winston Churchill/Correspondence
  • Dates of Creation
    • 12 November 1913
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • Letter

Scope and Content

  • MS 1488/2;BJ Letter to Kathleen Scott, 12 November 1913 [In Robert Falcon Scott's last expedition, Kathleen Scott's copy, volume I] holograph

Administrative / Biographical History

The correspondence relates to the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913 (leader Robert Falcon Scott). After successfully reaching the South Pole on 17 January 1912 Scott and his companions (Wilson, Bowers, Evens and Oates) died on the return journey.

Arrangement

Chronological.

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.