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Discovery Investigations ( Committee Papers (Including Files and Press cuttings) (Discovery Committee file Nos.at the front of each entry 2/3/1 page 2 to 2/4/48 on page 32)

2/1 Minutes of Discovery Committee/Expedition meetings

2/1/1 Bound volume of minutes with index 9 Jan 1934-26 Jun 1936 2/1/2 Minutes (21: 2090-2178) 9 Jan 1934-25 Jun 1934 2/1/3 Minutes (24: 2341-2411) 16 Dec 1935-23 Mar 1936 2/1/4 Minutes (25: 2421-2498) 1 May-31 Jul 1936 2/1/5 Minutes (26: 2510-2607) 3 Sep 1936-6 Apr 1937 2/1/6 Minutes (27: 2616-2718) 4 May 1937-1 Mar 1938 2/1/7 Minutes (28: 2725-2803) 5 Apr-30 Nov 1938 2/1/8 Minutes (29: 2806-2905) 20 Dec 1938-12 Mar 1943 2/1/9 Personnel file Discovery Investigations with a list of people 1924-39 attending meetings; List of the Distribution of Scientific Staff (when, where and what commissions they were on) list of scientific staff (Incl. Marine Station staff); list of officers and crew, RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II , RRS , (Photocopy in NOL Collection 2/7/4, for research use)

See also: NOL Collection 2/7/1 Carbon copy of lists of scientists serving in RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby as part of Discovery Investigations

See also: NOL Collection 2/7/2 Card index of Officers and Crew Members of the above ships

2/2 Polar Committee (formerly Committee)

2/2/1 Minutes, correspondence, reports 1928 2/2/2 Minutes, agenda, correspondence 1929 2/2/3 Correspondence, reports 1930 2/2/4 Minutes, correspondence, reports 1931 2/2/5 Minutes, production agreement, note 1932 2/2/6 Minutes, correspondence, memorandum on names in the 1933 Antarctic, report on visit to the South Orkney Islands 2/2/7 Minutes, correspondence, memorandums 1934 2/2/8 Minutes, correspondence, memorandum, production agreement 1935

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2/2/9 Minutes, correspondence 1936 2/2/10 Minutes, correspondence, notes 1937 2/2/11 Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, ’s report for first 1928-34 and second commission 2/2/12 Sub-committee on legislation on policy: minutes; note 1931-3 on production agreement; correspondence; statistics; translation of article 2/2/13 Sub-committee on legislation on whaling policy: minutes; 1932-3 correspondence; Whaling industry (regulation) bill; notes and reports 2/2/14 Rymill (British Graham Land) expedition sub-committee: 1934-7 correspondence; paper on arrangements; memorandum on the extent and scope of the expedition; proof statistics on weather; newspaper cutting

2/3 Discovery Committee

2/3/1 (22) Proposed gyroscopic course for Captain Stenhouse and 1923 sperigyro compass for RRS Discovery: correspondence; newspaper cutting; article for journal 2/3/2 (84) Discovery uniforms: correspondence; draft and printed 1924 regulations; details of kit; list of items; coloured representation of insignia cap badge 2/3/3 (113) Alterations suggested by Captain Stenhouse in 1923-4 specification of repairs for RRS Discovery: correspondence 2/3/4 (129) RRS Discovery mast and sail plan – assistance of 1923-4 surveyor of Lloyds Register: correspondence; minutes of sub- committee; graph of effect of wind pressure 2/3/5 (133) RRS Discovery – suggested sale of and purchase of ice 1923 breaker: correspondence 2/3/6 (148) Offer of deep water nets to Discovery Commission: 1923-4 correspondence 2/3/7 (168) Cooperation with Royal Society: correspondence; list of 1923 members of Royal Society circumnavigation committee 2/3/8 (224) marks RRS Discovery II: correspondence; 1930-2 sketches of whale marks; notes of meeting of Discovery Committee, 10 Apr 1930 2/3/9 (490) Plans of RRS Discovery: correspondence 1924-30 2/3/10 (493) Appointment of Director of Research: correspondence; 1923 copy of advert; draft application form 2/3/11 (499) J. Hamilton appointed zoologist on RRS Discovery: 1924 correspondence; telegram 2/3/12 (500) Dr Stanley W. Kemp: correspondence; application form 1923-4 for post of Director of Research; financial calculations 2/3/13 (509) Model of RRS Discovery: memorandum with committee 1924-8 members’ comments and initials; correspondence 2/3/14 (515) RRS Discovery – badge for: boards showing design for 1924 badge sketches; letter 2/3/15 (535) Slipway at Port Stanley: correspondence; proposals for 1924 construction of slipway

3 NOL Collection 2 2/3/16 (659) Life insurance for members of RRS Discovery 1924 expedition: carbon typescript paper 2/3/17 (690) Spare copies of dispatches from the Secretary of State to 1924 the Government of the : correspondence 2/3/18 (743) Question whether RRS Discovery should be classed at 1923, 1925 Lloyds: letter and Sir Fortescue Flannery’s remarks on the classification, 1923; report regarding life saving equipment for the Discovery, 1925 2/3/19 (785) List of the ship’s company: correspondence; lists of 1925 company and committee personnel; suggested rates of pay 2/3/20 (790) Staff liability for income tax: correspondence 1925-6 2/3/21 (927) Portraits of King and Queen, of Captain Scott, Mr 1929-35 MacRobertson, and Sir John Murray: correspondence; circulated memorandum on which members of the committee have added comments and initials 2/3/22 (930) Captain Stenhouse – anchor beds: letter 1925 2/3/23 (946) Captain Mercer’s agreement: correspondence; copy of 1925 agreement of Mercer as Director of Research on RRS William Scoresby 2/3/24 (961) Tests of reader engine: correspondence; memorandum 1925 continuing the record of progress of issue 2/3/25 (975) International Hydrographic Bureau – supply of 1925-6 information relating to expedition for publication: correspondence; printed Notes on the scientific work to be undertaken by Discovery 2/3/26 (979) Echo gear and velocity of sound tablets: memorandum; 1925-7 correspondence; report on trials of deep water echo sounding gear 2/3/27 (989) Dr Stanley W. Kemp’s report on scientific work: first 1925-6 report; correspondence 2/3/28 (992) Report from Captain Stenhouse on first part of voyage: 1925 correspondence 2/3/29 (994) Request to be furnished with report of Professor Merz: 1925 correspondence; transient of paper on cruise of surveying vessel Meteor in the South Atlantic 2/3/30 (1039) Report of scientific work of Marine Station, South 1925-6 Georgia 2/3/31 (1133) Dr N.A. Mackintosh – South Georgia Discovery 1925 Expedition: correspondence; reports and lists regarding victualling stores and scientific apparatus 2/3/32 (1173) Local legislation regarding wild animals in the Falkland 6-7 Jan 1926 Islands: correspondence 2/3/33 (1188) Request from South African Museum – for 1926, 1929 supply of collections duplicates: correspondence 2/3/34 (1197) Second scientific report on work of RRS Discovery 1925 respecting further sounding tests during a voyage of the ship to Cape Town 2/3/35 (1199) Question of whether to fit keels to the RRS 1925 Discovery in order to prevent excessive rolling

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2/3/36 (1239) RRS William Scoresby echo sounding gear: 1926-33 correspondence 2/3/37 (1259) Sister keel for RRS Discovery – dry docking and 1925-7 cleaning of ship at Cape Town and anti-rolling (bilge) keels: correspondence 2/3/38 (1303) General arrangement plan of RRS William Scoresby: Feb 1926 correspondence and plan 2/3/39 Further report regarding echo gear for deep sea sounding and Feb-Apr 1926 reader engine: correspondence 2/3/40 (1347) Boring of of RRS Discovery by teredo worm: 1926-9 correspondence and reports 2/3/41 (1377) Teredo worm and sister reefs: telegrams to and from 1926 Captain Stenhouse 2/3/42 (1401) Scientific report of work of Marine Station – South 26 Jan 1926 Georgia: report by Dr N.A. Mackintosh 2/3/43 (1439) Registration of RRS William Scoresby and RRS 1926, 1930, 1937 Discovery ships articles: including copy of certificate of registry for William Scoresby and agreement and account of crew for RRS Discovery, 1926. Officers and crew listings. 2/3/44 (1462) Correspondence from Sir Sidney Harmer to Dr Stanley Mar-May 1926 W. Kemp including about scientific reports and movement of RRS William Scoresby 2/3/45 (1551) Report by Captain Stenhouse on voyage of RRS 1923-33 Discovery from Cape Town to South Georgia via : correspondence 2/3/46 (1552) Visit of RRS Discovery to Tristan da Cunha in 1926: Dr 1926-9 Marshall’s report and correspondence 2/3/47 (1568) Arrival of RRS Discovery at , South Georgia: 22 Feb-Apr 1926 letter and chart 2/3/48 (1574) Third Scientific report on work of RRS Discovery dated 1926 28 Feb 1926 with charts and correspondence 2/3/49 (1756) Suitability of RRS Discovery for research work: Mar-May 1926 correspondence 2/3/50 (1766) Semi-official letter from Dr N.A. Mackintosh to Dr 12 Feb 1925 Stanley W. Kemp, South Georgia Marine Station 2/3/51 Etching of RRS Discovery: correspondence with Vosper and 1926, 1929 Co Ltd regarding purchasing a copy 2/3/52 (1816) Fourth Scientific report from Dr Stanley W. Kemp on 1926 work of RRS Discovery dated 1 May 1926: report and correspondence 2/3/53 (1998) Rough itineraries of RRS Discovery and RRS William 1926-8 Scoresby and salaries of scientific staff 2/3/54 Number not used 2/3/55 (2008) Fifth Scientific report on work of Marine Station: 1926 synopsis and report with hand produced graphs and covering letter 2/3/56 (2017) Renewal of lease to the Compania Argentina de Pesca: 1926 correspondence 2/3/57 (2036) Fifth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery: 1926 report; graph

5 NOL Collection 2 2/3/58 (2068) Report by Chaplin on survey 1926-7 work: report; correspondence 2/3/59 (2098) Record of tide pole readings for transmission to the 1926 Admiralty: correspondence 2/3/60 (2126) Parcel of sand samples for transmission to Admiralty: 1926 correspondence 2/3/61 (2148) Copies of reports from Captain Stenhouse: reports; 1926 covering letter 2/3/62 (2170) Instructions from Dr Stanley W. Kemp for use of officer 1926-9, 1942, 1954 in charge of Discovery Collections: memorandum on progress of file; correspondence including of 1942 and 1954; ‘Discovery Oceanographical results notes to contributors’; list of groups into which specimens are to be sorted 2/3/63 (2201) Sixth scientific report by Dr Stanley W. Kemp: report; 1926 graph; statistics 2/3/64 (2203) Corrections to sailing directions for South Georgia: 1926 correspondence; memorandum of progress 2/3/65 (2237) Registration of RRS Discovery: memorandum of 1933-6 progress; correspondence; extracts from the merchant seamen acts 2/3/66 (2300) Reports of proceedings of RRS William Scoresby in 1926 Cape Town: correspondence; report; copy of abstract of log 2/3/67 (2304) Report of work done whilst in Simonstown Dockyard: 1927 memorandum of progress; correspondence; report 2/3/68 (2444C) Lady clerks for Discovery Commission and insurance 1925-38 of museum attendant: correspondence; memorandum of progress; printed treaty of alliance between Great Britain and Iraq 2/3/69 (2460) Provident Fund [file not present: files held at main office] 2/3/70 (2483) Seventh scientific report on work of RRS Discovery: 1927 draft report; graphs; charts 2/3/71 (2512) Captain’s report of voyage in South Africa to South 1926-7 Georgia: correspondence; memorandum of progress; charts; abstracts of log 2/3/72 (2516) Scientific officer for Tensberg whaling expedition: 1927-9 memorandum; correspondence; list of equipment from RRS Discovery and on board RRS William Scoresby 2/3/73 (2519) Classification certificates for RRS William Scoresby: 1926-7 correspondence; artefacts 2/3/74 (2522) RRS Discovery work at South Georgia: correspondence 1927 2/3/75 (2586) Cetacean skeletons prepared for the [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/76 (2588) First scientific report on work of RRS William Scoresby 1927 and arrival of the ship in England: memorandum; correspondence; report; illustration of whale; details of repairs and alterations; chart of journey from South Africa to South Georgia 2/3/77 (2598) First annual report of RRS Discovery Expedition: 1927-30 correspondence; draft and printed report; distribution list

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2/3/78 (2656) Leading lights and RRS William Scoresby masts fitted 1927 at Grytviken, South Georgia: correspondence 2/3/79 (2670) Ice report: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/80 (2686) Report from Imperial Economic Committee for report of 1927 work done by RRS William Scoresby: correspondence 2/3/81 (2708) Eighth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery: 1927 correspondence; report 2/3/82 (2709) Second report on scientific work of RRS William 1927 Scoresby covering period 16 Dec 1926-31 Jan 1927 including photographs 2/3/83 (2747) Instructions to RRS William Scoresby regarding a voyage from Stanley to South Georgia regarding an uncharted reef and an uncharted island seen by Sevilla 2/3/84 Minute for circulation to the scientific sub-committee requiring 1927 attention: draft letter to Dr Stanley W. Kemp 2/3/85 Insurance for proposed new ship Sir Hugo: correspondence May 1927 2/3/86 (2804) Selection of port for RRS Discovery refit in 1927; 1927-8 question of Teredo worm and moving ship to from the Dock in : correspondence and papers 2/3/87 (2828) Expedition to Peter Island, Antarctic, 1927: report sent 1927 out by 2/3/88 (2837) Resignation of RRS William Scoresby officers and 1927-8 Captain G.M. Mercer: correspondence 2/3/89 (2902) Whale movements: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/90 (2924) Voyage from Grytviken to Port Stanley in May 1927: May-Jul 1927 report 2/3/91 (2840) Ninth scientific report of work on RRS Discovery: 1927 report and correspondence including with Mr Risting Sigurd of the Association of Norwegian Whaling Companies regarding ice conditions 2/3/92 (2942) Note of meeting of international committee on whaling: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/93 (2872) Third scientific report on work of RSS William 1927-8 Scoresby: period principally occupied in a trawling survey in the neighbourhood of the Falkland Island plus correspondence 2/3/94 (2872a) Third scientific report on work of RSS William May-Jul 1927 Scoresby: period principally occupied in a trawling survey in the neighbourhood of the Falkland Island: for circulation to the sub-committee by Dr Mackintosh 2/3/95 (2878) Fresh food obtainable in South Georgia: memorandum 1927 and correspondence 2/3/96 (2971) Calculations regarding position of shag rocks lying 1927, 1929 westward of South Georgia: correspondence 2/3/97 (2980) Voyage of RRS Discovery from Port Stanley to 1927 Simonstown: report; correspondence; logs and charts 2/3/98 (3011) Reports from Mr L.H. Matthews, now return to him: 1927, 1930 correspondence

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2/3/99 Fourth scientific report on work of RRS William Scoresby: the 1927 passage from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia and that from South Georgia to the Cape via Gough Island from 11 May-30 Jun 1927 2/3/100 Fourth scientific report on work of RRS William Scoresby: 1927 committee copy 2/3/101 Reversing water bottles for RRS William Scoresby and other Aug-Nov 1927 supplies and repairs 2/3/102 (3176) Tenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery by Dr 1927 Stanley W. Kemp dated 1 Sep 1927: period from the departure from Port Stanley to the arrival at St Vincent. Also contains a report on a visit to the South African fishing grounds in the Cape Trawler Richard Bennet 2/3/103 (3176A) Tenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery 1927 2/3/104 RRS Discovery log from Simonstown to St Vincent from Jul- 1927 Sep 1927 plus some correspondence 2/3/105 (3280) Suggestion that a general reading book should be Nov-Dec 1927 written by a member of the expedition: correspondence with Edward Arnold and Co publishers 2/3/106 (3252) Spare gear for Lucas sounding machine on RRS William 1927-9 Scoresby: correspondence; indent for gear 2/3/107 (3409) Information for the use of Inland Revenue Department: 1927-8 correspondence; unused forms 2/3/108 (3533) Ice report: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/109 (3603) Proposed surveying operations: correspondence; 1927-8 preliminary report; expenditure memorandums; financial instructions for guidance to survey officer; blue print for motor launch 2/3/110 (3753) Reports from Captain Stenhouse on anchorages and 1927-8 harbours of South Georgia: correspondence; copy of reports 2/3/111 (3779) Seventh scientific report on work of Marine Station: 1927 covering letter; handwritten report 2/3/112 (3798) Mr Gunther’s manuscript for Draconian: 1928-30 correspondence 2/3/113 (3822) Papers of Sir Sidney Harmer regarding whaling: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/114 (3943) Title for publication of results: letter 1928 2/3/115 ((3950) Map of South Shetland and South Orkneys received 1928 from Captain Stenhouse: correspondence; map 2/3/116 (3972) Report of voyage of RRS William Scoresby from 1928 Portsmouth to St Vincent, alterations to hatchways: report; correspondence; sketch of hatch 2/3/117 (3984) Proposed article on ice by Captain 1928 Stenhouse: correspondence 2/3/118 (4008) Circulation of minutes of committee meetings: 1930-9 memorandum of progress; circulars; minutes 2/3/119 (4089) RRS Discovery survey report 1926-7 by Commander 1926-7 Chaplin: memorandum of progress; report; correspondence

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2/3/120 (4102) article by Johan Hjort: correspondence; 1928 newspaper cutting in Norwegian and English, in response to a misleading report on a lecture by Dr Marshall of RRS Discovery 2/3/121 (4149) Scientific sub-committees – functions of: 1928 correspondence; typescript paper 2/3/122 (4153) Patent combined temperature balance and boiler 1928 circulator: letter 2/3/123 (4192) Cook at Marine Station – engagement of K. Petersen: 1928 correspondence 2/3/124 (4200) Captain’s report for RRS William Scoresby – request for 1928 snow glasses and sheepskins and stowage of ammunition: correspondence; authorisation of purchase of sheepskins 2/3/125 (4230) Preliminary report on work carried out in the region of 1928 South Sandwich group: correspondence; handwritten and carbon copy of preliminary report 2/3/126 (4243) Electric Submerged Log Company – papers for 1928-9 consideration: memorandum of progress; correspondence; carbon of paper setting out principal advantages of submerged log type 3 2/3/127 (4266) Charges by Governor of Falkland Islands against 1928 officers and crew of RRS William Scoresby: correspondence; confidential telegram from Governor; memorandum of progress; copy of charges against Artificer Engineer J. Sutherland for drunkenness and assaulting a police officer 2/3/128 (4299) Whale work at – F.C. Fraser: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/129 (4305) Fifth scientific report on work of RRS William 1928 Scoresby: report; charts; covering letter 2/3/130 (4328) specialist – proposed appointment of Mr A. 1928-32 Scott: correspondence 2/3/131 (4345) Issue of liquor on RRS William Scoresby and RRS 1928-33 Discovery II: correspondence; details of stock of drink; invoice for liquor, tobacco and cigarettes 2/3/132 (4362) Revision of Discovery Committee regulations: 1931-2 correspondence; minutes; printed Falkland Islands Discovery Investigations general regulations and instructions; regular sub- committee minutes; draft revision 2/3/133 (4362A) Revisions of the Discovery Committee regulations: 1931-2 printed draft of the Falkland Islands Discovery Investigations general regulations and instructions 2/3/134 (4401) Scientific specimens sent home – arrangements for 1928-32 transportation: correspondence; invoices 2/3/135 (4405) Ninth scientific report on work of Marine Station, South 1928 Georgia, including photographs and a chart 2/3/136 (4415) Mersey type trawler Seaford: correspondence regarding Jun-Aug 1928 the need to charter a steam trawler, the particulars of the vessel and the possibility of a reduction in the monthly rate for the boat

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2/3/137 (4466) Norwegian Whaling Association: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/138 (4467) Criticisms of the Discovery Committee made by the 1928 Governor of Falkland Islands: correspondence and notes 2/3/139 (4479) Note on proposed arrangements with whaling companies in FIDs: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/140 (4526) Whale marking projectiles: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/141 Magnetic variation observed by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Jul-Aug 1928 Chaplin, surveying officer on RRS Discovery expedition: correspondence and tables 2/3/142 (4580) Sixth scientific report on work of RRS William 1928 Scoresby by D. Dilwyn Jones, 23 Jun 1928, including charts and correspondence 2/3/143 (4595) Publication of the results of Froude tank and wind 1928-32 tunnel experiments carried out by the National Physical Laboratory on a model of the RRS Discovery: correspondence 2/3/144 (4596) Proposed new steel single screw research vessel: 1928-9 tenders; quotations; plans and contract with general conditions; specification; bond; form of tender and instructions to persons tendering 2/3/145 Norvegia Expedition and other Antarctic expeditions: notes 1928-31 2/3/146 (4626) Professor Hjort’s process for extracting oil from blubber: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/147 (4639) Arrangements for a provision dump at South Georgia – 1928-31 engagement of storekeeper for service at the Marine Station, South Georgia and a victualling scale for officers and men of Discovery Expedition 2/3/148 Proposal and voyage of Dr Marshall on the C.A. Larsen, 1928-9 scientific observer to the , 1929 plus financial accounts of Dr Marshall 2/3/149 (4679) Proposal to charter floating factory and whale-catchers: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/150 (4695) Navigation: South Georgia Costal and Approach lights; 1928-34 South American pilot; amendments to sailing directions mooring buoy at Grytviken Harbour, South Georgia and amendments to the Antarctic Pilot, 1930 2/3/151 (4824) Minutes on whaling research by Dr Stanley W. Kemp and Burley: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/152 (4889) Suggested dossier of British ice captains: 1928-9 correspondence 2/3/153 (4938) Publication of scientific reports (general): memorandum 1928-30 of progress; correspondence; list of addresses 2/3/154 (4938/2) Publication of scientific reports (general): 1930-2 correspondence; memorandum 2/3/155 (4938/3) Publication of scientific reports (general): 1935-9 memorandum; correspondence; statement relating to report 2/3/156 (4948) Captain Scott’s table and chair from RRS Discovery: 1928-9 memorandum of progress; correspondence

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2/3/157 (4956) Floating dock at Grytviken: pencil plan of dock; 1928-31 correspondence; memorandum 2/3/158 (4971) Captain’s reports on movement of RRS William 1928 Scoresby: reports; correspondence; copy of trawling survey chart 2/3/159 (4991) Reports of survey party: memorandum; reports; 1928-31 correspondence; minutes of Discovery Committee 2/3/160 (5000) Negatives lent by Mr Saunders to committee: 1928-9 memorandum; correspondence 2/3/161 (5009) Seventh general report of Marine Station: report; copy 1928-9 of telegrams; memorandum 2/3/162 (5010) Tenth scientific report on work of Marine Station, South 1928-9 Georgia: report; draft covering letter; carbon of final covering letter; memorandum; correspondence 2/3/163 (5050) Whaling companies at work in the Antarctic: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/164 (5068) RRS William Scoresby report on whale marking 1928 equipment by A.W. Sorlle: report on whale making voyage of whale catcher A.W. Sorlle; correspondence 2/3/165 (5075) Elephant seal hunting: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/166 (5084) Dr Marshall’s first report: draft report; second copies of 1929-30 final report on visit to New Zealand Quadrant of the Antarctic, 1928-9; brochure for New Zealand and Ross Sea Whaling Company Ltd; account of whaling expedition of the Norwegian whaler C.A. Larson to the Ross Sea, 1928-9; correspondence; memorandum 2/3/167 (5611/2) Provident Fund accounts: correspondence and 1932-4 accounts, Jan 1932-Dec 1933 2/3/168 (5611/3) Provident Fund Accounts: correspondence and 1934-5 accounts, Jan 1934-Dec 1935 2/3/169 (5611/4) Provident Fund Accounts: correspondence and 1936-9 accounts, Jan 1936-Dec 1939 2/3/170 (5611/5) Provident Fund Accounts: correspondence and 1928-50 accounts, Jan 1939-Dec 1950 and details of contributions of individuals, 1928-39 2/3/171 (5611) Discovery Expedition Provident Fund Accounts, Dec 1928-31 1928-Dec 1931 2/3/172 (5612) Investigation of endocrine material from : [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/173 (5659) Eighth scientific report on work of RRS William 1928-9 Scoresby: report; copy of chart; correspondence; memorandum 2/3/174 (5684) New ship RRS Discovery II, order for: memorandums; 1929-31 correspondence; memorandum of progress; comparison of estimates with costs; plans of wardroom; carbon copy of Falklands Islands requisition and outline description of steel single screw proposed research vessel; two F1 contracts for construction, 1928 and 1929; plan, elevations of vessel; estimates of running costs; statement of costs

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2/3/175 (5695) Captain’s report of RRS William Scoresby: typescript 1928 and carbon copy report of work and movements of William Scoresby; memorandum of progress 2/3/176 (5732) Name of new vessel (RRS Discovery II) and 1929-37 registration: correspondence; ‘Notice of name proposed for a British ship’ form 2/3/177 (5733) New ship (RRS Discovery II) suggestions and 1929 consultations between consulting naval architects and staff: minutes; correspondence; blueprints of stowage of lifeboats on boat deck 2/3/178 (5734) RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby – pay of marine officers, etc: [file not present: file held in main office] 2/3/179 (5737) New ship (RRS Discovery II) – echo gear: 1929-30 memorandum of progress; drawing, blue prints of position of sound equipment receivers; correspondence; extract of scientific report; carbon of report on trials with the echo sounding apparatus for deep water; lists of spares for equipment 2/3/180 (5739) Gyroscopic compass for RRS Discovery II: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/181 (5803) Requested loan of sounding tube 1929 2/3/182 (5812) Report on work of RRS William Scoresby: typescript 1929 report; copy of plankton survey chart; correspondence 2/3/183 (5820) Report on whale marking: typescript report on whale 1929 marking cruises of whale catcher A.W. Sorlle; covering letter 2/3/184 (5821) Eleventh scientific report of work of Marine Station, 1929 South Georgia: report; correspondence 2/3/185 (5870) Kelvin sounding machine and Lucas machine reader engine: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/186 (5870A) Loan of wire and reel for anchoring ship by the head – 1929-31 RRS Discovery II: correspondence 2/3/187 (5897) Insurance of RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/188 (5897/2) Insurance of RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II and 1940 RRS William Scoresby and of scientific equipment: correspondence and copies of policies 2/3/189 (5904) Spare gear for new ship: list of spare gear which is 1929 recommended should be ordered for the new ship 2/3/190 (5916) Mud samples from RRS Discovery: four cases of mud Mar-Apr 1929 samples collected by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin during survey operations, 1925-7 which remain onboard ship 2/3/191 (5924) New ship (RRS Discovery II) progress reports: Mar-Oct 1929 correspondence and notes 2/3/192 (5956) Minutes of ship details subcommittee: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman]

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2/3/193 (5982) Echo gear for RRS Discovery for commission under Sir 1929-33 D. Mawson: disposal of surplus equipment remaining from 1929-31 BANZARE (British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition) particularly the echo sounder fitted to RRS Discovery 2/3/194 (5999) Request from Secretary General, International Apr-Dec 1929 Hydrographic Bureau, Monaco for the particulars of the new vessel, RRS Discovery II 2/3/195 (6009) General arrangement plans for new research vessel, 1929-30 RRS Discovery II: correspondence and description and floor plan of rooms A and B 2/3/196 (6045) Visit of Duke and Duchess of York to RRS Discovery Apr-Jul 1929 accompanied by Secretary of State on 2 May, arranged by the Dominions Office and the of the proposed charter of the vessel for an Australian expedition under Sir : invoices for work done in preparation, correspondence and press cuttings 2/3/197 (6061) Query as to communication of scientific results to - whaling committee for International Council for the exploration of the Sea: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/198 Captain’s report from RRS William Scoresby: wireless 1929 telegraphists temporarily employed on the ship; accident sustained by Mr Thomas Dinning; Employers Liability Insurance Policy; track chart for South Georgia, South Orkney and the Falklands and movements of ship 1 Feb-3 Apr 1929 2/3/199 Apparatus required for new vessel including current meter for May-Jul 1929 new ship and a still for the supply of distilled water: correspondence and diagrams 2/3/200 (6091) Apparatus for new ship including special still, storage May-Oct 1929 tank and current meter with outrigger and float: correspondence 2/3/201 (6099) Motor boat for Marine Station supplied by Vosper and Company Ltd: correspondence; specifications; invoice and launch taken for sea trial 2/3/202 (6194) Dr Marshall’s equipment and specimens left at Mar-May 1929 with list 2/3/203 (6196) Two boxes of endocrine glands from whales forwarded, 1929-30 with other specimens, from the Marine Station, South Georgia, by S.S. Harpon. They were shipped home at request of Messrs Parke, Davis and Company 2/3/204 (6229) Station accuracy for RRS William Scoresby: station list 1929-30 showing accuracy of positions obtained 2/3/205 (6259) Fixture of clear view screen to new ship: draft letter 1929 2/3/206 (6252) Proposed assistance to Sir H. Wilkins: notes and 1929-30 minutes of meetings at Colonial Office; correspondence; diagram of proposed arrangement for derrick and for seating for on RRS William Scoresby; blue prints for general hoop and steel bands 2/3/207 (6284) Employment of Miss D.M.E. Wilson to work out 1929-32 salinity titrations: correspondence

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2/3/208 (6300) Ninth scientific report on work of RRS William 1929 Scoresby: report; correspondence; copies of plankton survey charts 2/3/209 (6301) Tenth scientific report on work of RRS William 1929 Scoresby: report; correspondence; copies of survey charts; illustration of method of attaching a bailey rod to sound wire 2/3/210 (6304) Thermograph for new ship (RRS Discovery II): 1929 correspondence 2/3/211 (6420) New ship (RRS Discovery II), derricks: correspondence 1929 2/3/212 (6440) Wireless directional finder and installation, RRS 1929-32 Discovery II: correspondence; details of cost of repairs 2/3/213 (6441) Motor boat for new ship (RRS Discovery II): [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/214 (6447) Depth gauge: correspondence 1929 2/3/215 (6475) Title of Royal Research Ship for RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby and retention of title while on charter to the Discovery Committee: [file not present: file held in main office] 2/3/216 (6482) Laboratory fittings, new ship (RRS Discovery II): [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/217 (6498A) Sea strengthening of vessels in South Shetland: 1927 correspondence; blueprint for new plate in bow of Southern Queen 2/3/218 (6682) Captain’s report for RRS William Scoresby: report of 1929 work on William Scoresby; correspondence 2/3/219 (6846) Petersen Young Fish Trawls stored at Millbank: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/220 (6987) Wireless installation on RRS Discovery II: 1929-30 correspondence 2/3/221 (6999) Testing of depth gauge: correspondence 1929-30 2/3/221A (7093) Twelfth scientific report for RRS William Scoresby: 1929 report; correspondence 2/3/222 (8009) Survey programme for season 1929-30: correspondence; 1929-30 typescript list of correspondence; memorandum of progress 2/3/223 (8010) Note on navigational aids in South Georgia: [file not present] 2/3/224 (8011) Note on kelp in South Georgia: correspondence 1929 2/3/225 (8033) Sub-committee on sailing arrangements: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/226 (8051) Launch of RRS Discovery II, functions, etc.: 1929 correspondence; circular relating to proposed launch programme 2/3/227 (8084) Abstract of journal Norsk Hvalfangst-bidende: letter; 1929, 1938 cutting; typed extract of article from journal 2/3/228 (8108) Suggested x-ray apparatus for Discovery expedition: 1929 letter; costing for apparatus 2/3/229 (8166) Indicator countries for RRS Discovery II: 1929 correspondence; memorandum of progress 2/3/230 (8214) Falkland Islands area: charts of survey and data results 1926-7

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2/3/231 (8241) Press file for RRS Discovery II and RRS William 1929-34 Scoresby: copy of Nature; notes for Nature and Marine Observer; press statements including information about crew; press passes for ships at dock; illustrations for articles and newspaper cuttings 2/3/232 Press file for RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: Oct 1934-7 reports; publication of scientific results regarding photographs/negatives; press releases and passes; correspondence; track charts in disagreement with logged and reported positions and publication in Marine Observer 2/3/233 Press file for RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: Mar 1937-May 1939 press releases; press passes; photographs and typescript of interview with Captain R.C. Freaker of RRS William Scoresby 2/3/234 (8251) Eleventh scientific report on work of RRS William 1929 Scoresby: report, which has been annotated as tenth report 2/3/235 (8288) Trials of RRS Discovery II: correspondence; report of 1929-30 trials 2/3/236 (8308) Use of lead in alleyway of RRS Discovery II: 1929-30 correspondence; report of proceedings 2/3/237 (8844) RRS Discovery, masts, rigging, sails: lists of blocks for 1925, 1929 running rigging; covering letter; memorandum, 1929 2/3/238 (8860A) Payment of naval pensions to officers and men: [file not present: file held in main office] 2/3/239 (8863) RRS Discovery II, BOT Suez and Panama Canal special tonnage certificates, certificates for engines, boilers, etc: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/240 (8874) Grading of scientific staff: memorandum of progress; 1929-35 correspondence; extract of Discovery Committee scientific sub- committee minutes; lists of staff and grade and salary; draft paper on grading staff; unused contract 2/3/241 (8874/2) Grading of scientific staff and re-grading: 1937-43 correspondence; statement and chart showing the effect of proposed salary revision of scientific staff; memorandum on salaries of scientific staff 2/3/242 (8880) Model of RRS Discovery II: correspondence 1929 2/3/243 (8950) Visit by the Duke of Gloucester to RRS Discovery II: 1929 two copies of a paper on Discovery II its history and expedition; copies of programme of the visit; list of scientific officers; correspondence 2/3/244 (8954A) Visit of the King of to RRS Discovery II: 1929 handwritten list of personnel involved; correspondence 2/3/245 (8993) Professor Hjort’s suggested expedition to the Ross Sea: 1929 correspondence 2/3/246 (9041A) Captain’s report for RRS William Scoresby: 1930 correspondence; draft paper for commission on captain’s report; chart showing area covered whale marking 2/3/247 (9046) General report of Marine Station, South Georgia: letter 1929 2/3/248 (9050) Damage to survey motor boat Alert: decoded telegrams; 1929-30 correspondence

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2/3/249 (9065) RRS William Scoresby abstracts of engineers logs: 1930-2 abstracts of logs; correspondence 2/3/250 (9065/2) RRS William Scoresby abstracts of engineers logs and 1934-8 indicator cards: abstracts of logs; correspondence; notes of a conversation with Mr Welch, chief engineer of RRS William Scoresby; indicator cards for pressure, fuel, etc.; memorandum of progress 2/3/251 (9066) RRS William Scoresby daily reports and deck logs: 1929-32 correspondence; excerpts; checking of logs; missing entries; items not reported to the underwriters and some daily reports and a track chart 2/3/252 (9066/2) RRS William Scoresby daily reports and deck logs: 1934-8 procedure; excerpts and checks 2/3/253 (9073) Guns and ammunition: question of ownership of single- 1929-31 barrelled 12 bore gun returned to Messrs Holland and Holland from Monte Video with other weapons ex-Discovery; invoice for ammunition; shipment to South Georgia of certain guns and ammunition required for use on RRS Discovery II 2/3/254 (9086A) Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition: extension of 1930 RRS William Scoresby cruise with Sir ; correspondence about Sir Hubert Wilkins’ report; suggestion that Wilkins is more concerned with publicity 2/3/255 Mooring pipes for RRS Discovery II for fitting in the poop 1930 bulwarks obviating the damaging in using mooring ropes through the trawl ports: invoice and correspondence 2/3/256 (9105) Reports and correspondence from Captain Stenhouse of 1925-30 RRS Discovery 2/3/257 (9109) Extension of bilge keels for RRS Discovery II: invoice; 1926-30 specification; correspondence and minutes from Discovery Committee ship sub-committee meeting 2/3/258 (9119) Information regarding construction of RRS Discovery II 1930-1 required by Admiralty to assist in designing proposed H.M. surveying ship: correspondence regarding steam radiators and heating and ventilation systems 2/3/259 (9186) Request for tooth of killer whale: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/260 (9205) Falkland Islands research and development fund: Jan 1930-Dec 1933 current account papers 2/3/261 Falkland Islands research and development fund: current Jan 1934-Aug 1935 account papers (9205/2) 2/3/262 (9234) RRS Discovery II deck log abstracts and daily report log books: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/262A (9234/2) RRS Discovery II desk log abstracts and daily report 1933-5 log books: correspondence; daily reports 2/3/263 (9234/3) RRS Discovery II desk log abstracts and daily report 1935-9 log books: correspondence; daily reports; desk log abstracts; procedure as regard log books and abstracts received from the ships

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2/3/264 (9235) RRS Discovery II engineers reports: engineer log 1930-1 abstracts; reports; correspondence; notes made at meeting relating to engine room registers and indicator cards; indicator cards 2/3/265 (9235/2) RRS Discovery II engineers reports: abstracts of logs; 1931-3 indicator cards; correspondence 2/3/266 (9235/3) RRS Discovery II engineers reports: abstracts of logs; 1933-5 indicator cards; correspondence; memorandum of progress 2/3/267 (9235/4) RRS Discovery II engineers reports: abstracts of logs; 1935-7 engine room registers; correspondence; procedure as regard log books and abstracts received from the ships 2/3/268 (9236) RRS Discovery II: engine room log extracts and engine room registers: log extracts; correspondence; indicator cards 2/3/269 (9237) Captain’s report for RRS Discovery II, London to 1930 Monte Video: report; track chart of voyage to South Georgia; correspondence 2/3/270 (9244) Communications with the Governor, Falkland Islands: 1930 letter; memorandum of progress 2/3/271 (9279) Presentation of birds and bird sketches to the British 1930-2 Museum: correspondence; notes 2/3/272 (9286) Thirteenth scientific report on work of Marine Station, 1930 South Georgia: report; correspondence; photographs of birds and two pennellae by Mr Saunders 2/3/273 (9287) Kidney of blue and fin whales: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/274 (9304) Polar Exhibition of 1930: correspondence; printed Polar 1930-1 Exhibition report and statement of accounts 2/3/275 (9322) Lists of soundings with positions, RRS William 1930-1 Scoresby: lists of soundings and observations between stations; correspondence 2/3/276 (9341) First scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II: 1930 [U/F] report; charts; correspondence 2/3/277 (9344) Captain’s second report for RRS Discovery II: report; 1930 correspondence; tracking chart 2/3/278 (9371) Structural alterations to RRS Discovery II: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/279 (9391) Seismological observations in the dependencies: 1930-1 correspondence; memorandum of progress for Discovery Committee 2/3/280 (9404) Presentation of insect collection to the British Museum: 1930 correspondence 2/3/281 (9431) Alteration of anchor arrangements: correspondence; 1930 extract of captain’s report; minutes of Discovery Committee ship sub-committee; sketches of anchor arrangements, hawse pipes and cable holders

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2/3/282 (9433) RRS Discovery II echo sounding gear: memorandum of 1930-1 progress; correspondence; costings; blue prints; publicity information for air compressor; minutes of meeting on echo sounding gear, Jun 1931; typescript note on apparatus; Admiralty handbook on shallow water type (MK II) echo sounding equipment, 1926; remarks on a report of 12 Feb 1930 on echo sounding in RRS Discovery II; two copies of a H. Hughes and Son Ltd booklet The echo sounding machine 2/3/283 (9433/2) RRS Discovery II echo sounding gear: 1931-4 correspondence; invoice; extract from seventh, thirteenth and sixteenth scientific reports; copy of interim report of Atlantic trials of HMS Challenger deep water echo sounding gear, 1932; supply to tender 2/3/284 (9433/5) RRS Discovery echo sounding gear: reports; list of 1935-9 sounding; correspondence regarding echo soundings and equipment. Copies of the Hudson Review produced by Henry Hughes and Son Ltd, London. Booklet on the British Admiralty Super- Sonic Echo Sounder 2/3/285 (9475) Modification of windlass and bilge keels on RRS 1930 Discovery II to protect against severe storms: minutes from the ship sub-committee of the Discovery Committee 2/3/286 (9520) Second scientific report RRS Discovery II by Dr Stanley 1930 W. Kemp, 16 Feb 1930 2/3/287 (9530) Captain’s third report for RRS Discovery II: 1930 correspondence in response; extracts from ship subcommittee meeting and report from A.L. Nelson, 12 Feb 1930 2/3/288 (9912) Track and other charts for RRS William Scoresby: 1929-30 correspondence regarding sending reports; logs and charts plus two charts for RRS William Scoresby, 18-21 Feb 1930 and 7-23 Jan 1930 2/3/289 (9913) Captain’s report for RRS William Scoresby 10 Oct 1929-4 Mar 1930 2/3/290 (9915) RRS William Scoresby survey report of Argentine 1930 Islands to Beascochee. Inspection by Captain Jackson of notebooks and charts of observations taken near Deception: correspondence about reports (no reports) and about survey work from RRS William Scoresby 2/3/291 Thirteenth Scientific report on work of RRS William Scoresby, 1929-30 3 Sep 1929-10 Jan 1930 South Africa to Deception Island, including photographs 2/3/292 Fourteenth Scientific report on work of RRS William Scoresby 1929-30 for Grytviken, 13 Jan 1930-4 Mar 1930 2/3/293 (9963) Advisability of investigating fur and elephant seals and sea lions in Falkland Islands: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/294 (9966) Ice report: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/295 (9992) Dr Gunther at Natural History Museum requires expert 1930-1 statistical advice necessary for tabulation work on plankton collected by RRS Discovery: correspondence

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2/3/296 (10006) Running survey of South Sandwich Islands by RRS 1930-6 Discovery II: preliminary report, 22 Mar 1930; correspondence; new edition of Admiralty chart no. 3593 of South Sandwich Group 2/3/297 (10008) Captain’s fourth report for RRS Discovery II, 23 Mar 1930 1930: around Grytviken and South Georgia regarding damage done in a storm; correspondence 2/3/298 (10203) Reports on sealing investigations: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/299 (10205) Survey programme: report on plans for future survey 1930 2/3/300 Captain’s eleventh report for RRS William Scoresby, 22 May 1930 1930: at Rio de Janeiro with chart 2/3/301 (10317) Paper on elephant seals by W.C. Rumbonds: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/302 (10322) Captain’s fifth report for RRS Discovery II, 21 Apr-28 1930 May 1930 from Cape town: correspondence regarding painting the ship grey, stowage of weights, Lucas sounding machine and supply of a revolution indicator 2/3/303 (10336) Captain’s twelfth report for RRS William Scoresby, 4 1930 Jun 1930 from St Vincent to Cape Verde Islands 2/3/304 (10344) Fifteenth scientific report on work of RRS William 1930 Scoresby, 16 Jun 1930 2/3/305 (10403) Captain’s sixth report for RRS Discovery II: report; 1930 correspondence 2/3/306 (10406) Painting scheme for Discovery Committee’s vessels: 1930 correspondence; extracts of commands to commanding officers 2/3/307 (10409) Programme of work, 1930-1: correspondence; note of 1930-1 programme; precis of memorandum suggesting possible employment for RRS William Scoresby, Jan-Mar 1931 2/3/308 (10411) Fourteenth scientific report on work of Marine Station, 1930 South Georgia: report; correspondence 2/3/309 (10414) Ninth general report of Marine Station, South Georgia: 1930 report; correspondence 2/3/310 (10474) RRS Discovery II personnel lists: list of personnel 1930 2/3/311 (10484) Captain’s thirteenth report for RRS William Scoresby: 1930 report; correspondence; illustrations of Else Bay; plan of sounds on Rhine Bank 2/3/312 (10526) BANZAR Expedition, publication of results and 1930-1 treatments of material: correspondence; reports on expedition 2/3/313 (10554) Third scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II: 1930-1 report; illustrations; correspondence; chart making natural regions of South Atlantic Ocean 2/3/314 (10600) Whale depletion: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/315 (10814) Press communication by personnel of expedition: 1930-2 correspondence; newspaper cuttings; circular for Discovery Committee 2/3/316 (10845) Reports of cinematograph files of the expedition, 1930-9 arrangements for exhibitions: correspondence; scripts; minutes of Discovery Committee film sub-committee; notes, including of a meeting with Gaumont-British representatives

19 NOL Collection 2 2/3/317 (10847) Seals and valves for weir pump, RRS Discovery II: 1930 correspondence; invoices 2/3/318 (10894) RNR officers regulations as to training: 1930-1 correspondence; list of documents 2/3/319 (10903) Information regarding construction of RRS Discovery 1930 II and winches of RRS William Scoresby required by the Commonwealth Government of to assist in designing a proposed research trawler: correspondence; paper with signatures and comments 2/3/320 (10957) Captain’s seventh report for RRS Discovery II: report 1930 2/3/321 (11006) Small ship allowance for personnel on RRS William 1930-1 Scoresby: correspondence; returns of grants 2/3/322 (11011) Mr Hamilton’s estimates of expenditure on sealing expeditions, 1930-1: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/323 (11104) Board of Trade certificates, RRS William Scoresby: 1930-4 inspection certificates; correspondence 2/3/324 (11163) Running survey of South Orkney Islands: 1930-1 correspondence; telegram statement for circulation to Discovery Committee 2/3/325 (11264) Renewal of sealing licences FIDS [Falkland Islands] Sealing Company Limited: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/326 (11274) Captain’s eighth report for RRS Discovery II: report 1930 2/3/326A (11280) Report on whale work in Durban: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/327 (11409) Executive sub-committee meetings (as well as any sub- 10 Sep 1930 committee which do not come under a definite head): agenda; notes of meeting 2/3/328 (11613) National Museum of Wales request for specimens from 1930 Discovery expedition material: correspondence 2/3/329 (11661) Captain’s ninth report for RRS Discovery II: report, 1930-1 1930; letter, 1931 2/3/330 (11662) RRS Discovery II reconditioning, additions, 1931: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/331 (11683) Captain’s fourteenth report for RRS William Scoresby: 1930-1 report; correspondence 2/3/332 (11726) Captain’s fifteenth report for RRS William Scoresby: 1930-1 report; chart; correspondence 2/3/333 (11785) RRS William Scoresby, stowaways at Pernambuco: 1930-1 correspondence; report; telegrams; details of stowaways 2/3/334 (11821) Fourth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II: 1930-1 report by Dr Stanley W. Kemp with graphs; correspondence 2/3/335 (11940) Final survey report by Lieutenant Commander J.M. 1931 Chaplin: revised draft report; correspondence 2/3/336 (11942) Captain’s tenth report for RRS Discovery II: report, 1930-1 Nov-Dec 1930; correspondence 2/3/337 (11968) Running survey of South Shetlands: correspondence; 1931-6 statement of survey

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2/3/338 (12132) Captain’s second (or sixteenth) report of proceedings Jan 1931 for RRS William Scoresby: report 3 Dec 1930-20 Jan 1931, from Grytviken 2/3/339 (12192) Captain’s eleventh report of proceedings for RRS Feb-May 1931 Discovery II, 1-27 Feb 1931, sent from Grytviken, plus correspondence regarding a receipt 2/3/340 (12924) Captain’s third (or seventeenth) report for RRS Feb-May 1931 William Scoresby, 22 Jan-12 Feb 1931, from Grytviken, South Georgia, plus some correspondence regarding receipt 2/3/341 (12937) Captain’s fifth scientific report for RRS Discovery II, Mar-Dec 1931 Nov 1930-Mar 1931, plus some correspondence and prints/photographs 2/3/342 (12944) Captain’s twelfth report of proceedings, 1 Mar-28 May 28 May 1931 1931, sent from Grytviken, South Georgia 2/3/343 (12991) Captain’s thirteenth report of proceedings for RRS Feb-May 1931 Discovery II, 10 Dec 1930-1 Feb 1931 2/3/344 (13024) Sixteenth scientific report on work of RRS William Jan 1931 Scoresby, 15 Jan 1931 2/3/345 (13029) Captain’s fourth (or eighteenth) report for RRS Mar-Jul 1931 William Scoresby, 13 Feb-5 Mar 1931, sent from Prince Olav Harbour, South Georgia, including a chart and correspondence regarding a receipt 2/3/346 (13110) Captain’s fourteenth report of proceedings, 31 Mar-16 May 1931 May 1931, sent from St Vincent 2/3/347 (13115) Seventeenth scientific report on work of RRS William Apr-May 1931 Scoresby, Jan-Apr 1931, with charts 2/3/348 (13236) Captain’s fifteenth report for RRS Discovery II, 16 5 Jun 1931 May-5 Jun 1931 2/3/349 (13245) Sixth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II Jun 1931 2/3/350 (13264) Captain’s fifth (or nineteenth) report for RRS William Apr-Aug 1931 Scoresby, 6 May-9 Apr, sent from Stanley, Falkland Island, plus some correspondence 2/3/351 (13643) Captain’s sixth (or twentieth) report for RRS William May-Aug 1931 Scoresby, 10 Apr-17 May 1931, with maps showing route and correspondence 2/3/352 (14122) Captain’s twenty-first report of proceedings for RRS Aug-Nov 1931 William Scoresby, 9 Jul-12 Aug 1931 2/3/353 (14308) Captain’s sixteenth report of proceedings for RRS Nov-Dec 1931 Discovery II, 3 Oct-15 Oct, sent from St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, plus some correspondence 2/3/354 (14354) Captain’s eighth (or twenty-second) report for RRS Sep-Dec 1931 William Scoresby, 12 Aug-21 Sep 1931, sent from Port Stanley plus some correspondence 2/3/355 (14591) Captain’s seventeenth report of proceedings for RRS Nov 1931-Jan 1932 Discovery II, 16 Oct-5 Nov, from Port Stanley, Falkland Islands 2/3/356 (14619) Seventh scientific report on work of RRS Discovery, 3 Dec 1931-Oct 1932 Oct-5 Nov 1931, from a voyage from London to the Falklands Islands. Includes photographs 2/3/357 Captain’s ninth (or twenty-third) report of proceedings for RRS Nov 1931-Jan 1932

21 NOL Collection 2 William Scoresby, 21 Sep-7 Nov 1931, sent from Port Stanley 2/3/358 Captain’s eighteenth report of proceedings for RRS Discovery Dec 1931-May1932 II, 6 Nov-29 Dec 1932, sent from Grytviken, plus correspondence 2/3/359 Mr Laurie’s visit on Pelagic whaler [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/360 Exhibition of committee’s photographs at Dominions officer, Mar 1932-Feb 1935 1932 and Royal Photographic Society, 1933: correspondence, press cuttings, exhibition catalogue, invitation and list of titles of photographs [No photographs present] 2/3/361 Captain’s nineteenth report of proceedings for RRS Discovery Feb-Apr 1932 II, 30 Dec 1931-6 Feb 1932, sent from Leith Harbour, plus correspondence 2/3/362 RRS Discovery II: correspondence regarding the Mar 1932-May 1938 increase/reductions of the entertainment allowance 2/3/363 Eighth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II, 12 Nov Feb-Oct 1932 1931-29 Jan 1932: correspondence and notes including regarding the whale blood being sent to London no longer required 2/3/364 Captain’s twenty-fourth report of proceedings for RRS William Feb-Apr 1932 Scoresby, 8 Nov 1931-12 Feb 1932, sent from Port Stanley 2/3/365 Company: proposed purchase of Discovery: Mar-Jul 1932 correspondence, memoranda and minutes from meetings including regarding the cancellations of the ‘option of purchase’ clause in the agreement with Hudson Bay Company 2/3/366 RRS Discovery II: meeting with chief meteorologist of Argentine State, Mr Hollam: correspondence and a brief report 2/3/367 Reports on a visit to Royal Bay, South Georgia in Jan 1932 and Mar-Dec 1932 correspondence regarding the reports. Also includes photographs 2/3/368 Captain’s twentieth report of proceedings for RRS Discovery Mar-Apr 1932 II, 6 Feb-9 Mar 1932, sent from Simonstown 2/3/369 RRS Discovery II: correspondence regarding sounding charts 1932-7 sent home. [Lists of tracings of charts but no charts present] 2/3/370 RRS Discovery II: reconditioning in New Zealand, 1932 [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/371 RRS Discovery II: periodical reports on the condition of the ship: defects, boats, anchors and cables [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/372 Captain’s eleventh report of proceedings for RRS William Apr-Jun 1932 Scoresby, 15 Feb-16 Apr 1932, sent from ‘at sea’ 2/3/373 Proposed Watkins Expedition: application made to the May-Jun 1932 Discovery Committee by Mr H.G. Watkins towards the cost of a forthcoming expedition to Graham Land: memoranda, correspondence and minutes from meetings 2/3/374 Captain’s twenty-sixth report for RRS William Scoresby, 16 Jun-Jul 1932 Apr-6 Jun 1932, sent from London 2/3/375 Captain’s twenty-first report for RRS Discovery II, 6 Apr-10 May-Jul 1932 May 1932, sent from Fremantle, Western Australia

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2/3/376 (18052) RRS William Scoresby, overhaul of guns, etc.: 1932-3 correspondence; estimate 2/3/377 (18086) Whaling, the proposed quota agreement: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/378 (18114) Twenty-second report of proceedings for RRS 1932 Discovery II, May-Jun 1932; covering letter 2/3/379 (18267) Captain’s twenty-third report for RRS Discovery II: 1932-3 report, Jun-Jul 1932; correspondence, 1932-3 2/3/380 (18416) Reports on continuous plankton recorder on RRS 1932 Discovery II: correspondence 2/3/381 (18423) Enquiry on loan of whale boat from RRS Discovery II: 1932 correspondence 2/3/382 (18436) Financial policy of Discovery Committee: notes on the 1932 present financial position, with statement of income and expenditure 2/3/383 (18531) RRS Discovery II, destruction of cockroaches on: 1932-3 correspondence; pamphlet The cockroach its life history and how to deal with it by Frederick Laing (London, 1930) 2/3/384 (18539) Captain’s twenty-fourth report for RRS Discovery II: 1932 report, Aug 1932; correspondence 2/3/385 (18543) Ninth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II: 1932 report; correspondence; extract of minutes of scientific sub- committee 2/3/386 (18642) Loan of RRS Discovery to the Admiralty: notes on 1932-3 suggestions for Discovery; correspondence; draft letter for circulation 2/3/387 (18736) Whaling and protection of whales, minutes of the interdepartmental committee: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/388 (18747) Special report on a visit to New Zealand, 1932: report, 1932 which includes visits to the ship of societies, university classes and school classes, etc., correspondence; extracts from minutes 2/3/389 (18768) Captain’s twenty-fifth report of proceedings for RRS 1932 Discovery II: report, Oct 1932; correspondence 2/3/390 (18779) Report on New Zealand whaling: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/391 (18780) Tenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II: 1932 report; covering letter 2/3/392 (18890) RRS Discovery II visit to Deception Island: 1932-4 correspondence; brief report 2/3/393 (18930) Nineteenth scientific report on work of RRS William 1932-3 Scoresby: copy of report by E.R. Gunther, Dec 1932; letter; notes 2/3/394 (19049) Search for seals of Willis Island and neighbourhood, also Bird Island: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/395 (19094) Captain’s twenty-sixth report of proceedings for RRS 1932-3 Discovery II: report, Oct-Dec 1932; correspondence 2/3/396 (19190) Sovereignty over the Antarctic continent: official paper 1931, 1933 from the Dominions Office to the law officers of the Crown, 1931; covering letter, 1933

23 NOL Collection 2 2/3/397 (19191) Whale marks returned: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/398 (19258) Supply of gear to Murray expedition to the Indian 1933-4 Ocean, also information given: correspondence; specimen agreement for Falkland Islands re-engagement 2/3/399 (19277) Captain’s twenty-seventh report of proceedings for 1933 RRS Discovery II: report; covering letter 2/3/400 (19285) Eleventh scientific report on work of RRS Discovery 1933 II: report; correspondence 2/3/401 (19296) Memorandum on the position of Discovery 1933 Investigations: ‘Note on the position and future of the Discovery investigations’; paper on the financial relations of the dependencies to the colony; correspondence 2/3/402 (19296/2) Memorandum on the position of Discovery c.1933 Investigations: drafts of ‘Note on the position and future of the Discovery investigations’ and ‘Note on the future course of the Discovery’; paper ‘Discovery investigations - summary of results obtained, 1925-32' 2/3/403 (19318) Custody of ship’s plans: lists of drawings, 1926; 1933-5 tracings; correspondence 2/3/404 (19359) Captain’s twenty-eighth report of proceedings for RRS 1933 Discovery II: report, Feb-Mar 1933 2/3/405 (19406) Challenger meeting on board RRS Discovery II: 1933 correspondence; extracts of minutes of scientific sub-committee 2/3/406 (19446) RRS Discovery II reconditioning, 1933: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/407 (19453) Twelfth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II: 1933 report; correspondence; extract of minutes of scientific sub- committee 2/3/408 (19521) Captain’s twenty-ninth report of proceedings for RRS 1933 Discovery II: report, Mar-May 1933; correspondence 2/3/409 (19627) Sir John Middleton’s proposed appointment as a 1934 member of the committee: correspondence; comments of committee 2/3/410 (19995, 19995A) Captain Carey’s special account: [files not present: with personal file 76] 2/3/411 (20290) RRS Discovery II, visit to Tristan da Cunha, 1933: Sep 1933-May 1934 papers regarding conveying mail and food supplies to Tristan da Cunha in the course of passage to the Falkland Islands. Includes photographs of Tristan da Cunha, a medical report by the surgeon of Discovery II and Captain Nelson’s report 2/3/412 (20360) Mr J.E. Hamilton’s visit to the Falklands, 1933-5 for Oct 1933-Feb 1935 an investigation into sea lions: allowance for gear to renew his supplies 2/3/413 (20698) Captain’s thirtieth report of proceedings for RRS Oct 1933-Jan 1934 Discovery II:, 21 Oct-31 Oct 1933 2/3/414 (20766) RRS Discovery II, arrangements for refit at Simonstown, 1934: [file not present: held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/415 (20785) Payment of naval pensions to officers and men: [file not present: held in main office] 2/3/416 (20936) Articles by Dr Schott on the work of RRS Discovery II 1933

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from 1932-3 2/3/417 (21037) Antarctic voyage of Lars Christensen: Consul Lars Nov 1933-Mar 1934 Christian, Norwegian explorer and shipowner: 10,000 ton tanker bound for Antarctic waters to take fuel, oil and provisions to the firm’s fleet and to bring back whale oil 2/3/418 (21043) British Sovereignty claims in the Antarctic: adverse Dec 1933-Jan 1934 criticisms in Norwegian press upon British claims 2/3/419 (21096) Commercial value of elephant seals: [file not present: held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/420 Captain’s thirty-first report of proceedings for RRS Discovery Dec 1933-Jan 1935 II, 1 Nov-3 Dec 1933, sent from Grytviken plus correspondence regarding the position of Nightingale and the Inaccessible islands; a collection for the British Legion Appeal; and the vessel’s improved behaviour in seeway 2/3/421 Thirteenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II, Jan-Feb 1934 covering the outward passage of the ship’s third commission 4/3/422 (21142) Captain’s thirty-second (or third) report of proceedings Dec 1933-Oct 1934 for RRS Discovery II, 3 Dec-27 Dec 1933, sent from Port Stanley, plus some correspondence 2/3/423 Fourteenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II, 7 Dec 1933-Feb 1934 Feb 1934 and letter from Dr Mackintosh, dated 26 Dec 1933, sent from Port Stanley 2/3/424 (21163) Discovery Expedition: provident fund – liability to UK income tax. [file empty: contents transferred to 6107/2/35 General] 2/3/425 (21164) Admiral Byrd’s expedition: correspondence regarding Feb 1934-Jan 1935 supply of stores and regarding requests for assistance: medical assistance for Admiral Byrd who has a heart condition and regarding Dr Shirley who is serious ill; concern over Byrd’s desire for publicity. [photographs included] 2/3/426 (21199) List of oceanic depth [file empty] 2/3/427 (21213) British Graham Land expedition: correspondence, Feb 1934-Oct 1936 papers and press cuttings regarding arrangements for Mr Rymill expedition including concerning the spare gear of Discovery used for Penola and the Discovery II conveying mails to the British Graham land expedition 2/3/428 (21213/2) British Graham Land expedition: file regarding Feb-Jun 1935 further financial assistance, report of scientific work, reports from meetings, correspondence, list of receipts and additional expenses 2/3/429 (21276) Stationary dies and examples of dies (stamps) Mar 1934 2/3/430 (21300) Captain’s thirty-third (or fourth) report of proceedings Jan-Aug 1934 for RRS Discovery II, plus some correspondence 2/3/431 (21489) Supply of sailing directions to the Director of Research Apr-May 1934 (Dr Stanley W. Kemp) including a copy of supplement no. 3, 1934 relating to the Pacific Islands, vol III, 6th ed. 1931, corrected 1934 2/3/432 (21514) Captain’s thirty-fourth (or fifth) report of proceedings Mar-Jun 1934 for RRS Discovery II, including a list of wireless messages and shore telegrams read and sent regarding a doctor for Admiral Byrd plus some correspondence

25 NOL Collection 2 2/3/433 (21500) Development commission’s advisory committee of May 1934 fishery research: correspondence regarding Dr Stanley W. Kemp’s membership of the committee 2/3/434 (21624) Request for Southern Whaling and Sealing Company for information relation to pancreas of whales: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/435 (21651) RRS Discovery II, extension of chart 3596: 1934-6 correspondence 2/3/436 (21681) Captain’s thirty-fifth report of proceedings for RRS 1934 Discovery II: report; correspondence 2/3/437 (21694) Fifteenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery 1934 II: report; correspondence; extracts from the minutes of the scientific sub-committee 2/3/438 (21761) Captain’s thirty-sixth report of proceedings for RRS 1934 Discovery II: report, May-Jun 1934; covering letter 2/3/439 (21765) RRS Discovery II, survey of harbour at Port Stanley 1933-6 and disposal of Alert: report; correspondence; extract of minutes 2/3/440 (21766) Whale marks and guns: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/441 (21767) Whale marking, hire of ships 1934/5, 1935/6: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/442 (21768) Whale marking, estimate: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/443 (22039) Employment of whaling inspectors on scientific work: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/444 (22186) RRS Discovery II, disposal of ship and gear: ship sub- 1934-6 committee minutes; Discovery Committee paper ‘Future of the RRS Discovery’; note of Captain Mackenzie’s remarks on RRS Discovery; correspondence 2/3/445 (22186/2) RRS Discovery II, disposal of ship and gear: correspondence; newspaper cuttings; committee papers 2/3/446 (22347) Captain’s thirty-seventh report of proceedings for RRS 1934-5 Discovery II: report, Jun-Sep 1934; correspondence 2/3/447 (22358) Further memoranda on future of Discovery 1934-5 Investigations: memoranda; draft letter to the Colonial Office; correspondence; ‘Summary of the attached memorandum on the future of RRS Discovery II’ 2/3/448 (22358/2) Further memoranda on future of Discovery 1936 Investigations: draft letter to the Colonial Office; note on the financial implication of proposals and estimate for programmes, 1935-44; correspondence 2/3/449 (22358/3) Further memoranda on future of Discovery 1937 Investigations: correspondence; estimates of costs 2/3/450 Model of RRS Discovery: regarding a large model being made Nov 1934 in Australia, the offer of model and whaling prints for sale, and supply of particulars and photographs 2/3/451 Floating dock at Port Stanley plus a copy of The Shipyard, no. 1931, 1934 125, vol. 13, Nov-Dec 1931 [22429] 2/3/452 (22439) Captain’s twenty-seventh report of proceedings for Oct 1934-Jan 1935 RRS William Scoresby, 29 Oct 1934, sent from Dakar plus

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some correspondence including regarding adjustments to the engines at Cape Town 2/3/453 (22488) Sixteenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery Oct 1934 II, 18 Oct 1934 2/3/454 (22489) Captain’s thirty-eighth report of proceedings for RRS Oct 1934-Apr 1935 Discovery II, sent from Magallanes including correspondence with Captain G. Arroyo, Maritime Governor of Magallanes 2/3/454A (22527) Captain’s twenty-eighth report for RRS William Nov 1934-Jan 1935 Scoresby, 25 Nov 1934, sent from Simonstown 2/3/455 (22648/2) Reports on whale marking experiments, 1934-5: [file not present: held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/456 (22648) Reports on whale marking experiments, 1935-6: [file not present: held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/457 (22648/3) Reports on whale marking experiments, 1936-7 and 1937-8: [file not present: held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/458 (22656) Captain’s thirty-ninth report of proceedings for RRS Nov 1934-Jan 1935 Discovery II, sent from Port Stanley plus correspondence regarding the grounding of Discovery II in the Ackwalishan Channel and contact with the Chilean Naval Authorities 2/3/459 (22690) Herbert Hollick-Kenyon, Canadian pilot: press Jan 1935-Jan 1936 cuttings, telegrams and minutes of meetings 2/3/460 (22690/2) RRS Discovery II: assistance for Lincoln Ellesworth Jan-Aug 1936 relief mission: arrangements and supplies 2/3/461 (22707) RRS Discovery II: spare oil fuel coils for oil heater Jan-Mar 1935 2/3/462 (22751) RRS Discovery II: reconditioning, 1935: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/463 (22817) Captain’s twenty-ninth report of proceedings for RRS Dec 1934 Williams Scoresby 2/3/464 RRS William Scoresby: whale marking logs, 1934-5: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/465 (22873) Captain’s thirtieth report of proceedings for RRS Jan 1935 William Scoresby, 22 Jan 1935 2/3/466 (22970) Captain’s eleventh (or fortieth) report of proceedings Jan-Aug 1935 for RRS Discovery II, including a list of telegrams received and sent from and to the British Graham Land expedition, Ellsworth expedition and the Byrd expedition 2/3/467 (22978) Errors in new edition of South Orkney chart Jan-Nov 1935 2/3/468 Number not used 2/3/469 (23024) Seventeenth scientific report on work of RRS 1935 Discovery II: report with charts; correspondence 2/3/470 (23031, 23031/2, 23031/3, 23031/4) Whale marking returns, 1924-5, 195-6, 1936-7, 1937-9: [files not present: files held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/471 (23078) Captain’s thirty-first report of proceedings for RRS 1935 William Scoresby 2/3/472 (23351) Captain’s thirty-second report of proceedings for RRS 1935 William Scoresby 2/3/473 (22259) Captain’s thirty-third report of proceedings for RRS 1935 William Scoresby 2/3/474 (23372) Captain’s forty-first report of proceedings for RRS 1935 Discovery II: report; correspondence

27 NOL Collection 2 2/3/475 (23408) Condition of whaling station, Deception Island: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/476 (23444) Twentieth scientific report on work of RRS William 1936-7 Scoresby: report; correspondence 2/3/477 (23477) Captain’s forty-second report of proceedings for RRS 1935 Discovery II: report; correspondence 2/3/478 (23492) RRS William Scoresby, report on personnel for 1934-5, 1935-8 1935-6, 1936-7 and 1937-8 commissions: reports; correspondence 2/3/479 (23511) Captain’s thirty-fourth report of proceedings for RRS 1935 William Scoresby: report 2/3/480 (23528) RRS William Scoresby, ship’s register and papers, Lloyd’s certificates: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/481 (23578) Report on bird life of the : 1935 report by Lieutenant L.C. Hill; correspondence 2/3/482 (23882) Captain’s forty-third report of proceedings for RRS 1935 Discovery II: report; correspondence 2/3/483 (23911) Captain’s forty-fourth report of proceedings for RRS 1935 Discovery II: report; correspondence; trial data sheet 2/3/484 (23912) Eighteenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery 1935 II: report; correspondence; invoice for contact prints 2/3/485 (23948) Paper by C.H. Townsend on the distribution of whales: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/486 (25079) Captain’s forty-fifth report of proceedings for RRS 1935 Discovery II: report; correspondence 2/3/487 (25916) Captain’s thirty-fifth report of proceedings for RRS 1935 William Scoresby: report 2/3/488 (25965) Captain’s forty-sixth report of proceedings for RRS 1935 Discovery II: report; covering letter 2/3/489 (26095) Captain’s thirty-sixth report of proceedings for RRS 1935 William Scoresby: report 2/3/490 (26234) Captain’s forty-seventh report of proceedings for RRS 1935-6 Discovery II: report 2/3/491 (26284) Medical reports for RRS Discovery II: reports for 1936-9 committee; correspondence 2/3/492 (26335) Captain’s forty-eighth report of proceedings for RRS 1935-6 Discovery II: report; telegrams 2/3/493 (26415) Nineteenth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery 1936 II: report 2/3/494 (26428) Captain’s thirty-seventh report of proceedings for RRS 1935-6 Discovery II: report, Dec 1935; covering letter 2/3/495 (26450) Captain’s thirty-eighth report of proceedings for RRS 1936 Discovery II: report and enclosed quarterly report of state and condition of ship; covering letter 2/3/496 (26465) Captain’s forty-ninth report of proceedings for RRS 1936 Discovery II: report; correspondence 2/3/497 (26595) Captain’s thirty-ninth report of proceedings for RRS 1936 William Scoresby 2/3/498 (26690) Captain’s fortieth report of proceedings for RRS Mar-Nov 1936 William Scoresby, 12 Mar 1936, sent from ‘at sea’ plus a copy of a letter from the Prime Minister of Canberra

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2/3/499 (26765) RRS William Scoresby: forty-first report of Apr-May 1936 proceedings, 14 Apr 1936, from Simonstown with extracts from log book and list of repairs required at Simonstown dockyard 2/3/500 (26767) RRS William Scoresby: medical reports: medical Apr-Nov 1936 examination of ship’s company 2/3/501 Captain’s fiftieth (or sixth) report of proceedings for RRS Apr-Jun 1936 Discovery II, 7 Apr 1936, from Fremantle, with original sketches of land 2/3/502 (26870) Twentieth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery Feb-Jun 1936 II, 24 Dec 1935-5 Feb 1936, mainly from the Ross Sea 2/3/503 (26875) Twenty-first scientific report on work of RRS William May-Nov 1936 Scoresby, 15 May 1936, covering the 5th commission devoted to whale marking 2/3/504 (27041) Captain’s fifty-first report of proceedings for RRS May-Jun 1936 Discovery II, 7 Apr-11 May 1936, sent from Cape Town 2/3/505 (27213) Captain’s fifty-second report of proceedings for RRS Jun-Aug 1936 Discovery II, 19 Jun 1936, sent from Simon’s Town 2/3/506 Publications received from Artic Institute, Leningrad: details of Jul 1936 publications, none included 2/3/507 (27899) Twenty-first scientific report on work of RRS c. Jun-Dec 1936 Discovery II, 5 Feb-19 Jun, Ross Sea and Ballery Island to Simons Town 2/3/508 (27950) Captain’s forty-second report of proceedings for RRS Nov 1936-Jan 1937 William Scoresby, 1 Nov 1936, sent from at sea 2/3/509 (28019) Claims for salary and pension contributions of Nov 1936-Aug 1939 seconded staff: statements of claim for refund by the Discovery Committee of the salary etc. for various people on loan from the Colonial Office to the Discovery Committee 2/3/510 (28066) Captain’s forty-third report of proceedings for RRS Nov 1936-Jan 1937 William Scoresby, 27 Nov 1936, sent from Cape Town 2/3/511 Captain’s fifty-third (or ninth) report of proceedings for RRS Oct 1936-Jan 1937 Discovery II, 10 Sep-24 Oct 1936, sent from Grytviken 2/3/512 (28266) Captain’s fifty-fourth (or tenth) report of proceedings Dec 1936-Mar 1937 for RRS Discovery II, 24 Oct-5 Dec 1936 and 7 Dec 1936, sent from Leith 2/3/513 (28343) Captain’s forty-fourth report of proceedings for RRS Dec 1936-Mar 1937 William Scoresby, 22nd Dec 1936, sent from ‘at sea’ 2/3/514 (28536) Twenty-second scientific report on work of RRS Mar-May 1937 Discovery II, first half of 1936-7 season, principally the Falkland sector 2/3/515 (28551) Captain’s forty-sixth report of proceedings for RRS Feb-May1937 William Scoresby, 17 Feb 1937, sent from ‘at sea’ 2/3/516 (28573) Captain’s fifty-fifth report of proceedings for RRS Mar 1937 Discovery II, 5 Mar 1937, sent from Grytviken, with extract from meteorological log 2/3/517 (28601) Captain’s forty-seventh report of proceedings for RRS Mar 1937 William Scoresby, 24 Mar 1937, sent from Cape Town 2/3/518 (28697) Captain’s forty-fifth report of proceedings for RRS Jan 1937 William Scoresby, 26 Jan 1937, sent from ‘at sea’

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2/3/519 (28735) Captain’s forty-eighth report of proceedings for RRS Apr 1937 William Scoresby, 22 Apr 1937, sent from ‘at sea’ 2/3/520 (28775) Captain’s fifty-sixth report of proceedings for RRS Apr 1937 Discovery II, 22 Apr 1937, sent from ‘at sea’, with a chart 2/3/521 (28796) Captain’s forty-ninth report of proceedings for RRS May 1937 William Scoresby, 6 May 1937, sent from Gravesend 2/3/522 (28971) Twenty-third scientific report on work of RRS May-Jul 1937 Discovery II, Christmas 1936-May 1937 2/3/523 (28973) Twenty-second scientific on work of RRS William 1937 Scoresby: report by T. John Hart; covering letter; extracts of minutes of the scientific sub-committee 2/3/524 (28999) Captain’s fifty-seventh report of proceedings for RRS 1937 Discovery II 2/3/525 (29200) Proposed diversion of ocean council asking for 1937 information and co-operation: correspondence 2/3/526 (29327) Imperial conference recommendations regarding work 1937-9 of RRS Discovery II: correspondence; extract of sixteenth letter of recommendation; minutes of Discovery Committee; extract from report of voyage of RRS Discovery II from Fremantle of Dunedin via the Antarctic by A.W. Cornish, Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau 2/3/527 (30082) Captain’s fiftieth report of proceedings for RRS 1937 William Scoresby 2/3/528 (30213) Captain’s fifty-first report of proceedings for RRS 1937 William Scoresby 2/3/529 (32311) Captain’s fifty-eighth report of proceedings for RRS 1937 Discovery II 2/3/530 (32421) Request from International Hydrographic Bureau for 1938 additional soundings in South Indian Ocean: correspondence 2/3/531 (32440) Captain’s fifty-third report of proceedings for RRS 1937 William Scoresby 2/3/532 (32443)Captain’s fifty-second report of proceedings for RRS 1937 William Scoresby 2/3/533 (32472) New issue of Falkland Islands stamps: correspondence 1938 2/3/534 (32504) Twenty-fourth scientific report on work of RRS 1938 Discovery II: report; covering letter 2/3/535 (32605) Exhibition of , Bergen 1940: draft 1938 programmes; correspondence; headed notepaper 2/3/536 (32615) RRS Discovery II, repairs at Simonstown May 1938: [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/537 (32496) Captain’s fifty-ninth report of proceedings for RRS 1938 Discovery II 2/3/538 (32625) Captain’s sixtieth report of proceedings for RRS 1938 Discovery II 2/3/539 (36643) Captain’s fifty-fourth report of proceedings for RRS 1937 William Scoresby 2/3/540 (36649) Captain’s fifty-fifth report of proceedings for RRS 1937 William Scoresby 2/3/541 (36655) Captain’s fifty-sixth report of proceedings for RRS 1937 William Scoresby

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2/3/542 (36675) Letter to whaling companies regarding continuation of whale marking: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/543 (36693) National Maritime Board Pensions Scheme for 1938-9 Officers: correspondence; printed booklet of trust deed and rules; general information on scheme; leaflet and regulations as to contributions; rates of pay of officers 2/3/544 (36709) Twenty-fifth scientific report on work of RSS 1938 Discovery II: report; covering letter 2/3/545 (36723) Captain’s fifty-seventh report of proceedings for RRS 1938 William Scoresby: report 2/3/546 (36724) RRS William Scoresby, visit to Saunders Island, South 1937-9 Sandwich: report; list of photographs taken; invoice; correspondence 2/3/547 (36793) Captain’s fifty-eighth report of proceedings for RRS 1938 William Scoresby 2/3/548 (36799) Twenty-third scientific report on work of RRS William 1938 Scoresby: report; correspondence 2/3/549 (36802) RRS William Scoresby, survey of Clerke rocks, South 1938 Georgia: ‘Report on recent Antarctic surveys, etc., by Discovery II and William Scoresby’; paper on Clerke rocks; correspondence 2/3/550 (36909) Captain’s sixty-first report of proceedings for RRS 1938 Discovery II: correspondence 2/3/551 (37011) Captain’s sixty-second report of proceedings for RRS May 1938 Discovery II, 28 Mar-4 May, 1938, sent from Simon’s Town 2/3/552 Twenty-sixth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II, 8 Apr-Jun 1938 Feb-28 Mar 1938, sent from Dunedin, South Georgia 2/3/553 (37301) Antarctic Investigations: reports and correspondence Jul 1938-Jun 1939 Commonwealth Government consideration for a new expedition to the Antarctic to explore areas particularly in the Australian sector; papers from the Polar Committee and regarding investigations which might be undertaken by the South African government 2/3/554 (37352) Captain’s sixty-third report of proceedings for RRS Jul 1938 Discovery II, 28 Jul 1938, sent from Cape Town 2/3/555 (37411) Twenty-eighth scientific report on work of RRS Jul-Oct 1938 Discovery II, 29 Jul 1938, from first of intended repeated cruises 2/3/556 (37423) RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: Aug-Oct 1938 particulars required for Admiralty purposes regarding wireless equipment earmarked for use as armed boarding vessels in an emergency 2/3/557 (37499) Captain’s sixty-fourth report of proceedings for RRS Sep 1938 Discovery II, 28 Jul-1 Sep, sent from Simonstown 2/3/558 (37506) Twenty-ninth scientific report on work of RRS Sep-Oct 1938 Discovery II, 5 Aug-9 Sep 1938 2/3/559 (37611) Captain’s sixty-fifth report of proceedings for RRS Oct 1938 Discovery II, 1 Sep-8 Oct 1938, sent from Cape Town 2/3/560 (37706) Captain’s sixty-sixth report of proceedings for RRS Nov 1938 Discovery II, 8 Oct-10 Oct 1938, sent from Simonstown 2/3/561 (37769) Thirtieth scientific report on work of RRS Discovery Dec 1938-Mar 1939

31 NOL Collection 2 II, 1 Jul-8 Oct 1938 2/3/562 Thirty-first scientific report on work of RRS Discovery II, 17 Nov 1938-Mar 1939 Oct-10 Nov, fourth of repeated cruises 2/3/563 (37791) RRS Discovery II: loan for work in Faroe-Shetland Nov 1938-Mar 1939 area under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the sea: reports and correspondence 2/3/564 (37819) RRS Discovery II: reconditioning, 1939 [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/565 (37823) RRS Discovery II: auroral observations in Antarctic Dec 1938-May 1939 plus requests for logs from Canterbury University College, Christchurch, New Zealand 2/3/566 (37830) Thirty-third scientific report on work RRS Feb-Mar 1939 Discovery II, 7 Jan-7 Feb 1939 2/3/567 (37840) Captain’s sixty-seventh report of proceedings for RRS Dec 1938-Jan 1939 Discovery II, 10 Nov-19 Dec 1938, sent from Simonstown 2/3/568 General approximate particular of RRS Discovery II and RRS c.1939 William Scoresby 2/3/569 RRS Discovery II: report on coast of between Mar-May 1939 meridians of 0 10’E and 4 30’E including a chart with echo soundings 2/3/570 (37907) Captain’s sixty-ninth (or twenty-fifth) report of Mar 1939 proceedings for RRS Discovery II, 7 Feb-19 Mar 1939, sent from Cape Town 2/3/571 (37947) International Committee on the of the Jan-Jun 1939 Pacific (6th Pacific Science Congress at the University of California): correspondence 2/3/572 (37969) Thirty-second scientific report on work of RRS Dec 1938-Mar 1939 Discovery II, 22 Nov-19 Dec 1938 2/3/573 (37972) Captain’s sixty-eighth report of proceedings for RRS Feb-Mar 1939 Discovery II, 19 Dec 1938-7 Feb 1939, sent from Cape Town 2/3/574 (37985) RRS Discovery II: arrangements on her return [file not present: file held by Dr Herdman] 2/3/575 (38077) RRS Discovery II: file regarding disposal including May-Jul 1939 enquiries about purchase from Norway and enquiries about chartering her 2/3/576 (38151) Captain’s seventieth report of proceedings for RRS May-Jun 1939 Discovery II, 19 Mar-9 May 1939, from London 2/3/577 (38262) Testimonial service with Discovery Investigations: Jun-Sep 1939 arrangements for certificates of thanksgiving for people for their service with RRS Discovery and RRS Discovery II. Plus some thank you notes, quotations, lists of names an periods of employment 2/3/578 (38312) Norwegian whale marking: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/579 (38284) Test case about whales: [file not present: file held by Dr Mackintosh] 2/3/580 (38357) Dr Colin Bertram’s expedition to mainland portion of Aug 1939 Falkland Islands: financial support

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2/4 Personnel files: include correspondence, agreements, application forms;

2/4/1 (PF2) Dr E.H. Marshall, surgeon 1924-32 2/4/2 (PF6) Mr J.O. Borley 1928-37 2/4/3 (PF7) Dr N.A. Mackintosh, zoologist: correspondence; 1924-49 agreements; application form for exemption from military service 2/4/4 (PF8) Dr J.F.G. Wheeler, zoologist 1924-31 2/4/5 (PF9) H.F.P. Herdman, hydrologist 1924-49, 1976 2/4/6 (PF10) E.R. Gunther, zoologist 1924-41 2/4/7 (PF11) A.J. Cloves, hydrologist: 1924-48 2/4/8 (PF16) Lieutenant Commander R.L.V. Shannon, RN, master 1927-30 2/4/9 (PF21) Commander J.R. Stenhouse 1923-8 2/4/10 (PF24) J.E. Hamilton 1928-39 2/4/11 (PF25) A. Saunders 1924-39 2/4/12 (PF28) G.W. Rayner 1927-47 2/4/13 (PF29) Lieutenant Commander J.W.S. Marr, RNR 1926-38, note 1964 2/4/14 (PF30) F.C. Fraser, zoologist 1925-33 2/4/15 (PF31) D. Dilwyn John, zoologist 1925-35 2/4/16 (PF34) Lieutenant Commander W.A. Horton, engineer 1928-37 2/4/17 (PF37) Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, RN 1928-37 2/4/18 (PF47) F.H. Harper, secretary of the Discovery Committee 1928-37 2/4/19 (PF49) A.N. Porteous 1929-40 2/4/20 (PF50) Sir Sidney Harmer 1928-31 2/4/21 (PF51) R.G. Gourlay 1928-40 2/4/22 (PF52) E.W.A. Scarlett, accountant 1928-36 2/4/23 (PF54) Miss S.M. Isaacson 1929-47 2/4/24 (PF57) T.W. Dinning, wireless operator 1926-31 2/4/25 (PF60) Miss D.B. Meggitt 1929-37 2/4/26 (PF66) T.J. Hart, zoologist 1929-49 2/4/27 (PF67) F.D. Ommanney 1931-46 2/4/28 (PF68) A.H. Laurie 1929-38 2/4/29 (PF76, PF76/2, 19451, 19995, 19995A) Commander W.M. 1929-36 Carey, RN, and Board of Trade enquiry into the loss of Carey 2/4/30 (PF84) Lieutenant Commander J.J.C. Irving, acting master of 1929-31 RRS William Scoresby 2/4/31 (PF85) Lieutenant R.A.B. Ardley, RNR 1929-38 2/4/32 (PF86) Lieutenant A.L. Nelson, RNR 1929-37 2/4/33 (PF117) J.A. Nicholson 1937-43 2/4/34 (PF125) R.W. Mackay, laboratory assistant on RRS Discovery 1930-5 II 2/4/35 (RF128) D. Ray, engineer on RRS William Scoresby 1927-33 2/4/36 (PF129) (3775) G.S. Hunter: appointment as engineer second 1927-37 officer on RRS William Scoresby 2/4/37 (PF156) Lieutenant L.C. Hill, RNR 1930-46 2/4/38 (PF166) (3729) Dr H.E. Bargmann: application for post of 1927-51 zoologist

33 NOL Collection 2 2/4/39 (PF168) Commander T.A. Jolliffe, RN 1931-4 2/4/40 (PF174) Dr G.M. Gibbon 1931-3 2/4/41 (PF178) G. Ayres, watchman on RRS Discovery II 1931-9 2/4/42 (PF187) Miss D.M.E. Wilson 1932-49 2/4/43 (PF196) V.D. Carse 1933-8 2/4/44 (PF199) Lieutenant H. Kirkwood, RNR 1933-8 2/4/45 (PF200) Sub-Lieutenant T.H.B. Oates 1933-9 2/4/46 (PF206) Lieutenant R. Walker, RNR 1933-8 2/4/47 (PF214) Lieutenant C.R.U. Boothby, RNR 1933-51 2/4/48 (PF219) Lieutenant Commander R.C. Freaker, RNR 1933-44 2/4/49 Mrs G.L. Fry, scientific assistant 1943-9 2/4/50 H. Shadwell and J.H. Smoughton, temporary assistants 1946-50 2/4/51 Candidates for Master of RRS Discovery Jun 1923

2/5 Antarctic expeditions

Polar Medal 2/5/1 Correspondence regarding awarding to marine and 1940-1 scientific staff employed by Discovery Committee 2/5/2 Correspondence file of J.O. Borley, Queen Anne’s Chambers, 1928-37 including newspaper cuttings 2/5/3 Telegrams c.1930s (mainly 1934-5) 2/5/4 Falkland Isles Research Ships Committee: correspondence and 1920-2 papers 2/5/5 Telegrams sent and received including a search and rescue 1937 mission (?Esther H3) 2/5/6 Script for a television programme Undated, c.1930s 2/5/7 Script for a television programme labelled: ‘revise handed in by Undated, c.1930s Mrs Burt and examined 22/9/36’ 2/5/8 Award of the Polar Medal: correspondence regarding 1940-1 application and list of personnel qualifying 2/5/9 Discovery Committee evacuation of collections from British 1939-41, 1945 Museum during Second World War: correspondence 2/5/10 Liability of Discovery Committee staff to Falkland Islands 1939-45 Colonial Income Tax: correspondence and papers regarding staff pay 2/5/11 Discovery Committee proposed expedition to the Antarctic 1944-6 under consideration by the South African Antarctic Research Committee 2/5/12 Insuring Discovery Committee’s scientific and other equipment 1939-50 under the War Damage Act: correspondence

Discovery Committee Miscellaneous: Certificate of Science

2/5/13 W.A. Alexander: certificate of science awarded as a mark of Sep 1939 appreciation for service on the RRS Discovery II in the Discovery Investigations 2/5/14 R.W. Hampson: certificate of science awarded as a mark of Sep 1939 appreciation for service on the RRS William Scoresby in the Discovery Investigations

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2/5/15 H. Jones: certificate of science awarded as a mark of Sep 1939 appreciation for service on the RRS Discovery II in the Discovery Investigations 2/5/16 A.G. Marrass: certificate of science awarded as a mark of Sep 1939 appreciation for service on the RRS William Scoresby in the Discovery Investigations 2/5/17 C.L. Rich: certificate of science awarded as a mark of Sep 1939 appreciation for service on the RRS Discovery II in the Discovery Investigations 2/5/18 C.J. Rumsey: certificate of science awarded as a mark of Sep 1939 appreciation for service on the RRS William Scoresby in the Discovery Investigations 2/5/19 A. Warren: certificate of science awarded as a mark of Sep 1939 appreciation for service on the RRS William Scoresby in the Discovery Investigations 2/5/20 File of station data n.d. 2/5/21 File of station data n.d. 2/5/22 Chemical composition of crocodile flesh Nov 1930 2/5/23 Kenya-Uganda railway: Colonial Development Advisory Jan 1930 Committee memoranda by the East African Department, Colonial Office relative to the proposals for the extension of the Kenya-Uganda railway from Kampala to the Congo border south of Ruwenson 2/5/24 Charts: correspondence regarding track and shipping charts and 1930-7 their reproduction and loan 2/5/25 Particulars of vessels, fishery ships general: extracts from Dec 1930-Sep 1937 fishing and sailing journals regarding vessels, correspondence and index with name of vessel and country 2/5/26 Discovery films: correspondence regarding use of films taken Oct 1930-Sep 1937 on voyages and concerning extra scenes, subtitles and commentary 2/5/27 Plankton tabulations and computation and necessary May 1928-Oct 1931 employment of statistical personal to do work 2/5/28 Whale marking in South Georgia: report with charts of 1936-7 May 1937 season by E.R. Gunther 2/5/29 Whale marking in South Georgia: report of 20 Nov 1935-19 Feb 1936 Jan 1936 by Dr H.F.P. Herdman 2/5/30 Survey programme: reports of 1928-9 and 1930-1 by Chaplin c.1930 and Kemp 2/5/31 Articles for Nature and Discovery: drafts, proofs and published May 1928-Jun 1937 copies 2/5/32 Breeding of whales: investigations at shore station: notes by N.A. Mackintosh 2/5/33 RRS Discovery II: press notices: statements, reports and a press cuttings and notes on procedure, and rights to use photographs 2/5/34 Extracts and cuttings from fishing journals and newspapers Sep 1930-Oct 1936 regarding research vessels including British, Norwegian, Egyptian, French and Japanese 2/5/35 South Sandwich Islands: correspondence and press notices Mar 1930-Jan 1931 2/5/36 Press: cuttings, correspondence, statements and enquiries Nov 1929-May 1937

35 NOL Collection 2 2/5/37 RRS William Scoresby: press notices, cuttings, statements and Jul 1930-Feb 1937 correspondence 2/5/38 International whaling committee: minutes from committee and Jun 1929-May 1936 correspondence 2/5/39 Printed list of Discovery reports to Aug 1980; Discovery 1927-32, 1980 Investigations second annual report, Jan 1927 - May 1928 (1929); two copies of Discovery Investigations first annual report 1926 (1927); two copies of Falkland Islands Discovery Investigations general regulations and instructions (1932) 2/5/40 Station data n.d. 2/5/41 RRS Discovery II: Dr Stanley W. Kemp ‘in’ telegrams: list; 1930-1 telegrams 2/5/42 RRS William Scoresby ‘out’ telegrams 1928-38 2/5/43 National Institute of Oceanography storekeeping organisation: 1950-3 lists; descriptions of articles of equipment and estimated costs 2/5/44 Confidential despatch from the Governor of the Falkland c.1928 Islands sent 8 May 1928: reply to Governors criticisms with revisions and amendments, correspondence and minutes of special committee meeting of RRS William Scoresby personnel 2/5/45 International Whaling Committee: Norwegian draft bill on May 1927-May whaling, negotiations with League of Nations, convention 1929 regarding whale fishing and remarks on the bill concerning the capture of Baleen whales, including some notes in French 2/5/46 Possible fishery cruiser: colonial conference: notes on position May-Jul 1930 in regard to colonial fisheries from colonial office conference 2/5/47 Arrangements for Discovery Committee scientific staff: Aug 1938-9 emergency continuance of pay when allocated to other work 2/5/48 Factory ships: press cuttings plus index by ship name Dec 1930-Mar 1936 2/5/49 Damage done to RRS Discovery by Teredo, Jan 1926-Aug 1925-32 1928; Possible fisheries survey ship, Jan-Jul 1930; Sounding taken by RRS William Scoresby and RRS Discovery II, Feb 1930-Apr 1932; Discovery uniforms and clothes required for expedition plus papers concerning badge for cap, Feb-Mar 1925 2/5/50 RRS William Scoresby miscellaneous funds account book 1950-1 2/5/51 RRS Discovery II master’s book with seamen’s accounts of 2 Nov 1952 wages: book 2 [only two pages used] 2/5/52 Standing instructions on whale marking; notes on Latimeria; 1949 programme for voyage of RRS William Scoresby; guide to operation and maintenance of oceanographical equipment; covering letter 2/5/53 N100B Marine Station, South Georgia, plankton analyses 1928-30 tables 2/5/54 RRS Discovery II telegrams, mainly out 1935-9 2/5/55 Notes for the Secretary of State on the position and future of 1933 the Discovery Investigations, with drafts 2/5/56 Bouvet Island: enclosure for Sir F. Lindley’s dispatch 101 on 1928 the island; correspondence; newspaper article 2/5/57 N100B Marine Station, South Georgia, plankton analyses 1928-31

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tables 2/5/58 Index to scientific gear at Marine Station, South Georgia 2/5/59 N100B Marine Station, South Georgia, plankton analyses 1933-5 tables 2/5/60 RRS Discovery II telegrams 1929-35 2/5/61 N100H and B analyses of data, Marine Station, South Georgia, 1926-38 night time copy 3 2/5/62 N70V analyses of data, Marine Station, day time copy 3 1926-38 2/5/63 RRS Discovery II: Dr Stanley W. Kemp ‘out’ telegrams: list; 1930-1 telegrams 2/5/64 Scientific subcommittee: including Discovery Expedition Oct-Dec 1927 station list, 1925-7 with particulars of all stations made by RRS Discovery and RRS William Scoresby and by Marine Station staff; minutes from meetings and applications for appointments on scientific staff 2/5/65 Data for note to Secretary of State: includes papers on capital, 1920-33 composition, whales, dominions, finance, pledge (the future of the investigations), production and sale 2/5/66 Scientific reports 1-12 for Marine Station, South Georgia Mar 1929 2/5/67 Micro-plankton: tables with records of different micro-plankton Mar 1925 from different stations 2/5/68 Ship sub-committee: whale catchers and trawler: notes and Feb 1924-Aug correspondence regarding construction of ships for research 1932 into whale fishery and particulars of ships 2/5/69 International Council 1929 whaling committee: Apr-Aug 1929 Minutes, recommendations and correspondence; Law no. 6 of 21 June 1929 regarding the capture of Baleen whales; Temporary regulations regarding the capture of Baleen whales, Aug 1929 2/5/70 International Council 1929 whaling questionnaire: Aug 1928-Apr Notes of meetings of whaling committee of International 1929 Council for the exploration of the sea; Recommendations of committee; Statistics from the fishery board for on whales, 1927-8 2/5/71 Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplain: survey reports and Feb 1929-Jun 1931 correspondence 2/5/72 Sub- survey: HM Fisheries survey ship Challenger: rough Jun 1930-Feb 1937 particulars and press cuttings 2/5/73 Note upon Kelpin in South Georgia by J.M. Chaplin Jun 1929 2/5/74 Reports by Captain Stenhouse and Dr E.H. Marshall from Feb-Mar 1926 voyages on RRS Discovery to or via Tristen da Cunha, sent from Grytviken 2/5/75 RRS William Scoresby, ship stores, canteen, victualling: indent 1936-7 WS592, WS621, WS599, WS617, WS615, WS609, WS604, WS608, WS600, WS602, WS616, WS612, WS618 2/5/76 RRS William Scoresby: cash account 1944-51 2/5/77 Handwritten paper ‘Cold upwelling on the South East Coast of Arabia’ with charts, May-Sep and graphs 2/5/78 Report on the velocity of sound in sea water and covering 1937, ?1925 letters, 1937;

37 NOL Collection 2 Handwritten notes and illustration of vertical sections of lines running approximately south west from the coast of Sierra Leone and French Guinea, showing salinity, ?1925 2/5/79 Account book for departmental accounts for marine station c.1923-5 scientific equipment, for the library, for RRS Discovery 2/5/80 Notes on tonnage, details of RRS William Scoresby, RRS 1925-38 Discovery and RRS Discovery II, monthly station numbers; summary of commissions of the Discovery Committee ships 2/5/81 Monthly station numbers; dates of arrival and departures of c.1938 Discovery Committee ships, 1925-38 2/5/82 The : photographs; pencil sketches by J. Marr; n.d. pen and ink sections by Ommanney 2/5/83 N100H and B analyses of data, Marine Station, day time 1930-1 2/5/84 Bouvet Island: sketches by Mackintosh, photographs of charts Oct 1930 made during survey, photographs of pack ice and photographs of Bouvet Island 2/5/85 Antarctic Island surveys including Tristan da Cunha and files relating to the sovereignty of these islands: 2/5/85 f1 Tristen da Cunha: report on visit by RRS Discovery II in Nov Nov 1933-May 1933 and press cuttings 1934 2/5/85 f2 Sovereignty of South Orkneys Jul-Oct 1930 2/5/85 f3 Report on the search for Thompson Island and other vigias in Oct 1930 the vicinity of Bouvet island by RRS Discovery II 2/5/85 f4 Hydrographic surveys (general): loss of motor boat and Jan 1930-May marooning of survey party 1937 2/5/85 f5 RRS Discovery: Naval surveying by Lieutenant Commander May 1926-Feb Chaplin, 1925-7 1930 2/5/85 f6 Running survey of South Sandwich Islands by Dr Stanley W. Mar-Nov 1930 Kemp and W.M. Carey on 22 Mar 1930 2/5/85 f7 Hydrographic reports: South Shetland currents and magnetic c. 1930 variation at South Sandwich Islands 2/5/85 f8 Sovereignty (general): press cuttings including regarding Jul 1930-Mar 1937 Australian Antarctica, the Argentine claim to the Falklands and the Norwegian discovery of new land in the Antarctic 2/5/86 data and ice reports from RRS William Scoresby and RRS Discovery II 2/5/86 f1 Iceberg data: charts giving date visibility and position of ship 1925-38 with remarks on iceberg for RRS Discovery II, 1925-37, and RRS William Scoresby, 1926-38 2/5/86 f2 Ice reports and ice navigation mostly for RRS Discovery II but Apr 1930-Mar also for RRS William Scoresby 1936 2/5/87 BANZARE (British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition): 2/5/87 f1 J.W.S. Marr’s notes and comments on biological collections; Aug 1929-Jan working conditions aboard SY Discovery; equipment; 1931 procedures and list of gear required in Cape Town 2/5/87 f2 RRS Discovery: Sir Douglas Mawson’s reports 2/5/87 f3 RRS Discovery: technical reports 2/5/88 Expeditions to the Antarctic and the Artic: press cuttings, Dec 1935-Aug correspondence concerning arrangements for and after 1937 Ellsworth expedition and voyages to the Bay of Whales and the

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Ross Sea 2/5/89 RRS Discovery II: confidential personnel material such as Jul 1930-Sep1936 complaints and enquiries including regarding Mr Scarlett’s gratuity and Mr F.E.C. Davies request for a court of enquiry 2/5/90 Discovery Committee: emergency meeting to discuss whether 3-9 Dec 1935 they should get involved in search for ’s planes. See also: NOL Collection 1/C/160A RRS Discovery II – fourth commission, Ellsworth Relief Expedition: rescue of the American, Lincoln Ellsworth and his British Pilot Herbert Hollick- Kenyon, near the Bay of Whales, Antarctic, 1936.  Charts made on RRS Discovery II to plot the possible course and location of the missing aircraft of the American Lincoln Ellsworth, and Herbert Hollick-Kenyon which had ran out of fuel, and had to make a forced landing in the Antarctic. NOL Collection 2/5/170 Discovery Investigations: Press Cuttings volume 1923- (last entry 1938), on pages 182-206, under –Ellsworth Relief Operations in the volume index. NOL Collection 4/3/1/63 RRS Discovery II, ship’s log, January 1936. 2/5/91 (A1) RRS William Scoresby, officers’ resignation: 1927-35 correspondence; Discovery Committee minutes 2/5/92 (A2) Lieutenant Commander W.H. O’Connor: correspondence 1926 with the Discovery Committee and the Captain of Discovery relating to the discharge of O’Connor 2/5/93 (A4) Australian sector: correspondence; note as to assistance 1928 that might be given by the Discovery Committee to a scheme for research in Australian waters; suggestions in Major Carey’s despatch concerning a conversation on the Antarctic; note on the possibility of employing the RRS Discovery during the coming season; publication on the fisheries of the Australasian Antarctic 2/5/94 (A5) The Dinning case: correspondence relating to T.W. 1930 Dinning, formerly employed by the Discovery Committee, who was imprisoned in South Africa for theft 2/5/95 (A6) Copy of the contract for the purchase of RRS Discovery 18 Oct 1922 2/5/96 (A10) International Congress of Agriculture, Paris, 1931: ‘Note 1931 relative a l’organisation des foires internationales’; correspondence 2/5/97 (B5) RRS William Scoresby construction: correspondence; 1925-9 progress report 2/5/98 (B9) RRS Discovery tank and wind experiments at NPL: 1928-32 correspondence; report of Messrs Flannery, Muggallay and Johnson relating to the propeller 2/5/99 (B13) RRS Discovery echo gear: correspondence; report from 1924-33 Messrs Flannery, Muggallay and Johnson 2/5/100 (B19) RRS Discovery II equipment: correspondence; 1929-35 quotations; leaflet relating to equipment; ‘Principal advantages of the electronic submerged log type 3' 2/5/101 (B20) RRS Discovery II echo gear: echo sounding reports; 1929-37 booklet on the British Admiralty magneto-stricton system recording echo-sounder; correspondence 2/5/102 (B21) Polar exhibition, Jul 1930: letter; newspaper cuttings 1930

39 NOL Collection 2 2/5/103 (B23) Pacific Congress: resolutions passed at final general 14 Jun 1933 meeting of the fifth Pacific Science Congress 2/5/104 (B25) and mineralogy: extracts from publications 2/5/105 (B27) ‘The Peru current’ by Gerhard Schott: copy of published article, in German: ‘Der Peru strom und seine nördlichen Nachbargebiete in normaler und abnormaler Ausbildung’; letter; carbon of translation 2/5/106 (C3) Hardy on Michael Sars cruise: typescript report on a 1924 voyage with Professor Hjort on the Michael Sars, Jul 1924 by A.C. Hardy; printed report on the scientific results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic deep sea expedition, 1910; invitation to subscribers 2/5/107 (C4) Norvegie expedition, 1928: note on expedition; references 1928 to Norvegie expeditions and sovereignty claims in Discovery Committee minutes 2/5/108 (C5a) and (C5b): Professor Hjort’s expeditions, 1929-30, 1930- 1929-31 1: rough notes on projected expeditions; correspondence; press cuttings; translation of extracts from whaling committee 2/5/109 (C9a) Peter Island expedition: ‘Report of expedition to Peter 1927 Island in the Antarctic, 1927, sent out by Lars Christensen of Sandefjord, Norway’; chart 2/5/110 (C9b) H.J. Bull expedition: correspondence 1936 2/5/111 (C12) Danish expedition on RS Dana, 1928-30: extracts from 1929-37 The fishing news; flyer for Deep sea angler fishes (ceratioidea) by C.T. Regan and Ethelwynn Trewavas; results of Dana expedition 2/5/112 (C14) Great Barrier Reef expedition: report on the work of the 1930 Great Barrier Reef expedition with special reference to the economic significance of its contributions to marine biology by Professor J. Stanley Gardiner and Dr C.M. Yonge; card 2/5/113 (D1) Magnetic variation observed on land at Port Stanley, 1928 Falkland Islands by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin 2/5/114 (D4) W/T conditions in the South Ocean: reports on w/t time 1927 signals and general w/t conditions; covering letter 2/5/115 (D6) Hydrography and cartographers: correspondence; 1929-33 syllabus; Civil Service examination papers; exam report 2/5/116 (E1) RRS Discovery trial trip, Jul 1925: report; correspondence 1925 2/5/117 (F1) RRS Discovery II general description by Messrs Ferguson n.d. Brothers (Glasgow) Shipbuilders 2/5/118 (F2) RRS Discovery II trials: report; correspondence 1929-31 2/5/119 ‘Colonial conference, 1930': correspondence; article on 1935-6 Bermuda and the Gulf Stream; West Indian Department paper; proposals for the establishment of direct relations between HM government in Great Britain and the Bermuda Biological Station in Bermuda 2/5/120 Expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic: correspondence; 1931-5 telegrams; newspaper cuttings

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2/5/121 US no 10 (1893) Bering Sea arbitration: award of the tribunal 1893 of arbitration constituted under article 1 of the treaty concluded at Washington on 29th February 1892 between Her Britannic Majesty and the United States of America (HMSO, London, 1893) 2/5/122 Number not used 2/5/123 RRS Discovery II: survey work, 1950-1 2/5/124 Child’s Guide: notes for use during first post war commissions c.1945 of RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: a guide to the proper care and operation of oceanographical equipment

2/5/125 Scientific sub-committee minutes Jan-Dec 1928 2/5/126 Plates with key for Boscluna and Bosdima n.d. 2/5/127 Scientific subcommittee: spare copies of minutes Jan 1929-Mar 1949 2/5/128 RRS Discovery II: account of wages 1950-1 2/5/129 Leave due on paying off: list of names with title/rank and leave 20 Nov 1952 allocation 2/5/130 RRS Discovery II: master’s book with seaman’s account of May-Oct 1952 wages showing earnings and deductions 2/5/131 RRS William Scoresby: canteen and mess stores: wine, spirits, n.d. tobacco and general canteen stores 2/5/132 RRS Discovery II: records of pay, income tax and national 1950-1 insurance for people now discharged from service 2/5/133 RRS Discovery II: records of pay, income tax and national 1950-1 insurance for people serving on ship 2/5/134 Discovery Committee Investigations: first revision of draft progress report, with annotations 2/5/135 Discovery Committee Investigations estimates: 1925-42 correspondence; estimates; draft printed and monthly accounts; ‘Note on the future of the Discovery Investigations’ 2/5/136 Seventh scientific report on work of RRS William Scoresby, 1932 including graphs and charts 2/5/137 Twenty-third scientific report on work of RRS William 1950 Scoresby: figures 3-12 of appendix 1; ‘The first Bengeuela current survey’; carbon copy of list of figures and part 2 2/5/138 Polar Committee: correspondence 1930-5 2/5/139 RRS William Scoresby, VIII instructions A, 1950: programmes 1949-50 for William Scoresby and Discovery II; programmes for William Scoresby eighth commission; standing instructions on whale marking; guide to the operation and maintenance of oceanographic equipment 2/5/140 RRS William Scoresby, VIII instructions B, 1950: c.1950 miscellaneous instructions and notes; list; notes on latimeria; paper on forthcoming voyages of the William Scoresby; chart 2/5/141 RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: reports on Oct 1927-Feb scientific work, correspondence, minutes and charts 1929 2/5/142 RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: reports on Feb 1929-Feb scientific work, correspondence, minutes and charts/diagrams 1930 2/5/143 RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: reports on Jan-Aug 1930

41 NOL Collection 2 scientific work, correspondence, minutes and charts 2/5/144 RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: reports on Jun 1930-Apr scientific work, correspondence and minutes 1931 2/5/145 RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: reports on Jan-Dec 1931 scientific work, correspondence and minutes 2/5/146 RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby: reports on Sep 1931-Nov scientific work, correspondence and minutes 1932 2/5/147 Discovery Expeditions scientific work file 10: scientific sub- 1932-3 committee agenda and minutes; report on New Zealand whaling; scientific reports; memorandum on visit to fish markets of Buenos Aires and ; report on the transplantation of fur seal from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia; correspondence; the Association of Whaling Companies production agreement; newspaper cutting 2/5/148 Discovery Expeditions scientific work file 11: agendas; 1925-34 minutes; reports, including on fur seals of Uruguay and results obtained by the Discovery Investigations, 1925-32; League of Nations convention for the regulation of whaling (1931); note on whale marking; charts; RRS Discovery II programme, 1933- 4 2/5/149 Discovery Expeditions scientific work file 12: agenda; minutes; 1934-5 reports of scientific work; report on whale marking cruise around South Georgia, 1934-5 2/5/150 Discovery Expeditions scientific work file 13: agenda; minutes; 1935-6 scientific reports; report on investigation in the Falkland Islands, Nov 1935-Mar 1936 2/5/151 Discovery Committee scientific subcommittee: reports and Dec 1936-Sep minutes of meetings with charts and maps 1937 2/5/152 Reports, minutes and illustrations and diagrams 2/5/153 RRS William Scoresby and RRS Discovery II: reports and Sep 1937-Nov minutes from meetings 1938 2/5/154 Reports and correspondence including charts Sep 1924-Mar 1931 2/5/155 London Atlas map of the Antarctic region 2/5/156 Scientific sub-committee: minutes 1930-47 2/5/157 Discovery Committee (Lieutenant Allen’s copies): agendas, 1923-5 minutes, papers of meetings 1-35, including staff applications, notes, reports 2/5/158 Discovery Committee files: index volume Contains lists of reports (scientific and proceedings) for RRS William Scoresby and RRS Discovery II; List of file numbers with titles of files; Alphabetical list of files with file numbers and list of Discovery Committee personal files 2/5/159 Index to Discovery Committee minutes (incomplete), compiled c.1981 by Mr Kenneth Back: photocopies of alphabetical index cards covering minutes from the 1920s and 1930s 2/5/160/1 Index volume of record prints 1-5099 2/5/160/2 Index volume of record prints 5100-7664

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2/5/161 Bound copies of a typescript and carbon copy of the Discovery n.d. post 1925 library catalogue 2/5/161/1 the typescript copy has the spine title ‘Oceanographical Investigations bibliography’ 2/5/161/2 the carbon copy has the spine title ‘Discovery Library catalogue’ 2/5/162 Discovery Committee: estimates of expenditure: the sum 1927-32 required from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Research and Development Fund for the service of the Discovery Investigations, 1927-32 2/5/163 Discovery Committee: estimates of expenditure: the sum 1933-9 required from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Research and Development Fund for the service of the Discovery Investigations, 1933-9 2/5/164 RRS Discovery II: account book of receipts and expenditure Jan 1950-Nov including wages, subsistence and transport 1952 2/5/165 RRS Discovery II: master’s book with seaman’s account of 1950-1 wages 2/5/166 Papers and correspondence concerning wages 1950-1 2/5/167 RRS Discovery II: receipts and expenditure slips 1949-50 2/5/168 RRS William Scoresby: cash account of wages plus some 1949-50 correspondence 2/5/169 National Institute of Oceanography order forms for supplies 1953-4 and services 2/5/170 Discovery Expeditions: volume of press cuttings 1923-39 2/5/171 RRS Discovery and RRS Discovery II: volume of press cuttings 1924-38 2/5/172 Expeditions of Sir Hubert Wilkins: volume of press cuttings 1929-31 2/5/173 BANZARE: file of newspaper cuttings 1929-34 2/5/174 Admiral Byrd expeditions: file of newspaper cuttings; copies of 1928-35 correspondence 2/5/175 Sir Hubert Wilkins: file of newspaper cuttings; correspondence; 1929-34 report

2/6 Plans and diagrams

2/6/1 Plans and diagrams: Box 1 (mostly RRS William Scoresby) 2/6/1/1 Typed lists of plans for various ships n.d. 2/6/1/2 Marine station, South Georgia: blueprint plans n.d. 2/6/1/3 Motor launch for Falklands Islands n.d. 2/6/1/4 Blueprint of a 50ft motor sailor for sponge research work n.d. 2/6/1/5 ?RRS William Scoresby: outline general arrangement for a n.d. proposed whale marking vessel 2/6/1/6 RRS William Scoresby: general arrangements for a whale n.d. marking vessel 2/6/1/7 RRS William Scoresby: plan of shafting 2 Jul 1925 2/6/1/8 RRS William Scoresby: rigging n.d. 2/6/1/9 Plan of upper and lower deck (RRS William Scoresby) n.d. 2/6/1/10 RRS William Scoresby: blue print for general arrangement and 3 Oct 1924 plan 2/6/1/11 RRS William Scoresby: blue print for laboratory and general n.d.

43 NOL Collection 2 plans 2/6/1/12 RRS Discovery: central arrangement, profile, upper deck and n.d. deck 2/6/1/13 Profile, forecastle and bridge deck n.d.

2/6/2 Plans and diagrams: Box 2 (mostly RRS Discovery) 2/6/2/1 RRS Discovery: haulage arrangement n.d. 2/6/2/2 RRS Discovery: capacity plan n.d. 2/6/2/3 Falklands Islands lower laboratory Aug 1924 2/6/2/4 Falklands Islands upper deck accommodation 25 Feb 1924 2/6/2/5 Arrangements for topping and mast boom n.d. 2/6/2/6 RRS Discovery: first draft of accommodation arrangements n.d. 2/6/2/7 RRS Discovery: main deck accommodation 26 Mar 1924 2/6/2/8 RRS Discovery: arrangements of decks n.d. 2/6/2/9 RRS Discovery: main deck laboratory and dark room 23 May 1925 2/6/2/10 RRS Discovery: general arrangement n.d. 2/6/2/11 RRS Discovery: stowage of sea plane n.d. 2/6/2/12 RRS Discovery: first proposal for Falklands research ship 3 Nov 1921 2/6/2/13 RRS Discovery: darkroom arrangement of shelves and n.d. elevation of fore and starboard sides 2/6/2/14 Second alternative arrangement and details of modified gearing 9 Nov 1925 2/6/2/15 Detailed plans for boat deck and upper deck n.d. 2/6/2/16 Upper deck lab, main deck lab and darkroom 1925-8? 2/6/2/17 RRS Discovery: proposed rearrangement of deck house n.d. accommodation 2/6/2/18 RRS Discovery: sister keels n.d. 2/6/2/19 Elevation of aft end of deck house lab and port side n.d. 2/6/2/20 Elevation of aft end of deck house lab and port side n.d. 2/6/2/21 Elevation of for’ard end of deck house lab n.d. 2/6/2/22 RRS Discovery: haulage arrangement n.d. 2/6/2/23 Main deck lab: elevation of starboard side and aft end n.d. 2/6/2/24 Main deck (lower) lab: elevation and plans n.d. 2/6/2/25 Upper lab: sinks and jars n.d. 2/6/2/26 RRS Discovery: arrangements of winch house and stiffening n.d. under winch 2/6/2/27 ?RRS Discovery: mast and stay plan n.d. 2/6/2/28 RRS Discovery: mid ship section n.d. 2/6/2/29 RRS Discovery: general plan of ship n.d. 2/6/2/30 RRS Discovery: deck plan n.d. 2/6/2/31 RRS Discovery: sail plan and rigging 1 Jan 1925

2/6/3 Plans and diagrams: Box 3 (mostly RRS Discovery II) 2/6/31 Discovery II: general arrangement 10 Dec 1928 2/6/3/2 Blueprint for general arrangement plan of steel single screw 23 Mar 1929 research vessel 2/6/3/3 RRS Discovery II: hull sections n.d. 2/6/3/4 RRS Discovery II: shell expansion n.d. 2/6/3/5 RRS Discovery II: navigating bridge, flying bridge and house n.d. top 2/6/3/6 RRS Discovery II: stabilising echo sounder Nov 1953

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2/6/3/7 Plan giving details of oil and fuel pipes n.d. 2/6/3/8 General plans for new single screen search vessel (Sam White n.d. and Co.) 2/6/3/9 Blue print giving details of extra fitting in ward room n.d. 2/6/3/10 RRS Discovery II: upper deck, boat and navigating deck n.d. 2/6/3/11 RRS Discovery II: lines plan n.d. 2/6/3/12 RRS Discovery II: profile and deck plans n.d. 12/6/3/3 RRS Discovery II: proposed boat arrangement 26 Dec 1928 2/6/3/14 RRS Discovery II: draft general arrangement 22 Jun 1928 2/6/3/15 General plan n.d. 2/6/3/16 RRS Discovery II: preliminary general arrangements n.d. 2/6/3/17 Detailed plan of element engineering n.d. 2/6/3/18 Rearrangement of crew’s galley as rough hydrological 10 Feb 1949 laboratory 2/6/3/19 Arrangement for deep sea anchor n.d. 2/6/3/20 RRS Discovery II: ward room n.d. 2/6/3/21 Proposed steel single screw research vessel: Ferguson Bros 24 Jul 1928 plans for tender 2/6/3/22 RRS Discovery II: arrangement plan for boat deck and upper 6 Aug 1929 deck 2/6/3/23 RRS Discovery II: capacity plan n.d. 2/6/3/24 PRSD ballast arrangement 18 Apr 1956 2/6/3/25 RRS Discovery II: thickness of frame n.d. 2/6/3/26 RRS Discovery II: arrangement of lower deck and n.d. 2/6/3/27 RRS Discovery II: Ferguson’s detailed plan for general 24 Jul 1928 arrangement 2/6/3/28 Proposed improvements to radio officers accommodation 3 Jan 1958 2/6/3/29 Upper (deck house) laboratory plans n.d. 2/6/3/30 RRS Discovery II: deck arrangements n.d.

2/6/4 Plans and diagrams: Box 4 (mostly RRS Discovery II) 2/6/4/1 RRS Discovery II: Ferguson’s plans for tender 24 Jul 1928 2/6/4/2 RRS Discovery II: proposed rearrangement of office, 25 Nov 1948 hydrographic store and workshop 2/6/4/3 Elevation of for’ard end of deck house n.d 2/6/4/4 RRS Discovery II: arrangement of lower deck and hold n.d. 2/6/4/5 RRS Discovery: aerial view of upper and main decks n.d. 2/6/4/6 RRS Discovery II: midship section 10 Dec 1928 2/6/4/7 RRS Discovery II: navigating bridge, flying bridge and house top 2/6/4/8 RRS Discovery II: ventilation arrangement diagrammatic May 1949 2/6/4/9 Arrangement plan of the lower deck of a steel single screw n.d. research vessel 2/6/4/10 RRS Discovery II: profile n.d. 2/6/4/11 RRS Discovery II: deck arrangements n.d. 2/6/4/12 General arrangement plan n.d. 2/6/4/13 RRS Discovery II: shell expansion n.d. 2/6/4/14 RRS Discovery II: tops of houses arrangement n.d. 2/6/4/15 Proposed arrangement: extra fittings in wardroom n.d. 2/6/4/16 Propeller shaft n.d.

45 NOL Collection 2 2/6/4/17 General arrangement plan for upper and navigating deck n.d. 2/6/4/18 RRS Discovery II: profile of boat deck, upper deck and lower n.d. deck 2/6/4/19 RRS Discovery II: lower decks and holds n.d. 2/6/4/20 RRS Discovery II: engine boiler and casing plan n.d. 2/6/4/21 Arrangement plan of a steel, ingle screw research vessel: n.d. general arrangement for profile, upper deck, tweed deck and under deck 2/6/4/22 Plan concerning hull sections and riveting n.d. 2/6/4/23 RRS Discovery II: arrangement of chemical and biological labs n.d.

2/7 Miscellaneous material

2/7/1 Carbon copy of lists of scientists serving in RRS Discovery, 1924-64 RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby as part of Discovery Investigations

See also: NOL Collection 2/1/9 Personnel file Discovery Investigations with a list of people attending meetings; List of the Distribution of Scientific Staff ( when, where and what commissions they were on) list of scientific staff (Incl. Marine Station staff); list of officers and crew, RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II , RRS William Scoresby, 1924-39

See also: NOL Collection 2/7/2 Card index of Officers and Crew Members of the above ships

2/7/2 Card index of crew members of RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby

See also: NOL Collection 2/1/9 Personnel file Discovery Investigations with a list of people attending meetings; List of the Distribution of Scientific Staff ( when, where and what commissions they were on) list of scientific staff (Incl. Marine Station staff); list of officers and crew, RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II , RRS William Scoresby, 1924-39

See also: NOL Collection 2/7/1 Carbon copy of lists of scientists serving in RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II and RRS William Scoresby as part of Discovery Investigations

2/7/3 Typescript list of dates of arrivals and departures of RRS 1925-39 William Scoresby on expeditions

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2/7/4 Personnel file Discovery Investigations with a list of people 1924-39 attending meetings; List of the Distribution of Scientific Staff ( when, where and what commissions they were on) list of scientific staff (Incl. Marine Station staff); list of officers and crew, RRS Discovery, RRS Discovery II , RRS William Scoresby, This is a copy of original in NOL Collection 2/1/9 2/7/4A/1 Discovery Expedition printed first annual report 1926 2/7/4A/2-3 Two copies of the Discovery Expedition printed second annual 1927 report 2/7/4A/4-5 Two copies of the report on the progress of the Discovery 1937 Committee Investigations 2/7/4A/6 Falkland Islands’ Discovery Expedition general regulations and 1925 instructions 2/7/4A/7-9 Three copies of the Falkland Islands’ Discovery Expedition 1932 general regulations and instructions 2/7/4A/10 Discovery Investigations objects, equipment and methods: Part 1: ‘The objects of the investigations’ by Dr Stanley W.Kemp Part 2: ‘The ships, their equipment and the methods used in research’ by Dr Stanley W.Kemp and A.C.Hardy Part 3: ‘The marine biological station’ by N.A.Mackintosh 2/7/5 RRS Discovery II: volume of data of Balleny Islands survey 1936 2/7/6 Folder containing copies of reports, correspondence, minutes 1928 and papers relating to criticisms made by the Governor of the Falkland Islands of the Discovery Committee 2/7/7 RRS Discovery II: correspondence with Munro Ltd and 1929-54 technical drawings of the Kemp type hydrographic davit 2/7/8 RRS William Scoresby: correspondence with Munro Ltd; 1929-80 quotation for Munro hydrographic davit and work on this; technical drawings of measuring sheave 2/7/9 Menu for luncheon at launch of RRS Discovery, Portsmouth 13 Jun 1925 2/7/10 Visitors book for RRS Discovery II, 1928-38, which includes 1928-38 George VI and Queen Elizabeth, with captions, text and copies of photographs used with the book for an exhibition