British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-37

PXA 893/Boxes 1-3a
SLIDES 106
ON 230/1-53

series

Graphic Materials, Photographs

411438

667 photographic prints
90 slides - chiefly black and white
53 photographic negatives

The British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-7 was organised by John Rymill, born 1905 in Penola, South Australia.

PXA 893/BOX 1
466 photographs, 8 x 10.5 cm. + contents list "Series F. (W.L.S.F.). 1/4 plate" [series incomplete]
PXA 893/BOX 2
21 photographs, 7 x 11 cm. + contents list "Series C. (G.C.L.B.)" [series incomplete]. Chiefly K.G.VI Sound & stratified rocks on Alexander I., Oct-Dec 1936 -- 14 photographs, 10 x 10 cm. "F601-706", chiefly titled on reverse [series incomplete] -- 28 photographs, 8.5 x 11 cm. or smaller, titled on reverse -- 18 photographs, 11 x 8 cm. or smaller, duplicates with annotations on reverse by W.L.S.F. -- 43 photographs, 10 x 13 cm. or smaller, untitled -- 23 photographs, 30 x 22 cm. or smaller, chiefly titled on reverse. Includes portrait of W.L.S. Fleming
PXA 893/BOX 3
24 photographs, on mounts 28 x 21 cm. or smaller, chiefly titled on reverse
PXA 893/BOX 3a
11 photographs, 8 x 10.5 cm. or smaller, titled "Mr Fleming - Port Stanley journey inland, Dec 1934" [4 negatives at ON 230/1-4] -- 3 photographs, 4.5 x 4.5 cm. with listing titled "M. Stereo film pack M. W.L.S.F. spring sledge journey" [11 negatives at ON 230/5-15] -- 16 photographs, 14.5 x 9 cm. or smaller, titled "Odd prints & negs of Penola's journey to Falklands from U.K." [38 negatives at ON 230/16-53]
SLIDES 106
90 slides, chiefly b&w. Nos. 1-74 used for lecturing on British Graham Land Expedition, Antarctica, 1934-37 -- Nos. 75-8 Four coloured maps for BGLB, RGS lecture -- Nos. 79-90 [untitled]

Access via appointment - Applies to: SLIDES 106; ON 230

Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

The listings accompanying the photographs by "W.L.S.F" (Series F / BOX 1) & "G.C.L.B." (Series C / BOX 2) is probably The Reverend W.L.S. Fleming, who joined the expedition as chaplin, chief scientist & geologist and G.C.L. Bertram, biologist & sailor
For a published account of the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-7, see: Southern lights : the official account of the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-1937 / by John Rymill. Colwall, Malvern : Knell Press, 1986