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Reginald Baldwin Fulford [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1875-1876.

Reference:

R17233-0-6-E, MG29-B37

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

97923

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Reginald Baldwin Fulford
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Date(s):

1875-1876.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 microfilm reel negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a microfilmed journal covering the period 29 May 1875 to 30 September 1876, except for a gap for the period 4 May 1876 to 15 July 1876 when Fulford made a sledge expedition across the Hall basin to Polaris Bay in Greenland. It describes the social life on the ship DISCOVERY, locates cairns and ration depots, and gives exact dates and crew compositions for sledge journeys. Fulford gives extensive descriptions of his observations of magnetism which he conducted almost every day, and describes the geography of Ellesmere Island. There are also references to weather and ice conditions. This material is located on microfilm reel A-1176.

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Fulford, Reginald Baldwin, fl. 1870-1885

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Fulford, Reginald Baldwin, fl. 1870-1885 : Naval Officer

R.G. Fulford was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in 1870 and served on the frigate IMMORTALITE. He joined the British polar expedition of Captain G.S. Nares during 1875-1876 as 4th lieutenant on the DISCOVERY. He later served on the HART in China in 1877 and on the LEANDER in 1885.

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Location of originals note:

The originals are in the possession of Mrs. A. Littlejohn of Brockenhurse, Hants, England.
Subject heading:

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Explorers - Arctic regions, 1875-1876 British Polar Expedition, 1875-1876

Ellesmere Island (N.W.T.) - Description and travel, 1875-1876 Captain G.S. Nares, [1875-1876]

Arctic regions - Discovery and exploration, 1875-1876 Discovery (Ship), [1875-1876]

Climatic changes - Ellesmere Island (N.W.T.), [1875-1876] Polaris Bay (Greenland), [1875-1876]

Arctic regions - Exploring expeditions, 1875-1876

Arctic regions - Description and travel, 1875-1876

Magnetism, [1875-1876]
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Private

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MG29-B37
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