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Date:1910-1911.Reference:R5217-0-8-E, MG30-B139Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:98089Date(s):1910-1911.Place of creation:Prince Edward IslandExtent:1 microfilm reel positive.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of the diaries of Edward Macdonald which provide extensive and detailed entries on the 1910-1911 cruise of the Arctic to northern waters. The entries concern the weather, ice conditions, problems with drunkenness among the crew, contacts with Inuit, hunting of musk-ox and polar bears and arrangements for trapping. They also concern the John Ross Arctic cairn records on Devon Island and Bernier's buildings cairns at Johnstone Harbour and King George V Mountain on Baffin Island. The October to December portion of the 1911 diary covers Macdonald's trip home to Georgetown, P.E.I. for his father's funeral and his service as Second Mate on the Nova Scotia out of New York to the West Indies. Microfilmed material is located on microfilm reel M-5506.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:MacDonald, Edward : Edward Macdonald served as Third Officer on the Arctic under Captain J.E. Bernier during the 1910-1911 voyage to the north to assert Canadian sovereignty. Macdonald's home was in Georgetown, P.E.I. and he served in the South African War in 1901. After leaving the Arctic he signed on as Second Mate on the ship Nova Scotia out of New York in 1911.Additional information:Location of originals note:The originals are held by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island.Subject heading:- Edward MacDonald - Journeys, 1910-1911 Arctic (Ship), 1910-1911
- Voyages and travel, 1910-1911 Devon Island (N.W.T.), 1910-1911
- Inuit - Canada, 1910-1911 Baffin Island (N.W.T.), 1910-1911
- Hunting - Arctic regions, 1910-1911 Nova Scotia (Ship), 1911
- Trapping - Arctic regions, 1910-1911 New York (N.Y.), 1911
- Cairns - Arctic regions, 1910-1911 John Ross Arctic Expedition, 1911
- Arctic regions - Exploring expeditions, 1910-1911
- Georgetown (P.E.I.) - Funeral service, 1911
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG30-B139 -
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