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Diaries [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1887-1889.

Reference:

R7461-1-5-E, MG29-B28

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

121812

Context of this record:

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Walter Livingstone-Learmonth fonds

Diaries
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Series includes:

157 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1887-1889.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

17.5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of a one volume diary of a trip to Iceland in 1887 and a two volume diary of a voyage to Davis Straits and Baffin Bay in 1889, containing photographs of native peoples, whaling and northern scenery, and detailed descriptions of the buildings, people, wildlife and terrain of southwest Iceland. Livingstone-Learmonth journeyed to the Arctic in the nominal capacity of purser on the whaling ship Maud but in fact went on the voyage to photograph and study the North.

This series also includes Livingstone-Learmonth's diary of a voyage in 1888 on the whaling ship Eclipse on which he served as supercargo in charge of solar observations and the meteorological log from 16 April to 6 June. The diary describes whaling methods, types of whales seen, and the hunting of seals, walruses, polar bears and narwhals. Photographs and an appendix containing a catch list and meteorological records is included in the journal.

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Note on the state of conservation:

All three original diaries, including Livingstone-Learmonth's trip to Iceland in 1887 and his voyage to Davis Strait and Baffin Bay in 1889, are starting to deteriorate and will require conservation treatment.

Availability of other formats note:

Diaries of trip to Iceland in 1887 and voyage to Davis Straits and Baffin Bay are also available on microfilm, reel C-3899.

Source:

Private

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MG29-B28
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Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [MG29 B 28]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1;

[Consultation 90 Open]

3;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [MG29 B 28] 2

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

Microfilm reel C-3899

[Consultation 90 Open]

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