IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0402 ALM
Held at: Royal Geographical Society
Title: MACKINTOSH, Capt Aeneas Lionel Acton (1879-1916)
Date(s): 1908-1915
Level of description: Collection level
Extent: 2 items
Name of creator(s): Mackintosh | Aeneas Lionel Acton | 1879-1916 | Captain
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1881; educated, Bedford Modern School; entered the Merchant Navy; appointment on the P and O line, 1899; second officer on HMS NIMROD for the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909; commander of the HMS AURORA and the Ross Sea party, for Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic expedition, 1914-1916; died 1916.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh comprising copy in Mackintosh's hand of his journal of a sledge journey from SS AURORA laying relief depots for Shackleton's party on the Trans-Antarctic expedition, 25 Jan 1915-15 Apr 1915 and copy of a typescript diary by Mackintosh during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1 Jan 1908-4 Mar 1909.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
As outlined in the Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Hand list and card index.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The typescript diary was given to the RGS by the family, 1985.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 49, No. 3 (Mar., 1917), pp. 239-240.
Date(s) of descriptions: 29 November 2001; Oct 2008.