The only mention of the Antarctic is a note written in someone else’s hand.Įqually disappointing is the lack of records we hold for the Discovery Expedition itself, but a brief search of our online catalogue suggest we hold records associated with the later Terra Nova and Nimrod Expeditions captained by Shackleton and Scott in 19. One item we do have in the archive is MP 6720 – a copy of a letter written by Reginald to ‘Dick’ in 1951 whereby Reginald is congratulating him on his forthcoming marriage. However, a transcript of his journals was published in December 2004. These were instead deposited with the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge ( ). Sadly, we do not have access to his personal papers, including the journals written during his time on Discovery.
In addition, Scott and his team made a few failed attempts to reach both the geological and magnetic South Poles, going further than their predecessors James Clark Ross and Carsten Borchgrevink. Some success was made in achieving these aims including discovering King Edward VII Island, dry valleys free of snow, and an Emperor Penguin colony at Cape Crozier. The Discovery set sail from the Isle of Wight on 6th August 1901 with the intention of determining the nature, condition, and extent of the polar lands including carrying out magnetic, meteorological, oceanographic, geological, biological, and physical investigations. Nearly all of Skelton’s photographs are available to view online via the Scott Polar Research Institute’s website at. He became the official photographer, producing some of the best pictures of the continent obtained up to that date, including the first photographs taken of the Penguin Breeding Colony at Cape Crozier. However, once in Antarctica, he not only took on scientific duties but was also put in charge of the sledging work. MS 342/36 SL Machinery, specification for a single screw ship for Antarctic exploration 450 I.H.P.From this report in the Dundee Courier, we know that Reginald was the chief engineer/superintendent overseeing the construction of the ship Discovery.MS 342/35 SL Specifications for building and equipping the hull of a single-screw wood ship to be engaged in Antarctic exploration 22 leaves, printed.MS 342/5/1-3 D Correspondence and papers regarding the construction and installation of machinery on Discovery, 1900-1901 Sent to Reginald William Skelton Circa 190 leaves (3 folders) holograph and typescript.
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