McKinlay, William Laird, scientist on Canadian National Arctic Expedition, teacher, 1888-1983
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12696/1-67
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.
Dates:
Circa 1903-1982, undated.
Papers of William Laird McKinlay relating to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.357- is now Acc.12696.
Dates:
1913-1918.
Papers of William Laird McKinlay relating to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12713
Dates:
1913-1918.
Sound recording of a radio programme, "Karluk", produced by BBC Radio Scotland concerning William Laird McKinlay and the Canadian National Arctic Expedition.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8680
Scope and Contents
The programme was presented by Magnus Magnusson, and the producer was Geoffrey Cameron.
Dates:
1913-1918.
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- Correspondence. 3
- Articles. 2
- Diaries. 2
- Photographs. 2
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 2
- Typescripts. 2
- Audiocassettes. 1
- Broadcasts. Events. 1
- Drafts. Documents. 1
- Manuscripts. 1
- Maps. Cartographic materials. 1
- Negatives. Photographs. 1
- Newsletters. Serials. 1
- Notebooks. 1
- Periodicals. 1
- Photocopies. 1
- Photograph albums. 1
- Reviews. Document genre. 1
- Travel journals. 1
- Travel sketches. 1
- Wrangel Island. Asia - Russia - Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Island. Longitude: -179.5000. Latitude: 71.0000. 1 + ∧ less
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