Murray, James (biologist and explorer) (1865-1914)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1865 - 1914
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Typed transcript of a journal by James Murray, a companion of Colonel Fawcett, concerning the exploration of a jungle in South America., October 1911-January 1912.
File
Identifier: Acc.12696/62
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
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:
October 1911-January 1912.