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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.

Microfilm and photocopies of journals, diaries, and letters of David Livingstone, 1853-1866, with some letters of members of his family, 1860-1874.

 Series
Identifier: MS.10775
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (1) Journal, 11 November 1853-26 May 1856. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 272, number 4. (2) Journal, 2 August 1858-9 January 1859. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham, page 272, number 6. (3) Journal, 1 December 1859-11 June 1860, 3 December 1860-23 March 1861. See ‘David Livingstone: a catalogue of documents’ by G W Clendennen and I C Cunningham,...
Dates: 1853-1874.