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BACK, Sir George (1796-1878)
GB 0402 SGB · 1814-1878

Papers of Sir George Back, 1814-1878, including c. 250 letters addressed to Sir George Back by various correspondents (listed by name), 1848-1878; personal letters from Back to his family, 1813-1878; photocopies of extracts from Back's sketchbook and slides of his sketches from 1819-1822 expedition to Arctic; passports and framed letter with sketches of polar bear, 1874.

Back , Sir , George , 1796-1878 , Knight , Arctic navigator , Admiral
GB 0402 ADC · 1904-1957

Papers of Alexander Douglas Mitchell Carruthers, 1904-1957, comprise travel diaries and notebooks from Syria and Lebanon, Central Africa, Turkestan and Arabia; correspondence, notes, published articles and cuttings about birds, mammals and other natural history topics.

Carruthers , Alexander Douglas Mitchell , 1882-1962 , explorer and naturalist