Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Fishery and Oceanography (PINRO)

2017 ◽  
pp. 186-186
Keyword(s):  
Polar Research Institute ◽  
Research Institute

Terra Nova: the ship's bell, figure-head, standard compass and binnacle

Polar Record ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-72
Author(s):  
Michael C. Tarver
Keyword(s):  
National Museum ◽  
Polar Research Institute ◽  
Terra Nova ◽  
Research Institute

This note reports on the three relics of Terra Nova, the vessel of R. F. Scott's last expedition, that still exist. These are the ship's bell, which is in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, the figurehead held by the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff and the standard compass and binnacle in the Royal Navy's School of Navigation, Portsmouth.

The new constitution of the Scott Polar Research Institute

Polar Record ◽  
1957 ◽  
Vol 8 (56) ◽  
pp. 412-418 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Full Text ◽  
Comprehensive Collection ◽  
Polar Research Institute ◽  
The University ◽  
Temporary Accommodation ◽  
Research Institute

In the last issue of the Polar Record an impending readjustment of the constitution of the Scott Polar Research Institute was announced. This was formally approved by the University on 23 February 1957, and comes into force as from 1 January 1957. The following is the full text of the report of the General Board of the University:The General Board beg leave to report to the University as follows:1. The principle of the establishment of a Scott Polar Research Institute and the provision of temporary accommodation for it in the Sedgwick Museum of Geology were approved by Grace 4 of 26 November 1920 on recommendations contained in a Report, dated 11 November 1920, of the Council of the Senate on the proposed establishment and endowment of an institute for polar research as a memorial to Captain Scott. The essential features of the institute which the Council recommended for establishment were stated in the preamble of the Council's Report as including:1. A comprehensive collection of all polar literature into a library.

The manuscript collection of the Scott Polar Research Institute

Polar Record ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 9 (61) ◽  
pp. 331-335
Author(s):  
Ann Savours
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Storage Space ◽  
National Register ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Gift ◽  
Polar Research Institute ◽  
Research Institute

The Scott Polar Research Institute possesses a notable collection of manuscripts relating to the polar regions. An appeal through the Press in 1956 resulted in the acquisition of a number of interesting manuscripts which might otherwise have remained unnoticed in store, or been destroyed for want of storage space. The Institute is always anxious to. increase its collection, and is grateful for the gift, or notice of the whereabouts, of any journals, logbooks, letters and other material of polar interest. New accessions are listed in. the annual report of the Scott Polar Research Institute, published in the Polar Record and the Cambridge University Reporter, and are summarized in the Bulletin of the National Register of Archives (London).

Freeze Frame: historic polar images

Polar Record ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-368
Author(s):  
Huw Lewis-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Visual Culture ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Research Project ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The World ◽  
Iconic Images ◽  
Polar Research Institute ◽  
World Class ◽  
Research Institute

ABSTRACTSince the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, exploration has created iconic images of the polar regions. A new two-year research project, entitled Freeze Frame, using the world-class collections at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, will bring this remarkable visual culture forward for new audiences.

The Scott Polar Research Institute, 1920–70

Polar Record ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 15 (97) ◽  
pp. 451-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. de Q. Robin
Keyword(s):  
Fiftieth Anniversary ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Polar Research Institute ◽  
The University ◽  
Research Institute

By a Grace, dated 26 November 1920, the Senate of the University of Cambridge approved an earlier recommendation of the Council of the Senate “That the University would welcome the establishment of the proposed Polar Research Institute at Cambridge.…” Frank Debenham's “Retrospect”, written to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of this date, told of the circumstances that led to the formation of the Institute, and of its aims and facilities. Now, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of that date, a brief note seems appropriate.

scholarly journals Survey stories in the history of British polar exploration: museums, objects and people

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-274
Author(s):  
Charlotte Connelly ◽  
Claire Warrior
Keyword(s):  
Polar Regions ◽  
Polar Research Institute ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Maritime Museum ◽  
Research Institute

This essay considers the two institutions that, between them, contain the most significant collections relating to British polar exploration in the UK: the Scott Polar Research Institute and the National Maritime Museum. A discussion of the differences between the two institutions, from their foundations to the substance of their collections, is followed by an indication of their similarities—particularly relating to the interpretation of the objects of exploration in museums, including artefacts of science and surveying. Histories of exploration, particularly in the polar regions, have been dominated by stories of individual sacrifice and achievement. This is despite the origins of many of the expeditions being rooted in scientific goals. This paper considers the role of survey stories within narratives of exploration, and the challenges that curators face in presenting them to audiences who continue to be drawn in by stories of well-known figures such as Scott and Amundsen.

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