Ninnis, A. H.

Papers relating to the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

SSC/132/1 - 5 diaries describing the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 23 Dec. 1914 to 12 Feb. 1917.

SSC/132/2 - 1 volume, typescript of the above diaries.

SSC/132/3 - 1 notebook, 'Log of Taroona Camp'. Taroona, on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, was selected by the Ross Sea Party for the quarantine of the Party’s dogs prior to sailing. This manuscript diary, with pen & ink illustrations, outlines the activities during that early period of the Expedition. The men regularly had to deal with fighting between the dogs; Ninnis notes in one of his diaries that he has been roused in the early hours and pitch blackness to separate battling animals - at some risk to his personal well-being. The opening shows sketches of both sledge design and of their method of harnessing the dogs. The log also includes a loose manuscript listing of the dogs by name. Ninnis bequeathed these volumes, along with two photograph albums and other documentation relating to the Antarctic, to the Society upon his death in 1956. They provide a unique record of the ‘other’ ITAE party, complementing Hurley’s work on the far side of the continent.
1 printed prospectus of J.L. Cope's Antarctic Expedition.

SSC/132/5 - Ninnis' certificate of discharge, issued on his formal discharge from the Aurora Relief Expedition and dated 14 February 1917.

SSC/132/6 - 2 albums of photographs. [Transferred to Picture Library].

SSC/132/6a - Aurora photograph list, note re albums, selection of scan prints.

SSC/132/6b (Oversize) - 3 small charts of Antarctic region, undated. 2 are printed news clippings: 1 no title the other 'Commander Byrd's proposed Antarctic route.' 1 manuscript pen and wash map. Originally loose in Ninnis Albums G130a+b.

SSC/132/7 -(Oversize): Charts. 3 large charts titled: 1. 'Map of the Antarctic East Longitude 150 degrees -180 degrees showing drift of SY Aurora May 6 1915 - March 14 1916. Compiled and drawn by H. Ninnis from diary notes and book 'South.' Signed Ninnis, 1931. 2. 'Map of the Antarctic East Longitude 150 degrees -180 degrees showing drift of SY Aurora May 6 1915 - March 14 1916 (44 weeks). Compiled and drawn by H. Ninnis from diary notes and Shackleton's book 'South.' Signed Ninnis, Aug.1931. Includes insets of 'McMurdo Sound' and '3 sketches of land of various bearings.' 3. 'Map of the Antarctic East Longitude 150 degrees -180 degrees showing drift of SY Aurora May 6 1915 - March 14 1916 (44 weeks). Compiled and drawn by H. Ninnis from diary notes and Shackleton's book 'South.' Checked by ?W. Whiteford, Aug.1931. Includes insets of 'McMurdo Sound' and '3 sketches of land of various bearings.' Bottom corner torn/missing. 4. Two small charts on same sheet: 'Map of the Bay of Whales', from a survey by Blackburn and Coman 1929-30, Byrd Antarctic expedition. Scale 1:24,000. Admiral Richard E. Byrd's South Pole flight and exploration 1928-1930.

SSC/132/8 - Three vols. of uncorrected typescript of J.K. Davis's 'High Latitude' sent to RGS in 1962 for inclusion with Ninnis Bequest.

Bequeathed by A.H. Ninnis, 1956.

Two albums, originally part of this small special collection, are now stored with the Picture Library's album sequence G130a+b.