| Description | File from the Royal Society International Geophysical Year expedition to Halley Bay. File of correspondence and papers regarding the Royal Society base at Halley Bay being handed over to the FIDS [Falkand Island Dependencies Survey].
File includes:
References for candidates for potential positions at Halley Bay.
Press releases regarding Halley Bay hand over.
Royal Society paper 'Furture Scientific Research in Antarctica by the Uniten Kingdon'.
Correspondence including: recruitment for Halley Bay for 1959 programme; the hand over of Halley Bay to the FIDS; the new scientific leadership at Halley Bay; the photograph of the Queen currently at Halley Bay. |