Manuscript Collections
Chapman Papers
Papers of Frederick Spencer CHAPMAN (1907-1971), explorer and mountaineer
- one box of material
- the material includes correspondence, diaries, notes and several hand-lists
of Chapman’s photographs
Related Resources
Collections of objects, photographs, etc.: Pitt Rivers Museum, University
of Oxford
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Chapman, Frederick Spencer (1907-1971),
explorer and mountaineer Link
to article (external site)
1 |
Manuscript diary of Frederick Spencer Chapman, relating to a trip to West Greenland, 25 to 28 May 1934; and a trip to France (including Chamonix) and Italy, 10 August to 7 September 1935. |
2 |
Manuscript diary of Frederick Spencer Chapman, relating to wartime military service in Malaya, 13 April to 14 June 1944. |
3 |
Manuscript diary of Frederick Spencer Chapman, relating to wartime military service in Malaya, 15 June to 21 August 1944. |
4 |
Manuscript diary of Frederick Spencer Chapman, relating to wartime military service in Malaya, 22 August to 6 December 1944. |
5 |
Manuscript diary of Frederick Spencer Chapman, relating to wartime military service in Malaya, 15 March to 7 June 1945. |
6–57 |
Manuscript notes, correspondence and miscellaneous items, relating especially to the preparation of talks and lectures by Frederick Spencer Chapman, 1954–1962. |
58–95 |
Manuscript and typescript notes and drafts for talks and lectures given by Frederick Spencer Chapman. |
96–130 |
Manuscript notes, typescripts and miscellaneous items, relating especially to the teaching career of Frederick Spencer Chapman. |
130–142 |
Manuscript and typescript notes relating to unidentified film reels. |
143 |
Sheaf of manuscript hand-lists of photographs taken in Tibet by Frederick Spencer Chapman. These photographs can be viewed online on The Tibet Album website (http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk) |
144 |
Typescript listing of photographs by Frederick Spencer Chapman, titled ‘TIBET FIGURES BY F. SPENCER CHAPMAN’, book 1: ‘From Gangtok to the Natu La, August 1936’. |
145 |
Typescript listing of photographs by Frederick Spencer Chapman, titled ‘TIBET FIGURES BY F. SPENCER CHAPMAN’, book 2. |
146 |
Typescript listing of photographs by Frederick Spencer Chapman, titled ‘TIBET FIGURES BY F. SPENCER CHAPMAN’, book 3. |
147 |
Typescript listing of photographs by Frederick Spencer Chapman, titled ‘TIBET FIGURES BY F. SPENCER CHAPMAN’, book 4. |
Enquiries: ms-photo.colls@prm.ox.ac.uk

