Collection of 400 letters by or about Oates

300 letters are from Oates to his mother, the remaining 100 notes of condolence to Mrs Oates from her sons friends. The letters build up a convincing picture of an extraordinarily attractive personality

Item author: Captain LEG Oates
Item date: 1899 - 1910
Grant Value: 350
Item cost: 2,000
Item date acquired: 1972
Item institution: Scott Polar Research Institute
Town/City: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire