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Titled on the first page: "Photographic Record of The Cambridge University Expedition to North-East Greenland. Summer 1929" and signed M. Parkinson. Each page has 3, 4, or 5 photographic prints pasted in, with manuscript captions in most cases.

Each page has 4 or 5 photographic prints pasted in, with manuscript captions in most cases.

Each page has 3-6 photographic prints pasted in, with manuscript captions in most cases. The first page is missing, though copies of two of the photographs originally contained in it are present.

Each page has 3-6 photographic prints pasted in, with manuscript captions in most cases.

Two small lined notebooks, closely written in pencil with detailed entries for each day from the point of MMLP's departure up to his return. The diaries give detailed description of daily life, travel, wildlife and environment, the group's activities and weather conditions. A short 'epilogue or anticlimax' covers his return journey across the UK following the end of the expedition.

Four loose unlabelled black and white photographs of scenery, one featuring a boat. All undated.

These photographs are enlargements of:
ParkinsonMML/2/2/2 photograph B
ParkinsonMML/2/2/3 photograph D
ParkinsonMML/2/3/4 photograph B
ParkinsonMML/2/3/11 photograph C

Colour printed map of the Faroe Islands, scale 1:200,000. Text in Swedish. Undated, presumed contemporary with expedition. Originally filed folded in back of diary.

A. Cape Petersen on N. side of Ymer Island, Franz-Josef Fjord. Bedded Cambrian? rocks opposite Eleanor Bay from 1000’ up Bridge Gulley. 8 pm Aug 5th.
B. Cape Weber (3480’) Geologist Fjord on right and Franz-Josef fjord in foreground. Cambrian rocks.
C. Bridge Gully - Eleanor Bay. Bedded Cambrian Rocks
D. First waterfall in Bridge Gulley about 600’ up. Bedded black Cambrian limestones. Aug 5th.

Titled - Members of the Expedition. Three photographs.
A. Wordie - Leader
B. Doc. Whittard - Geologist.
C. August Courtauld - Surveyor.

Page 1 unfortunately was lost, but not before the captions were recorded. The original page contained:
A. A panorama view of Traill Island from 2600’ above Antarctic Haven. The width of the view is some 60 miles at a range of 25 miles. In the foreground is Davy Sound with Cape Simpson on the left (east) and the open sea beyond. On the right (north-west) are the Kongeborgen (5200’). 6am Aug 12th.
B. Looking inland (N.W.) from 2620’ above Antarctic haven, showing the Werner Mts (?) or possibly a new high mountain range.
C. “Heimland” in Antarctic haven from about 600’ up the S.E. side. Permian (?) cliffs behind. The ship is aground. The shallow water line being shown by the ice floes also grounded.

MMLP's son has been able to supply replacement prints for photographs B and C.