Biographical entry Franklin, John (1786 - 1847)

Summary

(Sir) John Franklin was a well-known polar explorer when, in 1836, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land. He was recalled in 1843 and continued his explorations meeting his death searching for the 'North-West Passage' in 1847.

Archival resources

Archives Office of Tasmania

• John Franklin - Records, 1800 - 1847; Archives Office of Tasmania. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• John Franklin - Records, 1845 - 1893, ML MSS 1465; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• John Franklin - Records, 1830 - 1853; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• John Franklin - Records, 1842, ML DOC 918; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• John Franklin - Records, 1837, ML DOC 919; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• John Franklin - Records, 1837 - 1853, G2486; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• John Franklin - Records, 1837 - 1859, MS 114; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Community History Collection

• John Franklin - Records, 1800 - 1847; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Community History Collection. Details

Royal Society of Tasmania

• John Franklin - Records, 1837 - 1868; Royal Society of Tasmania. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• John Franklin - Records, 1800 - 1847; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

• Fitzpatrick, Kathleen, Sir John Franklin in Tasmania 1847-1843, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1949. Details

Book Sections

• Fitzpatrick, Kathleen, 'Franklin, Sir John (1786-1847)', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 412-415. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010380b.htm. Details
• Fitzpatrick, Kathleen, 'Franklin, Sir John (1786-1847), rear-admiral, Arctic explorer and lieutenant-governor', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Prometheus, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966, pp. 412-415. Details
• Russell, Penny, 'Paradise Lost: Sir John and Lady Franklin', in Penny Russell (ed.), For Richer, For Poorer: Early Colonial Marriages, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1994. Details

Journal Articles

• Farrer, Keith Thomas Henry, 'Whence came the lead in Franklin's crewmen', Food Science and Technology Today, vol. 3, no. 2, 1989, pp. 93-94. Details
• Farrer, Keith Thomas Henry, 'Lead in the last Franklin expedition', Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 20, 1993, pp. 399-409. Details
• Farrer, Keith Thomas Henry, 'Goldner's preserved meat and the last Franklin expedition', Food Science and Technology Today, vol. 15, no. 1, 2000, pp. 20-24. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Franklin, John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-826477. Details