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Mss Eur F252/10
- Record Id:
- 040-002291226
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000a7
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/10
- Title:
- Indian Journal: Almora and Dehra Dun
- Scope & Content:
-
Diary includes the following:
- Folio 2 verso: photograph of Gurari Bridge between Almora and Nainital
- Folio 4 verso: photograph of ‘W J L’ standing outside of a tent at Patharia, first camp in W. Almora (14th May 1916)
- Folio 6 verso: photograph entitled “Encamped at Patharia” (14th May 1916)
- Folio 8 verso: photograph of ‘a corner in Almora Bazaar’
- Folio 10 verso: attached pressing of a leaf from the tree Carpinus Viminea
- Folio 16 verso: photograph of Peridermium Complanatum Corticola on Chir (Kalimat C4., 28TH April 1916)
- Folio 24 verso: untitled photograph of what appears to be a Hindu place of worship with rectangular tower situated at the foot of a hill [indistinct and dark background shows a line of trees with sklyline]
- Folio 28 verso: untitled photograph of a group of tents with woodland in the background
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of camp at Talla Gajar, Bhatkot (1st June 1916)
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of temple ruins in Dwarahat (29th May 1916)
- Folio 37 verso: photograph of ‘Our Camp at Ūkhalleka,’ 4th to 8th June 1916
- Folio 39 verso: photograph of ‘Our Hill Ponies’ named “William” (owned by Harry Champion) and “Tammy” (Ranikhet, June-July 1916)
- Folio 43 verso: photograph entitled “Bringing in Sections of Sample Tress” (Ranikhet, July 1916)
- Folio 45 verso: photograph of three Mahommedan Servants individually desribed as “(1) F.W.C.’s bearer (2) WJ.L.’s cook (3) My Bearer Amer Ali”
- Folio 45 verso: photograph of ‘Our Chaprasis’ named “(1) Prem Singh (2) Manorat [WJ.L.’s] (3) Lacham Singh” (Ranikhet, July 1916)
- Folio 49 verso: photograph of ‘The Gum Tree in Front of Brighton House’ (August 1916)
- Folio 51 verso: photograph of ‘F.W.C.’ wearing a white blazer and standing outside of a building at Ramgarh, Bisharatganj (2nd August 1916)
- Folio 53 verso: photograph of Epiphytes on the branch of a Banj-Oak (Binsar, 7th August 1916)
- Folio 55 verso: photograph of Brighton Lodge (August 1916)
- Folio 57 verso: photograph entitled ‘Bringing Rubble for Repair of Wall’ (Brighton Lodge, August 1916)
- Folio 59 verso: photograph of ‘Our Chaprasis’ Prem Singh, Manorat and Lacham Singh
- Folio 61 verso: photograph of Jubilee Hall, Dehra Dun, N. Front
- Folio 61 verso: photograph of the entrance of Jubilee Hall
- Folio 63 verso: two photographs of Jubilee Hall, Dehra Dun
- Folio 69 verso: photograph of ‘B Wood’ at work in the ‘Verandah’
- Folio 73 verso: photograph of ‘My Collector,’ a Gurkha Soldier (crop of Cajanus Indica) (Dehra, September 1916)
- Folio 75 verso: press cutting regarding the appointment of Mr W J Lambert to be Working Plan Officer of the East Almora Forest Division, with effect from 1st October 1916, and the posting of Mr H G Champion to the West Almora Forest Division as Working Plan Officer
- Folio 81 verso: photograph of Kalimat and Sitoli Plantations from Almora
- Folio 87a: envelope addressed to H G Champion, Colombo, Ceylon [loose item]
- Folio 87b: letter [loose item] to Harry Champion, from David Davis, East Almora Division, Almora, and dated 18th December 1934, with two photographs (folios 87c and 87d) of mountain peaks which David Davis and H Champion climbed and giving a description of the photographs and of other places that were visited by David Davis
- Folio 87c: photograph [loose item] of mountain peaks
- Folio 87d: photograph [loose item] of mountain peaks and two figures standing in the foreground beside two cairns built by David Davis and H Champion
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291226 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F252 : Papers of Sir Harry Champion, Indian Forest Service 1912-40; Professor of Forestry, Oxford 1940-59
Mss Eur F252/1-80 : Diaries
Mss Eur F252/10 : Indian Journal: Almora and Dehra Dun - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0010]/040-002291226
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 volume and 29 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1916
- End Date:
- 1916
- Date Range:
- Apr-Nov 1916
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- 87 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)