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Mss Eur F252/12
- Record Id:
- 040-002291228
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000a9
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/12
- Title:
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Indian Journal: D.F.O. and W.P.O. in West Almora Division with trips to Kaldhunga, Nainital and Bombay
- Scope & Content:
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Diary includes the following:
- Folio 1 recto: photograph of Camp at Bandran over the Western Ramganga River
- Folio 1 verso: photograph of a general view of Mallital and China Peak (at Nainital) from above Ivanhoe
- Folio 2 verso: photograph of The Bazaar, Almora (W.J.L.)
- Folio 4 verso: photograph of a twisted pine stump (Saulbagar (Airadeo) February 1918)
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of Officer’s Mess, Almora (W.J.L.)
- Folio 8 verso: photograph of a species of Batocera beetle
- Folio 11 verso: photograph of The “Modern” Temple at Dwarahat
- Folio 13 verso: two photographs of the Dalmoti Forest Rest House
- Folio 15: two photographs showing the building of the tar kiln at Deolikhet
- Folio 17 verso: photograph of the Deolikhet Tar-Pant - First Effort
- Folio 17 verso: photograph of the Deolikhet Tar-Pant - Improved Arrangements
- Folio 19 verso: three photographs (on the subject of Fuel Conversion in Khajuri) showing cross cutting of a logs
- Folio 19a: photograph showing cross cutting of a logs with a saw [loose item]
- Folio 21: photograph entitled ‘Gurral at Totaam’ showing the head of an unnamed goat like mammal with two horns (See also folio 30 verso photograph entitled ‘Serau’)
- Folio 21 verso: photograph entitled ‘Kumeria’ showing a one storey building
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of Dwarahat Dak Bungalow
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of the ‘Turkey’ Xmas 1917 showing three turkeys suspended on a pole held by two persons
- Folio 25 verso: photograph of Mir Ali with a Gurral (Kupi: F.W.C., 1918)
- Folio 25 verso: photograph of loading the camels at Sitabani
- Folio 26 verso: photograph of ‘Three Beauties at Sitabani’ (showing standing figures of F.W.A, H.S.G., and W.J.L.)
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of Mir Ali with Karkar and Gurral
- Folio 28 verso: unnamed photograph showing camels carrying luggage and standing beside a group of figures
- Folio 28a: unnamed photograph showing tents standing beside a building [loose item] (See also folio 30 verso showing close up view of building)
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of Serau from Totaam (F.W.C., 16TH January 1918)
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of two figures standing outside of a tent at Jeowkhan with a turbaned figure on the background facing the wall of a building
- Folio 32 verso: photograph of Rolling the Tar Still up from Ma [illeg.]
- Folio 32 verso: photograph entitled ‘At Bandran’ (F.W.C.)
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of Camp at Kankhet, Airadeo (8th February 1918)
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of Fire Line in Airadeo Chir Forest
- Folio 36 verso: photograph of ‘Bhalon F.R.H.’ (1st January 1918)
- Folio 36 verso: photograph of Camp at Harrara Khet
- Folio 36 verso: cutting from unknown publication regarding the Conservator of Forest postings of Mr H G Champion and Mr F Canning (21st February 1918)
- Folio 38 verso: photograph of Almora Session-House
- Folio 40 verso: photograph of ‘The Snows from Khabdoli Ridge’
- Folio 40 verso: photograph of ‘Pandrapali Village at sunset’
- Folio 40 verso: photograph of ‘Bageswar, the Sarju from Jaulkande’
- Folio 42 verso: photograph of panorama from the Khabdoli Ridge
- Folio 44 verso: photograph of ‘Dipakot Inferior Chir Forest and Gneissic Boulders’
- Folio 44 verso: unnamed photograph showing a stretch of water (6th April 1918)
- Folio 46 verso: two photographs showing views of a large assembly of coolies
- Folio 48 verso: photograph of the south end of T. Mandla Plantation
- Folio 48 verso: photograph of the ‘last remnant of Katyuri Raja’
- Folio 52a: untitled photograph of a group of people in a forest [loose item]
- Folio 54 verso: photograph of ‘Syunerakot etc. from Kaparkhan’
- Folio 54 verso: untitled photograph showing two coolies
- Folio 56 verso: cutting showing the text “The President having acknowledged the vote of thanks, proceeded to address Dr. Frederick Du Cane Godman, F.R.S., reciting his services to the study of zoology, and handing to him the Linnean Medal in gold”
- Folio 56 verso: photograph of the West Side of the Almora Ridge
- Folio 58 verso: cutting from unknown publication showing the text of the poem entitled ‘The Old House,’ by Louis J McQuilland
- Folio 58 verso: photograph of ‘View North to The Snows from Khabdoli Ridge’
- Folio 60 verso: photograph of ‘The Club, Almora’
- Folio 62 verso: untitled photograph of a group of fir trees on a mountain slope
- Folio 64 verso photograph of an Anemone plant in flower
- Folio 70 verso: photograph of ‘Baling Belladonna at Chaubattia’
- Folio 72 verso: photograph of “Dandy” at Bhatronj
- Folio 74 verso: photograph of “Dandy” (Dewarpani)
- Folio 74 verso: photograph of a Koklass species of pheasant
- Folio 78 verso: photograph of ‘J Clutterbuck and his First Tiger’ (Kaldhunga, Christmas 1918)
- Folio 78 verso: photograph entitled ‘The shingle-bank below the village site’
- Folio 80 verso: photograph of ‘W.J.L. and the Panther’ (Kaldhunga, Christmas 1918)
- Folio 80 verso: photograph of ‘view upstream from just below Chuka’
- Folio 82 verso: photograph of ‘A fine Spatholobus’(Kaldhunga)
- Folio 82 verso: photograph of ‘W.J.L.’s Panther’
- Folio 84 verso: photograph of a footprint entitled ‘A Fresh Tiger-Pug’ (F.W.C.)
- Folio 90 verso: photograph of ‘Gurral and Karkar’ entitled ‘what murder!!’ showing two animals suspended by their feet on a pole held each end by two turbaned persons
- Folio 94 verso: photograph of ‘A Termitarium near Sitabani’ (F.W.C., January 1918)
- Folio 95a: handwritten note showing a list of numbers and (unknown) abbreviations [loose item]
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291228 - 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 F252/12 : Indian Journal: D.F.O. and W.P.O. in West Almora Division with trips to Kaldhunga, Nainital and Bombay - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0012]/040-002291228
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 volume and 67 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1917
- End Date:
- 1919
- Date Range:
- Sep 1917-Mar 1919
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- 95 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)