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Mss Eur F252/18a
- Record Id:
- 040-002291234
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000af
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/18a
- Title:
- India: the Gori Valley, Kiogadh and Thibet
- Scope & Content:
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Diary includes the following:
- Folio 2 recto: photograph of a Yak at Chaldu, Thibet
- Folio 2 recto: photograph entitled ‘The People’ with the footnote ‘Hunia-Log at Bageshwar,’ showing two figures standing outside of a tent
- Folio 2 verso: photograph of flora named Arenaria Musciformis
- Folio 3 verso: photograph at Almora showing a view across Khatyari Village on to Siahidevi
- Folio 4 verso: photograph of Bageswar and the Sarju Valley from Jaulkande
- Folio 5 verso: photograph of a view along the Sarju River with the note ‘where we collected Larvae of Psephenus at Junction with the Lahor’
- Folio 5 verso: photograph of a view along the Sarju River showing a gorge through Puruna limestome
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of a view of the Sarju River “In the Gorge”
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of a view of the Sarju River showing a new log bridge
- Folio 7 verso: photograph of Kapkot D.B.
- Folio 7 verso: photograph of the Ramganga from the descent from Samadhura
- Folio 8 verso: photograph of the temporary bridge across the Ramganga above Tejam
- Folio 8 verso: photograph of a view ‘Down the Ramganga to Tejam’
- Folio 9 verso: photograph of Ramari landslip and temporary bridge (E. Ramganga R.)
- Folio 9 verso: photograph of the Tejam-Girgaon Road showing the bridge of Ramganga V Road on granite blocks of ‘Jankul N’
- Folio 10 verso: two photographs of the Quenti Waterfall
- Folio 11 verso: photograph of Silyer Fir and High Level Oaks as at Girgaon Pass
- Folio 12 verso: photograph of Panchachule from the 2nd Girgaon Pass
- Folio 15 verso: photograph of ‘Leading Bhotiya Residents at Milam’ (including Hayat Singh and ‘The Schoolmaster’)
- Folio 19 verso: photograph of a view ‘looking along the Gori at Pilkot’
- Folio 20 verso: photograph of a view ‘up the valley at Burphu’
- Folio 21 verso: photograph of a tame yak grazing at Burphu
- Folio 21 verso: photograph of ‘the only yak south of the Passes’
- Folio 22 verso: photograph of ‘our camp at Burphu (at 10,760ft.) looking across The Gori
- Folio 22 verso: photograph of a view up Milam from opposite Burphu
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of Burphu glacier, N Branch, from the glacier near ‘The Snout’
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of a Bhotia tent at Bageswar (1921) with two figures and a yak
- Folio 24 verso: photograph of Burphu glacier ice cave
- Folio 25 verso: photograph of Milam showing a camp, old lake floor and mountain
- Folio 26 verso: photograph of Milam – The Flats, a former glacial lake
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of country round Milam (in centre)
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of Milam from the top of the Moraine
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of a view up the Gori from hills above Milam (Shankram glacier)
- Folio 31 verso: photograph of Tempu glacier (16290 Panchu Dhura)
- Folio 32 verso: photograph of the E. Slopes of Milam Peak looking up the Gonga Valley from Jimgong
- Folio 33 verso: photograph entitled ‘Repairing the Ūta Road’ showing a steep rock face
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of a view looking up Samgong Glacier across the Gonga
- Folio 35 verso: photograph of a waterfall opposite Setpani
- Folio 36 verso: photograph of a view at Sitpani showing mountain peaks with the Ūta Pass to the left and an unused Pass to Chirchun
- Folio 36 verso: photograph of a view at Sitpani viewed up the Gonga R. from Shillong
- Folio 37 verso: photograph of the Ūta Pass from the north (Lauka)
- Folio 38 verso: photograph of a burrhal from Matoli (24½ inches)
- Folio 44 verso: photograph of the Kyungar Pass
- Folio 46 verso: photograph of limestone cliffs east of Kyungar E.G.
- Folio 48 verso: photograph of limestone cliffs from a view looking upstream at the Kiogadh Crossing (14,000’)
- Folio 49 verso: photograph of a view looking down the Kiogadh at T. Laptel (14,000’)
- Folio 50 verso: photograph of a view of Laptel Thibet Frontier showing camp tents (at a distance) in the foreground
- Folio 50 verso: photograph entitled ‘1st Ovis Hodgsoni’ (showing the head of an unnamed mammal with two horns)
- Folio 51 verso: two photographs of lassoed Thibetan yaks at Laptel
- Folio 52 verso: photograph showing the shearing of a yak at Laptel
- Folio 52 verso: photograph of a yak at Laptel
- Folio 53 verso: photograph of Ovis Country at Chojan Spiti Shales
- Folio 54 verso: two photographs of Burrhal at Chojan
- Folio 55 verso: photograph of North-East to Balach Pass 17590’ (a view from M. Laptel)
- Folio 55 verso: photograph of Kiogadh Gorge and Bambanag Ridge (a view from M. Laptel)
- Folio 56 verso: photograph showing two burrhal opposite Chojan
- Folio 57 verso: photograph of the Yong Ridge between Chojan and Rimkim
- Folio 58 verso: photograph of a view of mountain peaks southwards from Chojan
- Folio 59 verso: photograph of a view looking south on to the Gori Watershed, from a saddle in the Tibet Frontier Ridge above Chojan
- Folio 60 verso: photograph of two marmots at Chojan
- Folio 61 verso: photograph of a view looking north through Shelshel Pass, 16,290ft., into Thibet
- Folio 62 verso: photograph of camp at Shelshel, 15,500ft.
- Folio 64 verso: photograph of a burrhal head
- Folio 65 verso: photograph of Bir Singh, an Orderly smiling and wearing his turban
- Folio 66 verso: photograph of the Kyungar Pass from Laptel
- Folio 67 verso: photograph of camp at Talla Sangcha
- Folio 71 verso: photograph showing a panoramic view of the Balch Pass (view into Thibet)
- Folio 71 verso: photograph with the description ‘the actual pass’ (Balch Pass)
- Folio 71a: untitled map, drawn in black ink, showing the Great Himalaya Range, the Lesser Himalaya Ranges, the Siwaliks (to the South) and Ladak (to the North) [loose item]
- Folio 72 verso: photograph of Jankū (M) showing camp tents (with the footnote “this place will be remembered for its icy blast”) (July 1924)
- Folio 73 verso: photograph of a view from N.N.E. from Sami, 17,920’ looking over the Sutlej Terraces between Supi, Shibchilum and Aligadh (visible on higher level) streams
- Folio 74 verso: photograph of a view from N.N.W. from Sami, 17,920’ (29th July 1924)
- Folio 75 verso: photograph of a view from W.S.W. from Sami, 17,920,’ looking on to the Balch Pass and Balch Dhura (29th July 1924)
- Folio 76 verso: photograph of a view south from Sami Peak, 17,920’ (the north flank of the Kiogadh Massif)
- Folio 77 verso: photograph of Gravel Cliffs opposite Pangta Camp
- Folio 78 verso: photograph of Pangta Camp on Supi P. looking downstream (with comment “some nice fish but no insects in the river”)
- Folio 79 verso: photograph of Camp at Pangta on Supi R., about 14,500’
- Folio 80 verso: photograph of a view across the Sutlej Terraces north on to the Himalaya from east foot of Lal Pahar (with comment “lots of hares in this country but marmots not common”)
- Folio 81 verso: photograph of a view looking down the Sutlej Valley from Lal Pahar
- Folio 82 verso: photograph of a view looking northward over the Sutlej Canon from north-east Corner of Lal Pahar
- Folio 84 verso: photograph of Bir Singh (Orderly) Shikari Jhemu and Pan Singh Tokhri Wala on the north-east peak of Lal Pahar (1st August 1924)
- Folio 85 verso: photograph of a view looking down the Supi River (about 4ms. above Junction with the Sutlej)
- Folio 86 verso: photograph of Thibetan Tent Residence, with note “the whole family is inside having objected to being photographed” accompanied with an example of Thibetan writing showing the signature of the owner of the (photographed) tent
- Folio 89 verso: photograph of a yak shot at Chaldu
- Folio 90 verso: photograph of Jhemu with the Chaldu yak
- Folio 92 verso: photograph of a view down Shibchilum R. near Chirchun
- Folio 96 verso: photograph of the plant species Suassurea Hookeri (with question mark (?) Chirchun)
- Folio 97 verso: photograph of Chirchun Camp below Kungri Bingri Pass (7th-8th August 1924)
- Folio 98 verso: photograph of camp at Chaldu (5th-7th August 1924)
- Folio 98 verso: photograph of a view north over Chirchun
- Folio 99 verso: photograph from the Chirchun Riverbed of a view looking on to Kungri-Bingri
- Folio 100 verso: group photograph of camp followers at Chirchun with footnotes of individual names (16, 500’)
- Folio 100 verso: photograph with the description ‘to the right ascending to Kungri Bingri Pass
- Folio 101 verso: photograph of two Huniyas at Milam
- Folio 103 verso: photograph of Milam from the Uta Road Saddle in the Moraine
- Folio 104 verso: photograph of Milam from the High Ground to E.
- Folio 105 verso: photograph of Thibetans and their sheep at Burphu
- Folio 106 verso: photograph of a Thibetan at Burphu
- Folio 106a: letter to H Champion, from O W Richards, Department of Entomology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Kensington, on a visit to the British Museum and on the naming of a species of insect (letter dated 21st January 1928) [loose item]
- Folio 107 verso: photograph of a view ‘down the Gori near Tola’
- Folio 108 verso: photograph of a view of Tola showing buildings
- Folio 111 verso: photograph of Snow-Bridge at foot of waterfall “across the Gori at Chirkhani just above Upper Nahar Crossing”
- Folio 112 verso: photograph of a view looking down the Gori at Chirkhani with “tents pitched astride the track owing to dense monsoon herbage elsewhere”
- Folio 116 verso: photograph of ‘The Patwari of Goriphat’
- Folio 117 verso: photograph of Munsiari Dak bungalow
- Folio 118 verso: photograph of Matkot Bridge across Gori R.
- Folio 120 verso: photograph of The Gori (about 7ms. above Junction with The Kali)
- Folio 122 verso: photograph of Garjia Suspension Bridge across The Gori below Askot, 3000’
- Folio 124 verso: photograph of Garjia Bridge from the right bank
- Folio 126 recto: untitled photograph showing a suspension bridge
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291234 - 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 F252/18a : India: the Gori Valley, Kiogadh and Thibet - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0018]/040-002291234
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 Volume and 111 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1924
- End Date:
- 1924
- Date Range:
- Jun 1924-Aug 1924
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
- 127 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)