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Mss Eur F252/26
- Record Id:
- 040-002291245
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000ba
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/26
- Title:
- India: Kumaon in 1933 including a Trip to the Sunderdhunga Glaciers
- Scope & Content:
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Diary includes:
- Folio 1 verso: photograph entitled ‘Measuring a standing sample tree with telescopic ladder’
- Folio 1A: untitled un-scaled map drawn in blue and black ink (38cm x 28cm) showing the Northwest Railway, Simla, Dehra, and areas within the River Beas, River Sutlej, River Dhauliganga and River Jumna [loose item]
- Folio 4 verso: photograph of a chir pine sample plot in Ranikhet Cantonement
- Folio 5 verso: photograph of ‘the ladder in position against a tree’ (Ranikhet Cantonement)
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of measurement in progress from the swung seat
- Folio 7 verso: photograph of ropes being untied from a pine tree (Kaligad S.P.64)
- Folio 11 verso: photograph showing a high quality plot of pine trees, 135ft high, and a man climbing into the ‘crown’ of one of the trees (Ganiadeoli)
- Folio 13 verso: photograph of Siuni Regeneration Coupe, C 23, ‘heavy tapping of seed trees’
- Folio 14 verso: photograph of the last seed trees under heavy tapping (Siuni C 23)
- Folio 15 verso: photograph of heavy tapping of a seed tree over established regeneration
- Folio 16 verso: photograph of long protected pine forest in Ranikhet Cantonement
- Folio 17 verso: photograph of Ranikhet Cantonement Chir Sample Plot
- Folio 18 verso: photograph of a tree trunk showing an old resin channel completely healed up after 20 years (Siuni)
- Folio 22 verso: photograph showing a steep hill with shrubs with the description ‘Gargila-Ka-Ganpati: the saddle N. of Jagthana swarming with leeches (on way back only)’
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of a view with the description ‘ Mujua Kharak, 8,800ft’
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of the remains of Moru Forest
- Folio 23A: untitled photograph showing cattle being herded along a dusty road [loose item]
- Folio 24 verso: photograph of a view south from ‘our’ Wachcham camp (The Dhakuri Ridge)
- Folio 25 verso: photograph of “Midge Hillock” camp over the Pindar opposite Wachcham
- Folio 26 verso: photograph of a view south on to Dhakuri Ridge & Saddle from Wachcham
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of a temporary chak with buckwheat between Bhadung and Jaitoli
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of the Jaitoli stream
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of ‘our camp’ at Jaitoli (with forest in the background forming part of Sunderdhunga Reserve)
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of ‘the last ray of sunlight at Jaitoli’
- Folio 29 verso: two photographs showing views of a stream (Dhungiadhaun Nala)
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of Sunderdhunga camp
- Folio 31 verso: photograph of a view south from Mallasukeram showing snowyl mountain peaks
- Folio 32 verso: photograph of Sukeram Moraine and snows from above Mount Sukeram E.G.
- Folio 32A: handwritten list showing transport costs in connection with the Sunderdhunga trip [loose item]
- Folio 33 verso: photograph of Sukeram glacier
- Folio 34 verso: photograph showing a group of people on ‘the snow bridge below the glacier’
- Folio 35 verso: photograph of a view ‘at the snout’ showing three standing figures, two in turbans initialled as ‘F.G.’ and ‘B.S.’ (Sukeram G.L.)
- Folio 36 verso: photograph of Lingurpati Cliff (Sukeram V.)
- Folio 37 verso: photograph of ‘The Wachcham Bridge over The Pindar’
- Folio 38 verso: photograph of a view up valley from Mount Sukeram
- Folio 38 verso: photograph of a view south from Mount Sukeram
- Folio 39 verso: photograph of ‘the glacier snout’
- Folio 39 verso: photograph of a view of Pwalidwar ∆ 21858 up Maiktoli Valley from Lower Sukram Valley
- Folio 40 verso: photograph of the Sukeram Stream bridged by snow and lateral moraine seen from the sheep camp
- Folio 40 verso: photograph of a view ‘at the snout of Sukeram glacier’
- Folio 41 verso: photograph of a lady by the rock shelter at Sunderdhunga
- Folio 41 verso: photograph of a view down the valley from Sunderdhunga
- Folio 42 verso: photograph at Dhungiadhian showing a wooded area
- Folio 42 verso: photograph of two figures ‘The Tiffin-Tokhri-Wala’ and ‘The oldest coolie’ (at Salani)
- Folio 43 verso: photograph showing the Hippophae Flat just above Dhungiadhaun
- Folio 43 verso: photograph showing the way across the Upper Hippophae Flat
- Folio 45 verso: photograph of the Dhungiadhaun Block from above
- Folio 45 verso: photograph of ‘one of the loads (tent-fly)’ showing a native figure
- Folio 47 verso: photograph of a view up from the Bhadung Temple into Maiktoli Valley with Pwalidwar
- Folio 47 verso: photograph showing the track through the Ringals near Jaitoli
- Folio 48 verso: two photographs of flowers at Sunderdhunga Camp showing iris and Primula Sibirica
- Folio 49 verso: photograph showing the snow field bridging the stream just below the glacier (Sukeram)
- Folio 49 verso: photograph of Sukeram snow bridges from Lingurpati Bhel
- Folio 50 verso: photograph with the description ‘starting back from the glacier’ showing a party of travellers near a rapidly flowing stream
- Folios 50A & 50B: two photographs showing views of a an unnamed town alongside a wide river [loose items]
- Folio 50C: untitled photograph showing a wide stretch of water with an unnamed town and high vegetated hills in the distance [loose item]
- Folio 50D: photograph of picnickers on ‘New’ [illeg.] road [loose item] with c [illeg.]
- Folio 50E: photograph showing an example of the Lagerstroemia indica species of plant in bloom [loose item]
- Folio 50F: photograph showing an example of the Bauhinia asuminata species of plant in bloom [loose item]
- Folio 50G: photograph showing an example of the Zephyranthes carinata species of plant in bloom [loose item]
- Folio 50H: photograph showing an example of the Cassia javanica species of tree [loose item]
- Folio 51 verso: photograph showing an example of the plant Cypripedium Cordigerum in flower
(11 loose items)
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291245 - 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 F252/26 : India: Kumaon in 1933 including a Trip to the Sunderdhunga Glaciers - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0029]/040-002291245
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 volume and 63 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1933
- End Date:
- 1933
- Date Range:
- May 1933-Jun 1933
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Foliated: 52 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)