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Mss Eur F252/37
- Record Id:
- 040-002291256
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000c5
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/37
- Title:
- India: Western Circle United Provinces
- Scope & Content:
-
Diary includes:
- Folio 1 recto: photograph showing the trunk of a veteran sal tree at Koluchaor F.R.H.
- Folio 2 verso: photograph of a camel string ready to start on a journey (Morghatti)
- Folio 3 verso: photograph entitled ‘A Bargat near Morghatti F.R.H.’ showing a large tree
- Folio 4 verso: photograph of Morghatti timber (Parao)
- Folio 5 verso: photograph of a scene in the Kohtri above Koluchaur (5th February 1939)
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of Tumeria Bridge over Ramganga River near Buxar
- Folio 8 verso: two photographs showing the testing of a new form of anti-porcupine netting
- Folio 10a: untitled photograph showing a pathway leading through fields with mountains in the distance [loose item]
- Folio 18 verso: photograph of semal trees at Maldhan F.R.H. (T & B Tarai)
- Folio 19 verso: photograph of a semal tree at Maldhan Compound
- Folio 20 verso: photograph of ‘striking camp’ at Dhela
- Folio 22 verso: two photographs showing (1) Machan (tree camp) and (2) a view therefrom at Bijrani in Hailey National Park
- Folio 23 verso: photograph showing anti-porcupine protection for semal ‘so far successful’ (Kakrali, 1938)
- Folio 24 verso: photograph showing proposed sal preservation plot in Duan 2 (Jaman and Riuni Underwood)
- Folio 24 verso: photograph of the Tuligadh Tramway Bridge “15 years later!” showing plant growth on the bridge
- Folio 25 verso: two photographs of Sarda Valley Extraction Scheme, 1938-39 showing (1) lorries delivering at Bhawanig from Chuka and (2) anchorage of ropeway, Station A
- Folio 26 verso: photograph of Station B Malla Sirkon Cliff from Station C
- Folio 26 verso: photograph of Station C at Sirkon
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of the coolie path between Stations B and C (Sirkon)
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of the tramway between Stations B and C in Sirkon
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of ropeway head at T. Sirkon Station D
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of starting sleepers down to Station E (Sirkon)
- Folio 29 verso: photograph of timber arriving at Station E (Sirkon)
- Folio 29 verso: photograph of risky accumulation of timber at Station E (Sirkon)
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of unloading from ropeway and loading dug-outs at Station E (Sirkon)
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of rafting mixed sal and chir from Station E (Sirkon)
- Folio 31 verso: two photographs of Sarda Valley Extraction Scheme, 1938-39, showing (1) dug-outs clearing Station E, mixed raft at top of pool and (2) a loaded dug-out ready to start
- Folio 32 verso: two photographs of the Sarda Valley Extraction Scheme, 1938-39, showing loaded dug-outs coming down the gorge
- Folio 33 verso: two photographs of the Sarda Valley Extraction Scheme, 1938-39, showing (1) empty and loaded semal dug-out and (2) chir and haldu above gorge used for mixed rafts
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of part of Chuka Pool Junction of Ladya with Kali
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of Station F showing the loading of lorries from dug-outs for last stage to railhead
- Folio 35 verso: photograph of the species of plant named Daedalacanthus nervosus (bright mauve-blue) at Selakhal, Nandhaur R.
- Folio 36 verso: photograph of the species of plants named Daedalacanthus nervosus and Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (orange-red) at Selakhal, Nandhaur R.
- Folio 39a: photograph of Chrystal with a spotted panther (ex-Sitabani with ‘Swizle’ dated 16th April 1939) [loose item]
- Folio 40 verso: photograph of fishing in the lower part of Kichri N. near Sitabani
- Folio 41 verso: two photographs along the Kichri showing (1) “the recent slip” and (2) “among the forming tufa”
- Folio 42 verso: photograph of stalactites and tufa along the Kichri
- Folio 43 verso: photograph of ‘Chrystal and her first (spotted) panther’ (photograph: G L Hildebrand)
- Folio 44 verso: photograph of limestone grottos formed by deposition from springs
- Folio 45 verso: photograph of six square yards of stalk-eyed flies on rock overhanging the Kichri
- Folio 47 verso: photograph (by E C Mobbs) showing G Hart’s plot of virgin deodar and fir trees (Mundali)
- Folio 52 verso: photograph showing good immature deodar trees near Kanasar (an increment plot) (photograph: E C Mobbs)
- Folio 57a: untitled photograph showing a mountain gorge scene [loose item]
- Folio 57b: untitled photograph (duplicate to photograph on folio 30 verso) showing unloading from ropeway and loading dug-outs at Station E [loose item]
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291256 - 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 F252/37 : India: Western Circle United Provinces - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0040]/040-002291256
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 volume and 51 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1939
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- Feb 1939-May 1939
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliated: 57 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)