Mss Eur F252/39

Diary includes:

• Folio 1 verso: photograph of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Manchester preceding her convoy out of Aden
• Folio 2 verso: photograph of ss. Alcantara seen at sea from ss. Empress of Australia (H75 as escort)
• Folio 3 verso: photograph at Aden showing the Franconia Crispi and the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Manchester
• Folio 6 verso: photograph showing the ss. Alcantara and ss. Franconia at sea off Malta
• Folio 6 verso: photograph of Aden as seen from ss. Empress of Australia
• Folio 7a: photograph of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Manchester, a vessel sunk in August 1942 whilst escorting a supply convoy to Malta [loose item]
• Folio 8 verso: two photographs in the Suez Canal showing (1) Kantara of the East side and (2) a tarred road, Sweetwater Canal and railway on the West side
• Folio 11 verso: photograph of the Ganges Canal near Roorkee
• Folio 12 verso: photograph of the Ganges Canal Navigation Loop at M45
• Folio 13 verso: photograph of a scene at the Ganges Canal showing a barge for stone and timber
• Folio 14 verso: photograph of donkeys carrying bhusa (chopped straw) along Mat Branch of the Ganges Canal
• Folio 15 verso: photograph of a view on the Ganges Canal (MIII) with Phoenix and Mango palm trees
• Folio 16 verso: two photographs of thorn scrub country along the Mat Canal showing (1) Capparis aphylla seen between Nim and (2) Tamarisk coppice in wheat fields sissu shade line
• Folio 17 verso: photograph of the main Ganges Canal M50 three year old sissu plantation with mango shade beyond
• Folio 18 verso: photograph showing fine munj grass at Kitam Reservation, Agra
• Folio 20 verso: photograph of a protected semal tree, 140ft high, in woodland (Chunakhan T&B)
• Folio 22 verso: two photographs of the Head-works of the Lower Ganges Canal
• Folio 23 verso: photograph of a building with Baobab trees of 17’ and 16½ ft. girth (Etawah F.R.H.)
• Folio 24 verso: photograph of road rail bridges at Kalpi
• Folio 24 verso: photograph of boats on the Jumna (Temple Ghat)
• Folio 25 verso: photograph of the Lankapuri (dated 1876) at Kalpi
• Folio 25 verso: photograph of the Rest House at Kalpi
• Folios 25a-25d: unsigned handwritten notes relating to a volume of Sir Alexander Cunningham’s Archaeological Survey of India [4 loose items]
• Folio 26 verso: two photographs showing views of a temple by the Jumna at Kalpi
• Folio 27 verso: photograph of the Lankapuri at Kalpi
• Folio 28 verso: photograph showing an example of sal natural regeneration in Sela C3 (one of the areas first fenced)
• Folio 29 verso: photograph of a wide spreading Gold Mohur tree at Chorgallia
• Folio 29 verso: photograph of a scene from a clean weeding experiment with sal seedlings (Bhakra 3)
• Folio 30 verso: photograph of methods of crossing deer-proof fences, showing a high ladder and gate [with Krishna Ivand holding open gate] (Lachampur)
• Folio 31 verso: photograph of the Bors (two unnamed family members) at ‘New Forest’ on grassland with three dogs
• Folio 32 verso: photograph of a large unnamed building (New Forest, 1939)
• Folio 33 verso: photograph of line sowing in plantation with lengths of sal, sissu and khair successively (Sawaldeh, 1938)
• Folio 34 verso: photograph of taungya, 4 seasons old, with haldu, sal, mulberry, semal and sissoo plants (Dhela T&B. 1936)
• Folio 35 verso: photograph showing a view of Sawaldeh Rau from “our lunch place”
• Folio 35 verso: photograph of ‘The Pawalgarh Semal’ showing a tall tree with winged buttresses next to a building
• Folio 37 verso: photograph of a typical semal tree with winged buttresses (Pawalgarh F.R.H.)
• Folio 38 verso: photograph of the Chunakhan Cirque
• Folio 38 verso: photograph of the Chunakhan Semal (protected tree)
• Folio 39 verso: photograph of the Dhunigadh, Musabangar C6 with jaman, ardisia and sal preservation plot
• Folio 40 verso: photograph of the Nihal Landslip Fan
• Folio 40 verso: photograph of a building (Haldwani F.R.H.)
• Folio 41 verso: photograph of a tiger in the Hailey National Park
• Folio 42 verso: photograph of the Bauhinia vahlii species of shrub in mixed deciduous forest in Barakholi B.F.
• Folio 43 verso: two photographs of Nandhaur views showing (1) a view up from the Machlibund and (2) a view from the road to the First Pool
• Folio 44 verso: two photographs of scenes at the Sittargang Bazaar showing (1) Tharus buying bangles and (2) going home [oxen pulling a two wheeled cart carrying passengers]
• Folio 46 verso: photograph of sal regeneration area in Haldwani Dn.
• Folio 47 verso: photograph of maltreated sal tree near village (Saranja C.2.)
• Folio 47 verso: photograph of Jaulasal Rau from the F.R.H. showing wooded hills
• Folio 48 verso: photograph of the protected tree Holoptelea integrifolia (Chorgallia)
• Folio 50a: untitled photograph showing an unnamed plant under inspection at a plantation [loose item]
• Folio 51 verso: photograph of a scene on the Sarda Canal showing young sal trees getting above frost (Bharamal)
• Folio 51a: photograph showing an attempt to remove a submerged motor car from the Sarda Canal [loose item]
• Folio 52 verso: photograph of a Tharu Village scene (Achta, near Sudlimath)
• Folio 53 verso: two photographs of attempts at solving the frosty sal chandar problem showing (1) chir planted out two seasons ago in Hetero [illeg.] ogon and (2) irrigated sissu of 1929: sal showing some response
• Folio 54 verso: photograph of a building (Dudwa F.R.H.)
• Folio 55 verso: photograph of a group of Bombax trees (natural regeneration) (Sathiana, N Kheri)
• Folio 56 verso: photograph of fire-line in sal forest (Well 7) (Kiratpur)
• Folio 57 verso: photograph of Retwa grass with Anthisteria gigantea behind (Well 5, N Kheri)
• Folio 58 verso: photograph of an establishment of Bombax trees in burnt grassy plantation
• Folio 59 verso: photograph of 100ft. fire-line in sal forest, not yet burnt (Well 7 near Kiratpur)
• Folio 59 verso: photograph of a successful establishment of sal regeneration in frosty chandar in shelter of irrigated 1928 sissu (Dhaniapur, Pilibhit)
• Folio 72 verso: photograph showing an example of successful plantation of tuanga, dated 1934, of 6 seasons (Lachampur, Ramnagar)
• Folio 73 recto: two photographs of recent sal regeneration work near Chorgallia showing (1) Dolpokhra C3 felled 1937-38 = 2 seasons and (2) Sela C2 T&B felled 1938-39 = one season
• Folio 73a: handwritten note on the despatch of a basket to Mrs Champion (11th December 1936) [loose item]
• Folio 73b: telegram, date stamped 22nd October 1939, to H G Champion notifying him on his appointment as Professor ‘from earliest date at which you can get released’ [loose item]