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Mss Eur F252/47
- Record Id:
- 040-002291266
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000cf
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/47
- Title:
- Switzerland
- Scope & Content:
-
Diary includes:
- Folio 1 recto: photograph of the Alphubel mountain
- Folio 1 verso: photograph of a view of the town Aaberg in the Swiss Jura
- Folio 1a: untitled photograph of a man wearing a cravat and seated out doors at a table next to a building [loose item]
- Folio 1b: untitled photograph showing a town with a winding river in the centre and situated alongside a large expanse of water [loose item]
- Folio 1c: photograph of the ‘Frogner Park Baby Fighter’ statue at Oslo, Norway [loose item]
- Folio 1d: postcard photograph showing a view at Locarno-Muralto, Switzerland (Quai Guis. Motta) [loose item]
- Folio 1e: ‘Gasthaus Nessenthai’ bill of sale dated 10th June 1954 for coffee and other items [loose item]
- Folio 1f: typescript outlining a tour programme for a party of unnamed people for 1st-2nd July (year not shown) starting at Østbanan by bus [loose item]
- Folio 1g: typescript, compiled by C Malmström and L G Romell, outlining places of interest, the countryside, lakes forests and tour attractions observed from a railway route from Trondhiem to Östersund) [loose item]
- Folio 1h: map (scale approximately 20 miles = 2cm; actual size 38cm x 34cm) showing part of France, Belgium and other bordering countries with routes penned in for a tour of July 1953 from Boulogne to Cannes and other locations [loose item]
- Folio 2 verso: postcard print of a colour painting of Lac Leman near Trélex
- Folio 2a: map of showing an area of the south west part of Norway (actual size 20cm x 49 cm) (P. Soelberg Trykk-Oslo) [loose item]
- Folio 3 verso: photograph of the natural rock arena Le Crux Du Van, located in the Val De Travers
- Folio 4 verso: photograph of a 16th century roofed bridge (Aaberg)
- Folio 5 verso: photograph of Oberhugel near Thun
- Folio 5 verso: photograph of a ‘Selection Forest’ (1946) (Schwarzenegg near Thun)
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of larch trees at Santa Fee
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of a view looking down at Santa Fee from a high altitude
- Folio 7 verso: photograph of Santa Fee viewed from protecting forest
- Folio 7 verso: photograph of Santa Fee viewed from protecting wall for avalanche deflection
- Folio 8 verso: photograph of Saas Grund village showing a high mountain in the background
- Folio 8 verso: photograph of a party of people assembled at Saas Grund village
- Folio 9 verso: photograph of conifers from the refuge at the top of Gruonbach, Fluellen
- Folio 9 verso: photograph of Gruonbach Torrent (waterfall)
- Folio 9 verso: photograph of a roadway in a forest of conifers in the Sihlwald
- Folio 10 verso: photograph of a view of the Gruonbach Catchment from the forest refuge
- Folio 11 verso: photograph of the Rhone Glacier and Furka Pass
- Folio 12 verso: photograph of the Hotel Du Commerce (Brigue)
- Folio 12 verso: photograph of a view down the Rhone Valley from the Furka Pass
- Folio 13 verso: two photographs of mountains, including the Matterhorn, at Zermatt
- Folio 14 verso: photograph of larch trees colonising the Terminal Moraine, Schönbuhl (Zermatt)
- Folio 15 verso: photograph of a view from Montana-Vermala Rhone Valley
- Folio 16 verso: photograph of the Cabane Des Violettes Montana-Vermala, showing a high mountain peak
- Folio 16 verso: untitled photograph of two women resting on a hillside
- Folio 17 verso: photograph showing the way up to Great St. Bernard Pass
- Folio 17 verso: untitled photograph of a woman standing beside a cairn on a high altitude rock formation
- Folio 18 verso: photograph of Les Bossons Glacier, from the Moraine in late evening
- Folio 18 verso: photograph of a wooded hill with a mountain in the background, viewed from a hotel window, Montroc, Chamonix
- Folio 19 verso: postcard photograph showing Les Bossons, Glacier des Bossons, Glacier de Taconnaz, and the peaks of Mont Blanc and Dȏme du Goȗter
- Folio 20 verso: photograph of Les Aiguilles De Chamonix mountains from Plan-Praz (with cable car in the foreground)
- Folio 21 verso: photograph of Chamonix - “Les Grandes Aiguilles” showing the mountain peaks of Aig. Du Plan (63673m.), Le Caїman (3554m.), Blaitiѐre (3522m.), Le Grépon (3482m.), Gds Charmoz (3455m.) and Aig. De la République (2805m.)
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of Vue des Alpes (1288m.) above Neuchatel
- Folio 24 verso: photograph of Couvet from the south west
- Folio 24 verso: photograph of wrestling at Vue des Alpes
- Folio 25 verso: photograph of Pâturage Boisee at Vuissen, Vaud
- Folio 26 verso: photograph of charcoal burning near Concise–Neuchatel
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of walling to deflect avalanches from Saas Fee
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of a protection wood near Saas Grund
- Folio 28 recto: two untitled photographs of scenes with mountains
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of Aarberg roofed bridge
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of 84ft. logs at Wälti sawmill, Aarberg
- Folio 29 recto: photograph of a view at Brunnen looking across a large area of water towards mountains (with photograph description: “Blick vom Waldaus Wolfsprung auf Urirotstock”)
- Folio 29 verso: photograph of Saas Fée and Fée Glacier
- Folio 30 recto: photograph of a pathway with trees on either side on a steep slope looking towards the Matterhorn
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of mountain peaks (Zermatt-Saas-Fée)
- Folio 31 recto: photograph of “Visp und Mischabelgruppe” (showing buildings in a mountain valley)
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291266 - 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 F252/47 : Switzerland - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0050]/040-002291266
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 volume and 53 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1948
- End Date:
- 1955
- Date Range:
- Jul 1948-Jul 1955
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliated: 55 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)