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Mss Eur F252/50
- Record Id:
- 040-002291269
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000d2
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/50
- Title:
- Belgium: Students Tour, July 1950
- Scope & Content:
-
Diary includes:
- Folio 1 verso: photograph of the Town Hall, Brussels
- Folio 2 verso: photograph of Cinquantenaire Arcade, Brussels
- Folio 2a: letter addressed to “Windrush,” dated 5th July 1950 (possibly from Harry Champion) reporting on the taking of a leopard skin rug by Heather and on travel options and arrangements in Brussels [loose item]
- Folio 3 verso: photograph of the Waterloo Monument, Belgium
- Folio 4 verso: photograph of Forêt De Raevals showing 1912 pine with Prunus serotina
- Folio 5 verso: photograph of a scene at Hasselt Forest showing 1937 group regeneration in 60 year old pine
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of Bokrijk Reservation Station, near Hasselt
- Folio 7 verso: photograph of a street scene at Wellan Village showing a church in the background (12th July 1950)
- Folio 8 verso: photograph of Eupen barrage (opened in 1950)
- Folio 9 verso: photograph of a view at Hertogenwald showing conifer trees either side of a wide grassy path
- Folio 10 verso: photograph of scene at the Chênerond, Vielsalm
- Folio 11 verso: photograph of lunch at table outdoors at the Maison Forestiѐre Du Grandbois (showing “Turner,” “MLA,” “Holmes” and “Willan” seated at table)
- Folio 12 verso: two photographs showing views of the Abbaye at Saint Hubert
- Folio 13 verso: photograph at the Forêt de Cedrogne showing “Anderson Groups” in 1880 spruce
- Folio 14 verso: photograph at Haut-Fays Forest
- Folio 15 verso: photograph of Chamaecyparis pisifera species of conifer, 1903, at Gedinne Arboretum (Arboretum de Gedinne)
- Folio 16 verso: photograph of the Château-forte de Bouillon (Bouillon Castle, Bouillon, Belgium)
- Folio 17 recto: photograph of the Semois Valley from Rocher Du Pendu
- Folio 17a: postcard photograph of Bouillon ‘Panorama pris de la Ramonette’ [loose item]
- Folios 17b-17f: miscellaneous handwritten notes of July 1950 [5 loose items]
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291269 - 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 F252/50 : Belgium: Students Tour, July 1950 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0053]/040-002291269
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 volume and 19 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1950
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- Jul 1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliated: 17 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)