Mss Eur F252/53

Diary includes:

• Folio 1 verso: photograph of the river at the town Miltenberg am (on the) Main
• Folio 2a: list of German foresters visiting Oxford on 4th April 1950 [loose item]
• Folio 3 verso: photograph showing Ministerial Director ‘Mann,’ D.O. Northumberland, Frau Mann, Harry George Champion, and Oberregierungsrat Gϋnther (A M Rheinufer: Bonn 11th May 1952)
• Folio 4 verso: photograph showing Graf V.D. Recke and Hampson travelling on a river transport vessel on the Rhine from Bonn
• Folio 4 verso: photograph showing Gunther, G. Dönhoff and Buccleuch travelling on a river transport vessel on the Rhine from Bonn
• Folio 5 verso: photograph showing ‘Watt,’ Colonel Gibbs and Buccleuch at Bonn
• Folio 5 verso: photograph showing ‘Watt,’ Colonel Gibbs, Gräfin V.D. Recke and Gräfin Dönhoff at Bonn
• Folio 6 verso: photograph showing Harry Champion and others near a tramway vehicle
• Folio 7 verso: postcard with two photographs showing (1) an exterior view of Forsthaus Heiligenberg, with its high roof, and (2) ‘Alte Diele im Forsthaus Heiligenberg’ showing a dining room
• Folio 8 verso: untitled group photograph showing an unnamed party of people in a forest clearing facing the camera
• Folio 13 verso: postcard photograph of a street with half timbered buildings at the town Miltenberg on the Main
• Folio 14 verso: postcard photograph of a street and half timbered buildings at the town Miltenberg on the Main
• Folio 15 verso: postcard photograph of the house at Hermannshof and arboretum, with trees in blossom
• Folio 15a: postcard photograph of the house at Hermannshof and arboretum [loose item]
• Folios 15b-15c: programme of the study trip, dated 11th to 21st May, of UK foresters and forest owners 1952 [2 loose items]
• Folio 16 verso: untitled photograph of a garden and walkway
• Folio 16a: press cutting on the subject of ‘German Forestry Methods - British Experts Visit’ (Bonn: 20th May (?) year)
• Folio 18 verso: wine tasting list (State Office of Wine, Fruit and Gardens)
• Folio 19 verso: untitled group photograph showing an unnamed party of people walking on a path in woodland
• Folios 22a-22b: miscellaneous handwritten notes addressed to ‘Dear George’ and ‘Dear Williams’ written on paper headed ‘St. John’s College, Oxford’ [2 loose items]
• Folio 23 verso: two untitled photographs showing Harry Champion with others assembled in a forest area
• Folio 24 verso: photograph showing an exterior view of Forsthaus Heiligenberg showing its high roof and outdoor tables and chairs
• Folio 24a: miscellaneous handwritten notes [loose item]
• Folio 30a: miscellaneous handwritten notes including a comment on ‘controlled burning’ [loose item]
• Folio 30b: list of men who were ‘just completing their postgraduate course’ at the Imperial Forestry Institute after two or more years in the Colonies (undated) [loose item]
• Folio 32 verso: photograph of the Hermannshof at Weinheim, showing trees in blossom near the entrance to the building
• Folio 33 verso: photograph with the description “Weinheim A.D.B.” showing the town of Weinheim as viewed from a hill
• Folio 34a: business card of Karl Jacob, owner of the firm G J Steingaesser & Co. [loose item]
• Folio 36 verso: photograph of Isar-Wasserfall (waterfall)
• Folio 37 verso: coloured postcard photograph of a lavish room (17thor 18th century) at an unnamed historic building in Lindenhof
• Folio 41a: map cutting, actual size 17cm x 31cm, June 1954, showing areas of Germany, France, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland [loose item]
• Folio 42 verso: untitled photograph of a town
• Folio 42a: Hotel Engel itemised bill, dated 29th May 1967, for purchased items, including coffee and wine, [loose item]
• Folio 42b: untitled photograph showing a party of people standing in a plantation of conifers [loose item]
• Folio 42c: untitled photograph showing a party of people standing in a plantation of conifers [loose item]
• Folio 42d: untitled colour photograph showing a group of three people standing in a plantation of conifers and other plant species [loose item]
• Folio 42e: bill from Siegfried Lϋbcke, dated 2nd June 1967, for ‘2 Mittagasgedecke’ (lunch place settings) [loose item]
• Folio 42f: message to Harry Champion, from the Forest Director Oehler, dated 30th June 1967, conveying in German, warm regards in remembrance of his (Harry Champion's) visit to Wildburg [loose item]
• Folio 42g: bill from Fϋrst Bismarck Mϋhle, dated 3rd June 1967, for items purchased [loose item]
• Folio 43a: postcard photograph in colour showing a restaurant area, with sideboard, from ‘the inns of the starry house Sasbachwalden/Scharzwald’ [loose item]
• Folio 43b: colour leaflet of the Rhine Hotel, Luxhof, with pictures and description of the hotel [loose item]
• Folio 43c: handwritten notes on the subject of Germany [loose item]
• Folio 43d: list of wines for wine tasting, dated 16th May 1952 (Fϋrstl. Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg’sches Weingut: Kreuzwertheim a main) [loose item]
• Folio 43e: note in typescript on the subject of Karachi and supplies of wood fuel, with handwritten notes on the reverse [loose item]Folio 43f: colour photograph of a tree inspection in progress, by using a wooden inspection ladder standing against a tree [loose item]
• Folio 43g: untitled bill, dated 21st May 1967, for items purchased [loose item]
• Folio 44a: handwritten notes on the 1952 German tour [loose item]
• Folio 44b: handwritten notes on the 1955 Management Tour [loose item]
• Folio 44c: handwritten notes on the 1953 CFS German Tour and the 1954 West Germany tour[loose item]
• Folio 44d: handwritten notes on management courses, July 1955 to July 1959 [loose item]
• Folio 46 verso: postcard of Villingen in the Schwarzwald-Barr district, south Germany, showing photographs of views of the city
• Folio 46 verso: photograph of a bahnhof (train station) hotel
• Folio 48 verso: photograph of wrought iron railings with a series of wrought iron gateways between them (situated inside an historic building, possibly a church or monastery dated 1744 at Reichenau)
• Folio 49a: postcard showing a colour reproduction of the oil painting Spätnachmittag am Bodenseof (late afternoon at the lake) by Helmut Stadelhofer (1914-1979) [loose item]
• Folio 51 verso: postcard entitled “Gruss aus Cochem a.d. Mosel” (greetings from Cochem a.d. Mosel) showing views of the town of Cochem, including the castle
• File 52 verso: coloured postcard photograph showing the Mittelalterliche Ecke am Markt (medieval corner at the market) in the town of Bernkastel-Kues, at the Mosel
• Folios 58a-58b: drafts of the itinerary of the tour in Germany for the period 19th-27th July 1955, showing dates and times of journeys, destinations, and towns selected for overnight stays [2 loose items]
• Folio 59 verso: photograph showing a street scene in the town of Hann Munden
• Folio 67a: schedule of the study trip of British forest officials through West Germany, 11th-21st May 1952 (handwritten map: scale 40cm to 60km, dated 24th May 1952) [loose item]