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Mss Eur F252/56
- Record Id:
- 040-002291275
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000d8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/56
- Title:
- France, Switzerland and Luxembourg
- Scope & Content:
-
Diary includes:
- Folio 1 verso: postcard showing a colour reproduction of a detailed still life photograph of Alpine flowers
- Folio 2 verso: photograph of Harry G Champion (accompanied) walking along a seafront area
- Folio 4 verso: photograph of a restaurant dining area (Auberge de Picquigny)
- Folio 5 verso: photograph of a view at Virieu Le Grand village showing a café and restaurant, and the Hotel Du Commerce (Commerce Hotel)
- Folio 6 verso: photograph of a street at Virieu Le Grand village
- Folio 7 verso: photograph of Gorges et Pont (bridge) de La (of the) Balme Rhone
- Folio 8 verso: photograph of a road with sheer cliffs on both sides (environs de Yenne (Savoie) Gorges de la Balme)
- Folio 9 verso: photograph of Lac D’Annecy (Lake Annecy)
- Folio 10 verso: photograph of ‘aiguilles des glaciers’ (glacier needles), 3814m., ‘Alpes de Savoie’ (Alps of Savoy)
- Folio 11 verso: photograph of a view near Grenoble, showing cattle grazing and high mountains in the background
- Folio 13 verso: photograph at Tignes, Savoie, showing the dam
- Folio 14 verso: photograph showing a mountain roadway viewed from a distance (Col D’L’iseran)
- Folio 15 verso: photograph of Valloire village viewed from a high vantage point
- Folio 16 verso: photograph of ‘Rochers de La Grand Parée’ (rocks of the great paree) showing a large rock formation (Col du Galibier)
- Folio 16a: cutting from an unnamed publication showing (1) a map (actual size 10cm x 7cm) of Les Eyzies and its surroundings and (2) a photograph on the reverse entitled ‘Frise sculptée préhistorique du Cap-Blance’ (cheval) [loose item]
- Folio 17 verso: photograph of a view of Col du Lauteret high mountain pass
- Folio 18 verso: coloured photograph of Col D’Allous, Haute Province
- Folio 18a: postcard photograph of Le Refuge (the shelter) at Col D’Allos [loose item]
- Folio 19 verso: photograph of a scene at Colmar Les Alpes mountain village showing a clock tower
- Folio 20 verso: photograph showing a view of the town of Juan Les Pins, Cote D’Azur (French Riviera)
- Folio 20a: promotional leaflet showing two photographs at La Résidence de La Girelle (hotel) showing (1) a view of the hotel and (2) a balcony view ‘Sur Le Mer’ (on the sea) [loose item]
- Folio 21 verso: postcard photograph, in colour, showing a view of Cote D’Azure
- Folio 22 verso: coloured postcard photograph showing a narrow walkway in the medieval village of Eze
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of Canon du Verdun (L’Etroit des Cavaliers)
- Folio 24 verso: photograph of the Gorges du Verdun (Le Prѐ D’Issone)
- Folio 26 verso: photograph of La Bastille, Grenoble
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of Val D’Isѐre (Valley of Isere)
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of the road to the Galibier (Maurienne)
- Folio 29 verso: photograph of Col du Galibier with Mont Blanc, 4807m.
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of Col D’Allos
- Folio 31a: postcard photograph of Aiguille Noir, 2865m. (the black needle) at Valloire [loose item]
- Folio 31b: cutting from an unnamed publication showing two photographs of a mountain roadway and giving a description of the resources at the (unnamed) mountain destination [loose item]
- Folio 36a: leaflet conveying a brief description of Pension-Villa Marie-Magdeleine at Juan-Les-Pins, France, showing two photographs from outside of the villa, including a corner view of a sunlit garden Folio 44a: cutting from an unnamed publication giving a description of the city of Nancy, France, and showing a photograph of the fountains and gate in Stanislas square [loose item]
- Folio 44b: cutting from a leaflet with a photograph showing a view of the town hall at Stanislas, Nancy, and part of the gilded wrought iron gate [loose item]
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291275 - 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 F252/56 : France, Switzerland and Luxembourg - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0059]/040-002291275
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 volume and 38 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1953
- End Date:
- 1955
- Date Range:
- Jul 1953-Jul 1955
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliated: 44 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)