Mss Eur F252/59b

Diary includes:

• Folio 1 verso: photograph of a Constellation passenger aeroplane flying over Johannesburg
• Folio 2 verso: photograph of “our aeroplane” at Rome
• Folio 2 verso: photograph of Kilimanjaro as viewed from the air
• Folio 2a: postcard showing a photograph of the Rhodes Hotel, Thyanga, southern Rhodesia, with a message on the reverse addressed to Mrs Cunliffe Parsons, Delnes House, 20 Lexham Gardens, London [loose item]
• Folio 2b: postcard showing a photograph of a view of the Main Falls near the Devil’s Cataract, Victoria Falls, with a message on the reverse, addressed to Mrs Cunliffe Parsons, Nightingale Ward, St. Mary Abbot’s Hospital, London [loose item]
• Folio 2c: handwritten notes regarding a planned journey from Nairobi on 10th July (year not shown) [loose item]
• Folio 2d: handwritten notes with a reference to a ‘Kevin Brennan’ [loose item]
• Folio 2e: brief typewritten account referring to a pony that disliked a crockery box so much that the mule pushed it over a slope [loose item]
• Folio 2f: handwritten notes referring to several species of plants [loose item]
• Folio 2g: envelope addressed to Professor H G Champion, Wilton Hotel, Victoria, London [loose item]
• Folio 2h: pressing of a cutting from an unnamed species of plant [loose item]
• Folio 2i: typed list of forest officials with their respective locations [loose item]
• Folio 3a: cutting from The Times newspaper, dated 13th August 1975, showing an extract from a report on a ‘conference to be held on Victoria Falls Bridge’ [loose item]
• Folio 3b: map of Southern Rhodesia, scale 110cm = 180 miles, drawn by G.G.R.R., Tourist Officer, 1954, with a travel guide on the reverse [loose item]
• Folio 3c: route map showing internal services and Sprinbok Services and routes between South Africa and the United Kingdom [loose item]
• Folio 4 verso: photograph of tea outdoors at Lake McIlwaine, Salisbury, Rhodesia, with “Mr & Mrs Kelly Edwards, Sheila and H”
• Folio 4 verso: photograph of a fireguard area along the 1950 Patula Shara Estate
• Folio 5 verso: photograph of a Euphorbia species of plant at Ewanrigg Park, Salisbury, Rhodesia
• Folio 5 verso: photograph of various plants at Ewanrigg Park, Salisbury, Rhodesia (November 1955)
• Folio 6 verso: photograph of a picnic at Ewanrigg Park with Mr & Mrs MacGregor and ‘C’
• Folio 6 verso: photograph of Enceph brevifolium species of plant with cones (Ewanrigg, near Salisbury)
• Folio 7 verso: photograph of bushman paintings, near Salisbury, Rhodesia
• Folio 7 verso: photograph of a picnic tea near Rusape, in December 1955, with Mr and Mrs Kelly Edwards, Brian Armitage, and ‘H & C’ (Harry Champion)
• Folio 8 verso: photograph of the raising of Pinus patula in pa [illeg.] pots, 6m by 2m seedlings (Erin F.R.Q.)
• Folio 8 verso: photograph of a general view of P53-55 pine plantation from Erin F.R.Q.
• Folio 9 verso: photograph of Pinus pseudostrobus trees, of 120ft. and 5ft. g.bh., in 1921 Pinus Patula plantation (Rhodes Estate)
• Folio 10 verso: photograph of a 1955-56 plantation area
• Folio 10 verso: photograph of Pinus leiophylla and Pinus pseudostrobus trees, first thinned (Rhodes Estate)
• Folio 11 verso: photograph showing a view from the top of the Pungwe Falls
• Folio 12 verso: photograph of Pinus Patula and Pinus caribea trees, 1950 with 1955 in the distance (Sheba Estate)
• Folio 13 verso: photograph of Ruungi peak (6250m.) from Nyaka Binga fire tower (Stapleford)
• Folio 14 verso: photograph of a seed garden for Pinus pseudostrobus trees, 1949, with first few cones (Stapleford)
• Folio 14 verso: photograph of a tea party at English’s house, with Mr & Mrs English, Mr & Mrs Kelly Edwards, Brian Armitage, Wilkins, Cummings and Mullin
• Folio 15 verso: photograph of the loading of the ‘thinnings’ (trunks) of 14 year old Pinus Patula trees with Monyika labour (Stapleford G20a)
• Folio 16 verso: photograph of Acacia abyssinica trees shading labour lines (Meikles Mountain House)
• Folio 16 verso: photograph showing gully erosion on a wattle growers’ estate near Sheba
• Folio 17 verso: photograph of labour lines Meilkes Mountain House with Acacia abyssinica trees
• Folio 18 verso: photograph of a Termitomyces species of fungus on the road near Sheba
• Folio 18 verso: photograph of Pinus Patula thinnings of 14 years old (Stapleford)
• Folio 19 verso: photograph of an Acacia nigrescens tree by a roadside
• Folio 19 verso: photograph of Schotia brachypetala species of tree on a termite hill (Umtali)
• Folio 20 verso: photograph of a view from Beacon Dot (1211ft) showing Brachystegia tree species
• Folio 20 verso: photograph of planting operations
• Folio 21 verso: photograph of Pinus caribaea of 1953, Chimanimani mountain range, Bunga
• Folio 21 verso: photograph of Silver Stream Wattle Co. Estate from Lemonkop Saddle on the Chipinga road
• Folio 22 verso: photograph of a view over Hironi Valley to Chimanimani mountains from Hironi View, Tilburg Estate
• Folio 22 verso: photograph of a view from Hironi View over one to three year old Pinus patula trees
• Folio 23 verso: photograph of Bridal Veil Falls, Umtali
• Folio 24 verso: group photograph showing Brian Armitage, Tony Stubbings, ‘C.T.C.,’ Jim Wilkins, Mr Kelly Edwards, Mr Saffe, Mrs Golfe, Mrs Wiltshire, Sheila Kelly Edwards, Mr Atwood, and John Wiltshire
• Folio 25 verso: photograph of a view on to the Chimanimani mountains from Msava Kop, Tilburg Estate
• Folio 26 verso: photograph of a Khaya nyasica tree (Chirunda F.)
• Folio 27 verso: photograph showing Uapaca kirkiana species of plant at Gunyunyuna R.H., near Chirinda
• Folio 28 verso: photograph of an Adansonia tree (main road at Jagamba)
• Folio 29 verso: photograph of a view of the enclosure from the Acropolis, Zimbabwe
• Folio 30 verso: photograph of Coleosperma species of tree (8 mile line E. boundary, Gwaai F.)
• Folio 30 verso: photograph of Gwaai F.
• Folio 31 verso: photograph of Hyphane ventricosa palms on the Zambesi above the Falls
• Folio 32 verso: photograph of an Adansonia tree of 47ft. girth (Park Camp, Victoria Falls)
• Folio 33 verso: photograph of Baikaea, a group of inferior trees at the edge of ‘dambo’ (Lalaowa F.R.)
• Folio 34 verso: photograph of Pinus Patula nursery Block D, Tilburg Estate
• Folio 35 verso: photograph of Rhodes grave, Matopos
• Folio 36 verso: photograph of the reservoir behind Malema Dam
• Folio 37 verso: photograph at Somabula Flats with Parinari curatellifolia trees (Bulawayo/Salisbury Road)
• Folio 37 verso: photograph of a bridge under construction (Bulawayo/Salisbury Road)
• Folio 38 verso: photograph of granite blocks “chaos” (Maleme Dam, Matopos)
• Folio 38 verso: photograph of Acacia abyssinica trees, Bridal Veil Falls, Rhodesia
• Folio 39 verso: photograph of a view from Moodies Pass near Birchenough Bridge, showing granite outcrops with Brachystegia tamarindoids and Brachystegia spicifornis trees
• Folio 39 verso: photograph of termite hills with Diospyros mespiliformis species of tree, near Birchenough Bridge
• Folio 40 verso: photograph of the main falls (Victoria Falls) from Livingstone Island
• Folio 41 verso: photograph of waterfalls near rain forest
• Folio 42 verso: photograph of Victoria Falls as viewed from the Bridge
• Folio 43 verso: cutting from a museum guide showing photographs of two of the large murals painted on the walls of the Livingstone Museum courtyard by African artist Ranford Sililo, depicting (1) traditional village life and (2) various studies of ‘more progressive’ Africans
• Folio 44 verso: photograph of the river at Zambesi, looking downstream in Fifth Gorge
• Folio 45 verso: photograph in the caboose (railway wagon) on the Zambesi railway, showing ‘C’ (Harry Champion) with ‘Watson’ and ‘Cumming’
• Folio 45 verso: photograph showing the loading, by crane, of Baikiaea logs
• Folio 46 verso: photograph showing the loading, by crane, of Baikiaea logs on to a railway truck on the Zambesi railway
• Folio 46 verso: photograph showing an Acacia giraffe tree
• Folio 47 verso: photograph showing the hand loading of Isoberlinia logs (Kazu 7)
• Folio 48 verso: photograph of bongo fire trace alongside a road
• Folio 48 verso: photograph at Masese F.H., showing ‘Taylor’ and his Great Danes
• Folio 49 verso: photograph at Masese F.H. showing Talyor with Great Danes (Rex and Chip) and Bernard de Souza, Harry Champion and Don Cummings
• Folio 49 verso: photograph of Pterocarpus angolensis logs (Semakula)
• Folio 50 verso: photograph of Baikiaea plurijuga species of tree with Pteroc stevensorui (Machile R.H.)
• Folio 50 verso: photograph of a view from the fire tower Sibolingwa over Baikiaea forest
• Folio 51 verso: photograph of Entando phragma caudatuni, 5ft girth (Kasiki F.R.)
• Folio 51 verso: photograph of Baikiaea, a group of inferior trees at the edge of ‘dambo’ (Lalaowa F.R.) [duplicate to photograph on folio 33 verso]
• Folio 52 verso: photograph of pole dancing (Mulobezi Dispensary)
• Folio 52 verso: photograph of some of the spectators to the pole dancing (Mulobezi Dispensary)
• Folio 53 verso: photograph of disembarking from the Zambesi ferry at Mamboyu
• Folio 53 verso: photograph of an Adansonia tree with its trunk hollowed for ‘PK’ (Katima Residency, Caprivi strip, South Africa)
• Folio 54 verso: photograph of a forest house at Choma showing “Mochipapa, Johnson, C., Mostyn,” and “Ros” relaxing on the lawn
• Folio 55 verso: photograph of a view south-west from Mumbai Pass over to Kafue V with Brachystegia and Isoberlinia globif tree species
• Folio 56 verso: photograph of P. michoana (Pinus michoacana) with Pinus leviphylla behind (Mtina)
• Folio 57 verso: photograph of a Entandru deleroy tree with Gummifera and Afromusia (Mtina)
• Folio 57 verso: photograph of distant view of Kafue Flats from Muzcembuka
• Folio 58 verso: photograph of the Eucalyptus Avenue at Shiwa
• Folio 59 verso: photograph of Shiwa Ngandu, the house of Sir Stewart Gore-Browne
• Folio 60 verso: photograph of yellow Knifofia on a termite hill along Kanawa/Aberdeen road
• Folio 61 verso: photograph of old chittamene with Uapaca and other plant species (Chigwe F. Hill Road)
• Folio 61 verso: photograph of current chittamene with Eleusine (Seranji)
• Folio 62 verso: photograph of the Kalambo Falls, Abercorn
• Folio 63 verso: photograph of current chittamene
• Folio 63 verso: photograph of Brachystegia spiciformis species of tree (M.20 Broken Hill Road)
• Folio 64 verso: photograph of lakeside clearing against Tsetse on M. Kumbala Island
• Folio 64 verso: photograph on Lake Tanganyika with “D.C.," "Wagner,” and “Kerfoot”
• Folio 65 verso: photograph of the Shishamba Falls, Kasama
• Folio 65 verso: two Queen Elizabeth II Rhodesia & Nyasaland 4d postage stamps
• Folio 66 verso: photograph of the Shishamba Falls, Kasama
• Folio 67 verso: photograph of the archaeologist ‘Carlin’ at work on an ancient floor level (Abercorn)
• Folio 67 verso: photograph showing a scarp area, with Brian Douglas
• Folio 68 verso: photograph of Raphia palms on the shore of the shrinking Abercorn Lake
• Folio 68 verso: photograph of swamp forest with mainly Mitragyna species of tree
• Folio 69 verso: photograph of an Afrormosia angolensis tree (Mtima)
• Folio 69 verso: photograph of Brachystegia bussei species of tree (M.20 Chipwe F.)
• Folio 70 verso: photograph of a gas unit at Mufulira Mines, Copperbelt
• Folio 70 verso: photograph of fuel trollies at Mufulira Mines, Copperbelt
• Folio 71 verso: photograph of fuel fellings for copper mines (Mufulira Mine Crown land) [loose item]
• Folio 71 verso: photograph of fuel felling for mines, retaining Marquesa plants
• Folio 72 verso: photograph of a large patch of chittamene with Eleusine zea
• Folio 72 verso: photograph of Eucalyptus citriodora seedlings, 4 weeks old, and stumps on Shiwa Chitamene
• Folio 73 verso: photograph of a picnic lunch at Mutunde with “C, Duff, Williams, and L [illeg.] ton,” near Mufulira, Copperbelt
• Folio 73a: duplicate photograph (to folio 73 verso) of a picnic lunch at Mutunde with “C, Duff, Williams, and L [illeg.] ton” [loose item]
• Folio 74 verso: photograph of Sir Stewart Gore-Browne and his forester
• Folio 75 verso: group photograph on the opening of the Kitwe Research Laboratory and the engagement of Brian Douglas and Pauline Nichols (shown in photograph standing in front of a tree)
• Folio 75a: photograph of fuel fellings for copper mines (Mufulira Mine Crown land) [loose item]
• Folio 76 verso: photograph of Pinus insularis pine trees
• Folio 76 verso: photograph showing Colin Duff standing next to 5 year old Pinus michoana (michoacana) plants at Ndole Hill, Ndola
• Folio 77 verso: photograph of a Camponotus nest on a tree branch
• Folio 77 verso: photograph of 1955 planting area with termite hills (Ndola)
• Folio 78 verso: photograph showing Victoria Falls, with rainbow, viewed from the Livingstone monument
• Folio 80 recto: photograph of Victoria Falls from the cleft near East Cataract