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Mss Eur F252/74
- Record Id:
- 040-002291294
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291215
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001001.0x0000eb
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F252/74
- Title:
- Jamaica
- Scope & Content:
-
Diary includes:
- Folio 1 verso: postcard showing a colour reproduction of the Jamaican flag, the national bird of Jamaica, the Jamaican Coat of Arms, the national fruit of Jamaica and the national flower of Jamaica
- Folio 2 verso: Cayman Islands (Queen Elizabeth II) postage stamp to the value of 3d
- Folio 2a: Esso Standard Oil S.A. Ltd. issue of a map of Jamaica, dated 1964, based upon maps prepared by the Survey Department of Jamaica, with the reverse showing street plans of Kingston and Lower St. Andrew, Mandeville, Spanish Town and the vicinity of Montego Bay (actual size 21cm x 60cm) [loose item]
- Folio 2b: extract of a note, in typescript, referring to the ineffectiveness of fire protection of regenerated areas [loose item]
- Folio 3 recto: photograph of the Hope River Gorge from the Guaya Ridge road
- Folio 3 verso: photograph of hoe cultivation on excessively steep slopes above Hoper from Guaya Ridge road
- Folio 4 recto: photograph of hoe cultivation on excessively steep slopes (view north-west from Content Gap)
- Folio 5 verso; photograph of Mahogony Vale Bridge
- Folio 5a: pressing of a stem and leaf arrangement from a Selaginella plant [loose item]
- Folio 6 verso: cutting from a US Department of Agriculture Forest Service publication showing an article on the Luquillo Experimental Forest, and sketch map of the La Mina Recreational Area, 1962, on the reverse
- Folio 7 verso: photograph of Eucalyptus trees (Flamstead, 15th February 1966)
- Folio 8 verso: photograph showing La Mina Falls
- Folio 8 verso: photograph showing Bano Grande swimming pool
- Folio 11 verso: colour photograph of a view across Blue Mountains from the Mona Hotel terrace
- Folio 12 verso: photograph of the Mona Hotel
- Folio 13 verso: photograph of a Delonix tree with climbing cactus (Mona Hotel)
- Folio 14 verso: photograph of “pines on lines” (pines on telegraph cables)
- Folio 15 verso: photograph of 3 year old Foxtail Pinus caribaea near Clydesdale
- Folio 15 verso: photograph of Pinus caribaea seedlings in polythene tubes at Clydesdale
- Folio 16 verso: photograph of Bromeliad in flower on a Pinus massoniana tree (Woodford, near Silver Hill Gap)
- Folio 18 verso: extract from a Mona Hotel promotion leaflet showing a colour photograph of an outdoor scene at the hotel overlooking hill and mountain scenery
- Folio 21 verso: photograph of seed trays for Pinus caribaea with mouse proof netting at Clydesdale
- Folio 22 verso: two photographs of netted seed trays for for Pinus caribaea at Clydesdale
- Folio 23 verso: photograph of Tom Cringle’s cotton tree, Kingston/Spanish Town road
- Folio 24 verso: photograph of Tom Cringle’s cotton tree, Kingston/Spanish Town road
- Folio 25 verso: photograph of 3 year old Pinus caribaea plantation with older Eucalyptus at the top
- Folio 26 verso: photograph of ‘current years’ plantation of Pinus caribaea, ‘following’ Eucalyptus
- Folio 27 verso: photograph of ‘big’ Eucalyptus at Whitfield Hall
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of a Cryptomeria japonica tree at Cinchona
- Folio 28 verso: photograph of a Pinus caribaea tree with ‘exceptionally good bole,’ near Pine-Grove Hotel
- Folio 29 verso: photograph of a hut in Bullhead Forest with ‘Dyer, Brown, Hall,’ ‘King’ and another (possibly Harry Champion) standing nearby
- Folio 30 verso: photograph of Royal Palms in Hope Gardens
- Folio 31 verso: photograph of a Land-Rover vehicle crossing Yallahs River
- Folio 32 verso: photograph of a view of the lower slopes of Strawberry Hill, from Westphalia
- Folio 33 verso: photograph of Eucalyptus (girth 12ft, height 100ft) on Whitfield Hall Estate
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of Ficus Avenue at Monymusk
- Folio 34 verso: photograph of Sabal jamaicensis trees along a shore near Alligator Pond
- Folio 35 verso: photograph of a ‘big’ cotton tree measuring 25ft. G.B.H.
- Folio 36 verso: photograph of a view westwards from Alligator Pond showing Bauxite Road and jetty
- Folio 37 verso: photograph of a group of Bactria (Bactris) jamaicana palms at Mason River plot
- Folio 38 verso: photograph of a landslip and new cultivation over Content Gap/Silver Hill Road, near St. Peter’s
- Folio 39 verso: photograph of an Epiphytic bromeliad plant near Morse’s Gap
- Folio 39 verso: photograph of 2 year taunya of Pinus Caribaea with yam cocoyam and sweet potato at Mount Diabolo
- Folio 40 verso: photograph of a view in Fern Gully (Ocho Rios)
- Folio 41 verso: photograph of the foot of Dunn’s Falls near Ocho Rios
- Folio 42 verso: photograph of ‘big’ Eucalypts trees at Cinchona
- Folio 42 verso: photograph of Pinus Caribaea in polythene pots at Helens Gap
- Folio 43 verso: photograph of tree ferns at Morse’s Gap
- Folio 44 verso: photograph of the Yallahs River at the dam site
- Folio 45 verso: photograph of a big landslip in shales on the south side of Flamstead, with semi-natural vegetation at the top
- Folio 45a: pressing of an oval shaped leaf from an unnamed species of plant [loose item]
- Folio 46 verso: photograph of a Eucalyptus plantation
- Folio 47 verso: photograph of Strawberry Hill showing a view towards Helens Gap contour planting of pines and grass
- Folio 48 verso: photograph of Bamboo Avenue, Black River
- Folio 49 verso: photograph of the cotton tree at Frome Guest House
- Folio 52 verso: Cayman Islands (Queen Elizabeth II) postage stamp to the value of 3d
- Folio 52 verso: colour photograph of relaxation near a beach at Grand Cayman
- Folio 53 verso: colour photograph of the Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agricolas de la O.E.A. building at Turrialba
- Folio 53a: pressing of a stem and leaf arrangement from a Selaginella plant [loose item]
- Folio 54 verso: two photographs of Alnus jorullensis trees planted in pastures at 1600m. on slopes of Volcan Barba (San Jose)
- Folio 55 verso: two photographs of the rain forest at Altos de Guayacan (600m ex Turrialba)
- Folio 56 verso: two photographs of tree-ferns and palms (Souatia durissima) at Altos de Guayacan (ex Turrialba)
- Folio 57 verso: photograph of Turrialba silvicultural research
- Folio 57 verso: photograph of the rain forest at Altos de Guayacan
- Folio 58 verso: photograph of Lady Chrystal Champion in the rain forest
- Folio 58a: postcard addressed to Miss E Champion, Woking, showing a colour photograph of a Cattleya dowiana species of orchid on the obverse [loose item]
- Folio 60 verso: cutting from an unnamed publication showing a colour photograph of a dolphin, a fish and turtles
- Folio 64 recto: photograph of Wynne grass area on old coffee estate, Whitfield
- Folio 65 recto: photograph of Fox Tail Pinus caribaea with Eucalyptus and Mahoe (Clydesdale)
- Folio 66 recto: photograph of Sabal jamaicensis at the edge of Mangrove (with Acrostichum) and limestone (with Proposis) near Alligator Pond
- Folio 67 recto: photograph of Bactria (Bactris) jamaicana species of palm at Mason River
- Folio 68 recto: photograph of (?) clusia on Mango (Penlyne Castle)
- Folio 69 recto: photograph of a view in Fern Gully
- Folio 70 verso: untitled photograph showing dense vegetation
- Folio 71 recto: photograph of hygrophytic (? hydrophytic) vegetation below Morse’s Gap
- Folio 72 recto: photograph of a Samanea tree with Epiphytes (with Rhipsalis, Clusia and Bromeliads) near Port Maria
- Folio 73 recto: two photographs showing (1) interior and (2) exterior view of Hibiscus Lodge
- Folio 73 recto: photograph of Ocho Rios, Jamaica
- Folio 73a: Hibiscus Lodge services bill (undated) for one day’s board and lodging [loose item]
- Folio 73b: Bay View Hotel services bill, dated 13th March 1966, for services to Sir H Champion and Lady Champion [loose item]
- Folio 73c: Blimpo Court services bill, dated 14th January 1966, for a room to Harry G Champion [loose item]
- Folio 73d: cutting showing the cost of two P.A.A. economy class air tickets for Lady Chrystal Champion and ‘yourself’ for their journey London/New York/San Juan/Kingston/London commencing on flight PA 101 [loose item]
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291215
036-002291216
040-002291294 - 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 F252/74 : Jamaica - Hierarchy:
- 032-002291215[0001]/036-002291216[0078]/040-002291294
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F252
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 volume and 74 photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1966
- End Date:
- 1966
- Date Range:
- Jan 1966-Mar 1966
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliated: 73 folios
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)