| Description | Two notebooks, the first of which contains a note, headed Preface to A Himalayan Diary 1939, stating that these items were returned from India after Joan Legge's fatal accident, and what sorting has been done;
small appointment diary for 1939 with brief diary notes for each day up to 29th June;
typescript of letters 6 April to 30 June 1939 containing descriptive accounts of her activities;
bundle of original letters to Lady Joan Legge, including arrangements for her visit by the Deputy Commissioner at Garhwal, letter from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (AD Cotton) referring to lilies she might see, signed agreement to work as a travelling bearer, Indian travel permit; and also originals of the letters sent home written by her;
printed pamphlet "Garhwal Glimpses" by Rev HA Hanson, printed August 1939 (refers to meeting Lady Joan, then reading about her death)
See also the accompanying 1939 photograph album (D861/P/3/12) |