JH/TRA/9/1 - [France 5-19/6/60]

Reference code

JH/TRA/9/1

Level of description

File

Title

[France 5-19/6/60]

Date/s

1958-1960

Quantity & Format

74 items Mixed

Subject

France -- Description and travel

Scope and content

The contents refer to a touring holiday in France in 6/60 in which the Hills visited Amiens, Armeau, St-Germain-en-Laye, Vezelay, Vence, Perouges, Chablis, St Jean-le-Priche, Eze, Avignon, Noves, Aix-en-Provence, Enghien-les-Bains, Montreuil, and Megeve. They include: Correspondence with Thos. Cook; an MS itinerary; MS notes and a typescript by JH entitled 'A Fortnight in France'; tourist literature, including a number of picture postcards; a letter of introduction from Dick [?] to Alexander Wall [in Paris]; 100-franc banknote; bills and promotional literature from hotels and restaurants visited en route; Michelin road maps nos 65, 70, 74, 77, 96, 998, 999; and Bourgogne and Michelin guides to Bourgogne Morvan and Les Alpes Savoie-Dauphine.

JH - Hill Papers
- JH/TRA - [JH's travels]
  - JH/TRA/9 - [Travel 1960]
    - JH/TRA/9/1 - [France 5-19/6/60]