A research note published by www.ciolek.com
Dear reader,
The document below was created in 1996 by the late
Dymphna Clark (18 Dec 1916 - 12 May 2000). She had a
deep interest in writings by Baron von
Hügel. That long-term research project has been terminated by her death. Her
descendants do not have the necessary expertise to answer any questions about
Baron von Hügel or his family. They will be, however, most grateful to
receive any communications which could cast light
on the fate of Hügel's missing journals. Should you have any answers or clues please send them to
Sebastian Clark, c/o Manning Clark House (manningclark@ozemail.com.au)
Sebastian Clark
11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest, Canberra ACT 2603, Australia
tel +61 (2) 62959 433
Canberra, 15 February 2001.
An appeal for information on
unpublished travel journals
of
Baron Charles von Hügel (1795-1870)
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The purpose of this set of www pages, edited by Mrs Dymphna Clark and Dr T.Matthew Ciolek, is to act as a clearinghouse for all available information on the whereabouts and/or fate of missing unpublished travel journals and other papers of
Baron Charles (Carl, Karl) Alexander Anselm von Hügel (1795-1870)
- Austrian soldier, diplomat, courtier, horticulturist and scholar.
AN APPEAL
From his extensive journeys 1831-36, Hügel brought or sent back to Europe more than 32,000 objects of natural history and 12,000 'memorandum slips' recording his travels and his botanical discoveries. Apart from these materials he had brought or sent to Austria 1249 coins, 928 ethnological items, 63 idols and temple utensils, 40 musical instruments, many ornaments, textiles and rare manuscripts. Some of these items comprise today a part of the Süd- und Südostasien, Himalayaländer collection at the Museum für Völkerkunde, Wien. There are also 3 major works on his world travels published to date:
- Hügel, Carl Freiherr von : Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek. 4 vols, Stuttgart 1840-48; English translation by T.B. Jarvis 1845.
- Hügel, Carl Freiherr von : Der stille Ocean and die spanischen Besitzugen im ostindischen Archipel. Vienna 1860. (on the Philippines)
- Hügel, Baron Charles von : New Holland Journal 1833-1834 . Translated and edited by Dymphna Clark. Botanical Index by Roger Hnatiuk. Melbourne 1994. (The original MS in German in three half-leather volumes was acquired in 1932 by the Mitchell Library, Sydney from a catalogue of the London dealer Francis Edwards)
- His fourth work 'The New Zealand Journal (1835)' is currently (1996) being edited and prepared for publication by Jeremy Spencer who is a receipient of a NZ $5000 grant from New Zealand History Research Trust Fund Awards (for further information please contact John Martin, Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs P.O. Box 805, Wellington, New Zealand Ph: (04)495-7200 or (04)4940633; Fax (04)495-7212; or Email: john.martin@dia.govt.nz, URL http://inform.dia.govt.nz/internal_affairs/businesses/hb_pro/awards.html)
So far inquiries have failed to locate or to establish the fate of Hügel's 12,000 'memorandum slips' or any other edited journals by him. His accounts of other countries visited in 1831-36 would be of considerable interest to anthropologists as well as to environmental and other historians.
Any information about the missing journals and other documents would be very gratefully received by:
Dymphna Clark
11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest, Canberra ACT 2603, Australia
tel +61 (2) 62959 433
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