The item was a handwritten letter by John Evershed, past Director of Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal, to Thomas Royds in which he informs aboout his leave and do not know when he will return.

The item is a letter written by Charles P. Butler, Ag. Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to John Eliot, the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, Simla, in 1903. The letter inquires about sending a personal copy of the administration report to M. Compte de la Baume Pluvinel, who was one of the distinguished astronomical spectroscopists.

The letter is from William Foster, registrar and superintendent of records, to the Secretary to the Government of India Department of Revenue and Agriculture regarding changes in address. It is to inform that the Solar Physics Observatory, formerly at South Kensington, was moved to Cambridge, and future communications and parcels should be sent to the new address.

The item is a letter from William Butler to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, Kodaikanal related to the supply of Imperial ordinary plates as requested by the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories. It is mentioning that that six dozen 5*4 plates were supplied by Messrs. Houghton and Company.

The document is a letter from William Butler, Director General of Stores, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, Kodaikanal, informing that imperial latern plates required by the Kodaikanal Observatory have been ordered. The product was ordered from Imperial Dry Plate Company, London. The specifications and the quantity of the plates are also mentioned in the letter.

The item is a letter from William Butler, Director General of Stores, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, stating that the photographic plates requested by the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories have been supplied to Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories by Imperial Dry Plates Company. The quantity of sent items is also mentioned in the letter.

The document is a letter from William Butler to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, requesting to send the list of telegraphic codewords denoting sizes and designations of various photographic plates required by Kodaikanal Observatory.

The document is a letter from the Director General of Stores requesting that photographic plates be delivered right away to Kodaikanal Observatory.

The document is a letter from William Butler to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, about the plate holder of the photographic plates that were supposed to send to Kodaikanal Observatory. It explains the need and usage of the plate holder.

The Director General of Stores sent a letter to the Directors of the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories asking when the photographic plates in Kodaikanal Observatory will be installed.