This fond contains materials related to John Evershed that contains general local office materials including letters of all local government and administrations, proceedings, reports to the government of India etc., A large portion of the collection series contains information on observations from various scientists.

The letter was reply to D.O.No.2440 of the 8th instant, the R.A. clamp at Lahore is intended to be used with two cords and it was explained to Chowla. Further he mentioned about transit instrument and chronograph are extremly shoddy and not in accordance with specification.

The letter was sent from Thomas Royds to Gilbert T. Walker, the Director-General of Observatories, giving information about mean wind directions taken from Kodaikanal Observatory. The letter was sent from Kodaikanal to Simla in 1914.

This is a letter from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, stating that the midnight telegraphic signal did not reach me until some time after the date on which they were to be sent.

The letter is from the Director General of Observatories to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the test observation that is not satisfactory, hence asking the director to spend more time verifying the instruments.

The letter is from Director General of Observatories to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding earthquake record.

The letter was about discussion on Schwarzehildd calculation for gravitational field round a small particle.

The letter was informing about Dr.Walker has written to the Minister of Finance asking about some spare lenses that they have with a view in borrowing them for use in Kasmir. It informs Evershed the type of lens that could be borrowed till the time.

This letter from Mr.L.M.Jacob, CSI, Secretary to the government of India, Public works department to the secretary to the Government of Madras,Bombay,Bengal, Punjab, Burma,the united provinces of Agra and Oudh, the chief minister of the central provinces, the chief commissioner of coorg and so on. The letter is about electrical installations in government residential buildings.

This letter was reply to letter D.O.No.2492 of 26th March 1923 mentioning that nothing very striking to send you in prominences. He sent copy of one of the best plates and 2 disc plates in K light to show rotation.