This letter contains information about testing of the 15 inch lens on stars etc and finding something wrong in color correction.

This a letter of enquiry regarding sending of lenses located at Nizamiah Observatory could be sent to Evershed. It also encloses a copy of Pocock's letter where description about the lenses are mentioned.

This letter is from John Evershed to the Director-General of the India Store Department to acknowledge the receipt of letter S.614/22, a copy of which had been sent to the Director of the Nizamiah Observatory, Hyderabad, Deccan regarding the necessary expenditure of GBP 25.

This letter was about M. K. Vainu Bappu got sanctioned a scholarship of £400 per annum for 4 years and that he secured admission to Battersea Polytechnic of the University of London for a course in Electrical Engineering.

The map shows a part of India near the Bay of Bengal in 1832 with the British, The Nizam and Rajah of Beerar's dominations. J.&C. Walker engraved it.

The letter is from Gilbert T. Walker, meteorological reporter to the government of India, to J. Wilson, Secretary to the Government of India, regarding an invitation to visit the residency at Hyderabad to pronounce the merits of the new telescope. It also asks, due to lack of time, if it will be possible for Michie Smith to check the telescopes.

The letter is to Charles Michie Smith from the Nawab informing that all the arrangements will be made possible for his reception and to let them know a few days in advance of his arrival at Hyderabad.

The letter is from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories stating a report on the Nawab Zafar Jung Bahadur's telescopes. It states the conditions pertaining to the telescopes and how their location has affected the tests.

This item was about Suri Bhagavantam, who took over as scientific advisor to the Defence minister and Director General of DRDO in July 1961. he played a pivotal role in building up laboratories and advancement in research the land, war, and Air defence. It also speaks on his education, inspiration and achievements in physics. He has also written hundreds of research papers and is an erudite scholar in Sanskrit and Telugu.

The photographic slides contain some images of Pogson's transit, Madras Observatory, Osmania University, Goldmigham, K D Naegamvala, Uranus painting(1977), the post-war development committee(1945), etc.