Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 29-01-1900 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 laminated sheet
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
The documents were transferred from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to IIA Archives
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The documents were acquired from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This document originates from G.J.J. Harris, a consulting architect the Government of Madras engaged. It is addressed to the Madras and Kodaikanal Observatory director about the approval and submission of plans and estimates related to the construction of Kodaikanal Observatory buildings. Various aspects necessitated official sanction, encompassing the workshop for the mechanic, estimates for water supply in the director's residence, construction of a verandah for writers' quarters, provision of bookcases and furniture, landscaping of the grounds, provision of mats for the assistant's house, erection of additional outhouses for the first and second assistant quarters, and the construction of the observer's house at Periacolum, along with associated compensation. The communication underscores the comprehensive nature of the proposal, seeking the necessary approvals for diverse elements crucial to the successful realization of the Kodaikanal Observatory infrastructure.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
The documents were transferred to the IIA archives and have been preserved
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically according to the year of events
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Researchers must sign IIA Archival access agreement
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by IIA Archives
Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
Language and script notes
The document is in English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The typed documents are clear and are well recognizable to read
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The originals were located in the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
Existence and location of copies
The original files are transferred to Bangalore campus, then processed and archived
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Notes area
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Harris, G. J. T. (Subject)
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Archival description is based on ISAD(G), second edition.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
English
Script(s)
Latin
Sources
Archivist's note
Processed by IIA Archives