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Title
Date(s)
- 17-07-1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 Laminated sheet
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Royds was born April 11, 1884, in Moorside, near Oldham, Lancashire, UK. At Manchester University in 1911, he took his D Sc degree in Physics, awarded for all his research work to date. He worked with Ernest Rutherford during 1917-919 to identify alpha radiation as the nucleus of the helium atom. Later he was appointed Assistant Director of Kodaikanal Solar Physics Observatory, South India, where he worked partly in collaboration with the director, John Evershed. After the retirement of John Evershed, he was appointed as the Director of Kodaikanal in 1923.
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 letter wa sent to the Officer-in-charge, No. 18 party from T. Royds acknowledging the receipt by post of one flexible axis, two burners, and three chimneys
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 document is in good condition, and the texts are clear and readable
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
- Royds, Thomas (Subject)
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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