Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 08-10-2011 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 CD
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Vainu Bappu was born on August 10, 1927, in Chennai, as the only child of Manali Kukuzhi Bappu and Kallat Sunanna Bappu. His ancestors are from Thalassery, Kerala. His father was an astronomer at the Nizamiah Observatory in Andhra Pradesh. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Astronomy for his PhD after obtaining a postgraduate degree from Madras University. He was the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory during the period 1960 - 1982. Under Dr. Bappu, in 1971 Kodaikanal Observatory became the Indian Institute of Astrophysics an autonomous research institute.
Repository
Archival history
The collection was transferred from IIA library to IIA Archives
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The collection was acquired from IIA library
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The event was conducted in the Bangalore campus on 10th August and Kavalur observatory on 11th August 2011. The photos include talks by renowned personalities and guests, group photos and also taken during the conversation.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
The images are preserved in jpg format in the CD
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
System of arrangement
Arranged roughly by 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
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The CDs are well preserved without any scratch on the optical part leading to clear access to the stored data in the CD-ROM
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The original CD's are transferred to Bangalore campus, then processed and archived
Existence and location of copies
The original files are transferred to Bangalore campus, then processed and archived
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Vainu Bappu Observatory (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
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