Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 01-10-1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 laminated sheets
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Captain E.C.J Bond was a British officer in Survey of India, who was in the postion of Extra Assistant Superintendent, in charge No. 18 Party (magnetic). He was one of the members of the Suvey Committee of Port of Bombay.
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
The letter was written by E. C. J. Bond who was the officer in-charge No. 18 party (Magnetic), Survey of India to the Director of the Madras and Kodaiknal Observatories, Kodaikanal through the Superintendent of the Trignometrical Survey. Through this document, the author was inquiring how the tabulated data in the original and duplicate magnetic forms taken from Kodaikanal and delivered to the Survey of India office differed. Also provided are a few instructions for the observers. Letter was sent from Mussoorie in 1920.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
The documents were transferred to the IIA archives and have been preserved
Accruals
Further accruals are not 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
All documents are 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
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Bond, E. C. J. (Subject)
- Evershed, John (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