Item I08 - Letter from Clement W Andrews, librarian of the John Crerar Library, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding Bulletin and memoirs

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Reference code

IND-IIA-F220-I08

Title

Letter from Clement W Andrews, librarian of the John Crerar Library, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding Bulletin and memoirs

Date(s)

  • 27-01-1913 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

1 laminated sheet

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Name of creator

(1858 – 1930)

Biographical history

Clement Walker Andrews (January 13, 1858 – November 20, 1930) was an American librarian. He graduated from Harvard University in 1880 and served as an instructor in chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1883 to 1892. From 1889 to 1895, he also served as the librarian at MIT. Andrews became the first librarian of the John Crerar Library in 1895 and held that position until his retirement in 1928. His contributions to the field of library science include introducing catalog card exchanges between libraries and publishing printed lists of current periodicals. He served as president of the American Library Association from 1906 to 1907 and as president of the American Library Institute from 1922 to 1924.

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Archival history

The document was transferred from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to IIA Archives

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The documents were acquired from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory

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Scope and content

The letter is from Clement W Andrews, librarian of the John Crestar Library, to John Evershed, the Director of Kodaikanal Madrasdras Observatory, regarding Bulletin and memoirs. It acknowledges the receipt of multiple volumes of Kodaikanal Observatory Bulletin and memoirs.

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 chronologically according to the year of events

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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

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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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IIA Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Archival description is based on ISAD(G), second edition.

Status

Published

Level of detail

Complete

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

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Processed by IIA Archives

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