Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 27-01-1913 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 laminated sheet
Context area
Name of creator
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.
Repository
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
Content and structure area
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
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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Place access points
Name access points
- Andrews, Clement Walker (Subject)
- Evershed, John (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