Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 20-08-1903 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 laminated sheet
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir Gilbert Thomas Walker CSI FRS was an English physicist and statistician of the 20th century, born on 14 June 1868, Rochdale, United Kingdom. Walker was an established applied mathematician at the University of Cambridge and gave up a Fellowship at Trinity to take up a position as assistant to the meteorological reporter in 1903. His interest moved to meteorology and he worked in India from 1903 to 1924 becoming Director-General of the Indian Observatories.
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 is about sending a copy of the record of the Seismic disturbances obtained from the seismograph in use at the Alipore Observatory for the half year from 1st January to 30th June 1903 together with photocopies.
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 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
All the items in the fond are preserved in good condition with laminated sheets
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
- Eliot, John (Subject)
- Walker, Gilbert T. (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