Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1919-1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
9 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 fond contains correspondence between E. C. J. Bond, the officer-in-charge, No. 18 party (Magnetic), Survey of India, and the Director of the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories during 1919-1920. The official letters are about the magnetic observations from the Kodaikanal Magnetic Observatory. The observations have been taken from the Kodaikanal Observatory and used to send to The Survey of India office for scientific purposes. This fond consists of 7 letters sufficient to understand the cooperation between The Survey of India and The Kodaikanal Observatory.
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
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