Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1983 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 pencil sketch
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Vainu Bappu was born on August 10, 1927, in Chennai, as the only child of Manali Kukuzhi Bappu and Kallat Sunanna Bappu. His ancestors are from Thalassery, Kerala. His father was an astronomer at the Nizamiah Observatory in Andhra Pradesh. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Astronomy for his PhD after obtaining a postgraduate degree from Madras University. He was the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory during the period 1960 - 1982. Under Dr. Bappu, in 1971 Kodaikanal Observatory became the Indian Institute of Astrophysics an autonomous research institute.
Repository
Archival history
The collection was transferred from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to IIA Archives
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The painting was acquired from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This item was a pencil sketch drawing of Prof.M.K.Vainu Bappu by A.P.Jayarajan
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
This painting was transferred to the IIA archive have been preserved
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
System of arrangement
Arranged roughly by physical object type
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
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The painting is in good condition and well preserved
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
Note
Digitized and made available online in IIA Institutional Repository
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Vainu Bappu, M. K. (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