Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1913-1955 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
20 photos
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
The photos in this fond are collected from Directors office and are preserved in IIA library
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The documents were acquired from the Director's office of the main campus Bangalore
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The album contains photos related to the Solar Physics Observatory at Kodaikanal during Dr Anil Kumar Das's directorship. It was established in 1899 as a Solar Physics Observatory, and all the activities of the Madras Observatory were shifted to Kodaikanal. The photographs in this album illuminate the critical events in the history of the Kodaikanal Observatory from 1946 to 1955. The visit of eminent scientists and astronomers, official meetings and conferences, celebrations, and farewells and staff of the observatory during the period can be seen in the album.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
The photographs mounted on thick papers using photo corners and preserved
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
System of arrangement
The photos in the fond are catagorised and arranged based on the the event
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 Black and White photographs are preserved in physical photo albums with laminated sheets pockets for each photo
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The original of the photographs are located in IIA Archives
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
The fond is arranged in album number P41
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Royds, Thomas (Subject)
- Narayan, A. L. (Subject)
- Normad (Subject)
- Mudaliar (Subject)
- Das, Anil Kumar (Subject)
- Chinnappan, Paul (Subject)
- Saha, M. N. (Subject)
- Anjaneyalu (Subject)
- Ramanathan, K. R. (Subject)
- Chapman, S. (Subject)
- Pillai, Krishnaswami (Subject)
- Bhatia, H. M. (Subject)
- Sohoni, V. V. (Subject)
- Ambartsumian, Viktor (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