Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1962-1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
26 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 of the initial stages of the Kavalur Observatory campus. Photographs of Director M. K. Vainu Bappu's visit to Kavalur for site inspection and selection for the setting up of the observatory building and workshop. Photos from the construction of 40-inch and 90-inch telescopes, images of albuminization of the 40-inch telescope and the instruments of the telescope can be seen in this album.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
The corners of the photographs are inserted into the cuttings made of thick paper and attached. Photographs must be preserved in laminated sheets to avoid the fading due to direct contact and moisture
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
System of arrangement
The photos in the fond are 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
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The photographs are in good condition
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 P47
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