Fond IND-IIA-F316 - Photos of program and events hosted at Kodaikanal Observatory during the directorship of M. K. V. Bappu

8 Photos

The photos in this fond are collected from Directors office and are preserved in IIA library

The documents were acquired from the Director's office of the main campus Bangalore

The album includes photographs taken of different events held at the Kodaikanal Observatory during the directorship of M. K. Vainu Bappu. The photos belong to the following events

1. Retirement of Poomban
2. Farewell party of Anil Kumar Das in 1960
3. M. K. Vainu. Bappu with the D. G. O. Mr P. R. Krishna Rao and other staff
4. M. K. Vainu. Bappu with Prof. s. Chandrasekhar and staff
5. M. K. Vainu. Bappu with Kodaikanal Observatory staff
6. Visit of Russian scientist to Kodaikanal Observatory
7. Kashiviswanathan with M. K. K. V. Bappu
8. The participants of the electronic class conducted by J. C. Bhattacharyya
9. M. K. Vainu. Bappu with Estimate Committee members
10. Retirement of C. G. Veeraraghavan
11. Retirement of P. Madhavan Nair
12. Retirement of N. Sundharam
13. Felicitation party of M. K.V. Bappu for his Padmabhushan Award
14. 1st Astronomical Society of India meeting
15. 1st Astronomical Society of India meeting

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

Further accruals are expected

The photos in the fond are arranged chronologically according to the year of events

Researchers must sign IIA Archival access agreement

Copyright is retained by IIA Archives

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The photographs are in good condition

The original of the photographs are located in IIA Archives

The fond is arranged in album number P53

Archival description is based on ISAD(G), second edition.

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Processed by IIA Archives