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The letter is from Otto Struve, Berkeley Astronomical Department to Dr. V. Bappu, Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories asking to discuss with Dr. Merrill about Pleione if possble and also asking if he will be intrested to rad the papers by Dr. S. Miyamoto of Kyoto University.

The letter is from offg: the Director-General of Observatories to The Director, Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories, informing about the letter from the Government of Madras asking to transfer the observer's house at Periyakulam to them instead of having it sold and the proceeds credited to the imperial funds. Hence asking if the Department is entitled to any compensation for relinquishing the property. In the connection, requesting to let them know what the building and site originally cost, from whom the site was purchased, and any condition attached to the purchase of the site or the erection of the building, as that information is not available from papers from Simla or Calcutta.

This letter from O. R. Scott, Sub division officer, Kodaikanal to the Director informing that a sum of Rs. 2000 has been alloted for the official year for repairing the observatory buildings at Kodaikanal and it is mentioned the estimates now on hand for execution amount to only Rs. 119 and those estimates are also mentioned for special repair to the roof of Directors' residence, chimney of the European assistants' quarters and to the Northern Dome of KSO and also requested to let him know whether any further repairs needed or not.

This is a letter from O.R.Smith Sub Divisional officer Kodaikanal, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories requesting permission for the use of one of the two store-shed by the public works department.

This item is a letter from O. R. Scott Sub-division officer Kodaikanal to the director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories forwarding a copy of the report related to some purchases made for the observatory compound.

This is a letter from from O.R.Smith Sub Divisional officer Kodaikanal, to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories honoring the request for a supervisor for making a note of the repairs and minor alterations that need to be carried out in the office building and dwelling house in Kodaikanal Observatory.

The letter is from the National Academy of Sciences to Thomas Royds regarding the Proceedings of the National Academy. It states that the academy would like to send its proceedings in exchange for the publications of the Kodaikanal Observatory.

This letter was asking a question on results obtained by John Evershed in connection with the displacements of the spectral lines of the Sun towards the red as suggested by Einstein's theory.

This letter from Mr.L.M.Jacob, CSI, Secretary to the government of India, Public works department to the secretary to the Government of Madras,Bombay,Bengal, Punjab, Burma,the united provinces of Agra and Oudh, the chief minister of the central provinces, the chief commissioner of coorg and so on. The letter is about electrical installations in government residential buildings.

The letter is from Mount Wilson Observatory to the Librarian Solar Physics Observatory Kodaikanal regarding publications. It states that the requested publications have already been sent and might have failed to reach.