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This is a letter from H.B.Holme the Under-Secretary to the Government of India Department of Revenue and Agriculture to the Secretary to the government of Madras , Public works department. It talks about the electrical installations at the Kodaikanal Observatory at the estimated cost of Rs.14,259. It also states that the estimates and plans are returned with the letter.

The letter from Harlow Shapley to Prof. M. K. Bappu telling that he will pass the kind note of indebtedness of him and his son to Mr. Campbell. It also say about his son's honor of geting special fellowship at the Mount Wilson Observatory

This letter was a reply note of June 29 of M. K. Bappu father of M.K.Vainu Bappu about the indebtedness of both to Mr.Campbell. Further, Harlow Shapley mentioned his enjoyment with M.K.Bappu and his wife with their son in America. Shapley mentioned that probably you have heard that if your son had not gone to Mount Wilson we would have offered him a half-year lectureship in the Harvard University.

This letter was about the Bappu's application for admission into Harvard Observatory and the formalities discussed by Harlow Shapley.

This letter was about the M. K. Vainu Bappu's application to National Institute of Science of India. A testimonial from Shapley on Bappu's professional knowledge in observational, analytical astronomy and astrophysics and his work in observatories.

This letter was about Harlow Shapley's words on M. K. Vainu Bappu's decision to go back to India. He also mentioned about the meeting of IAU in Rome, where Shapley wants to meet Indian scientists interested in astronomy and tell them that they should do two things promptly.

This letter was reply to Dr.Bappu inquiry on "Texas Symposium in Relativistic Astrophysics" in detail.

The letter is from H. T. Keeling, Executive Engineer Madura division, to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory, forwarding plans and estimates for the porches for the laboratory and spectrograph rooms and requesting to forward those through the Superintending Engineer after countersigning.

The letter is from H. S. Sales, Bridge Engineer, to John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal Observatory, forwarding four drawings of the proposed astronomical observatory to be built in Lahore and further details.

This is a letter from H.S.Northey executive Engineer Madura division to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the repairs to the observatory buildings in Kodaikanal. It contains estimates amounting to Rs.330 for special repairs to the observatory at kodaikanal with 2 domes, Rs.320 for repairs at Magnetic observatory in Kodai, Rs.110 for repairs to the Anemometer tower in Kodai, Rs.115 for special repairs at the sliding roof building both old and new in Kodaikanal and Rs.64 for photoheliograph buildings with dome at Kodaikanal