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.

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.

This letter was about two questions that Otto Struve was asking, One is about Pleione and whether the strong lines of Ti II near ? 3759-3761 continued with their normal intensities, relative to the other Ti II lines. The second question is whether he would like to read the enclosed papers by Dr.S.Miyamoto of the Kyoto University.

The letter is from P. Hawkins, Superintending Engineer, VI Circle, Trichinopoly, to The Director, Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories, informing that he has directed the Executive Engineer Madura Division to put the work in hand at once and complete it at a very early date. The second one states that the delay is due to difficulty in acquiring the materials and their transportation.

The letter is from P. N. Dutt, Registrar of the University of Panjab, to the Director of Observatories Kodaikanal, enquiring about the home address of John Evershed. This is to communicate that the astronomical instrument installed at the Lahore Observatory is arriving late. It also requests to consider making arrangements for the visit till further information about the instruments is available.

The item was a letter by P. R. Chidambara Ayer to The Registrar of the University of Madras on submitting an MSc.Thesis. The letter was sent in 1929.

The letter was about the submission of MSc. Thesis of P. R. Chidambara Ayer to the Madras University. He is requesting to take immediate action on the further process of thesis submission before the end of November 1930.

The letter is from P. W. Secretariat, Chepauk, Madras, to The Director- General of Observatories informing that the Government is already taking steps to meet the extra demand of Rs. 2500 by reappropriation, and the result of the same will be intimated in due course.

This is a Letter from Pirojshaw H Dasteer to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the sun's entry into Aries. Through this query, he asks 2 main questions: which zodiac was the sun when he entered it, and when and at what time does the sun really enter the first star of the Aries?

This letter was a certificate to M. K. Vainu Bappu mentioning his abilities and conduct during the time of Islamiah High School.