T N A Perumal Papers

Content Description

The accession consists of mostly photographic materials relating to the work and life of T N A Perumal. It contains photographic prints from exhibitions, negatives, slides, his instruments and some of his journals. There are also some cartridges, wooden slide boxes.

Condition Description

Mostly in good condition except for some of the negatives.

Accession Date

2024-01-09

Dispostion

All material processed as a new collection, MS-038 (TNA Perumal Collection). All received material is retained for the collection except for duplicates.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Materials were brought to the archives by TNA Perumal's son TA Natarajan on 9 January 2024.

Retention Rule

Permanent retention. The TNA Perumal Collection fits within the scope of the Archives at NCBS as part of the history of wildlife photography in India. T.N.A. Perumal or Thanjavur Nateshachary Ayyamperumal was a wildlife photographer from Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He started taking photographs of flora and fauna in 1960 and was awarded with several awards for his photography. The archives shall have full authority to handle the material in the future, as per the Deed of Gift (except for third-party copyright)

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.

Use Restrictions

Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.