Drafts of Letters by K S Krishnan, bulk: 1936 - 29 July 1959, Undated
Scope and Contents
Contains the following: i. Handwritten draft of a letter to Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar informing him about accepting the invitation to become a member of the board of CSIR. Also, thanks to Bhatnagar for his wishes. ii. Draft of a letter to Negretti and Zamra requesting a copy of a publication. It also contains a draft of an acknowledgement letter for receiving the publication. iii. Draft a letter to Flatters and Garnett requesting a copy of a publication. It also contains a draft of an acknowledgement letter for receiving the publication. iv. Draft a letter to the Copper Development Association thanking them for sending a publication. v. Draft of 5 letters to Swami Nikhilanda, P P Ewald, I I Rabi, J W P Debye, and I Frankuchen, introducing them to M K S Sundaresan. vi. Draft of a letter to D Taylor requesting a copy of a publication. vii. Draft of a letter to Charles Darwin from K S Krishnan exchanging pleasantries. viii. Draft of a letter to W Heisenberg from K S Krishnan related to Jagdish Mehra's recommendation. ix. Draft of a letter to Humayun Kabir from K S Krishnan exchanging pleasantries. x. Draft of a letter to J H Van Vleck requesting to help G V Ramakrishna with his stay and studies at Harvard. xi. Draft of a letter to P P I Vaidyanathan recommending T V Venkataraman for the professorship of Entomology in the Postgraduate School of Agriculture, Coimbatore. xii. Draft of a letter to R E Peierls from K S Krishnan related to the publication of a paper. xiiii. Draft of a letter to Pawsey from K S Krishan about a "Christiansen Interferometer" and cooperation between laboratories. xiv. Draft of a letter to the Vice Chancellor (Probably of the University of Allahabad) from K S Krishnan informing him about his appointment as the full-time Director of the National Physical Laboratory of India and related logistics. xv. Draft of a letter to Land Pyrometers Ltd from K S Krishnan asking for some details of a land surface pyrometer. xvi. Draft of a letter to Mrinalini Sarabhai regarding answers to two questions raised in a previous conversation.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1936 - 29 July 1959, Undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Krishnan, Kariamanikkam Srinivasa, Sir, 1888-1961 (Physicist) (Person)
- From the Collection: Ramachandran, Anjali (Processing Archivist, Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 16 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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