Sub-Series 3: Ephemera and collectibles

The Salim Ali Papers is divided into two series. The first series is titled S R Nayak. It contains visiting cards/ contact cards that were kept by Salim Ali. All visiting cards have been arranged alphabetically. It include visiting cards of artists, forest conservators, researchers, publishing houses, professors, government officials, etc. These cards were handed to Nayak who was working on a project with Salim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.

The second series contains letters, research material and ephemera. Most of this material was found tucked between a pages in a set of books on birds that belonged to Ali.