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Box MS-036 Box 1

 Container

Contains 45 Results:

Bob Lowther, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: MS-036-2-3-1-20
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Robert Lowther, perhaps taken at Lucknow.

Dates: undated

Birds, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: MS-036-2-3-1-21
Scope and Contents

Postcard and photographic plate of a pink pelican and white-bellied sea-eagle and bearded vulture.

Dates: undated

Easter card, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: MS-036-2-3-1-22
Scope and Contents

Containing poem on ecological conservation.

Dates: undated

Media clipping -- Source of wild ducks, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 23
Identifier: MS-036-2-3-1-23
Scope and Contents

Media clipping on wild ducks in Canada.

Dates: undated

Photographic prints -- Birds, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: MS-036-2-3-1-24
Scope and Contents

Photographs of swamp francolin, brahminy kite.

Dates: undated

Davar's College of Commerce, 25 April 1924

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 25
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-25
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a recommendation letter by the Vice-principal for Salim Ali.

Dates: 25 April 1924

Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), 22 June 1931

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 26
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-26
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a recommendation letter by BNHS for Salim Ali.

Dates: 22 June 1931

Stresemann, Erwin, 21 September 1931, 10 August 1937

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 27
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-27
Scope and Contents

Photocopied correspondence relating to Salim Ali’s Nepal expedition, his application to the Zoological Survey of India, and a referee letter.

Dates: 21 September 1931, 10 August 1937

Unknown, 3 May 1943

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 28
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-28
Scope and Contents

A letter to Salim Ali from an unknown person with the address 'Forest Cottage, Dehra Dun' thanking Ali for the photographs. Also mentions a set of events that happened in Mussorie.

Dates: 3 May 1943

Hoffmann, Lukas, 11 January 1951

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 29
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-29
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a letter to Salim Ali regarding Hoffmann's experiments on Flamingos.

Dates: 11 January 1951

Meinertzhagen, Richard, 17 May 1953

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-30
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a letter to Salim Ali about Meinertzhagen's trip to Israel and what Meinertzhagen thought of the country. There are also mentions of the different birds that Meinertzhagen spotted on the trip, including hawks, storks, and sea gulls.

Dates: 17 May 1953

Allen, Robert P., 17 March 1954 , 7 October 1954

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 31
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-31
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a letter to Salim Ali from the research associate at the Audubon National Society. Includes information around a summary by Allen on flamingos in the Audubon Magazine.

Dates: 17 March 1954 , 7 October 1954

The Secretary, Indian Council of Ecological Research, 7 January 1955

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 32
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-32
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a letter regarding Salim Ali's name being included in the member's list of the council.

Dates: 7 January 1955

Williams, H., 13 October 1955 , 15 October 1955

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 33
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-33
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a letter with Ali's particulars for a fellowship to "an Indian learned society of international reputation". Includes Ali's resume.

Dates: 13 October 1955 , 15 October 1955

Pillai, N. R., 31 December 1955, 5 January 1956

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 34
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-34
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a letter regarding the PM receiving a letter from Horace Alexander about David Snow's visit to India to work under Salim Ali's supervision.

Dates: 31 December 1955, 5 January 1956

Work, Telford H., 13 June 1957

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 35
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-35
Scope and Contents

Regarding the discovery of Kyasanur forest disease.

Dates: 13 June 1957

Ripley, Dillon, 24 June 1959

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 36
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-36
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a letter from Salim Ali to Dillon regarding their visit after the AOU meeting in Los Angeles in 1953. Includes discussions on the birds Dendrortyx macroura and Ophrysia superciliosa.

Dates: 24 June 1959

Nanavati, A.N.D., 2 December 1967

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 37
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-37
Scope and Contents

Regarding the scheduling of the All India Radio (AIR) interview. Contains the set of questions for the interview with the answers.

Dates: 2 December 1967

Roychoudhury, Uma, 29 May 1987

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 38
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-38
Scope and Contents

A signed experience letter from Salim Ali when he was a Rajya Sabha Member, mentions Uma Roychoudhury was his personal secretary.

Dates: 29 May 1987

Birds, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: MS-036-2-3-1-21
Scope and Contents

Contains a postcard, a photographic plate of a pink-backed pelican, a white-bellied sea eagle and a bearded vulture. Also includes a bookmark with Russian text from Novosibirisk Maximov and a mini photo of a hunted Siberian crane.

Dates: undated

Series 1: S R Nayak

 Series — Box: MS-036 Box 1
Identifier: MS-036-1
Content Description From the Collection: The Sálim 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 Sálim 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 Sálim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.The second series contains material...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1941 - 1989

Sub-Series 1: Visiting Cards of Salim Ali

 Sub-Series — Box: MS-036 Box 1
Identifier: MS-036-1-1
Content Description From the Collection: The Sálim 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 Sálim 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 Sálim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.The second series contains material...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1941 - 1989

Visiting Cards- A and B, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MS-036-1-1-1-1
Scope and Contents Adkar, P D Ahmad, Qeyamuddin Ahmed, K J Akhtar, S S Alaudin, Senator Md. Hanipah S Aldrich- Blake, Pelham Ali, Idrees Ali, Qaisar Ali, Saad Ali, Sajjad Almelkar, A A Amonkar, Bibhas Anand, J S Andrade, Carol Anis, Sahibzada Ajaz Anwar, Shamsul Appanna, V Asthana, R C Aziz, Major Ahmed AbdulBana, Sarosh Banerjea, K T Bappu, M K Vainu Baptista, Clement Barua, Gopal Bedi, Rajinder Singh Bellare, Vijaykumar A Berger, Andrew J Beri, Y P Bhadauria, R S Bhagwati, Atul K Bhatkal,...
Dates: undated

Visiting Cards- C and D, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MS-036-1-1-1-2
Scope and Contents Cahill, Harry Amory Chandra, Shrish Chapri, M Y Chatterjee, Arin Chatterji, Ajoy K Chaudri, A K Chavan, Sheshrao Chavda, Divyabhanusinh Chettur, Nalini Chhachhi, S S Chimanbhai, Chinubhai Cook, Richard J Cooper, Naval Burjorji Cowasji, Sheila Currim, A R Curry-Lindahl, Kai Daly, Ralph H Daruwala, D B Dasgupta, Arunabha Dasgupta, S P Datta, S Davis, Don R Dawood, Shamim Deshpande, Suresh B Dhavale, Y G Dhunjeebhoy, Homi D Divekar, G K Dobbyn, Michael Doble, Denis H Doerr, John...
Dates: undated

Visiting Cards- G, H, I, J, K, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MS-036-1-1-1-3
Scope and Contents Ghosh, Shalil Gruisen, Lisa Van Gupta, Kailash Gusain, A SH B Queen Mountain No. 336 Haque, A K M Aminul Haque, A K M Aminul Haque, C A Haridas, L R Harvey, Bill Hathi, K R Heerjee, Fali Hoffmann, T W Husein, Amir E Hussain, JehangirImam, B Shaik Isherwood, R J Iwago, Tokumitsu Jagirdar, N Jain, S B Jain, S M Janata Motor Driving School Jansen, J W Jasani, Natwarlal B Jay, Michael H Jayal, N D Jhaveri, Javahar M John, Ali Johnsen, Dennis O Joshi, G...
Dates: undated

Visting Cards- L, M, N, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MS-036-1-1-1-4
Scope and Contents LaBastille, Anne Lakshmanan, C D S Landfried, Steven Latif, M A Liem, David S Lindblad, Jan Lobo, RonnieM, Jorge Boshell Madawela, M Madhavji, Pradip Mahmood, Syed Hamid Malhotra, R N Mallya, R R Manekshaw, Tehmas R Mathur, B C Matthai, Duleep Meeker, Oden Mehta, Bhargav Vinodray Mills, Wayne A Misra, K K Mistry, Ibhrahim Mistry, Ibhrahim Moddie, A D Mohan, Devendra Mohan, M Mohorkar, S H Mookerjee, A L Moolji, Ranjitsinha Moolji, Ranjitsinha Moos, Meher H Moos, Meher H Moral,...
Dates: undated

Visiting Cards- P, Q, R, S, T, V, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MS-036-1-1-1-5
Scope and Contents Padki, R G Palekar, V C Parekh, Mohanlal C Patel, Baburao Patwari, K L Pemasiri, L P Douglas Peries, C E Podder, Sunil C Ponnusamy, P K Prabha, B Prakash, N S Prasad, M J Prasada, Vijay Pratap, K Putman, John JQuickmire, J Stanley Qureshi, I MRabor, D S Rafi, F N Rajamani, R Rajendran, M VSathianathan, M A Sethna, A M Sharma, M M Sheikh, Nazim Singbal, R M Singh, Janak Sundaresan, MTyagi, Shishir KumarVaidya, Malati Tambay Vikas, B...
Dates: undated

Oversized Visiting cards, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MS-036-1-1-1-6
Scope and Contents

Altevogt, Rudolf Altevogt, Rudolf Ansari, P S Mohammed Grzimek, H C Bernhard Haddane, Brahim Jain, Rajendra Kumar Khan, Shahnawaz Khanna, J H Kramer, Karl Heinz Krebs, Pastor Krishnamurthi, R Kumar, A Panakal, J J Panakal, J J Raju, K S R Krishna Rajukkannu, C Ram, Amar Nath Rao, R Govinda Rashid, M A Sale, John B Small card of leopard Small card of bullock cart with men around

Dates: undated

Series 2: Shahid Ali

 Series — Box: MS-036 Box 1
Identifier: MS-036-2
Content Description From the Collection: The Sálim 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 Sálim 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 Sálim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.The second series contains material...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1941 - 1989

Sub-Series 1: Correspondence

 Sub-Series — Box: MS-036 Box 1
Identifier: MS-036-2-1
Content Description From the Collection: The Sálim 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 Sálim 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 Sálim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.The second series contains material...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1941 - 1989

Prater, S H, 2 July 1941

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-7
Scope and Contents

Regarding the BNHS journal, procuring funding for surveys in Kathiawar.

Dates: 2 July 1941

Palmer, Andrew E, 7 June 1962

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-8
Scope and Contents

Regarding Ali's book 'The Birds of Sikkim'.

Dates: 7 June 1962

Invitations, 1963-68

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-9
Scope and Contents

Contains invitations to art exhibitions, events organised by Maharashtra government etc.

Dates: 1963-68

Digvijaysingh, Yuvraj, 24 July 1967

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-10
Scope and Contents

Regarding grey headed myna in Saurashtra.

Dates: 24 July 1967

Yin. U Tun, August 1968

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-11
Scope and Contents

To J C Daniels, regarding common and endangered birds in specific locations in Burma.

Dates: August 1968

Bolen, Eric G, 12 December 1974

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-12
Scope and Contents

Regarding a manuscript on morphology and ecology of the lesser whistling teal co-authored with Rylander. Attached is the manuscript.

Dates: 12 December 1974

Singh, Gurmit, 14 November 1986

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-13
Scope and Contents

Regarding migration of flamingo in Punjab. Mentions Demosielle cranes.

Dates: 14 November 1986

Bombay Natural History Society, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-14
Scope and Contents

Partial letter-- mentions BNHS journal.

Dates: undated

Garson, Peter, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: MS-036-2-1-1-15
Scope and Contents

Season's greetings. Mentions future visit to Bombay.

Dates: undated

Sub-Series 2: Research

 Sub-Series — Box: MS-036 Box 1
Identifier: MS-036-2-2
Content Description From the Collection: The Sálim 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 Sálim 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 Sálim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.The second series contains material...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1941 - 1989

Study of the ecology of some endangered species of wildlife and their habitats - The lesser florican in Sailana (MP), December 1984

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: MS-036-2-2-1-16
Scope and Contents

Copy of technical report produced by BNHS with Fish and Wildlife Services USA and Department of Environment, India. Authored by Salim Ali, A R Rahmani, J C Daniel with Usha Bhutia and Meena Haribal.

Dates: December 1984

Notes, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: MS-036-2-2-1-17
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes on the 'Kashmir Roller in North Gujarat' and a page from a daily planner.

Dates: undated

Research prints, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: MS-036-2-2-1-18
Scope and Contents

Copy of pages from research prints on Baya and Sparrman.

Dates: undated

Sub-Series 3: Ephemera and collectibles

 Sub-Series — Box: MS-036 Box 1
Identifier: MS-036-2-3
Content Description From the Collection: The Sálim 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 Sálim 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 Sálim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.The second series contains material...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1941 - 1989

Air ticket, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: MS-036-2-3-1-19
Scope and Contents

Receipt for a ticket to New York.

Dates: undated