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Box MS-036 Box 2

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

Illustrations of the roads throughout Bengal including those to Madras and Bombay., 1828

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

Printed and published at the Asiatic Lithographic Company's press. Park Street Chowringhee. Calcutta (1828)

Dates: 1828

Book reviews, 11 June 1987

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

Contains photocopies of book reviews of Ali's book, 'The Fall of a Sparrow' by Elliott H McClure and Renee M Borges

Dates: 11 June 1987

Cards, 9 October 1941

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

Contains a visiting card of Bernhard Grzimek, Director of Zoological Gardens, Frankfurt and also a mini note card with a message from J Tomkins.

Dates: 9 October 1941

Drawings, undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: MS-036-2-3-2-4
Scope and Contents

Etched drawing of a river and mountains with a label 'Assam river'. Inscription reads 'EBOR'.

Dates: undated

A Shikari's Pocket-Book, 1927

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: MS-036-2-4-2-5
Scope and Contents

"With Hints on Preserving and Skinning Trophies in the Field". Includes a foreword by R.W. Burton. It is also signed by the author C.H. Stockley. Also contains handwritten notes from Ali's hunts.

Dates: 1927

Salim Alis resume, 8 December 1957

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: MS-036-2-4-2-6
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a resume.

Dates: 8 December 1957

1959 - Blue Diary, 1959

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: MS-036-2-4-2-7
Scope and Contents

Includes handwritten notes of different events that happened that year.

Dates: 1959

1987 - Blue Diary, 1987

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: MS-036-2-4-2-8
Scope and Contents

Seems to be the final personal diary that Salim Ali used. Contains handwritten notes from Salim Ali. It was also maintained by other members of the family.

Dates: 1987

Media clippings, 1985-1996

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: MS-036-2-4-2-9
Scope and Contents

Contains 'The Illustrated weekly of India' magazine featuring an article on Salim Ali, many newspaper clippings from 'The India Post', the Marathi newspaper 'Nava Kaala', 'The Hindu Magazine: weekly edition' with articles featuring or about Salim Ali. Some of them are in other languages including Hindi and Marathi.

Dates: 1985-1996

Memorial meeting, 1987

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: MS-036-2-4-2-10
Scope and Contents

Contains documents related to the memorial meeting held for Salim Ali. Includes an agenda of meetings, a list of messages selected for reading during the memorial meeting, a list of condolence meetings held at various places, and photocopies of condolence messages from Ian Prestt and M. S. Swaminathan

Dates: 1987

Invitation letters and posters for talks, circa 1990

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: MS-036-2-5-2-11
Scope and Contents

Contains an invitation letter for talks by Shahid Ali at various venues including one at Alliance Francaise De Bombay.

Dates: circa 1990

"List of the more important papers by Salim Ali", undated

 File — Box: MS-036 Box 2, Folder: 12
Identifier: MS-036-2-5-2-12
Scope and Contents

Handwritten list of the 15 papers authored by Salim Ali.

Dates: undated