Colombo Observatory, Ceylon

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0101 ICS 39
Held at	: Institute of Commonwealth Studies   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/resources/library ›
Full title	: Colombo Observatory, Ceylon
Date(s)	: 1912-1958
Level of description	: Collection (Fonds)
Extent	: 42 items
Name of creator(s)	: Columbo Observatory
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The history of meteorological observations in Ceylon, in the form of rainfall measurement, dates back to year 1850. Systematic recording of observations started during 1866-1883 under the Survey General of Ceylon. The Colombo Observatory was set up in 1907 on Bullers Road (Bauddhaloka Mawatha) in Colombo. Since 1948 it has been part of the Government Department of Meteorology.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Collection of reprints by Dr H Jameson and other members of the Colombo Observatory, J P Andrews, A J Bamford and A P Kandasamy, mainly concerning climatology in Ceylon, 1912-1958.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by author.

Conditions governing access:

Open although advance notice should be given.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Usual conditions apply

Finding aids:

Catalogued to item level (see link to repository catalogue).

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The source of acquisition by ICS is not known.

Allied Materials

Related material:

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition, 2000. National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Oct 2001