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A handwritten letter from Harry Evershed to 'Mother'
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1881-03-27
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John Evershed Archive
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EVER/B/1/E144
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John Evershed Archive
EVER/A Photographic medium
EVER/A/1 Glass plates
EVER/A/1/E100 Mountainous scenes in Kashmir
EVER/A/1/E102 Mountainous, lake and tent scenes in Kashmir
EVER/A/1/E103 The temple in Rampur, Kashmir and other Kashmir scenes, plus prints of the Temple of the sun, Kashmir
EVER/A/1/E104 Glass slides of a spectrograph at Kodaikanal Observatory and glass plates of mountainous scenes in Kashmir
EVER/A/1/E105 Glass plates and film negatives of landscape views and observatory equipment in Kashmir
EVER/A/1/E106 Halley's Comet
EVER/A/1/E107 The Solar Prominences
EVER/A/1/E108 Halley's Comet
EVER/A/1/E109 The Sun in Hydrogen Light
EVER/A/1/E11 Collection of glass slides of mountainous and river scenes
EVER/A/1/E110 The Sun in Calcium Light
EVER/A/1/E111 The Sun in Ordinary Light
EVER/A/1/E112 Solar prominences
EVER/A/1/E113 Halley's Comet
EVER/A/1/E114 Solar Prominences
EVER/A/1/E115 Solar Prominences
EVER/A/1/E116 Solar Prominences
EVER/A/1/E117 Sunspots and Calcium Flocculi
EVER/A/1/E118 Sunspots and Calcium Flocculi
EVER/A/1/E119 H & K lines of Calcium in Sunspots
EVER/A/1/E12 A glass slide of a spectroheliograph, plus a print of part of a spectroheliograph
EVER/A/1/E120 Solar spectrum
EVER/A/1/E121 Two flash spectrum
EVER/A/1/E122 Solar corona during an eclipse
EVER/A/1/E13 Glass plates of scenes in India, scenes in England and plants including lilies with a corresponding print
EVER/A/1/E14 A collection including glass plates, prints, postcards and a wedding invitation
EVER/A/1/E16 Lilies
EVER/A/1/E17 Mountainous scene with flora
EVER/A/1/E18 A mountainous scene
EVER/A/1/E19 Glass slides of mountainous scenes presumably in Kashmir
EVER/A/1/E20 A mountainous view
EVER/A/1/E203 Glass plates of solar spectrums and prominences and lantern slides of boat scenes from Strathaird eclipse expedition
EVER/A/1/E204 A collection of items including Christmas cards, a glass plate of a forest scene and a glass slide of a cathedral
EVER/A/1/E21 A mountainous view
EVER/A/1/E211 A collection of glass lantern slides and prints from the Strathaird eclipse expedition
EVER/A/1/E22 A mountainous view
EVER/A/1/E23 A mountainous view
EVER/A/1/E24 Kolahoi Glacier
EVER/A/1/E29 Glass plates of mountainous scenes in Kashmir and film negatives of animal drawn carts
EVER/A/1/E48 Glass slides of solar spectrums, solar prominences and observatory equipment
EVER/A/1/E52 Glass slides of Halley's Comet and the sun and a box addressed to John Evershed
EVER/A/1/E63 Mountainous scenes
EVER/A/1/E64 Glass plate negatives of vegetation and trees
EVER/A/1/E65 A mountainous scene with a tent
EVER/A/1/E66 A mountainous scene
EVER/A/1/E67 A mountainous scene
EVER/A/1/E68 A bridge
EVER/A/1/E69 A mountainous scene with people in Kashmir
EVER/A/1/E7 Glass lantern slides of plant life and people in India
EVER/A/1/E70 Glass plate negatives of mountainous views, one featuring tents
EVER/A/1/E71 Glass plate negatives of vegetation
EVER/A/1/E72 A glass plate negative of a woman sitting on the grass
EVER/A/1/E73 Glass negatives of mountainous views
EVER/A/1/E74 Glass negatives of hill and forest views
EVER/A/1/E8 Glass slides of Kolahoi, India
EVER/A/1/E9 Glass slides of mountainous and river scenes in Kashmir
EVER/A/1/E97 A glass negative of a woman assumed to be Mary looking at flowers on a valley edge
EVER/A/1/E98 Glass plates of carved stone statues in woods
EVER/A/1/E99 Glass plate negatives of mountainous scenes with tents in Kashmir
EVER/A/2 Photographic film negatives
EVER/A/2/E93 Film negatives of vegetation and lake and mountain scenes in Kashmir
EVER/A/2/E94 Film negatives of temples, people and horse drawn carts in Kashmir
EVER/A/2/E96 Film negatives of a train and other scenes from Kashmir
EVER/A/3 Photographic prints
EVER/A/3/E10 A collection of photographic prints, glass plates and film negatives of mountainous scenes and vegetation
EVER/A/3/E222 A portrait of an 'unknown associate John Evershed'
EVER/A/3/E226 A miniature portrait of A. E. Anthony
EVER/A/3/E227 A photographic print of 'An Astronomer'
EVER/A/3/E230 A paper print of Camille Flammarion and a print of A.E. Anthony
EVER/A/3/E245 Photographic prints of fauna and birds
EVER/A/3/E247 A group photo of Evershed and his family with other men in Indian dress in front of a telescope
EVER/A/3/E248 Two photographic prints, one of John Evershed and one of Harry Evershed on the Algeria eclipse expedition
EVER/A/3/E249 Photographs of the sun
EVER/A/3/E25 A mounted photographic print of a rocky ravine
EVER/A/3/E250 A photographic print of a collection of stars
EVER/A/3/E251 A photograph of the sun showing solar prominence
EVER/A/3/E252 A collection of photocopied photographs of Evershed and family, leaflets and a map
EVER/A/3/E26 Photographic prints of a temple in Anuradhapura and a lunch menu from The Anuradhapura Hotel
EVER/A/3/E28 Two mounted photographic prints, one of a waterfall and one of lilies
EVER/A/3/E3 A collection of photographic prints from the New Zealand Expedition
EVER/A/3/E30 Mounted photographic prints of John Evershed and his team with observation equipment
EVER/A/3/E31 Mounted photographic prints of snow scenes and a house
EVER/A/3/E32 Mounted photographic prints of buildings next to a river
EVER/A/3/E33 Mounted photographic prints of mountain and river scenes
EVER/A/3/E40 A photographic print of a formal dinner
EVER/A/3/E41 A collection of photographic prints of astronomical equipment and the sun
EVER/A/3/E42 A collection, including paper prints and a scrap album containing mostly newspaper clippings, from the Norway Eclipse Expedition
EVER/A/3/E46 A mounted photographic print of a large group of people in front of a building
EVER/A/3/E47 A photographic print of a group of people outside a building titled 'Union Astronomique Internationale'
EVER/A/3/E49 A photographic print of a telescope
EVER/A/3/E5 A collection of photographic prints of observatory equipment and landscape views in various locations
EVER/A/3/E51 A collection of photographic prints of solar prominences
EVER/A/3/E56 Photographic prints of Halley's Comet and star clusters
EVER/A/3/E57 A photographic print of the sun in total eclipse
EVER/A/3/E60 Photographic prints of solar spectra
EVER/A/3/E62 Photographic prints of solar spectra and the sun
EVER/A/4 Photograph albums
EVER/A/4/E2 Souvenir of Kodaikanal photo booklet
EVER/A/4/E240 Norway Eclipse Expedition Album
EVER/A/4/E243 Photograph albums containing photographs of Kodaikanal, Kashmir, India
EVER/A/4/E244 Kashmir expedition photograph album
EVER/A/5 Display boards
EVER/A/5/E202 A board with photographic prints of Evershed's house and observatory in Surrey and house in Kodaikanal plus J. Evershed's obituary cut out from a newspaper
EVER/A/5/E58 A collection of mounted and annotated prints of solar spectra and solar prominences
EVER/B Correspondence
EVER/B/1 Letters
EVER/B/1/E129 A handwritten letter to Evershed from C. Michie Smith congratulating him on his 'fine volume on prominences'
EVER/B/1/E132 A handwritten letter to J. Evershed from Carl Stormer regarding auroral arches including a diagram of an arc
EVER/B/1/E135 A photocopy of a letter to Evershed from G. F. Dodwell regarding a piece of Tonga 'Tapa' cloth depicting the sun
EVER/B/1/E139 A typed letter to J. Evershed from H.J.H. Guinness regarding a Norwegian paper article
EVER/B/1/E140 A typed letter to the Editor of the Times from J. Evershed regarding a band of light in Scotland
EVER/B/1/E142 A handwritten letter from Harry Evershed to 'Home' in response to received letters
EVER/B/1/E143 A handwritten letter from Harry Evershed to 'Mother'
EVER/B/1/E144 A handwritten letter from Harry Evershed to 'Mother'
EVER/B/1/E145 A handwritten letter from Harry Evershed to 'Mother'
EVER/B/1/E146 Part of a letter from J. Evershed regarding field observations
EVER/B/1/E150 A handwritten letter from J. Evershed to Kate from Australia
EVER/B/1/E151 A handwritten letter from J. Evershed to Kate
EVER/B/1/E152 A handwritten letter from J. Evershed to Harry, written on Kodaikanal paper
EVER/B/1/E153 A typed letter from J. Evershed to Kate regarding an eclipse expedition
EVER/B/1/E154 A typed letter from J. Evershed to Kate regarding leaving India
EVER/B/1/E155 A typed letter from J. Evershed to Harry regarding leaving India
EVER/B/1/E156 A handwritten letter from J. Evershed to Harry regarding the death of Kate
EVER/B/1/E158 A typed letter from Walter Maunder to Miss Orr regarding origin of constellations
EVER/B/1/E159 A handwritten letter from Mindie to Kate
EVER/B/1/E160 A typed letter from Mindie to Harry regarding the death of Kate, plus an envelope addressed to Mrs Evershed containing the obituary of Sir Charles Orr
EVER/B/1/E161 A typed letter from Mindie to Kate
EVER/B/1/E162 A typed letter from Mindie to Kate regarding their move back to England
EVER/B/1/E163 A typed letter from Mindie to Kate regarding leaving India
EVER/B/1/E164 A typed letter from Mindie to Kate
EVER/B/1/E165 A typed letter from Mindie to Kate regarding returning home
EVER/B/1/E166 A typed letter from Mindie to Kate regarding a liquid prism
EVER/B/1/E167 A typed letter from Mindie to Kate regarding their passage home
EVER/B/1/E168 Various handwritten letters from J. Evershed to H.W. Newton and others
EVER/B/1/E169 A handwritten letter from H.W. Newton to Mrs Evershed
EVER/B/1/E170 A handwritten letter from H.W. Newton to Mr Evershed regarding solar spectra articles
EVER/B/1/E171 A handwritten letter from H.W. Newton to Mr Evershed regarding solar flares discussed at a BAA meeting
EVER/B/1/E172 A handwritten letter and two notes from H.W. Newton to Evershed regarding aurora
EVER/B/1/E173 A handwritten letter from H.W. Newton to Evershed regarding solar activity
EVER/B/1/E174 A typed letter from Evershed to Newton in response to his letter about Young's observations
EVER/B/1/E175 A typed letter from Evershed to Newton regarding 27-day sequences
EVER/B/1/E176 A handwritten letter from H.W. Newton to Mr Evershed regarding a visit
EVER/B/1/E177 A typed letter from H.W. Newton to Mr Evershed regarding spectra, aurora and Mrs Evershed's hand
EVER/B/1/E178 A typed letter from H.W. Newton to Mr Evershed and a handwritten reply regarding solar spectrum
EVER/B/1/E179 A typed letter from Evershed to Newton and a handwritten reply regarding sunspots
EVER/B/1/E180 A typed letter from Evershed to Newton regarding spectra and prominences
EVER/B/1/E181 A handwritten letter from H.W. Newton to Mr Evershed regarding Mrs Evershed
EVER/B/1/E182 A handwritten letter from H.W. Newton to Mr Evershed regarding spectrum
EVER/B/1/E183 A typed letter from H.W. Newton to Mr Evershed regarding spectroheliograms
EVER/B/1/E185 A typed letter from F. W. Stait to Evershed regarding developments at Kodaikanal
EVER/B/1/E186 A handwritten letter from F. J. M. Stratton to Evershed regarding 'Vistas in Astronomy'
EVER/B/1/E187 An incomplete handwritten letter from Stormer regarding auroral display
EVER/B/1/E188 A handwritten letter from Evershed regarding auroral band
EVER/B/1/E189 An incomplete handwritten letter from Evershed with some notes regarding auroral streams
EVER/B/1/E191 A handwritten letter from Carl Stormer to Evershed regarding aurora
EVER/B/1/E192 A typed letter from John Evershed to Professor Stormer regarding aurora
EVER/B/1/E194 A handwritten letter from John Evershed to Professor Carl Stormer regarding aurora light seen in Scotland and Norway
EVER/B/1/E195 A typed letter from John Evershed (?) to Mr Housman regarding auroral arch
EVER/B/1/E197 Two typed letters from Evershed to Professor Stormer regarding an aurora and auroral arch
EVER/B/1/E198 A typed letter from Evershed to Professor Stormer regarding auroral band in Norway and a handwritten letter to Evershed from Carl Stormer regarding aurora
EVER/B/1/E199 A handwritten letter from Carl Stormer to Evershed regarding auroral band
EVER/B/1/E200 A handwritten letter from Carl Stormer to Evershed regarding auroras
EVER/B/1/E201 A typed letter to 'Madam' regarding a band of light
EVER/B/1/E202 Two handwritten letters from Alice. M. Stewart regarding letters in the 'Times' plus a note with an address
EVER/B/1/E206 Typed letters from Helmut A. Abt at the Kitt Peak National Observatory to Mrs Margaret Evershed, a Kitt Peak Observatory brochure and a variety of photographic prints
EVER/B/1/E210 A handwritten letter to 'Dendy from 'Margaret' regarding photographs which are included
EVER/B/1/E215 Letters from R.H.G. Lyne Pirkis and Evershed regarding acquiring a solar spectroscope, a draft of a paper by G. Abetti and a calculation on a piece of cardboard
EVER/B/2 Envelopes
EVER/B/2/E123 An empty envelope addressed to Mr E W Palmer in Middlesex
EVER/B/2/E27 An empty envelope addressed to Mrs M Evershed in Surrey
EVER/C Publications
EVER/C/1 Journals, reports and articles
EVER/C/1/E1 Kodaikanal Observatory (1901-1950)
EVER/C/1/E130 Two typed copies of 'Terrestrial Magnetic Disturbances and Sunspots' by J. Evershed
EVER/C/1/E134 An envelope addressed to J. Evershed at Ewhurst, Surrey containing reports from Sendai Astronomiaj Raportj
EVER/C/1/E137 'A Popular Introduction to Einstein's Theory of Relativity with an Account of the Tests made by the Wallal Solar Eclipse Expedition' by Alexander D. Ross
EVER/C/1/E138 'Spectra and Atoms' by A. Fowler
EVER/C/1/E147 'Photographische Hohenmessungen und Spektra des grossen Nordlichtes vom 25. bis 26 Januar 1938' by Von Carl Stormer
EVER/C/1/E157 Articles plus a letter from David to Uncle Jack
EVER/C/1/E184 A reprint of The Observatory Vol. 113, No. 1114
EVER/C/1/E205 A collection of items including publications, a telegram for Evershed on his ninetieth birthday, a letter and various notes
EVER/C/1/E209 'SUMER observations of the inverse Evershed effect in the transition region above a sunspot' by L. Teriaca, W. Curdt and S. K. Solanki
EVER/C/1/E212 A collection of items in a folder marked 'Miscellaneous Notes' containing 'Nature' reports, 'The Orr-Fuller theory of the origin' and notes on John Evershed
EVER/C/1/E213 Various publications and other miscellaneous items
EVER/C/1/E214 'Meteorites and some of the problems which they present' by Lord Rayleigh plus some handwritten and typed notes regarding emission lines and a box addressed to J. Evershed in Surrey marked 'newton'
EVER/C/1/E217 Various publications
EVER/C/1/E218 Reports by Carl Stormer
EVER/C/1/E231 A collection of articles
EVER/C/1/E234 A collection of items including publications, letters, notes and obituaries of Mary and John Evershed
EVER/C/1/E241 Papers by John Evershed
EVER/C/1/E38 A collection of articles by J. Evershed and Mrs Evershed
EVER/C/1/E39 A collection of articles by J. Evershed
EVER/C/1/E4 Reports of the Kodaikanal Observatory
EVER/C/1/E6 Various reports by J. Evershed and others plus a graph
EVER/C/1/E77 'L'astronomia Vinciana estratto dal volume Leonardo Da Vinci'
EVER/C/1/E78 Various publications by the Royal Astronomical Society
EVER/C/1/E79 Articles by H.W. Newton
EVER/C/1/E80 A collection of articles by M. A. Ellison
EVER/C/1/E81 A collection of articles by A. D. Thackeray
EVER/C/1/E82 A collection of miscellaneous publications
EVER/C/1/E83 A collection of miscellaneous publications
EVER/C/1/E84 Reports from Sendai Astronomiaj Raportoj
EVER/C/1/E85 Publications from the Flower and Cook Observatory, University of Pennsylvania
EVER/C/1/E87 A collection of publications associated with the British Astronomical Association
EVER/C/1/E89 Publications associated with the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa
EVER/C/1/E90 'The Sky' Ancient Astronomical Instruments in China by Dr. W. Carl. Rufus
EVER/C/2 Newspaper clippings
EVER/C/2/E127 Severn newspaper clippings attached to a piece of paper, all regarding auroras
EVER/C/2/E50 A newspaper clipping with a headline –“Unique Astronomy Telescope”
EVER/C/3 Books
EVER/C/3/E246 'The English Club Kodaikanal 1887-1970 A short History'
EVER/C/3/E34 'Memoirs of the Kodaikanal Observatory...' by J. Evershed and Mary Evershed plus two glass plates, one of J Evershed and one of a birds nest
EVER/C/3/E35 'The Statutes of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire'
EVER/C/3/E76 'A Star Atlas and Telescopic Handbook for students and amateurs' by Arthur P. Norton
EVER/C/E75 A collection of leaflets of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
EVER/C/E88 ‘My weekly’ magazine from 1986 turned to page 21 – which includes an article mentioning John Evershed plus other magazine cuttings
EVER/D Notebooks/notes
EVER/D/E124 'Researches in the Green Corona line 5353 A. by M. Waldmeier, Zurich' - typed with handwritten annotations
EVER/D/E125 'Notes on Scientific Work' - typed with handwritten annotations
EVER/D/E126 Typed notes by J. Evershed on education, eclipse expeditions, research and publications
EVER/D/E128 Handwritten notes by J. Evershed on the origins of constellations
EVER/D/E131 Typed notes by J. Evershed regarding work in India
EVER/D/E193 A diagram triangulating various elevations with some handwritten notes on the back
EVER/D/E196 A handwritten note referring to a letter to Professor Stormer with some calculations
EVER/D/E44 A notebook with mathematical workings, titled Pitch Hill Observatory Highbroom, Ewhurst, Surrey
EVER/D/E45 A folder containing loose printed sheets of images of the sun
EVER/D/E53 A blue notebook titled 'Book 19.' containing mathematical workings
EVER/D/E54 Two sketch books containing notes on total eclipses
EVER/D/E59 Sketches of 'Prominence on West Limb, January 7, 1910 and 'Sketches of horse shoe prominence'
EVER/E Maps/graphs/charts
EVER/E/E207 Part of a hand drawn graph
EVER/E/E55 A large 'Carte Generale De La Lune' by Felix Chemla Lamech in French with a note for Mr Evershed
EVER/E/E61 A Franklin-Adams Chart, a German map of the moon and a drawing showing light paths for eclipse of the sun
EVER/E/E86 Maps of the stars in colour 'cut out from Keith Johnston's astronomical atlas'
EVER/F Personal papers
EVER/F/242 Cox, Hargreaves & Thomson Ltd. directors' reports, balance sheets and letters regarding shares
EVER/F/E133 A list of ingredients for a liquid filled prism, and a note on the use of a lens
EVER/F/E136 A form of recommendation addressed to Mrs Evershed regarding an employee for a gardener
EVER/F/E141 A family tree starting with Harry Evershed and Elizabeth Burrows, listing dates and events, plus details for a memorial tablet at Salford Priors Church
EVER/F/E148 Invoices to J. Evershed from Adam Hilger Ltd for a prism and a glass mirror
EVER/F/E149 A quotation to J. Evershed from Adam Hilger for a glass plate and an invoice for an aluminise mirror
EVER/F/E190 A typed 'Translation. Rainbow in the Middle of the night, Stavanger, 14th September 1933'
EVER/F/E91 Minutes of the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee
