Title (10)Pasupathinathan Temple, Annamalainagar
Note (20)The temple inspired Raja Annamalai Chettiar to found a college near it
Descriptors (30)Temple; Pasupathinathan Temple; Annamalainagar; Raja Annamalai Chettiar; Annamalai Chettiar, Raja; Meenakshi College; Five Laws
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)FL01
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Title (10)Meenakshi College
Note (20)The College was established by Raja Annamalai Chettiar. The building is still maintained as it was in 1920, as a souvenir. SRR presented his Five Laws of Library Science first at a Conference of Teachers in this College in 1928
Descriptors (30)Meenakshi College, 1920; Annamalainagar; Raja Annamalai Chettiar; Annamalai Chettiar, Raja; Five Laws
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)FL02
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Title (10)Meenakshi College
Note (20)The College is now a part of the Annamalai University. This building was completed by 1928 and has since been extended over the years. SRR presented his Five Laws for the first time in public to over 1,000 teachers here at the Educational Conference of South India, Dec. 1928
Descriptors (30)Meenakshi College; Annamalai University; Annamalainagar; Building; Teachers Conference; South India; Five Laws; Presentation; 1928
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)FL03
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Title (10)Spiral of Scientific Method conceived in Delhi
Note (20)Chapter 8 was added in the second edition (1956) of the book Five Laws of Library Science and deals with "Scientific Method, Library Science and March of Digvijaya."
Descriptors (30)Research; Scientific Method; Spiral of Scientific Method; Digvijaya; Delhi
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)FL04
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Title (10)University of Delhi, honoured SRR, conferring on him D.Litt, 07 March 1948
Note (20)"His reputation as a Librarian extends far beyond the borders of his own country and his opinion and advice are valued in all lands ..."
Descriptors (30)Honours; D.Litt; University; Delhi University; 1948
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)HF01
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Title (10)University of Pittsburgh, honoured SRR conferring him D.Litt (Honoris Cosa), 01 June 1964
Descriptors (30)Honours; D.Litt; University; Pittsburgh University; 1964
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)HF02
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Title (10)Padmashri. Investiture in Delhi, 29 October 1957 by Dr. Ragendra Prasad, President of India
Note (20)"An international authority on library science, (he) .... is a member of the International Library Committee of the United Nations. ... "
Descriptors (30)Honours; Government of India; Padmashri; Delhi; 1957
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)HF03
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Title (10)Padmashri. Investiture in Delhi, 29 October 1957 (excerpt) by Dr. Ragendra Prasad, President of India
Descriptors (30)Honours; Government of India; Padmashri; Delhi; 1957
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)HF04
Link 1 Photo (50) hf04.JPG

Title (10)SRR Birth Centenary, August 1992. Indian Post Office issues postage stamp
Descriptors (30)Honours; Government of India; Indian Postal Service; Birth Centenary; Stamp, 1992
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)HF05
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Title (10)Srinivasa Ramanujan 75th Birth Anniversary, Dec. 1962, issue of stamp by the Indian Post Office
Note (20)SRR always considered Ramanujan as a "Great Thinker of India" and wrote his biography in 1967. It was published by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science
Descriptors (30)Ramanujan, Srinivasa; Honours; Government of India; Indian Postal Service; Mathematician; Birth Anniversary 75th, 1962
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)HF06
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Title (10)SMH Higher Secondary School, Shiyali
Note (20)SRR studied in this school from 1897 to 1909 prior to joining the Madras Christian College
Descriptors (30)Education; School; Secondary School; SMH Higher Secondary School; Shiyali; 1897-1909
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)SM01
Link 1 Photo (50) sm01.JPG

Title (10)North Beach Road, Madras, 1895
Note (20)Madras Christian College, where SRR studied, was located further north on this road. (Picture scanned from a greeting card.) It was moved in 1937 to a new campus of about 150 hectares in Tambaram, south of Madras.
Descriptors (30)Education; College; Madras Christian College; Madras; 1895
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)SM02
Link 1 Photo (50) sm02.JPG

Title (10)Students' Home, Madras Christian College, 1912-13
Note (20)SRR lived in the Home during his graduate studies
Descriptors (30)Education; College; Madras Christian College; Madras; Students' Home 1912-1913
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)SM03
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Title (10)Ranganathan as a student, 1913
Descriptors (30)Education; College; Madras Christian College; Madras; Student; 1913
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)SM04
Link 1 Photo (50) sm04.JPG

Title (10)London School of Librarianship
Note (20)Morley House was the epicentre of British Librarianship. SRR studied under W.C. Berwick Sayers at the school located here in 1924-25
Descriptors (30)Education; Library Science; London; London School of Librarianship; Morley House, 1924-1925; Foskett, D.J.; Ross, Edward Burns; Sayers, W.C.Berwick
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)SM05
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Title (10)Edward Burns Ross - 1
Descriptors (30)Mentors; Madras Christian College; Madras; Ross, Edward Burns
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)SM06
Link 1 Photo (50) sm06.JPG

Title (10)Edward Burns Ross - 1
Descriptors (30)Mentors; Madras Christian College; Madras; Ross, Edward Burns
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)SM07
Link 1 Photo (50) sm07.JPG

Title (10)Edward Burns Ross - 1
Note (20)Original gifted by SRR to MCC on College Day, Dec. 1932
Descriptors (30)Mentors; Madras Christian College; Madras; Ross, Edward Burns; 1932
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)SM08
Link 1 Photo (50) sm08.JPG

Title (10)W C Berwick Sayers
Note (20)Sayers inducted SRR into the library profession, both as a teacher at the school and at the Croydon Libraries of which he was the Chief Librarian
Descriptors (30)Mentors; Sayers, Berwick W.C.; Croydon Public Library; Croydon; UK; 1924
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)SM09
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Title (10)Presidency College, Madras
Note (20)SRR was Asst Professor of Mathematics in this government college when he applied for the new post of University Librarian
Descriptors (30)Career; Teaching; Assistant Professor; Mathematics; Madras University; Presidency College; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU01
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Title (10)Send-off from Presidency College, Madras
Note (20)Leaving Mathematics and teaching had not been easy for SRR. His colleagues and the principal had given him great moral support. The year was 1924.
Descriptors (30)Departure to London; Farewell; Madras University; Presidency College; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU02
Link 1 Photo (50) mu02.JPG

Title (10)Connemara Building
Note (20)The University Library shared space with the public library and the museum. Far removed from colleges, it was hardly being used.
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Connemara Building; Egmore; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU03
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Title (10)Welcome as First Madras University Librarian
Note (20)The Vice-Chancellor and the Chairman of the Library Committee with the new University Librarian and the entire library staff. (28 Aug. 1924)
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Librarian; University Librarian; Welcome; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU04
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Title (10)Senate House, Madras Marina
Note (20)The University Library was shifted to the Senate House and started operations on 09 June 1928. It was close to the Presidency College and areas where the user population lived. The book issues increased by 250 after the move.
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Location; Senate House; 1928; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU05
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Title (10)Reading room at Senate House
Note (20)New designs for furniture and equipment were tried out in collaboration with an expert in cabinet making, C. Seshachalam.
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Senate House; Reading Room; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU06
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Title (10)Stack room at Senate House
Note (20)The stack room was in the basement. For the first time, free open access was introduced for browsing documents arranged subjectwise. Prototypes of shelves and guides were tested out. Trained staff helped readers with advice.
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Senate House; Stack room; Open access; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU07
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Title (10)New University Complex
Note (20)In 1936, the Administrative offices and the University Library were moved into new premises on the Madras Marina.
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Location; Marina; Madras; 1936
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU08
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Title (10)Library Wing
Note (20)The library wing was planned, designed and built to suit its purpose. SRR had collaborated closely with all concerned. It is probably the first such instance in India. The library started operations in the new premises on 03 Sept. 1936.
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Marina; Building; Design; Plan, 1936; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU09
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Title (10)Reading room (1999)
Note (20)The original equipment continues to be relevant even after six decades, with only minor changes like tube lights in place of incandescent lamps.
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Marina; Building; Equipment; 1999; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU10
Link 1 Photo (50) mu10.JPG

Title (10)Reference section (1999)
Note (20)SRR considered the reference section as a core component in a library. Accordingly, it is located with easy access, close to the reading room. The original furniture is still in use.
Descriptors (30)Madras University; Library; Marina; Reference Section; 1999; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU11
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Title (10)First University Course in Librarianship, 1932 Students and Teachers
Note (20)A training course in librarianship had been started by the Madras Library Association earlier and was taken over by the University in 1931. SRR was the main teacher assisted by his colleagues at the library, whom he had earlier trained, often "at the job".
Descriptors (30)Library science; Training; University Course; Madras University; 1932; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MU12
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Title (10)Discussing with S. Das Gupta, 1949 (excerpt)
Note (20)S. Das Gupta was one of SRR's earliest students. He was the Librarian at Delhi University when SRR moved to Delhi in 1947
Descriptors (30)Das Gupta, S; Delhi University; Library; Delhi; 1949
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)DU01
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Title (10)Discussing with S. Das Gupta, 1949
Note (20)The first graduate course in Library Science (B.Lib.Sc.) was started in 1948. SRR and Das Gupta were the teachers.
Descriptors (30)Das Gupta, S; Delhi University; Delhi; 1949; Library Science; B.Lib.Sc. course
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)DU02
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Title (10)Delhi University. Department of Library Science, 1949-50
Note (20)The first batch. P.K. Garde had joined as a teacher
Descriptors (30)Delhi University; Library Science; Department of Library Science; Delhi Course, 1949-1950; Teachers; Garde, P.K
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)DU03
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Title (10)Delhi University. Department of Library Science, 1950-51
Note (20)M.L. Nagar had replaced P.K. Garde
Descriptors (30)Delhi University; Library Science; Department of Library Science; Course; Delhi, 1950-1951; Teachers; Nagar, M.L
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)DU04
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Title (10)DRTC, Malleswaram, Bangalore, 1962
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; DRTC Bangalore; Malleswaram Building, 1962
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR01
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Title (10)DRTC, 16 Aug. 1962. M.R. Narasimha Iyengar speaks
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; Malleswaram; Bangalore; DRTC; Inauguration; Shrinagabhushana; Narasimha Iyengar, M.R.; Narasimhaiah, H; Iyengar, M.R.N.; 1962
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR02
Link 1 Photo (50) blr02.JPG

Title (10)DRTC Inaguration by Dr. C.D. Deshmukh, 16 Aug. 1962. Welcome by A. Neelameghan
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; DRTC; Malleswaram; Bangalore; Inauguration; Deshmukh, C.D; Srinagabhushana; Narasimha Iyengar, M.R.; Narasimhaiah, H; Neelameghan, A; 1962
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR03
Link 1 Photo (50) blr03.JPG

Title (10)Discations on Library Science along Malleswaram side streets during early morning walks, 1963
Note (20)SRR "lived" his Science all the time. Some of his students and colleagues came to realise this and used to join him on his walks and actively exchange ideas with him
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; Malleswaram; Bangalore; DRTC; Teachers; Students; Morning walk; Discussion; Arora; Neelameghan, A; Gupta; Elhence; Raizada; Mane
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR04
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Title (10)B.I. Palmer presented the first SRELS Lecture, 1965
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Library Science; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; DRTC; Malleswaram; Bangalore; SRELS Lecture; Palmer, Bernard I; 1965
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR05
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Title (10)Friends and associates since over 2 decades
Note (20)SRR and Palmer first met in Madras during World War II. Palmer became the missionary to propagate SRR's ideas in the UK. Since 1948, he coordinated personal exposure of SRR to the Library Science circles. Classification Research Group (CRG) was one outcome out of many. The two families became close friends
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; DRTC; Malleswaram; Bangalore; Palmer, Bernard I; 1965
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR06
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Title (10)Visitor from USA - Sara Vann
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Dcocumentation Research and Training Centre; Malleswaram; Bangalore; DRTC; Bhattacharyya, G; Vann, Sarah; Neelameghan, A; Narasimha Iyengar, M.R.
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR07
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Title (10)Coffee break at First DRTC Annual Seminar, 1963.
Note (20)SRR's principle: Coffee and other stimulants are not necessary if one practices "Work Chastity".
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research Documentation Research and Training Centre; DRTC; Malleswaram; Bangalore; DRTC; Annual Seminar; Coffee Break; Nirupama; Gupta; Neelameghan, A; Elehence; Ranga Rau; Raizada; Subba Rao
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR08
Link 1 Photo (50) blr08.JPG

Title (10)Participants at DRTC Seminar, 1966
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; DRTC; Malleswaram; Bangalore; DRTC; Annual Seminar, 1966; Participants; Garde, P.K; Saha, Jibanand; Saha, Mrs; Raghavendra Rao, B.V; Bhattacharyya, G; Bhattacharyya, Maya; Neelameghan, A
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR09
Link 1 Photo (50) blr09.JPG

Title (10)Group Discussions at DRTC Seminar, 1966
Note (20)When it came to SRR in a scientific event like a seminar, the "space" and "time" facets were wide.
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Malleswaram; Bangalore; DRTC; Seminar; 1966; Group Discussion
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR10
Link 1 Photo (50) blr10.JPG

Title (10)Technical Information Service in a Company, 1963
Note (20)An efficient technical information service made the difference between a mere manufacturing company and a progressive pace-setter in the field. The service at HMT was built up with SRR's erstwhile students.
Descriptors (30)Hindustan Machine Tools; Library; HMT; Bangalore; Kamaruddin, Abdul Rahman; Afroze Fatima; 1963
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR11
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Title (10)National Information Centre for Machine Tool and Production Technology, 1968
Note (20)Central Machine Tools Institute, Bangalore (CMTI), was conceived to serve the metal working industry in India. Its functions were similar to those of DRTC. The original Information Centre of CMTI has since spun-off as the National Information Centre for Machine Tools and Production Technology
Descriptors (30)Central Machine Tool Intitute; CMTI; National Information Centre for Machine Tool and Production Technology; NICMTPT; Bangalore; Information Service; Khamaruddin, Abdul Rahman; 1968
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR12
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Title (10)Dr. and Mrs. Hermann Kopf-Wendling with SRR and Mrs Sarada Ranganathan in Bangalore, 1970
Note (20)The Kopf-Wendlings were family friends of R. Yogeshwar, son of SRR, was the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Federal Republic of Germany. They made a special visit to Bangalore to meet SRR.
Descriptors (30)Friends; Kopf-Wendling, Hermann; Germany; Bangalore; 1970
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)BLR13
Link 1 Photo (50) blr13.JPG

Title (10)SRR's Concept of mobile rural library with bullock carts, 1930
Note (20)The conceptual painting was shown at the Park Fair Exhibition, Madras, Dec. 1930
Descriptors (30)Library service; Rural area; Mobile Rural Library; Painting; Park Fair Exhibition; Madras; 1930
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MA01
Link 1 Photo (50) ma01.JPG

Title (10)Actual mobile rural library with bullock cart, 1931
Note (20)Kanakasabhai Pillai, an engineer, designed, had built and gifted the mobile library. It started serving the villages around Mannargudi in October 1931
Descriptors (30)Library Service; Rural Area; Mobile Rural Library; Mannargudi; 1931; Kanakasabhai Pillai
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MA02
Link 1 Photo (50) ma02.JPG

Title (10)Founders of the Madras Library Association (MALA), 1928
Note (20)MALA was founded by leading personalities on 30 Jan. 1928 at a meeting in the Senate House, Madras on the instigation of the All-India Public Libraries Association's secretaries, S.K. Ghosh and A. Venkataramanaiah in Dec. 1927. K.V. Krishnaswamy Ayyar was elected as President and SRR as one of 3 secretaries
Descriptors (30)Madras Library Association; MALA; Madras; 1928; President; Krishnaswamy Ayyar
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MA03
Link 1 Photo (50) ma03.JPG

Title (10)MALA Summer School of Librarianship, 1930
Note (20)The course was conducted at the Madras University Library by SRR with the assistance of the library staff
Descriptors (30)Madras Library Association; MALA; 1930; Training; Library Science; Summer School of Librarianship
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MA04
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Title (10)Nobel Laureate in Physics C.V. Raman with MALA at Madras Senate House, 25 Mar. 1935
Note (20)C.V. Raman, front row seventh from left, next to SRR
Descriptors (30)Madras Library Association; MALA; Senate House; Madras; 1935; Raman, C.V
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)MA05
Link 1 Photo (50) ma05.JPG

Title (10)SRR's Mother Sitalakshmi with her 2 sons and 3 grandsons (1951)
Note (20)Left to right: Mrs and Mr Ramamritam II, Natesan with graddaughter Kalpakam, Sitalkshmi, SRR, SRR's son Yogeshwar, R, Venkataraman.
Descriptors (30)Family; Sitalakshmi; Ramamritam II; Natesan; Kalpakam; Yogeshwar, R; Venkataraman; 1951
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F02
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Title (10)Letter to wife Rukmani from Aden (1924) en route to London
Note (20)SRR and Rukmani (born 1896) were married in 1907. Rukmani died in a drowning accident in 1928, a few weeks before SRR announced his Five Laws of Library Science. SRR and Rukmani had no children.
Descriptors (30)Family; Rukmani; First Wife; Letter; Aden; Gibralter; 1924
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)F03
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Title (10)Mrs. Sarada Ranganathan with her brother, step mother and father (ca 1927)
Note (20)Lakshmana's first wife died when Sarada was a year old. The family was based in Coimbatore where Lakshmana was a businessman. Her eldest brother Kalyana was an engineer. Sarada (born 1908) married SRR in 1929
Descriptors (30)Family; Sarada; Sarada's brother; Sarada's father; Sarada's step father; 1927
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F04
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Title (10)SRR's Son Yogeshwar, SRR and Sarada (June 1937)
Note (20)Son Yogeshwar was born 1932 when SSR 40. He used to wear western style suits till about 1938. From then on till India became independent, he wore only traditional Indian clothes. His son's hairstyle was typically South Indian Brahmin
Descriptors (30)Family; Son; Yogeshwar, R; Sarada; 1937
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F05
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Title (10)Seeing their son off at Bombay harbour (March 1952)
Note (20)Already since June 1951, the Delhi home consisted only of SRR, Sarada and SRR's mother. SRR used to go abroad very often
Descriptors (30)Family; Yogeshwar, R; Farewell; Bombay harbour; 1952
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F06
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Title (10)Sarada and SRR in Zurich (summer 1954)
Note (20)Sarada's first visit abroad. SRR attended many professional events in Europe, while Sarada stayed in Zurich during the summer.
Descriptors (30)Family; Sarada; Switzerland; Zurich; 1954
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)F07
Link 1 Photo (50) f07.JPG

Title (10)The family on a sight-seeing visit (summer 1954)
Note (20)SRR rarely joined in, preferrring to write at home or to visit the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
Descriptors (30)Family; Sarada; Yogeshwar, R; Switzerland; Einsiedeln; 1954
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)F08
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Title (10)Sarada and SRR with Christiane Chomi (1954)
Note (20)Christiane, a Luxembourgan, was studying Arts and Fashion Design in Zurich
Descriptors (30)Family; Sarada; Daughter-in-law; Christiane Chomi; 1954; Zurich; Switzerland
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)F09
Link 1 Photo (50) f09.JPG

Title (10)SRR and Sarada pondering about the future, Switzerland (1954)
Note (20)SRR could not agree to his son marrying a foreigner. Sarada was reserved about her opinion
Descriptors (30)Family; Sarada; Zurich; Switzerland; 1954
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)F10
Link 1 Photo (50) f10.JPG

Title (10)SRR could captivate children, Zurich (1955)
Descriptors (30)Friends; Sussman, Dahlia; Dahlia Sussman; Zurich; Switzerland; 1955
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)F11
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Title (10)Sarada enjoyed children, Zurich (1955)
Descriptors (30)Family; Sarada; Friends; Sussman, Anat; Anat Sussman; Zurich; Switzerland; 1955
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)F12
Link 1 Photo (50) f12.JPG

Title (10)Accepting break of tradition, Luxembourg (1959)
Note (20)SRR spent 2 days with his twin grandsons Pierre Kalyana and Ranganathan Grégoire when they were 3 months old.
Descriptors (30)Family; Grandchildren; Grandsons; Pierre Kalyana; Kalyana, Pierre; Ranganathan Gregoire; Gregoire, Ranganathan; Luxembourg; 1959
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)F13
Link 1 Photo (50) f13.JPG

Title (10)Sarada with her grandchildren, Bangalore (1964)
Note (20)Pierre Kalyana, Ranganathan Grégoire, Tau Jeanne Sarada and their grandmother Sarada got along wonderfully. SRR usually was busy with his professional companions.
Descriptors (30)Family; Sarada; Grandchildren; Pierre Kalyana; Kalyana, Pierre; Ranganathan Gregoire; Tau Jeanne Sarada; Sarada, Tau Jeanne; Jeanne Sarada, Tau; Bangalore; 1964
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F14
Link 1 Photo (50) f14.JPG

Title (10)Prof. Edward Burns. Ross
Note (20)SRR and Ross were in almost daily contact between 1909 and 1933. In many ways, Ross was the 'Ersatz-father'
Descriptors (30)Teachers; Madras University; Ross, Edward Burns; 1930s
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F15
Link 1 Photo (50) f15.JPG

Title (10)SRR's Guide book in life: Valmiki Ramayana
Note (20)The Ramayana was gifted to SRR by his former school head master. SRR read one passage every day since 1924. Over 20 complete cycles. SRR held lectures on the Ramayana to audiences in India and abroad
Descriptors (30)Books; Ramayana; Valmiki Ramayana; 1924
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F16
Link 1 Photo (50) f16.JPG

Title (10)SRR and G.A. Srinivasan, Madras (1923)
Note (20)SRR and G.A. Srinivasan (GAS) first met on 07 July 1921 as Mathematics teacher colleagues in the Presidency College, Madras and became lifelong friends. GAS moved SRR to remarry after Rukmani's death
Descriptors (30)Friends; Madras University; Mathematics Teachers Srinivasan,G.A; 1923
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F17
Link 1 Photo (50) f17.JPG

Title (10)G.A. Srinivasan and family in new house
Note (20)GAS named his new house after SRR. The 'thread ceremony' of SRR's son was held there in 1946
Descriptors (30)Friends; Srinivasan, G.A; Srinivasan Family; Ranga Nivas; 1940s
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F18
Link 1 Photo (50) f18.JPG

Title (10)With academic colleagues
Note (20)In SRR's circle of friends, summer holidays were strictly male events! Wives stayed at home or went to their parents with the children
Descriptors (30)Friends; Holidaying
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F19
Link 1 Photo (50) f19.JPG

Title (10)Source of spiritual inspiration
Note (20)SRR was a great believer in the spiritual facet of human personalities.
Descriptors (30)Spirituality; Swayamprakasa, Swami
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F20
Link 1 Photo (50) f20.JPG

Title (10)An "adopted son" from Scotland
Note (20)Thompson had come to Madras to study Indian philosophy on his own. He ended up as a member of the SRR family and lived at the home till SRR moved out of Madras
Descriptors (30)Thompson, Lewis; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F21
Link 1 Photo (50) f21.JPG

Title (10)From a (copy righted) road map at TTK Healthcare Ltd
Note (20)Copyrighted picture. SRR spent most of his life based in South India. After 1948, he travelled extensively in the Northern Hemisphere.
Descriptors (30)Home; South India; Map; Shiyali; Ubhayavedantapuram
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H02
Link 1 Photo (50) H02.JPG

Title (10)North Rampart Street, Shiyali (Sirkazhi now)
Note (20)The photograph was taken in 1999. The tower is above the North Gate to the main temple
Descriptors (30)Home; Shiyali; Street; Temple Tower; North Gate
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H03
Link 1 Photo (50) H03.JPG

Title (10)The maternal home (Shiyali)
Note (20)Traditionally, a lady went to her parental home to deliver her first child
Descriptors (30)Home; Maternal home; Sarada; Shiyali
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H04
Link 1 Photo (50) H04.JPG

Title (10)Very little has changed in the house since 1892
Descriptors (30)Home; Shiyali; 1892
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H05
Link 1 Photo (50) H05.JPG

Title (10)SRR's father Ramamritam lived from farm income
Note (20)SRR and his brother Natesan sold all the ancestral property in Ubhayavedantapuram in 1944
Descriptors (30)Home; Ubhayavedantapuram; Fields
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H06
Link 1 Photo (50) H06.JPG

Title (10)View down the street
Note (20)Ramamritam lived in the house with the white wall and his brother Purushottaman in the one further down. They were known as the Kottapadi Ayyars and a shrine of Mariamman was annexed to the house
Descriptors (30)Home; Ubhayavedantapuram
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H07
Link 1 Photo (50) H07.JPG

Title (10)Frontage of paternal house (1999)
Descriptors (30)Home; Paternal home; Frontage; Ubhayavedantapuram; 1999
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H08
Link 1 Photo (50) H08.JPG

Title (10)TV has reached Ubhayavedantapuram
Note (20)The main living hall opened out to an inner court with verandas all around. Only the kitchen and one or two rooms were totally enclosed.
Descriptors (30)Home; Ubhayavedantapuram
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H09
Link 1 Photo (50) H09.JPG

Title (10)Rear view of house and cowshed
Note (20)Every house had a rear garden with a well. This house had direct access to the lake
Descriptors (30)Home; Rear view; Garden; Well; Ubhayavedantapuram
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H10
Link 1 Photo (50) H10.JPG

Title (10)View from the ancestral property
Descriptors (30)Home; Ubhayavedantapuram
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H11
Link 1 Photo (50) H11.JPG

Title (10)Temples were the social centres
Note (20)In the old days, temples were maintained by the people on a voluntary basis. In 1999, the temple was rather neglected
Descriptors (30)Home; Temple; Ubhayavedantapuram
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H12
Link 1 Photo (50) H12.JPG

Title (10)The house in Sami Pillai Street, Triplicane, Madras (1951)
Note (20)The house was built by the landlord to SRR's design. SRR and GAS moved in as tenants. The house had no electricity while SRR lived in it.
Descriptors (30)Home; Sami Pillai Street; Triplicane; Madras; 1951
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H13
Link 1 Photo (50) H13.JPG

Title (10)The Triplicane house in 2000
Note (20)The ground floor was the centre of family life. The corner room in the upper floor was where SRR's only child was born. It later became the office room. The main hall upstairs served as bed room at night and as lecture hall during other times.
Descriptors (30)Home; Sami Pillai Street; Triplicane; Madras; 2000
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H14
Link 1 Photo (50) H14.JPG

Title (10)SRR lived in the left part of the twin house in Delhi.
Note (20)Maurice Nagar was the residential colony for the University staff and was built in 1946/48. SRR lived here from 1947 till 1955
Descriptors (30)Home; Maurice Nagar; Delhi University; Delhi; 1947-1955
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H15
Link 1 Photo (50) H15.JPG

Title (10)Living room was mainly for Library Science (1949) in Delhi.
Note (20)SRR held classes and discussions in the front veranda and in the main room. Family living was secondary. Private guests of wife and son were received in the dining room, unless SRR was away from home.
Descriptors (30)Home; Maurice Nagar; Delhi University; Delhi; Veranda; 1949
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H16
Link 1 Photo (50) H16.JPG

Title (10)Sarada and the others had some living space
Note (20)Sarada and her mother-in-law created a garden in the court. The outhouse was used for permanent guests
Descriptors (30)Home; Sarada; Mother; Garden; Guest House; Delhi
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H17
Link 1 Photo (50) H17.JPG

Title (10)"Sharada", the last private residence of SRR
Note (20)SRR and his wife Sarada lived in this modest house since 1962. The enclosed veranda, the living room and the room in front (behind the plants), amounting to half of the total area, were typically "taken over" by SRR for his work and meetings. This photo was taken in 1991.
Descriptors (30)Home; Malleswaram; Bangalore; 1962-1972
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H18
Link 1 Photo (50) H18.JPG

Title (10)"Indian hostel" run by a Swedish lady in London, UK
Note (20)Mrs Peterson became an expert at South Indian cuisine with the help of her paying guests. She had a special motherly affection for SRR
Descriptors (30)Friends; Peterson, Mrs; London; South Indian cuisine
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)H19
Link 1 Photo (50) H19.JPG

Title (10)248, Hofwiesenstrasse, Zurich (winter walk)
Note (20)SRR and Sarada stayed at the son's flat between 1954 and 1957. SRR attended many conferences and meetings in Europe in the period
Descriptors (30)Home; Hofwiesenstrasse; Zurich; Switzerland; Winter
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)H20
Link 1 Photo (50) H20.JPG

Title (10)Sarada Ranganathan with her son's family (1974)
Note (20)Sarada enjoyed life with the family and was very flexible
Descriptors (30)Family; Sarada; Yogeshwar's Family; Schrondweiler; Luxembourg
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)H21
Link 1 Photo (50) H21.JPG

Title (10)Bengal Library Conference Nabadweep, 1959
Descriptors (30)Conference; Bengal Library Conference; Nabadweep; 1959
State (India) (34)West Bengal
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN01
Link 1 Photo (50) in01.JPG

Title (10)Bengal Library Conference Nabadweep, 1959
Descriptors (30)Conference; Bengal Library Conference; Nabadweep; 1959
State (India) (34)West Bengal
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN02
Link 1 Photo (50) in02.JPG

Title (10)Bengal Library Conference Nabadweep, 1959
Descriptors (30)Conference; Bengal Library Conference; Nabadweep; 1959
State (India) (34)West Bengal
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN03
Link 1 Photo (50) in03.JPG

Title (10)Bengal Library Conference Nabadweep, 1959
Descriptors (30)Conference; Bengal Library Conference; Nabadweep; 1959
State (India) (34)West Bengal
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN04
Link 1 Photo (50) in04.JPG

Title (10)Inauguration DRTC, ISI, 16th Aug.1962 - with C.D. Deshmukh
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; Malleswaram; DRTC; Indian Statistical Institute; ISI; Bangalore; Inauguration; 1962; Deshmukh, C.D
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN05
Link 1 Photo (50) in05.JPG

Title (10)Mysore Library Association, 1962 - Vaikunta Baliga, M.R. Narasimha Iyengar
Descriptors (30)Mysore Library Association; 1962; Vaikunta Baliga; Narasimha Iyengar, M.R.; Bangalore; Iyengar, M.R.N.
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN06
Link 1 Photo (50) in06.JPG

Title (10)Library Building Plan, 1959 - Architect Sharma
Descriptors (30)Library Building Plan; 1959; Sharma, R.R; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN07
Link 1 Photo (50) in07.JPG

Title (10)Delhhi University, Department of Library Science
Descriptors (30)Delhi University; Library science
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN08
Link 1 Photo (50) in08.JPG

Title (10)All India Library Conference, 1950 - Asian Library Association
Descriptors (30)Conference; All India Library Conference; 1950; Asian Library Association; Delhi
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN09
Link 1 Photo (50) in09.JPG

Title (10)SITU, Madras, 1960
Descriptors (30)Teachers; South Indian Teachers Union; SITU; Madras; 1960
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN10
Link 1 Photo (50) in10.JPG

Title (10)Mysore Government Library Training School, 1962
Descriptors (30)Library Science; Training; Mysore Government Library Training School; Bangalore; 1962
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN11
Link 1 Photo (50) in11.JPG

Title (10)Indian Library Association
Note (20)Edward Carter, Frank Gardner, Unesco expert for UNESCO-Delhi Public Library Pilot Project
Descriptors (30)Library Association; Indian Library Association; Carter, Edward; Gardner, Frank; Delhi
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN12
Link 1 Photo (50) in12.JPG

Title (10)Delhi Library Association - Condolence Meeting for SRR, 1972
Descriptors (30)Delhi Library Association; Condolence Meeting; S.R. Ranganathan; 1972; Delhi
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN13
Link 1 Photo (50) in13.JPG

Title (10)USIS Library, Delhi, 1958
Descriptors (30)Lecture; USIS Library; Delhi; 1958
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN14
Link 1 Photo (50) in14.JPG

Title (10)Hall Opened in Honour of SRR
Descriptors (30)Memorial; Ranganathan Hall; Inauguration
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN15
Link 1 Photo (50) in15.JPG

Title (10)Library Science Department at the Polytechnic for Women, Bangalore - Opening, 1962
Descriptors (30)Library Science; Training; Women; Polytechnic for Women; Bangalore; Department of Library Science; Inauguration; 1962
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN16
Link 1 Photo (50) in16.JPG

Title (10)Kerala Library Association, Trivandrum, 1959
Descriptors (30)Association; Kerala Library Association; Trivandrum; 1959; Sarada Ranganathan
State (India) (34)Kerala
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN17
Link 1 Photo (50) in17.JPG

Title (10)DRTC Birds' eye-view Lectures, 1962
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; Bangalore; DRTC; Subject Development; Lectures; Birds' eye-view Lectures; 1962
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN18
Link 1 Photo (50) in18.JPG

Title (10)Delhi University, Maurice Nagar, 1950
Note (20)SRR residence, Group Photo with Colleagues, Students
Descriptors (30)Delhi University; Maurice Nagar; Residence; 1950; Delhi; Colleagues; Students; Sarada Ranganathan
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN19
Link 1 Photo (50) in19.JPG

Title (10)USIS Library, Madras, 1958
Descriptors (30)Lecture; USIS Library; Madras; 1958
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN20
Link 1 Photo (50) in20.JPG

Title (10)DRTC Seminar, 1964
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; DRTC; Malleswaram; Bangalore; Seminar; 1964; Neelameghan, A; Bhattacharyya, G; Gopinath, M.A
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN21
Link 1 Photo (50) in21.JPG

Title (10)DRTC Seminar, 1964
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Training; Research; Documentation Research and Training Centre; Malleswaram; Bangalore; DRTC; Seminar; 1964; Neelameghan, A; Gopinath, M.A; Gupta, A.K
State (India) (34)Karnataka
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN22
Link 1 Photo (50) in22.JPG

Title (10)Lecture at USIS, Madras
Descriptors (30)USIS; Madras; Lecture
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN23
Link 1 Photo (50) in23.JPG

Title (10)Nizam College, Hyderabad with Harisarvothama Rao
Descriptors (30)Nizam College; Hyderabad; Harisarvothama Rao
State (India) (34)Andhra Pradesh
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN24
Link 1 Photo (50) in24.JPG

Title (10)M.V. Doraiswamy, M.S. Venkataramani, S.R. Ranganathan, K.M. Sivaraman
Note (20)Venkataramani, journalist, son of M.S. Sabhesan, K.M. Sivaraman of Madras University Libraray
Descriptors (30)Friends; Colleagues; Doraiswamy, M.V.; Venkataramani, M.S.; Sivaraman, K.M.; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN25
Link 1 Photo (50) in25.JPG

Title (10)P. Vishnumurthy Rao, Teacher of accountancy, Madras
Note (20)P.V. Rao, at extreme right, was a keen astrologer.
Descriptors (30)Friends; Vishnumurthy Rao; Madras
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN26
Link 1 Photo (50) in26.JPG

Title (10)Social Science Seminar, Sapru House, 1959, New Delhi
Descriptors (30)Seminar; Social Sciences; National Seminar on Social Sciences; Sapru House; 1959; New Delhi; Das Gupta, S; Kaula, P.N; Chakaravathi, N; Phadnis; Delhi
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN27
Link 1 Photo (50) in27.JPG

Title (10)USIS Library, Chennai, 1958
Descriptors (30)USIS Library; 1958; Chennai
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN28
Link 1 Photo (50) in28.JPG

Title (10)INSDOC, Advisory Committee, Delhi, 1960
Descriptors (30)Documentation; Science; Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre; INSDOC; Advisory Committee; 1960; New Delhi; Krihnan, K.S; Bhatnagar, S.S; Thacker, M.S; Delhi
State (India) (34)Delhi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN29
Link 1 Photo (50) in29.JPG

Title (10)Madras Book Exhibition, 1958
Note (20)National Book Trust (NBT) Chairman Duggal and S.N. Kumar
Descriptors (30)Exhibition; Books; Madras Book Exhibition; 1968; Duggal; Kumar, S.N
State (India) (34)Tamil Nadu
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)IN30
Link 1 Photo (50) in30.JPG

Title (10)Library Association, London
Note (20)Meetinhg in honour of SRR, London, Sep. 1948
Descriptors (30)Association; Library Association; Meeting; London; UK; 1948
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB 01
Link 1 Photo (50) AB01.JPG

Title (10)Unesco-IFLA International Summer School for Librarians, Manchester, 9th Sep 1948
Note (20)SRR was invited by Unesco to be a facalty member. 50 persons from 24 countries participated
Descriptors (30)Library Science; Training; Unesco; IFLA; International Summer School; Manchester; UK; 1948
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB02
Link 1 Photo (50) ab02.JPG

Title (10)FID Congress, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1948
Note (20)S.R. Ranganathan attended the Congress as an observer. India became a national member of FID after INSDOC was established in 1952
Descriptors (30)Association; Documentation; International Federation for Documentation; FID; Congress; 1948; Rotterdam; Netherlands, The
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB03
Link 1 Photo (50) ab03.JPG

Title (10) In Stockholm, Sweden
Descriptors (30)Stockholm; Sweden; 1948
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB04
Link 1 Photo (50) ab04.JPG

Title (10)S.R. Ranganathan and Faculty Members at John Murray Library, Asbbourne Hall, Manchester, UK, at the Unesco-IFLA - Summer School in Sep. 1948
Descriptors (30)Library Science; Training; Unesco; IFLA; Summer School; John Murrey Library; Asbbourne Hall; Manchester; UK; 1948
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB05
Link 1 Photo (50) ab05.JPG

Title (10)SRR chairing a sub-committee of the UN Committee of Experts, held at UN Buliding, Lake Success, New York, 1948
Descriptors (30)United Nations; Committee of Experts; Lake Success; New York; USA; 1948
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB06
Link 1 Photo (50) ab06.JPG

Title (10)Unesco-IFLA Summer School, Manchester, UK, 1948
Descriptors (30)Library Science; Training; Unesco; IFLA; Summer School; Manchester; UK; 1948
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB07
Link 1 Photo (50) ab07.JPG

Title (10)At the General Electric Company Library, USA, 1950
Descriptors (30)General Electric Company Library; USA; 1950
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB08
Link 1 Photo (50) ab08.JPG

Title (10)FID Congress, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1954
Descriptors (30)International Federation for Documentation; FID; Congress; Belgrade; Yugoslavia; 1954
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB10
Link 1 Photo (50) ab10.JPG

Title (10)FID Congress, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1954
Descriptors (30)International Federation for Documentation; FID; Congress; Belgrade; Yugoslavia; 1954
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB12
Link 1 Photo (50) ab12.JPG

Title (10)IFLA Meeting in Belgium, 1954
Descriptors (30)International Federation of Library Associations; IFLA; Conference; Meeting; Brussels; Belgium; 1954
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB13
Link 1 Photo (50) ab13.JPG

Title (10)S. R. Ranganathan with wife Sarada at Northwestern Polytechnic, London, UK, 1954
Descriptors (30)Sarada Ranganathan; Northwestern Polytechnic; London; UK; 1954
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB14
Link 1 Photo (50) ab14.JPG

Title (10)IFLA, 21st Conference, Belgium, 1954
Descriptors (30)International Federation of Library Associations; IFLA; Conference; Meeting; Belgium; 1954
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB15
Link 1 Photo (50) ab15.JPG

Title (10)FID Conference, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1955
Descriptors (30)International Federation for Documentation; FID; Conference; Dusseldorf; Germany; 1955
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB16
Link 1 Photo (50) ab16.JPG

Title (10)FID Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 1955.
Note (20)S.R. Ranganathan attended as a National Delegate
Descriptors (30)International Federation for Documentation; FID ; Conference; Brussels; Belgium; 1955
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB17
Link 1 Photo (50) ab17.JPG

Title (10)IFLA Meeting, Munich, Germany, 1956
Note (20)S.R. Ranganathan attended as a National Delegate
Descriptors (30)International Federation of Library Associations; IFLA; Conference; Meeting; Munich; Germany; 1956
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB18
Link 1 Photo (50) ab18.JPG

Title (10)Library School, Newcastle, UK
Note (20)With Mr. and Mrs. Kumar
Descriptors (30)Library School; Newcastle; Germeny; Bashir-Uddin, Syed; UK; Kumar, S.N; Kumar, Susheela
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB19
Link 1 Photo (50) ab19.JPG

Title (10)In Tokyo, Japan,1958
Descriptors (30)Library School; Tokyo; Japan; 1958; Lecture
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB20
Link 1 Photo (50) ab20.JPG

Title (10)National Diet Library, Tokyo, Japan 1958
Descriptors (30)Parliament; National Diet Library; Tokyo; Japan; 1958
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB22
Link 1 Photo (50) ab22.JPG

Title (10)In Japan, 1958
Descriptors (30)Japan; 1958
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB23
Link 1 Photo (50) ab23.JPG

Title (10)Japan Library Association, Tokyo, Japan, 1958
Descriptors (30)Japan Library Association; Tokyo; Japan; 1958
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB24
Link 1 Photo (50) ab24.JPG

Title (10)The National Diet Library, Tokyo, Japan, 1958
Descriptors (30)Parliament; National Diet Library; Tokyo; Japan; 1958
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB25
Link 1 Photo (50) ab25.JPG

Title (10)FID Congress, Stuttgart, Germany, 1958
Descriptors (30)International Federation for Documentation; FID; Congress; Stuttgart; Germany; 1958
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB26
Link 1 Photo (50) ab26.JPG

Title (10)Ms. James Perry's write-up in a Newspaper about SRR's visit to Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1959
Descriptors (30)Case-Western University; Cleveland; Ohio; USA; 1959; Newspaper report; Perry, James
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB27
Link 1 Photo (50) ab27.JPG

Title (10)IFLA Conference, Zagreb,Yugoslavia, 1959
Descriptors (30)International Federation of Library Associations; IFLA; Conference; Zagreb; Yugoslavia; 1959
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB28
Link 1 Photo (50) ab28.JPG

Title (10)Reading Ramayana, Stuttgart, Germany, 1959
Descriptors (30)Ramayana; Reading; Stuttgart; Germany; 1959
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB29
Link 1 Photo (50) ab29.JPG

Title (10)Reading Ramayana, Stuttgart, Germany, 1959
Descriptors (30)Ramayana; Reading; Stuttgart; Germany; 1959
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB30
Link 1 Photo (50) ab30.JPG

Title (10)SRR with his student S. Parthasarathy at the University of Chicago Campus during Graduate Library School Annual Conference on "Bibliographic Organization", July, 1950
Descriptors (30)University of Chicago; Chicago; Illinois; USA; Graduate Library School; Annual Conference; Bibliographic Organization; 1950; Parthasarathy, S
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB31
Link 1 Photo (50) ab31.JPG

Title (10)Representing India at a function at the National Library, Berlin, DDR, Germany, 1961, with Prof. Basheer-Uddin
Descriptors (30)National Library; Berlin; DDR; Germany; 1961; Basheer-Uddin
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB32
Link 1 Photo (50) ab32.JPG

Title (10)Representing India at a function at the National Library, Berlin, DDR, Germany, 1961, with Prof. Basheer-Uddin
Descriptors (30)National Library; Berlin; DDR; Germany; 1961; Basheer-Uddin
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB33
Link 1 Photo (50) ab33.JPG

Title (10)Representing India at a function at the National Library, Berlin, DDR, Germany, 1961, with Prof. Basheer-Uddin
Descriptors (30)National Library; Berlin; DDR; Germany; 1961; Basheer-Uddin
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB34
Link 1 Photo (50) ab34.JPG

Title (10)National Library, Berlin, DDR, Germany, Group Photo, 1961
Descriptors (30)Berlin; DDR; Germany; 1961
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB35
Link 1 Photo (50) ab35.JPG

Title (10)Berlin, DDR, Germany, 1961
Descriptors (30)Berlin; DDR; Germany; 1961
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB36
Link 1 Photo (50) ab36.JPG

Title (10)Rutgers State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, with Ralph Shaw, 1964
Descriptors (30)Rutgers State University; New Brunswick; New Jersey; USA; Ralph Shaw; 1964
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB37
Link 1 Photo (50) ab37.JPG

Title (10)Oslo, Norway, 1964
Descriptors (30)Oslo; Norway; 1964
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB38
Link 1 Photo (50) ab38.JPG

Title (10)Addressing a Class on CC at Rutgers State University, Rutgers, New Jersey, 1964
Descriptors (30)Rutgers State University; New Brunswick; New Jersey; USA; 1964; Class; Lecture; CC
India / Foreign Code (36)F
Photo Code (40)AB39
Link 1 Photo (50) ab39.JPG

Title (10)Sitalakshmi (1872 - 1953)
Note (20)SRR, born on 09 Aug. 1892, was the first of 4 chidren of Sitalakshmi and Ramamritam, who died on 13 Jan. 1898. Sitalakshmi was a permanent member of the SRR household and died in a fire accident in Delhi in 1953.
Descriptors (30)Family; Mother; Sitalakshmi
India / Foreign Code (36)I
Photo Code (40)F01
Link 1 Photo (50) f01.JPG

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