Archives update

Latest developments in the KIS Archives include:

• One of the repositories is ready and in use
• The windows are sealed, floor and roof are retiled,roof has with false ceiling
• Special archives (dichoric halogen) lights are fixed in the false ceiling
• An office has been set up for the archivist
• Chemicals and instruments required for preservation and conservation have been purchased
• Initial treatments like chemical cleaning are going on
• Open shelves have been purchased for the storage purpose
• A list of documents that need to be archived was sent out to all departments
• Five boxes of documents were acquired from the administration office
• Grade 8 students completed a project on KIS timelines with all information sourced from the
archives

Tulsi Kamath
Archivist
archives@kis.in