Identity area
Reference code
LK LK-NA LK-NA/180
Title
Rubber Research Institute
Date(s)
- 1976-1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Pub.1-44 ,Printed
Context area
Name of creator
Rubber Research Institute
(1976-1986)
Administrative history
Tile Rubber Research Institute was estahlished under the Rubber and Coconut Research (Amendment) Act No.8 of 1957, Rubber Research (Amendment) Act No. 52 of 1957 and Chapter 439 of the Tea, Rubber and Coconut Research (Amendment) Act No, 2 of 1961.
The Rubber Research Institute was situated at Dartonfield, Agalawatte. It has nine Divisions, they are: -
Plant Science Department, Inter Cropping Department, Plant Pathology Department, Soils and Plant Nutrition Department, Rubber Chemistry Department, Bio Chemistry Section, Estate Department, Library and Publications section.
An important event in the history of the Rubber Research Institute was the International Rubber Conference, which was held in September 1984, to celebrate 75 years of Rubber Research in Sri Lanka.
The Rubber Research Institute was situated at Dartonfield, Agalawatte. It has nine Divisions, they are: -
Plant Science Department, Inter Cropping Department, Plant Pathology Department, Soils and Plant Nutrition Department, Rubber Chemistry Department, Bio Chemistry Section, Estate Department, Library and Publications section.
An important event in the history of the Rubber Research Institute was the International Rubber Conference, which was held in September 1984, to celebrate 75 years of Rubber Research in Sri Lanka.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Journal of the Rubber Research Institute (1975-1985), Rubber Research Bulletin (1976-1985), Annual Review (1976-1984), Rubber News (1975-1981), Kiri Kepeema (1975), Dum Gesu Rubber (1976), Sudumal Rogaya (1976), Pasa Araksha Karaganna (1976)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- සිංහල
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Rubber Research Institute (Creator)
Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/RRI
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G)
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
International Council on Archives Guide to the Sources of Asian History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996.