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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Bengali Place Calcutta, India

1. EAP071/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/7
Title:
Aśok Upādhyay Collection of Texts in Sylhét Nāgri Script
Scope & Content:
This Collection comprises digital copies of one text, copied as part of the EAP071 Archiving Texts in Sylhét Nāgri Script project. The text was copied from a photocopy of an original volume. The photocopy is undated and written in Bengali, in the Sylhét Nāgri script. The text is titled Hajnāmā an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:

1 file comprising 40 TIFF images

2. EAP341/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP341/3
Title:
Collection of books and periodicals at the Jadunath Bhaban Resource Centre, Calcutta [1833-1972]
Scope & Content:
The project digitised only 292 important titles on cast, local history and other literature. JSRC is a smal subsidiary of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, and eceived several collection of books of scholars based in the city. The institute, compared to most other public institutions is...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Braj Bhasha, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1833-1972
Extent:
292 files containing 8248 Tiff images

3. EAP341/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP341/4
Title:
Collection of books and periodicals at the Mudiali Library, Gardenreach, Calcutta [1924-1945]
Scope & Content:
The library estblished in 1876 is custodian of one of most endangered collections. Though we managed to retrieve only 88 titles out of about 700 titles for some administrative problem with the managing committee of the library, so the digitisation in this collection is incomplete. However, we ma...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Braj Bhasha, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1924-1945
Extent:
88 files containing 25441 Tiff images

4. EAP468/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP468/1
Title:
Odeon record label catalogues and advertisements 1932-1941
Scope & Content:
The EAP468 project digitised sound recordings from the Odeon record label and also any associated catalogues, advertisements or other ephemera from Odeon. The sound recordings can be listened to on BL Sounds
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Telugu
Date Range:
1932-1941
Extent:
437 Tiff images

5. EAP1104/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/1
Title:
Private Collection of Motilal Family, Bowbazar
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: The Motilal family of Bowbazar was founded by Biswanath Motilal, a renowned salt merchant of Kolkata. He was born in 1779 and rose to prominence working his way up from an ordinary position. He had entered the salt trade in partnership with Rammohan Mallick of Barabazar. But B...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Not applicable
Date Range:
18th century-20th century
Extent:
34 TIFF images

6. EAP1104/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/2
Title:
Private Collection from the Deb Family, Sobhabazar
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Raja Nabakrishna Deb, the founder of the Shobhabazar family, was closely associated with the administration of Clive and Verelst. His father Ramcharan Deb used to work as an official under the then Bengal ruler, Murshidkuli Khan. He was appointed as a collector and a salt agen...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
28 Apr 1778-30 Jun 1942
Extent:
230 TIFF images

7. EAP1104/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/2/1
Title:
মহারাজা রাজ কিসেন বাহাদুরের ইচ্ছাপত্রের আদর্শ প্রতিলিপি ( বাংলা সংস্করণ)
Scope & Content:
This document is a true copy of Maha Raja Raj Kissen Bahadoor's will. It is the Bengali version of the will. Maha Raja Raj Kissen Bahadur was the son of Raja Nabakrishna Deb, the founder of Sobhabazar. Extent: 1 will. Size and dimensions of original material: The original volume with length of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
29 Aug 1861
Extent:
6 TIFF images

8. EAP1104/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/4
Title:
Private Collection of Ghosh Family, Pathuriaghata
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: The founder of the Dutta family of Hatkhola is often traced back to Purushottam Dutta. He was originally from Bally. Later he moved to Andul. Purushottam Dutta had three sons, Ramsharan, Gobindasharan and Harisharan. Ramsharan stayed back in Andul. Gobindasharan moved to Garh ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
16 TIFF images

9. EAP1104/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/4/1
Title:
পাট্টা
Scope & Content:
Arrangement: Arranged choronologically by the custodian.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1799
Extent:
2 TIFF images

10. EAP1104/4/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/4/2
Title:
পাট্টা
Scope & Content:
DO. Extent: 1 Patta. Size and dimensions of original material: The original volume with length of18x12 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged. Coloure of the material is yellowish brown. Arrangement: Arranged choronologically by the custodian.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
Oct 1727
Extent:
2 TIFF images