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1. EAP211/1/3/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP211/1/3/41
Title:
Letter of Appointment of Prince Madanda
Scope & Content:
Letter of Madanda appointment as the son of Prince Sultan of Cirebon successor. The letter was signed by the governor general of Dutch of East Indies Thomas S. Raffles Extent and format of original material: European paper/Sealed paper. Length and width of manuscript:32 x 20 cm. Length and widt...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dutch, English, and Malay
Date Range:
14th century-16th century
Extent:
3 Tiff images

2. EAP1031/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1031/4
Title:
Dr Rajarshi Ghose Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection belongs to Dr. Rajarshi Ghose (Kolkata, India). It is a private collection with rare books, chapbooks, pamphlets, and periodicals in Urdu, Nepali, Bangla, Sanskrit, Farsi, Hindi, Rajasthani and Bhojpuri. Dr. Rajarshi Ghose is an Assistant Professor in History at the Centre for St...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1800-1999
Extent:
42852 tiff images

3. EAP1031/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1031/4/1
Title:
Dr. Rajarshi Ghose Collection of Rare Books
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Persian, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1800-1999
Extent:
42852 tiff images

4. EAP1247/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/1
Title:
Acharya Gopal Khettry Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection is built by Acharya Gopal Khettry, a Hindu religious leader, disciple of famous saint-songwriter Bhaba Pagla. The collection includes manuscripts of songs written and composed by Bhaba Pagla, albums containing correspondence between the Bhaba Pagla and Gopal Khettry. He has also c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and French
Date Range:
2nd half of the 20th century
Extent:
323 TIFF images

5. EAP1247/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/2
Title:
Debdas Baul Collection
Scope & Content:
A collection of notebooks containing Baul song lyrics collected and transcribed by Debdas Baul and his youngest son Uttam Das Baul. Debdas travelled across Bengal and Assam and transcribed the songs after attending Baul performances during travels. These notebooks also have instances of orally t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Hindi
Date Range:
1970-2000
Extent:
736 TIFF images

6. EAP1247/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/3
Title:
Dinabandhu Das Bairagya Collection
Scope & Content:
One notebook containing Baul song lyrics collected and transcribed by Dinabandhu Bairagya. He travelled across West Bengal to meet Baul gurus. He transcribed the songs after learning them from the gurus. The notebook is an instance of oral transmission of Baul song lyrics. Extent: 1 Notebook. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
254 TIFF images

7. EAP1247/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/4
Title:
Mahadeb Das Baul Collection
Scope & Content:
A collection of Baul songs which were initially collected and copied by the father and grandfather of the manuscripts’ owner (Laxman Das Baul and saint-songwriter Nabani Das Khyapa Baul, who lived in 1892- 1964). The notebooks digitised in the collection are hand copied from older notebooks by t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 20th century
Extent:
1454 TIFF images

8. EAP1247/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/5
Title:
Nakshatra Das Baul Collection
Scope & Content:
Collection of notebooks containing Baul songs collected and transcribed by Nakshatra Das Baul and his son. Nakshatra Das Baul collected the songs while travelling and attending Baul performances. Extent: 2 Notebooks. Custodial history: Personal collection of the owner, Nakshatra Das Baul. Arr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
144 TIFF images