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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Sanskrit Subject Colonialism

1. EAP921/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4
Title:
The Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library of India(as the executive committee of library has claimed for a long times) in Midnapur district of Bengal. Aft...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
12th century-20th century
Extent:
12036 TIFF images

2. EAP921/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4/1
Title:
Books from the Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar
Scope & Content:
Collection of books from the library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur. Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library of In...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1849-1940
Extent:
9147 TIFF images

3. EAP921/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5
Title:
The private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered manuscripts, teracotta objects, Pat (Scroll paintings), folk songs and folk dramas etc of Bengal. By profession he is a school teacher(retired). He is founder secretory of K...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1000 BC-20th century
Extent:
21591 TIFF images

4. EAP921/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/1
Title:
Printed Books from the private collection of Dr Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul
Scope & Content:
Collection of printed books from the private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah. Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered manuscripts, teracotta objects, Pat (Scroll paintings), folk ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1915-1964
Extent:
7274 TIFF images

5. EAP921/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6
Title:
The Collection from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar, Guptipara, Hooghly
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rare books in different languages. Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1500 BC-20th century
Extent:
18276 TIFF images

6. EAP921/6/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1
Title:
Printed Books from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar
Scope & Content:
Collection of printed books from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar, Guptipara, Hooghly. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rar...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1853-1954
Extent:
4333 TIFF images

7. 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