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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Sinhalese Subject Education

1. EAP981/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP981/1
Title:
Jaffna Bishop’s House Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection contains diverse types of documents; handwritten, bound registers and account books; letters and correspondence; and printed books and paper clippings. They cover the period between 1775 and 1948. They consist of rare documents like personal memoirs; chronicles; account books; co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1500-1999
Extent:
111,196 TIFF images

2. EAP981/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP981/1/1
Title:
Letters and Correspondence
Scope & Content:
This series contains letters and varieties of documents. They bear testimony of the activity and functioning of the Jaffna Diocese, also on pilgrimage and festivals, public instruction, various reports to the Bishop's office and to the government, purchase of land, schools etc. This series cont...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1857-1947
Extent:
42,642 TIFF images

3. EAP981/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP981/1/2
Title:
Sermons Documents
Scope & Content:
This series contains preparatory copies for sermons, preaches for retreats, commentaries on Tamil writings. These writings are in French, often with Sinhala or Tamil terminology inside the French text. This series contains the following 37 files: EAP981/1/2/1: Sermons, prayers, retreats, descri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1868-1934
Extent:
8,613 TIFF images

4. EAP981/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP981/1/12
Title:
Correspondence and Printed Pamphlets
Scope & Content:
This series contains correspondence and printed pamphlets related to the activities, and functioning of missions in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and India. This series contains the following 33 files: EAP981/1/12/1: Missions situated away from Jaffna. (1883-1893) EAP981/1/12/2: Correspondence and printed...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1873-1893
Extent:
4,071 TIFF images

5. EAP981/1/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP981/1/15
Title:
Printed Documents and Books
Scope & Content:
This series contains printed documents and books in English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese and Tamil. These documents are about Circular letters, rules and regulations of Catholic Churches, appointment leeters of different Church officers, pastoral letters, Catholic education in Ceylon [S...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1860-1970
Extent:
12,453 TIFF images

6. EAP1222/1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/10
Title:
Series 10 - Correspondance and documents related to school matters
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1775-1948
Extent:
742

7. EAP1222/1/10/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/10/9
Title:
[A collection of documents emanating mainly from the Archdiocese of Colombo under Mgr. Melizan: on schools; and also several printed circular letters. (1897-1911)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 742 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.5cm, W-23cm, D-5.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Sinhalese
Date Range:
1897-1911
Extent:
326

8. EAP1222/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/12
Title:
Series 12 - Letters addressed to Fr. Emilianuspillai, Vicar General and Administrator of the Roman Catholic schools, at the Bishop's House, Jaffna.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1775-1948
Extent:
144

9. EAP1222/1/12/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/12/13
Title:
[Official letters related to schools and addressed to Vicar General Fr. Emilianuspillai. (1944-1945) ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 36 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35cm, W-25.8, D-0.3cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, and Sinhalese
Date Range:
1944-1945
Extent:
416

10. EAP1222/1/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/13
Title:
Series 13 - Collections of letters classified and assembled by Fr. Batayron (beginning of the 20th Century) under green, hard binding, with Table of Content established by the same Batayron. Additional such collections are mentioned in other series.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1775-1948
Extent:
120