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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Place Bhaktapur, Nepal Level [32] Fonds

1. EAP760/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP760/1
Title:
The Tīrthalāl Naghabhanī Archive (TLA)
Scope & Content:
This collection contains the following 6 series: EAP760/1/1: Candannāth Papers, 1867-1918 EAP760/1/2: Tīrthalāl Collection (TLC) [The Family and the Regime], 1763-1968 EAP760/1/3: Financial Transactions, 1860-1983 EAP760/1/4: Photographs, 1989-1996 EAP760/1/5: Family Collection (TLF), 1125-1996 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, Hindi, Maithili, Nepali, Newari, Newari, Classical, Not applicable, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1125-2006
Extent:
11039 TIFF images

2. EAP790/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/1
Title:
Gyankar Vajracharya Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection of manuscripts belongs to Mr. Gyankar Vajracharya who lives in Bhaktapur. He is a traditional Newari painter by profession. He is very much aware on significance of tangible heritages such as manuscripts. His entire collection is developed by himself. This collection has Buddhist...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century-20th century
Extent:
6825 TIFF images

3. EAP790/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/4
Title:
Prabhakar Vajracharya Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection is another important collection in Bhaktapur. It mostly has Hindu texts and a few are Buddhist. In addition, it also has historical, Ayurvedic and other non religious manuscripts in this collection. The present owner inherited all the texts from his father. It is not properly car...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century-20th century
Extent:
1475 TIFF images

4. EAP790/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/7
Title:
Smriti Shrestha Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection has a very interesting story. It was recovered by a student of Buddhism who after the devastating earthquake of 2015 in Nepal made survey of Buddhist Viharas in Thimi, a small medieval Newar town in Bhaktapur district. In the mound of debris of an abandoned Vihara, she saw some p...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-19th century
Extent:
72 TIFF images

5. EAP790/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/16
Title:
Nirmala KC Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection was recovered in Bhaktapur. She made this collection by herself. It has Tantric texts both Buddhist and Hindu Tantras. It also has a text on Hindu polity. Extent: 5 files
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
63 TIFF images

6. EAP790/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP790/21
Title:
Amrit Ratna Shakya Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of the significant manuscripts in private possession. Manuscripts in this collections mostly derived from Hinduism. It also has very old Palm leaves manuscripts.It has different types of manuscripts covering wide variety of themes. Extent: 123 files
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century-20th century
Extent:
7197 TIFF images

7. EAP838/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1
Title:
Dirgha Man Collection of photographs [Late 1800s-mid 1940s] Ganesh Man Chitrakar [mid 1940s- early 1950s]
Scope & Content:
These glass plate negatives were taken by Dirgha Man (1877-1951) and Ganesh Man Chitrakar (1916-1985). They are interesting in the context of Nepal’s history as they were Court Photographers. Furthermore, Nepal did not open up to outside visitors until the early-1950s. The photographs that Dirgh...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Mid 20th century
Extent:
5072 TIFF images

8. EAP1023/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/7
Title:
Pravakar Vajracharya Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of 28 collections of rare medieval manuscripts digitised by the EAP1023 project team in Newār settlements in Rural Kathmandu and hill areas of Nepal. This collection contain 12 manuscripts digitised from a private collection in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The owner of the material is Pravakar ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Newari, Not applicable, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
13th century-20th century
Extent:
347 TIFF images