Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Languages and Grammar / Place: Burma, Asia - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1
Title:: Sikkim Palace Archives
Scope & Content:: While it is an archive that represents elite perspectives, the Sikkim Palace Archives, is also the first collection of local origin to be made freely and universally accessible for international scholarship, presenting a perspective of events and characters as experienced from within looking out...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Dzongkha, English, French, Hindi, Lepcha, Malayalam, Nepali, Tibetan, and Urdu
Date Range:: 1807-1998
Extent:: 89249 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/1
Title:: Domestic Affairs
Scope & Content:: Documents related to domestic affairs. Original file reference: SPA/DA.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, and Tibetan
Date Range:: 1875-1975
Extent:: 34306 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/5
Title:: Palace Affairs
Scope & Content:: Documents related to palace affairs. Original file reference: SPA/PA.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, and Tibetan
Date Range:: 1875-1975
Extent:: 17059 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/7
Title:: Correspondence
Scope & Content:: Personal and official correspondences. Original file reference: SPA/CO.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, and Tibetan
Date Range:: 1875-1975
Extent:: 4793 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/7/15
Title:: Official correspondence regarding domestic and foreign affairs
Scope & Content:: Collection of the correspondence of Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal (Chogyal r.1914), Basil Gould (PO Sikkim) and various individuals. Original file reference: SPA/CO/OF/015. Extent of original material: 199 pages. This file contains the following 126 items: EAP880/1/7/15/1: Chart explaining the variou...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, and Tibetan
Date Range:: 16 Jan 1912-23 Oct 1913
Extent:: 200 TIFF images

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

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1123/4
Title:: Wat Metārāng Collection
Scope & Content:: This is one of six collections of Thai-Mon palm leaf manuscripts digitised by the EAP1123 project team. The temple has collection of palm leaf manuscripts, mostly in Mon but with some Pāḷi and Thai, housed in a wooden cabinet off to the main shrine area. The collection was in fairly good condit...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mon and Pali
Date Range:: Mid 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:: 738 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1150/1
Title:: Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation
Scope & Content:: A private library of Pali and vernacular Burmese palm-leaf manuscripts from Burma. Custodial history: The manuscripts were collected by Peter Skilling over the past several decades. Additional date information: Manuscripts included in the collection were created/copied between the 17th–20th ce...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 70296 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1150/1/10
Title:: Mixed Bundle
Scope & Content:: ? Multiple-text palm-leaf manuscript. Plain teak covers with gilding and vermilion band on edges. Gilded leaves with vermilion band. Extent: A bundle of 168 inscribed folios. Two plain teak covers with gilding and vermilion band on edges. Additional date information: Copied 1845 Keywords: Bud...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Burmese and Pali
Date Range:: 1845
Extent:: 172 TIFF images

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