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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Place Jaffna, Ceylon

11. EAP835/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/3
Title:
Jaffna College Archive Collection
Scope & Content:
The archive belongs to Jaffna College and holds diverse materials ranging from 1710 to the present, with a focus on late nineteeneth- and early-twentieth century materials. The materials are divided into seven shelves categorized by major subject: history, religion, medicine, astronomy, the Tamil...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1841-1895
Extent:
1635 Tiff images

12. EAP835/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/3/1
Title:
Religious Tract Society 1841
Scope & Content:
This file contains 95 tracts published by various American Ceylon Mission-affiliated presses in Jaffna between 1841 and 1891. The tracts range from four to over 30 pages, and discuss various topics including caste, Catholicism, Christian morality, Hinduism, jewelry, motherhood, etc. Several are ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1841-1891
Extent:
1339 TIFF files

13. EAP835/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/3/2
Title:
List of Parishes and Villages showing Udayarships, Vidanships, etc., with a note of Dutch Parish Churches, a return of other Christian Churches, Old Dutch Forts and Buildings. 1895
Scope & Content:
This 1895 manuscript file provides lists of administrative positions (village headman, udayars, and vidaiyars) for each village and parish in the Jaffna province, described as: "List of Villages showing the number of Headmen, Police Vidahns, Division Officers and Enquiries into sudden deaths with...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1884-1895
Extent:
296 TIFF files

14. EAP1222/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1
Title:
Jaffna Bishop’s House Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of documents and manuscripts (including some typed letters and some printed documents) dating from the period 1750 to 1950. They reflect the history of the Roman Catholic missions in Ceylon or describe the day to day administrative and managerial activities of the Oblate...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Latin, Portuguese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1775-1948
Extent:
110642

15. EAP1222/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1
Title:
Series 1 - Documents concerning the Congregation of the Brothers of the Society of St. Joseph at Colombogam, including the St. Joseph Institute
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Tamil
Date Range:
1775-1948
Extent:
110642

16. EAP1222/1/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1/1
Title:
[A set of handwritten letters and typewritten memorandums related to St. Joseph's Brothers (1944). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 54 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.6cm, W-26cm, D-0.3cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1944
Extent:
54

17. EAP1222/1/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1/2
Title:
[A set of letters concerning the St. Joseph's Training Institute at Colombogam (1940-1946). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 132 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-25.8cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1940-1946
Extent:
132

18. EAP1222/1/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1/3
Title:
[Set of letters addressed to Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar and mainly sent by the Apostolic Delegation of the East Indies in Bangalore, South India, with some replies and reports sent by Mgr. Guyomar. Among others: a report on the Brothers of St. Joseph in Jaffna Diocese; a report on the absence of Communism in Jaffna (in French and in English). (1931-1946)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 358 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.6cm, W-23.1cm, D-2cm. Condition of original material: Partly worm-eaten.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1931-1946
Extent:
358

19. EAP1222/1/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1/4
Title:
[A series of interesting reports by Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar on the situation in Ceylon and in the Diocese in the 1930s. With references to the Independence movement. Some documents concern the St. Joseph's Institute, Colombogam. (1927-1939)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 246 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.8cm, W-23.3cm, D-2.3cm. Condition of original material: Very fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1927-1939
Extent:
246

20. EAP1222/1/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1/5
Title:
[A small set of letters addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar by priests in charge of the St. Joseph's Institute, Colombogam. Among others: Fr. K. Sebastian; Fr. J. Emilianus OMI; Fr. Francis Gautier OMI (1924-1935). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 36 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-25.4cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1924-1935
Extent:
36