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
[A hard-bound collection of letters (1902-1922) addressed to the Jaffna Bishop's House or various priests in the Jaffna Diocese mainly by purveyors and related to the purchase of bells (from the Paccard company at Annecy), wine for mass (from the French colony of Algeria), chasubles and other church ornements. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 hard-bound volume containing 618 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34cm, W-28.5cm, D-5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
This collection contains 16 annual reports by district councils in the British colonial territory of Nyasaland [Malawi]. They report government activities and developmental events in each district. Custodial history: The reports were created by district councils. They are now kept by National A...
