Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Music - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1268/4/3
Title:: H.M.J. Prawirojuwono
Scope & Content:: A compilation of folklore stories and songs recorded by H.M.J. Prawirojuwono. Many of these stories feature the mouse deer eating a certain fruit or vegetable. The deer remains popular in Javanese folklore today, especially in tales told to children. The stories are straightforward--some discus...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Javanese
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 19th century
Extent:: 371

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1268/6
Title:: The Wirobrajan Collection, Yogyakarta
Scope & Content:: This collection runs the gamut from Chinese epics to cookbooks. It covers the administration of several small entrepreneurs, often of Chinese origin. It also contain notebooks from colonial schools for indigenous and Oriental (often Chinese or Arab) students and Chinese schools which were abolis...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Indonesian, Javanese, and Malay
Date Range:: 1899-2000
Extent:: 18288

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1268/6/2/5
Title:: [Notes on Islamic Prayers]
Scope & Content:: This notebook contains advice on how to conduct the Islamic prayers, including instructions on how to use the mosque drum (bedhug).
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Javanese
Date Range:: Mid 20th century
Extent:: 32

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1268/6/2/6
Title:: ꦱꦼꦫꦱ꧀ꦱꦱꦺꦴꦁꦏꦗꦠꦶ
Scope & Content:: Compilation of personal notes and excerpts on Sufism and Javanism relating to the legendary Nine Saints (Wali Sanga) and also Sufi scholars like Hamzah Fansuri (d. 1527). The manuscripts deals with metaphysical questions like the finity of ones ego in the unity of existence as well as ways to rea...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Javanese
Date Range:: 1932-1967
Extent:: 224

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1274/3
Title:: Collections of Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC)
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 262 files and 2522 images. NILGIRIS DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (NDC) officially inaugurated by British council Director Mr. Chris Gibson in 2006. This is the only surviving unique collection in this region, and not yet explored by any researchers. 1) Mr. A. Dharmalingam, son o...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Not applicable, and Tamil
Date Range:: 1st half of the 20th century
Extent:: 2522 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1274/3/2
Title:
Scope & Content:: This file contains 609 photographs. Extent: The file containing 609 Photographs. Country of Origin: India. Related regions: Tamil Nadu; Karnataka; Maharashtra; Orissa; Uttar Pradesh; Andhra Pradesh; Delhi; Calcutta; Ceylon.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Not applicable, and Tamil
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 609 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1296/2
Title:: Akshesvar Mahavihara Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection is predominantly a Buddhist collection, However, quite a few Mss are Hindu texts. This collection is one of the important Buddhist collection in Nepal. It has both 'Buddha Vachana [Sutra and Tantra]' and 'Shastra' [commentarial] texts. This collection was created after donation o...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1400-1999
Extent:: 11998

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1296/2/2
Title:: चर्यागीत
Scope & Content:: Charya songs are Tantric song. This tradition exists only in Nepal. This types of songs are recited or sand in performing Tantric rituals. These are called the songs of realization. Extent: 1 Vol. Ms. Containing 35 fols. Condition of original material: Good. Original institution reference: Ac...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 35

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1296/2/6
Title:: चर्यागीत अचलाभिषेक
Scope & Content:: Charya songs are Tantric song. This tradition exists only in Nepal. This types of songs are recited or sand in performing Tantric rituals. These are called the songs of realization. Extent: 1 Vol. of Ms. Containing 52. Condition of original material: Good. Original institution reference: Acce...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Newari and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 52

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