[Letters (1925-1940) to Mgr. Guyomar from British India, mainly Kottayam, Travancore, Shillong, Madras. Including letters from Malankara Syrian Church from Travancore (dated 19.01.1931). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 234 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-37cm, W-26.2cm, D-1.4cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[Set of official letters (1923-1928) addressed to the successive Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Brault and Mgr. Guyomar, and some answers. They concern Propagation of the Faith (Rome), Oeuvres de la Sainte-Enfance (Paris), or Apostolic Delegation (Bangalore). ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 112 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.7cm, W-26.5cm, D-1.3cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[Set of letters (recommendations, requests, petitions...) with documents on the Diocese of Jaffna. The letters were written to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar from different parts of Ceylon and from various countries. (1921-1940)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 470 pages including 1 booklet. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-23.7cm, D-3.1cm. Condition of original material: Badly worm-eaten.
[Set of letters addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar and sent mainly by official religious bodies such as the OMI (Rome), the St. Thomas Monastery (South India), the Propagation of the Faith (Rome), etc. (1927-1939)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 302 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-25.5cm, D-2.4cm. Condition of original material: Worm-eaten and dilapidated condition.
[A set of letters related to the establishment of the Kayts hospital by the Sisters of the Holy Cross Convent and addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar. Several letters were written from Holy Cross Convent at Quilon, South India. (1929-1934)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 110 pages and including a map. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32cm, W-25.4cm, D-0.7cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[A series of letters and petitions addressed to Mgr. Brault (1920-1922). On 23.12.1920: a petition mentioning the "Panchamar" (the five Untouchable castes) being denied access to a Church drama at OLR church. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 322 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.7cm, W-23cm, D-2.3cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
