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1. EAP450/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/1
Title:
B.D.K Saldin Collection of Malay Manuscripts [mid 19th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: Manuscripts not dated but probably from mid 19th century. They are part of a larger collection owned by BDK Saldin, including a printed book missing opening pages-no date visible but likely from around the same period. Manuscripts are compendiums of Islamic texts, including stories o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Malay
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
2 electronic folders containing 676 TIFF images

2. EAP450/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/4
Title:
Seenar Samath collection of Malay songs [late 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: 2 typed Malay pantuns were digitised for the pilot project. This is part of a larger collection of other documents include letters, magazines and articles concerning Malays in Sri Lanka. There are also articles supplied for ‘Terang’ magazine, as former owner, Nizam Samath, was editor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, Malay, and Sinhalese
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
electronic folder containing 6 TIFF images

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