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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4
Title:: Veḷḷiyaṅkuṇram Pulikēci Collection [1802-1958]
Scope & Content:: This collection (1802-1958) contains one copper plate describing the honour (first right) given to immuTi kanhaka raamaya kavuNTanh of veLLiyangkunhRam village by Tirumalai Nayyakkar, sovereign of Madurai for performing the festival at azakarkoyil; one official stamp used affix to a document (as...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1802-1958
Extent:: 9457 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/5
Title:: Pūti Pulavar Tāhir Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection contains a book printed in English and Tamil addressing a conflict over the properties of a Zamindar of Bodinayakanur. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: 1 printed book with 52 pages Creation dates of original material (Gregorian and/or Tamil cale...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 153 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/7
Title:: Civakiri Kūraiku,al Ātīṉam Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 35 handwritten palm-leaf documents addressing ritual tax (canjcaaram), loans, land leases and receipts and 22 paper documents (1937-1944) containing tax collection, petitions, letters, notice, invitation etc. Documents belonging to this collection are a continuation of t...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 701 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/8
Title:: Cellaturai Collection [1905-1949]
Scope & Content:: This collection (1905-1949) contains 37 paper documents. The documents cover a wide range of issues such as various land deeds (land sale, land lease and land mortgages), village issues, conflicts in the court, the formation of community youth club and various resolutions passed for the welfare ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1905-1949
Extent:: 170 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/11
Title:: Nāṭṭukkoṭṭai Makātmā Pāṇṭiyar Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection (1806-1963) contains 10 palm-leaf bundles (38 palm-leaves) covering accounts and land deeds of periyacuurappakavuNTar and naTukkooTTai zamin; 4 notebooks of account details of naTukkooTTai zamin and a court case details of pericyacuurappakavuNTar, naTukkooTTai zamin; 3 printed bo...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 3110 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/14
Title:: Collection from the office of the Public Works Department, Madurai
Scope & Content:: This collection contains a printed book (1889, 181 pages) on the history of Periyar dam project. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: The collection consists of 1 printed book with 181 pages and appendices. Creation dates of original material (Gregorian and/or Tamil...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1889
Extent:: 242 digital images in TIFF format.

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/15
Title:: Pūṇṭi Ōṭṭuvītu Rājēntiraṉ Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 89 handwritten and printed paper documents (1877-1948) addressing land deeds, land tax, partition of properties, loans, petitions, court documents, financial transactions, receipts and astrological readings; 17 handwritten palm-leaf bundles addressing land deeds and fina...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1877-1948
Extent:: 464 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/17
Title:: Ūttukkuḻi Jamīṉ and Cittārt Kāḷiṅkarāyar Collections Ūttukkuḻi Jamīṉ and Cittārt Kāḷiṅkarāyar Collections
Scope & Content:: Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: 9 printed books, 26 handwritten dairies, 10 handwritten and printed notebooks Creation dates of original material (Gregorian and/or Tamil calendar): 1889-1970
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 8856 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/20
Title:: Pūṅkaṅkuḷam [Pūṅkuḷam?] Naṭarājan Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection consist of 1055 hand written and printed paper documents (1806-1963) covering land deeds such as land sale, land lease, land loan, land details, land tax, land donation and partition etc., court documents such as petitions, summons, depositions, judgements etc., loan documents, n...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1806-1963
Extent:: 7326 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/21
Title:: Ponnamaṅkalam [?] Caṇmukar Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection (1861-1971) consists of 110 handwritten paper documents, 109 palm-leaf manuscripts and 1 notebook. It contains court documents (such as petition, summon, judgement etc.), land deeds (such as sale, lease and loan dealings such as buying and lending of land by perikaruppatteevar an...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1861-1971
Extent:: 725 digital images in TIFF format

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