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Language French Subject Administration Place Jaffna, Ceylon

1. EAP1222/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1
Title:
Jaffna Bishop’s House Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:
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
Date Range:
1775-1948
Extent:
110642

2. EAP1222/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1
Title:
Series 1 - Documents concerning the Congregation of the Brothers of the Society of St. Joseph at Colombogam, including the St. Joseph Institute
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Tamil
Date Range:
1775-1948
Extent:
110642

3. EAP1222/1/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1/3
Title:
[Set of letters addressed to Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar and mainly sent by the Apostolic Delegation of the East Indies in Bangalore, South India, with some replies and reports sent by Mgr. Guyomar. Among others: a report on the Brothers of St. Joseph in Jaffna Diocese; a report on the absence of Communism in Jaffna (in French and in English). (1931-1946)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 358 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.6cm, W-23.1cm, D-2cm. Condition of original material: Partly worm-eaten.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1931-1946
Extent:
358

4. EAP1222/1/1/31

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/1/31
Title:
[A typewritten report in French on the Society of the Brothers of St. Joseph, Colombogam (1925). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 volume containing 234 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.5cm, W-21.2cm, D-2.5cm. Condition of original material: The volume is dismantled.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1925
Extent:
234

5. EAP1222/1/5/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/5/3
Title:
[Set of letters (1922-1940) concerning the Missions in Jaffna Diocese written to or by Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Brault and mainly Mgr. Guyomar. Many letters come from abroad. One letter from Tanganyika refers to the anti-venom 'black stone' from Madu. The set includes a typewritten report by Fr. Gnanapragasar OMI rendered in French. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 338 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-24cm, D-3.4cm. Condition of original material: Partly rat-eaten.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1922-1940
Extent:
1240

6. EAP1222/1/9/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/9/22
Title:
[A set of annual Returns concerning ecclesiastical administration and schools in the Jaffna Diocese and various letters (1937-1942). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 192 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-25.9cm, D-1cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1937-1942
Extent:
52

7. EAP1222/1/9/23

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/9/23
Title:
[A miscellaneous collection of Ecclesiastical administrative returns, statistics, letters and documents concerning the Jaffna Diocese and interestingly covering the OMI period 1847-1948. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 396 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-49cm, W-25.3cm, D-3.3cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1847-1948
Extent:
60

8. EAP1222/1/16/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/16/9
Title:
[A printed booklet in French dated 1879 as a report of visit by Fr. L. Soullier, Assistant to the Superior General of the OMIs. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 booklet containing 12 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-15cm, W-9.7cm, D-0.2cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1879
Extent:
396

9. EAP1222/1/17/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/17/14
Title:
[Handwritten or printed letters or notes from or to successive Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Joulain and Mgr Brault, concerning e.g. the Propaganda Fide. Includes a 10-page report in French on the history and condition of the Jaffna Diocese. (1911-1921)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 64 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.2cm, W-24.3cm, D-0.5cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
1911-1921
Extent:
262

10. EAP1222/1/18/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1222/1/18/22
Title:
[One copy of a printed report in English on the State of the Diocese of Jaffna (1922) and flying typewritten sheets as a report in French on the missions of the OMIs in the world in the 1930s. Plus a few duplicate letters written by Mgr. Guyomar. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 226 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35cm, W-26cm, D-2.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1930s
Extent:
80