[A set of handwritten and typewritten letters on the life in the parishes addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar or to the Vicar General Fr. Emilianuspillai. Some letters are signed by Fr. Gesland or by Fr. Gnanapragasar. Another letter is related to Iranaitivu. (1923-1948)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 758 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-23.5cm, D-3.6cm.
[Set of handwritten letters concerning affairs related to schools from different parishes of the peninsula and addressed to the Vicar General Fr. Emilianuspillai. Several letters are written by Fr. S. Gnanapragasar. (1940-1947)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 174 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-26.2cm, D-1.3cm.
[A set of letters by and to Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Joulain, with several handwritten memoirs in French by the same Mgr. Joulain, with paper-cuttings, and with one leaflet composed by Fr. Gnanapragasar. (1893-1922)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 204 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32cm, W-25.2cm, D-2.1cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[A hard-bound collection of letters (1902-1922) addressed to the Jaffna Bishop's House or various priests in the Jaffna Diocese mainly by purveyors and related to the purchase of bells (from the Paccard company at Annecy), wine for mass (from the French colony of Algeria), chasubles and other church ornements. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 hard-bound volume containing 618 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34cm, W-28.5cm, D-5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A collection of handwritten notes concerning spiritual meditations and sermons. Possibly from the 1930s. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 504 pages including several exercise books. Size and dimensions of original material: H-31.5cm, W-23.6cm, D-3.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.