[Official religious correspondence from various parts of Ceylon and addressed to the Vicar General of Jaffna Bishop's House, Fr. Emilianuspillai. (1940-1948) ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 39 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.7cm, W-24.7cm, D-0.7cm.
[Set of letters, more or less official, related to school management, written to or by Fr. Emilianuspillai, Vicar General and Manager of RC Schools, Jaffna Bishop's House. (1939-1946) ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 40 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34cm, W-22.9cm, D-0.7cm. Condition of original material: Badly worm-eaten.
[Set of letters addressed mainly to Fr. Emilianuspillai, Vicar General, on management of various parishes in Jaffna peninsula including Delft. Some letters are authored by Fr. H. Gesland, among others. Some other letters by Fr. Gomez from Iranaitivu. (1939-1948)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 453 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-24.5cm, D-2.4cm.
[A small set of letters written from Rome to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar or written from Jaffna Peninsula or from Colombo to the Vicar General, Fr. Emilianuspillai. (1926-1948)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 22 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.2cm, W-24.5cm, D-0.4cm.
[A set of school related letters, handwritten or typewritten, mainly from Kayts and the Islands or from Ilavalai, addressed to the General Manager of Roman Catholic Schools, Fr. Emilianuspillai. (1941-1943)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 96 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.2cm, W-22.4cm, D-0.4cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A important set of letters (letters, recommendations, requests, petitions) arranged together and numbered, addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar and to the General Manager of the Roman Catholic Schools Fr. Emilianuspillai. (1929-1933)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 1328 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.4cm, W-22.5cm, D-6.3cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
Series 13 - Collections of letters classified and assembled by Fr. Batayron (beginning of the 20th Century) under green, hard binding, with Table of Content established by the same Batayron. Additional such collections are mentioned in other series.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Sinhalese, and Tamil