[A collection of letters mainly from and to the Apostolic Delegate regarding the Jaffna Diocese over the period 1888-1949. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 810 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-25cm, D-6cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[A collection of letters bound together - mainly in Tamil - to and from the Jaffna Bishops - covering Mgr Semeria's period upto 1907. (1860-1908)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 268 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.8cm, W-26cm, D-3cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[Letters related to Point Pedro parishes, and mostly addressed to Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Joulain. (1894-1929)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 556 pages, including some charts and plans. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.6cm, W-25.1cm, D-3.5cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[A set of letters addressed to the successive Jaffna Bishops, mainly to Mgr. Joulain, by Superiors of the Holy Family Convent in Navarra and Bordeaux and in Anuradhapura (Ceylon). (1903-1931)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 696 pages and including an exercise book. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32.6cm, W-25.3cm, D-3.9cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[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)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 64 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.2cm, W-24.3cm, D-0.5cm.
[A hard-bound register mentioning the Paschal duties for a year probably in the 1910s and for the St. Anne's parish at Pandiantalvu, for the Vellalar caste. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 90 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-33.3cm, W-20.5cm, D-1.7cm.
[A series of Encyclical letters by Pope Leo XIII published in Rome. (1883-1890)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 262 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-29.8cm, W-22.5cm, D-1.5cm. Condition of original material: Slightly worm-eaten.