[A series of letters sent by the Propagation of the Faith (United States) to successive Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Joulain, Mgr. Brault, and Mgr. Guyomar. (1918-1940)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 412 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.4cm, W-22.2cm, D-2.3cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[Set of letters addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar and sent mainly by official religious bodies such as the OMI (Rome), the St. Thomas Monastery (South India), the Propagation of the Faith (Rome), etc. (1927-1939)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 302 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-25.5cm, D-2.4cm. Condition of original material: Worm-eaten and dilapidated condition.
[Edifying drama printed in France's Poitou patois. Followed by a few letters concerning cultural exhibitions. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 unbound volume containing 78 pages and including several photos of the drama. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-24.2cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A set of letters, attestations and character certificates concerning a Brother candidate to the priesthood and exchanged between the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar and the Novitiate in Colombo. (1934-1940)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 58 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-30cm, W-20.5cm, D-1.2cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A set of variegated documents put together: a French copy dated 1887 of Mgr. Brault's French birth certificate; an undated typewritten copy of a Memorial of Native Priests to the Pope Pius; and an undated typewritten copy of a letter relating the criminal burning of a church at Manipay. A few other documents are annexed. The typewritten documents probably date from the 1930s]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 102 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.5cm,W-22.5cm,D-0.7cm.
[A collection of official letters to and from Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Joulain and Mgr. Guyomar - concerning, among other subjects, the Parapankandal Church Case. (1889-1947)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 943 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.6cm, W-22.7cm, D-5.2cm. Condition of original material: Extremely fragile.