[A collection of handwritten or typewritten recommendation letters collected at the Jaffna Bishop's House. (1928-1933)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 373 pages, including some plans. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.1cm, W-21cm, D-2.3cm. 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 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.
[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)]
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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.
[Set of letters addressed to Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar concerning mainly educational affairs. Some letters dealing with Holy Family Convent. (1934-1940)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 80 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.1cm, W-24.4cm, D-0.8cm. Condition of original material: Badly worm-eaten.
[A register in French concerning the state of the Clergy in Jaffna since 1847. A few documents from the year 1948 are attached. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 34 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-23cm, W-18cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Dismantled condition.
[Set of official letters (1923-1928) addressed to the successive Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Brault and Mgr. Guyomar, and some answers. They concern Propagation of the Faith (Rome), Oeuvres de la Sainte-Enfance (Paris), or Apostolic Delegation (Bangalore). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 112 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.7cm, W-26.5cm, D-1.3cm. 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.