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[A file concerning the case of one Seminarist from the St. Martin Small Seminary (Jaffna): exchange of letters between the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar and the Fr. B. Poulain OMI. (1924-1939)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 20 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.8cm, W-24.5cm, D-0.4cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A collection of printed reports (1895-1925) on Education and of handwritten letters and petitions addressed to the successive Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Joulain and Mgr. Guyomar. Among others, one printed report Catholics and the proposed Ceylon University Collega (1913). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 268 pages and including several printed reports. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32.1cm, W-25cm, D-2.4cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A set of letters related to the establishment of the Kayts hospital by the Sisters of the Holy Cross Convent and addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar. Several letters were written from Holy Cross Convent at Quilon, South India. (1929-1934)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 110 pages and including a map. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32cm, W-25.4cm, D-0.7cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[A collection of handwritten letters and printed circulars or pastoral letters authored by the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar, addressed to local priests. (1924-1939)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 570 pages and including several printed booklets. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32.3cm, W-25cm, D-3cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A set of letters to and from St. Joseph's Orphanage at Murunkan (1944-1948). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 186 pages including a map. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-25.8cm, D-1.1cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A series of letters and petitions addressed to Mgr. Brault (1920-1922). On 23.12.1920: a petition mentioning the "Panchamar" (the five Untouchable castes) being denied access to a Church drama at OLR church. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 322 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.7cm, W-23cm, D-2.3cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
