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Project / Collection Preservation of the manuscripts of the Jaffna Bishop's House, Sri Lanka Language Tamil

1. EAP700/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1
Title:
Jaffna Bishop’s House Collection, Sri Lanka [1850-1930]
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of manuscripts (with some printed documents) dated from 1850 to 1930. They relate the history of the missions or describe the day to day administrative and managerial activities of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate missionaries (O.M.I.). The French congregation of the O.M.I. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1850-1930
Extent:
16,944 Tiff images

2. EAP700/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/1
Title:
1. Historical Relations [1850-1930]
Scope & Content:
1. Historical Relations: They constitute the major part of the digitised materials. They contain diverse types of information such as memoirs of missionaries or codices, on the evolution of the missions, the day to day life, with observations on economic and social conditions. Such historical rel...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French, Latin, and Tamil
Date Range:
1850-1930
Extent:
6769 Tiff images

3. EAP700/1/1/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/1/19
Title:
Report on the churches in Mantotta [1850-1900]
Scope & Content:
Report. Report on the churches in Mantotta. Etymology of Tamil place names. General notes on Mantotta North and South, images: 281-285 . Extent, format and physcial characteristics of original material: One volume of 518 folios. 21x33 cm size paged hardbound manuscript
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French and Tamil
Date Range:
1850-1900
Extent:
288 Tiff images

4. EAP700/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/3
Title:
3. Account books
Scope & Content:
They present detailed explanations of the income and different expenses related to the missions, churches and cathedral, daily accounts of the expenditures on different chapters like school, orphanage, and charity.. Extent, format and physcial characteristics of original material: One volume of 1...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, and Tamil
Date Range:
1847-1941
Extent:
3503 Tiff images

5. EAP700/1/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/3/3
Title:
Account book [1913-1925]
Scope & Content:
Account book. Financial situation of the Diocese at the end of 1912. Sundy collections. Table of contents at the end of the book, image: 189. Extent, format and physcial characteristics of original material: One volume of 48 folios. 34x22 cm size unpaged softbound manuscript
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French and Tamil
Date Range:
1913-1925
Extent:
367 Tiff images

6. EAP700/1/3/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/3/7
Title:
Accountancy book of Fr. Casenave, Point-Pedro [1883-1884]
Scope & Content:
Accountancy book of Fr. Casenave, Point-Pedro. Extent, format and physcial characteristics of original material: One volume of 208 folios. 18 x 24 cm size unpaged hardbound manuscript. Author: Casenave
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French and Tamil
Date Range:
1883-1884
Extent:
271 Tiff images

7. EAP700/1/3/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/3/17
Title:
Account book [1872-1904] Churches of Navanthurai, Navalay, St James and Suthumalai
Scope & Content:
Account book. Churches of Navanthurai, Navalay, St James and Suthumalai. Extent, format and physcial characteristics of original material: 3 files.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French and Tamil
Date Range:
1872-1904
Extent:
170 Tiff images

8. EAP700/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/5
Title:
5. Sermons and Commentaries [1850-1900]
Scope & Content:
5. Sermons and Commentaries: Contain preparatory copies for sermons, preaches for retreats, commentaries on Tamil writings. These writings are in French, often with Sinhala or Tamil terminology inside the French text. Extent, format and physcial characteristics of original material: One volume of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, Latin, Sinhalese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1850-1900
Extent:
1853 Tiff images

9. EAP700/1/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/5/1
Title:
Commentaries from Tamil texts [19th Century]
Scope & Content:
Commentaries from Tamil texts. Information and review of Tamil books. Extent, format and physcial characteristics of original material: One volume of 725 folios. 21x33 cm size paged hardbound manuscript
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
French and Tamil
Date Range:
19th Century
Extent:
888 Tiff images

10. EAP700/1/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP700/1/5/2
Title:
Sermons [1860s]
Scope & Content:
Sermons copies & drafts. Sermons - Extracts & Lectures. Extent, format and physcial characteristics of original material: One volume of 240 folios. 21x33 cm size paged hardbound manuscript
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, French, and Tamil
Date Range:
2015
Extent:
725 Tiff images