Digitised Content Platform: Endangered Archives Programme / Level: [32] Fonds - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP683/1
Title:: Rāmamālā Library manuscript project
Scope & Content:: This list represents an almost 1% sample of the approximately 9000 Sanskrit and Bangla manuscripts, which highlights some endangered, rare, or unique parts of the collection. The sample includes a selection from traditional genres of Hindu literature such as grammar, mythology, astrology, poetry,...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic, Bengali, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 18th century-19th century
Extent:: 5972 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP684/1
Title:: Records of the Governor of Rwanda-Urundi [1931-1957]
Scope & Content:: Various documents relating to the government of Rwana-Urundi held by the National Archives of Burundi.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: French
Date Range:: 1931-1957
Extent:: 4 Series containing 4 Files with 388 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP687/1
Title:: Yungdrung Bön Library Collection, Menri Monastery, Dolanji, India
Scope & Content:: A collection of Bön manuscripts and tsakali held at Yungdrung Library, Menri Monastery in Dolanji. Unfortunately, it was not possible for the cataloguing of this project was not completed. Known copies of manuscripts have been removed but there may still be some duplication within the 164 files....
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: 1600-1950
Extent:: 37608

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP688/1
Title:: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Kingstown, St Vincent
Scope & Content:: The Eastern Caribbean Court House, St Vincent, holds numerous historic manuscript documents connected with the colonial administration of the island. The earliest records date from 1763, when St Vincent became a British possession. Among the documents are Deed Books (discussed below at Series lev...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1770-1845
Extent:: 43493 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/1
Title:: Balasubramaniam's collection
Scope & Content:: This collection consists of 22 palm leaf bundles. They contain information related to poems and traditional medicine. The poems relate to local deities, astrology, witchcraft, grammatical commentaries (nikanTu), songs from the Kuravan community (kuravanji) and tamil lexicon. The traditional medic...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: Collection contains 2439 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/2
Title:: Sadasivam Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 3 palm leaf bundles. The documents address issues such as religions, poems and astrology. This collection comprises 2 series : (1) Astrology, (2) Poems These documents are undated. Dates of original material: Not given. Extent and format of original material: The collecti...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: Collection contains 548 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/3
Title:: Uttukuli Zamin's collection [1880-1950]
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 220 handwritten, printed and typed paper documents addressing a variety issues of the Uttukuli Zamin and the estate such as communications, acccounts transactions, notes of machinery shops, astrology, land matters, notice on election campaign and house tax receipts. The c...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1880-1950
Extent:: Collection contains 300 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/4
Title:: Arjunan Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 1 copperplate and 2 palm leaf bundles. These documents are addressing issues related to tax and devotional poems. This collection comprises 2 series : (1) religious poems and (2) Taxes. Some documents are undated others contains dates in the Tamil lunar calendar. Dates of...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: Collection contains 694 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/5
Title:: Natarajan's collection [1905-1938]
Scope & Content:: This collection contains 47 handwritten and printed paper documents and 1 copper plate regarding various issues like security rights (kaval), petition, summon, order and receipt documents. This collection comprises 5 series: (1) common land, (2) legal documents, (3) petitions, (4) receipts, (5) s...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1905-1938
Extent:: Collection contains 98 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP689/6
Title:: Virumandi Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection contains one copperplate and one paper documents. These documents are addressing issues related to sati practise, renovation of temple and patta related issues. This collection comprises 2 series: (1) agreement for renovation of temple; (2) land patta details. The copperplateis da...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1650-1950
Extent:: Collection contains 4 TIFF images

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