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1. Add MS 88907/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88907/1/1
Title:
M J T Tambimuttu: Correspondence with Family and Friends in Sri Lanka
Scope & Content:
(1) Letter (manuscript, 1 August, 1946) from Bernard [first name], a contemporary of Tambimuttu, who has recently met (Major) Anthony Dickins when he was stationed in Sri Lanka. (2) Brief copy letter (21 January, 1948) to Ralph Deranayagala, of Colombo, referring to John Strachey. (3) Letter (...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1939]-1948
Extent:
1 file

2. EAP450/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/1/1
Title:
Compendium of religious texts [mid 19th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: A collection of various texts. Many seem to be theological in nature. The manuscript is written by several hands. Has signature of Baba Deen Singalaxana. Further research needed to determine exact content. Extent and format of original material: 404 page-long manuscript. Physical cha...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
complete manuscript. 404 TIFF images

3. EAP450/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/1/2
Title:
Compendium of religious texts [mid 19th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: Contains a variety of texts. Many seem to be theological in nature. Also included are two pages written in Javanese, the first evidence that the language was still known or at least copied in the 19th century.Some illustrations, different textures of paper and handwriting – may have ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Javanese
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
complete manuscript. 272 TIFF images

4. EAP450/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/2/1
Title:
Tales of the Prophets and misc [19th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: Includes the biographies of many of the prophets of Islam (for example: Adam, Yusuf, Daud, Sulaiman, Idris, Yakub, Nuh, Isa, Ibrahim, Muhammad), very popular across the Malay world. These are listed in a table of contents. Towards the end of the manuscript there are additional texts,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1332 TIFF images

5. EAP450/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP450/3/1
Title:
Primer for beginning readers [late 19th century-early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Description: A book for young children to learn the Arabic script. Includes examples and illustrations. Extent and format of original material: 45 page long printed booklet. Physical characteristics of original material: 21x14.5x0.5New plastic cover added to the book. Attempts have been made to r...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
45 TIFF images

6. EAP609/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/1/1
Title:
Arabic Religious Text
Scope & Content:
Small bound manuscript of a maulud text, mainly in Arabic. Physical characteristics of original material: No cover, pages stained and torn at the edges. Dimensions: L 17.3 W 11.2 H 3mm. Extent and format of original material: one volume of forty folios. Custodial history: Inherited from B.D.K...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century-Late 19th century
Extent:
44 TIFF images

7. EAP609/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/1/2
Title:
Old Arabic Text
Scope & Content:
Manuscript consisting of very tattered pages, incomplete. Prayers and recitations in Arabic with occasional lines in Arabu-Tamil. Physical characteristics of original material: Dimensions: L 21 W 14 (dimensions of largest page). Extent and format of original material: unbound manuscript, 21 fol...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century-Late 19th century
Extent:
21 TIFF images

8. EAP609/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/1/3
Title:
Abdul Hamid Singalaxana Diary
Scope & Content:
Bound dark brown notebook, covered with cellophane. A record of family events – births, deaths etc. Abdul Hamid Singalaxana was B.D.K Saldin's grand-uncle from his paternal and maternal sides, due to intermarriage within the family. Creation dates: earliest entry 1868; latest 1963. Physical cha...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1868-1963
Extent:
104 TIFF images

9. EAP609/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/1/4
Title:
Arabu-Tamil Salat Tasbih
Scope & Content:
Bound manuscript, various prayers and recitations. Some of the material is in Arabu-Tamil. Physical characteristics of original material: In very poor state; damaged spine and pages. Some pages torn. Written in different hands. Dimensions: L 21 W 16.5 H 3.5. Extent and format of original mate...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century-Late 19th century
Extent:
369 TIFF images

10. EAP609/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP609/1/5
Title:
Malay Songs and Lyrics
Scope & Content:
Small book, pink and white cover. Popular Malay songs in Sri Lankan Malay by Mansour Aarifeen Sourjah. Published 1997. Physical characteristics of original material: Includes signed dedication to B.D.K Saldin dated 15.9.1997. Extent and format of original material: book, 28 folios. Custodial hi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malay
Date Range:
1997
Extent:
32 TIFF images

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