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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP810/4/3
Title:: மார்கண்டேயன் கதை (A)
Scope & Content:: Title in original script: மார்கண்டேயன் கதை (A) The bundle is composed of 9 palm leaves; it is incomplete. The part relates the wedding of Mirukaṇṭu and Marutuvati, the longing of the couple for conceiving, and their prayers to Ṥiva, requesting to be blessed of a child. Size of the manuscript...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 20 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP810/14/2
Title:: தலைப்பு இல்லை (உடல் பற்றிய கருத்து மற்றும் தத்துவம்)
Scope & Content:: Title in original script: தலைப்பு இல்லை (உடல் பற்றிய கருத்து மற்றும் தத்துவம்) The Manuscript is a compilation of verses drawing from texts written by cittarkaḷ which approach siddha concepts on the body and on phylosophy. The palm leaves which compose the manuscript are numbered from 1 to 9.Th...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1 May 1871
Extent:: 205 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP810/18/1
Title:: ஞான சௌந்தரி அம்மானை
Scope & Content:: Title in original script: ஞான சௌந்தரி அம்மானை The manuscript is formed of a text whose the palm leaves are numbered from 1 to 155. Despite it was dirty and highly affected by fungus, the manuscript is in good condition for reading. Many leaves, however, are missing. The text, entitled Ñaṉa Cau...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 239 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP810/22/18
Title:: தலைப்பு இல்லை (பெரிய தம்பி மற்றும் குஞ்சு தம்பி கதை)
Scope & Content:: Title in original script: தலைப்பு இல்லை (பெரிய தம்பி மற்றும் குஞ்சு தம்பி கதை) The manuscript is composed of a text, written in verses, numbered from 2 to 49; it is incomplete. The manuscript is in good condition. The leaves are long and twisted; they are very fragile, some of them are slightly...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1770-1830
Extent:: 101 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP810/23/68
Title:: வரலக்ஷ்மி வ்ரத கல்பம்
Scope & Content:: Title in original script: வரலக்ஷ்மி வ்ரத கல்பம் The manuscript comprises of a text of 26 palm leaves. The text is written both in Sanskrit verses (śloka-s) and in prose; it is incomplete. The manuscript is in bad condition: from the 13th leaf to the end, the palm leaves have been bitten by rode...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 69 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP816/1/31
Title:: Archaeology 6
Scope & Content:: A large lot of glass-plate negatives with archaeological subjects, mostly from Romanian Black Sea region. 54 gelatine dry-plate negatives, mostly in 13/18cm format, almost all in a good state of conservation. This file contains the following 54 items: EAP816/1/31/1: Archaeological excavations, ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1910-1920
Extent:: 54 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP835/1/1
Title:: Oodooville Church Record Book 1820-1848
Scope & Content:: This file records church admissions, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and excommunications from the American Ceylon Mission's Oodooville (Uduvil) Church between the years of 1820-1848. It includes entries by Levi Spaulding (1791-1873).Physical characteristics of original material: Manuscript volume. ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1820-1848
Extent:: 300 TIFF files

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP835/1/2
Title:: Batticotta Church Record Book 1816-1845, Volume I
Scope & Content:: This file records church admissions, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and excommunications from the American Ceylon Mission's Batticotta (Vaddukoddai) Church between the years of 1816-1845. It includes entries by Benjamin C. Meigs (1789-1862) and Daniel Poor (1789-1855).Physical characteristics of or...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1816-1845
Extent:: 198 TIFF files

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP835/2/2
Title:: Notebook Fragment, c. 1837
Scope & Content:: This file consists of sundry mission reports such as baptismal records, marriages, admissions to the church, etc., retranscriptions of important events, and several floor plans. It also includes a fragment of Tamil and English versions of a church convenant presumably to be repeated by converts. ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1837-1838
Extent:: 70 TIFF files

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP835/2/6
Title:: Report of the Church at Tellipally, July 1st 1843
Scope & Content:: This report focuses on the author's concern regarding lack of new admissions, lack of conversions, difficulty of "maintaining" Christians. It also records communions, baptisms, and marriages at the church.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1843
Extent:: 14 TIFF files

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