[A set of letters written from Vankalai near Mannar and addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar. (1832-1839)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 140 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.8cm, W-24.6cm, D-1.2cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[Set of letters (1922-1940) concerning the Missions in Jaffna Diocese written to or by Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Brault and mainly Mgr. Guyomar. Many letters come from abroad. One letter from Tanganyika refers to the anti-venom 'black stone' from Madu. The set includes a typewritten report by Fr. Gnanapragasar OMI rendered in French. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 338 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-24cm, D-3.4cm. Condition of original material: Partly rat-eaten.
[A series of several sets of letter written from Mannar to the Jaffna Bishop, mainly Mgr. Joulain. Some arranged series are written by various OMI priests, among others: S.J. Stanislaus; J.B. Baron; J. Francis; L. Rodrigo; A. Daurat. Including at the end an exercise books filled with handwritten draft sermons on death in French with notes in Tamil. (1907-1940)]
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Extent: 1 unbound series of several sets containing 522 pages, including an exercise book. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.8cm, W-22.4cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[A bound set of letters written mainly to Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Bonjean by various priests and mainly concerning Mannar and Madhu. Table of content established by Fr. Batayron. (1852-1883)]
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Extent: 1 bound set containing 1240 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-21cm, D-5cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[Draft copy of a memorial sent to Rome by senior native priests of the Jaffna Diocese. Could be related to Fr. Gnanapragasar OMI. Probably from the 1930s. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 24 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-33.5cm, W-21cm, D-0.3cm.
[A collection of several dozens of filled forms showing yearly reports as of September 1925 and concerning Ecclesiastical Administration (number of baptisms, communions, marriages, deaths of children/adults…) in various missions of the Jaffna Diocese. Includes a few scattered documents (year 1939). ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 70 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32.5cm, W-25.4cm, D-1.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[Handwritten letters addressed to the Bishop of Jaffna Mgr. Joulain and related to Mantotte-North parish (Mannar). (1892-1913)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 798 pages including one printed copy of the Gazette. Size and dimensions of original material: H-32cm, W-25.4cm, D-6cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[A set of letters (1883-1889) and various official Church certificates in Latin and letters concerning several priests, established in the 1880s and arranged together in the 1900s. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 90 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.3cm, W-22.8cm, D-0.3cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A set of variegated letters, including a handwritten memorandum in Latin by Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Joulain, printed School Returns, and printed 'State of the Diocese' in French and Latin. (1902-1941)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 144 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34cm, W-25.3.cm, D-1.8cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.