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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/3/3/1
Title:: Land Auctions [1865-1937]
Scope & Content:: This file contains 13 open auction notices and land tax receipts.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1865-1937
Extent:: 26 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/3/3/3
Title:: Miscellaneous [1865-1937]
Scope & Content:: This file contains 6 documents concerning land deed, loans and inam estate.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1865-1937
Extent:: 12 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/3/4
Title:: Temple conflicts [1827-1945]
Scope & Content:: This file contains the complaints sent to the District Collector by Achutharama Goundar, the forefather of the current document holder Sundarapandian Goundar. The main content of the document is their rights to get the Honour (Parivattam) during the festival at Kalazhakar temple against a rival ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1827-1945
Extent:: 48 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/3/5
Title:: Siruvalai Zamin's Copper plates [1827-1945]
Scope & Content:: This series contains 3 copperplates which did not originally belong to Sundarapandian's family but were taken from their gurukal (the religious head of their subcaste). The dates of each copperplate are given in the Tamil calendar but their equivalent in the Gregorian calendar have note been ide...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1827-1945
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/3/5/1
Title:: Copper plate 1 [1827-1945]
Scope & Content:: This file contains one copperplate. This copper plate, issued by king Tirumalai Narendiran establishes Immudi Achiram Goundar as the headman (palayakarran) of set of villages and gives him the office of watchman over the Alagar temple. Details of tax collection and temple honours are also given....
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1827-1945
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/3/5/2
Title:: Copper plate 2 [1827-1945]
Scope & Content:: This file contains two copperplates. These two copperplates mention a variety of topics. They begin by praising lord Krishna. Then goes on to described a certain Veeramallathevan of Pattanaiyur who is praised by the village residents for his bravery in fighting and killing a tiger. It also descr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1827-1945
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/4
Title:: Nataraj Servai's collection of conflict and land transaction documents [1862-1959]
Scope & Content:: This large collection belongs to Nataraj Servai, who belongs to a lineage of headmen of the Servai (Agamudayar) caste in Adalai. The documents were handed down to him by his father who held them from his own father and grandfather father . These documents cover different areas such as that of di...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1862-1959
Extent:: 858 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/4/1
Title:: Drama company disputes [1932-1936]
Scope & Content:: This file contains 14 documents related to contracts and disputes between individuals and local drama companies (include children's contracts, receipts for advance payment, and complaints made by both sides: the companies and the parents). Parents would send their child off to work for a drama c...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1932-1936
Extent:: 46 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP314/4/2
Title:: Government communication [1874-1948]
Scope & Content:: This file contains different handwritten and printed official documents including various types of notifications and communications to and by the British administration to village officials regarding issues on use of government land, election schedule form, proceedings memorandum form, fishing a...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Tamil
Date Range:: 1874-1948
Extent:: 37 TIFF images

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