[A register in French concerning the state of the Clergy in Jaffna since 1847. A few documents from the year 1948 are attached. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 34 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-23cm, W-18cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Dismantled condition.
[Set of official letters (1923-1928) addressed to the successive Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Brault and Mgr. Guyomar, and some answers. They concern Propagation of the Faith (Rome), Oeuvres de la Sainte-Enfance (Paris), or Apostolic Delegation (Bangalore). ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 112 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.7cm, W-26.5cm, D-1.3cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A small set of letters from various Catholic congregations in Canada or in the United States, addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar. (1932-1940)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 14 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35cm, W-24cm, D-0.4cm. Condition of original material: Very fragile.
[A series of letters as Memorials and Petitions on caste conflicts concerning several churches such as St. John the Baptist or OLR over the period 1913 to 1948. Interesting letters dated 08.06.1932 and 28.02.1933. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 244 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.5cm, W-25cm, D-2cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.
[A set of variegated documents put together: a French copy dated 1887 of Mgr. Brault's French birth certificate; an undated typewritten copy of a Memorial of Native Priests to the Pope Pius; and an undated typewritten copy of a letter relating the criminal burning of a church at Manipay. A few other documents are annexed. The typewritten documents probably date from the 1930s]
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Extent: 1 set containing 102 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.5cm,W-22.5cm,D-0.7cm.
[A set of letters and printed or typewritten notices on Church materials, Church activities - exchanged between Ceylon, France, Rome and India. (1921-1948)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 264 pages - including 3 blueprints. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.7cm, W-24.5cm, D-2.8cm.
[One copy of a printed report in English on the State of the Diocese of Jaffna (1922) and flying typewritten sheets as a report in French on the missions of the OMIs in the world in the 1930s. Plus a few duplicate letters written by Mgr. Guyomar. ]
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Extent: 1 set containing 226 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35cm, W-26cm, D-2.5cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[Set of letters addressed to the Jaffna Bishop Mgr. Guyomar and sent mainly by official religious bodies such as the OMI (Rome), the St. Thomas Monastery (South India), the Propagation of the Faith (Rome), etc. (1927-1939)]
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Extent: 1 set containing 302 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.5cm, W-25.5cm, D-2.4cm. Condition of original material: Worm-eaten and dilapidated condition.
[A small set of letters sent from the parish of the island of Delft to the Jaffna Bishop in the years 1928-1940. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 58 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-25.7cm, D-0.5cm. Condition of original material: Dilapidated Condition.