[A set of letters concerning the Kornegalle/Kurubegala parish and addressed to successive Jaffna Bishops Mgr. Semeria and Mgr. Bonjean. Table of Content established by Fr. Batayron. Many letters concerning Holy Family Convent. (1859-1883)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 bound set containing 1814 pages and including some maps and drawings. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.4cm, W-21cm, D-8cm. Condition of original material: Very fragile.
[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). ]
Scope & Content:
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 typewritten report in French on the Society of the Brothers of St. Joseph, Colombogam (1925). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 volume containing 234 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34.5cm, W-21.2cm, D-2.5cm. Condition of original material: The volume is dismantled.
[A set of typewritten and handwritten letters on Diocese life and adressed to the Vicar General & Administrator Fr. Emilianuspillai (1940-1948). ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 627 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36cm, W-23.7cm, D-3cm. Condition of original material: Badly worm-eaten.
[Set of letters, more or less official, related to school management, written to or by Fr. Emilianuspillai, Vicar General and Manager of RC Schools, Jaffna Bishop's House. (1939-1946) ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 40 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-34cm, W-22.9cm, D-0.7cm. Condition of original material: Badly worm-eaten.
[A set of school related letters, handwritten or typewritten, mainly from Kayts and the Islands or from Ilavalai, addressed to the General Manager of Roman Catholic Schools, Fr. Emilianuspillai. (1941-1943)]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 set containing 96 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35.2cm, W-22.4cm, D-0.4cm. Condition of original material: Fragile.
[A collection of letters addressed mainly to Mgr. Semeria and to Mgr. Bonjean (1854-1882). Table of Content established by Fr. Batayron. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 hard-bound volume containing 1100 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.8cm, W-23.8cm, D-5.5cm. Condition of original material: Very fragile.
[A set of doctrinal letters in Latin ("Facultates concessa") exchanged between the Pope and the Jaffna Bishops of the period 1847-1883. With a Table of Content established by Fr. Batayron. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 bound volume of letters containing 179 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-28cm, W-19.7cm, D-1.4cm. Condition of original material: Partly worm-eaten.
[A collection of letters addressed mainly to Mgr. Semeria and to Mgr. Bonjean (1850-1883). Table of Content established by Fr. Batayron. ]
Scope & Content:
Extent: 1 hard-bound volume containing 857 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-36.3cm, W-23cm, D-4.4cm. Condition of original material: Very fragile.