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EAP458/4
- Record Id:
- 032-002753987
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002753987
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022912054.0x00005e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP458/4
- Title:
- Veḷḷiyaṅkuṇram Pulikēci Collection [1802-1958]
- Scope & Content:
-
This collection (1802-1958) contains one copper plate describing the honour (first right) given to immuTi kanhaka raamaya kavuNTanh of veLLiyangkunhRam village by Tirumalai Nayyakkar, sovereign of Madurai for performing the festival at azakarkoyil; one official stamp used affix to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it) for kaLLa azakar teevastaanham committee members; 334 palm-leaf documents, 4 printed books, 16 handwritten notebooks and 649 handwritten, typewritten and printed paper documents addressing issues such as vigilance rights, sale agreements, judgements issued for various disputes and crimes such as separation of properties, surrendering of criminals, murder and theft of a diadem etc., land documents such as land lease, land sale, land loan, land donation, land details; servitude (aTimai) agreement, zamin and village lease, agreement for separation and expansion of villages, loan deeds, work agreements, agreements for irrigation and maintenance of tanks, village panchayat, accounts, tax collection, receipts etc., court documents such as petitions, depositions, summons, judgements etc., letter and notices sent to and by various government offices in and around the veLLiyangkunhRam village by and to immuTi kanhaka raamaiya kavuNTar, zamin of veLLiyangkunhRam and the people and village headmen (ampalakkaarar) of neighbouring villages such as meelaiuppilikuNTu village, kallanhai village, veLLiyangkunhRam village and other surrounding villages; and also contains the caste (kampaLar) agreement for holding panchayats, marriage, first right etc.
Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: The collection consists of 1 copper plate document and 1 official stamp/seal, 334 handwritten palm-leaf documents (372 palm-leaves), 4 printed books, 16 handwritten notebooks and 649 handwritten, typewritten and printed paper documents.
Creation dates of original material (Gregorian and/or Tamil calendar): 18th -20th century (1802 - 1958)
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Tamil agrarian history during the colonial period
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002753987", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP458/4: Veḷḷiyaṅkuṇram Pulikēci Collection [1802-1958]" },{ "id" : "036-002753988", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/1: Books [1936]" },{ "id" : "040-002753989", "parent" : "036-002753988", "text" : "EAP458/4/1/1: Court details [1936-1939]" },{ "id" : "040-002753990", "parent" : "036-002753988", "text" : "EAP458/4/1/2: Court details [1936]" },{ "id" : "040-002753991", "parent" : "036-002753988", "text" : "EAP458/4/1/3: Tamil grammar" },{ "id" : "040-002753992", "parent" : "036-002753988", "text" : "EAP458/4/1/4: Religious songs" },{ "id" : "036-002753993", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/2: Copper plate and artifact" },{ "id" : "040-002753994", "parent" : "036-002753993", "text" : "EAP458/4/2/1: First Rights" },{ "id" : "040-002753995", "parent" : "036-002753993", "text" : "EAP458/4/2/2: Official stamp" },{ "id" : "036-002753996", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/3: Notebooks" },{ "id" : "040-002753997", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/1: Account note" },{ "id" : "040-002753998", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/2: Temple and estate accounts and funeral gifts [1902-1929]" },{ "id" : "040-002753999", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/3: Family accounts" },{ "id" : "040-002754000", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/4: Land details" },{ "id" : "040-002754001", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/5: Murder case 1 [1935-1941]" },{ "id" : "040-002754002", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/6: Murder case 2 [1936]" },{ "id" : "040-002754003", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/7: Murder case 3 [1941]" },{ "id" : "040-002754004", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/8: Temple accounts" },{ "id" : "040-002754005", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/9: Temple ritual accounts" },{ "id" : "040-002754006", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/10: Temple accounts" },{ "id" : "040-002754007", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/11: Temple ritual accounts" },{ "id" : "040-002754008", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/12: Temple ritual accounts" },{ "id" : "040-002754009", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/13: Temple ritual accounts [1922-1923]" },{ "id" : "040-002754010", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/14: Temple attendance register" },{ "id" : "040-002754011", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/15: Wedding accounts [1920-]" },{ "id" : "040-002754012", "parent" : "036-002753996", "text" : "EAP458/4/3/16: Zamindar History [1802]" },{ "id" : "036-002754013", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/4: Palm-leaf Manuscripts [1830-1865]" },{ "id" : "040-002754014", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/1: Accounts" },{ "id" : "040-002754015", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/2: Almshouse agreement" },{ "id" : "040-002754016", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/3: Ceremonies (naming and marriage) [1830]" },{ "id" : "040-002754017", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/4: Civil Bond" },{ "id" : "040-002754018", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/5: First rights" },{ "id" : "040-002754019", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/6: House donation" },{ "id" : "040-002754020", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/7: Water management" },{ "id" : "040-002754021", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/8: Judgments" },{ "id" : "040-002754022", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/9: kampaLaar (village heads) agreement" },{ "id" : "040-002754023", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/10: Land details" },{ "id" : "040-002754024", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/11: Land donation" },{ "id" : "040-002754025", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/12: Land lease" },{ "id" : "040-002754026", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/13: Land loan" },{ "id" : "040-002754027", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/14: Land sale" },{ "id" : "040-002754028", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/15: Loan" },{ "id" : "040-002754029", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/16: Marriage agreement" },{ "id" : "040-002754030", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/17: Property agreement" },{ "id" : "040-002754031", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/18: Receipts" },{ "id" : "040-002754032", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/19: Renewal agreement" },{ "id" : "040-002754033", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/20: Servitude agreement" },{ "id" : "040-002754034", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/21: Servitude agreement" },{ "id" : "040-002754035", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/22: Tax collection [1858-]" },{ "id" : "040-002754036", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/23: Vigilance rights" },{ "id" : "040-002754037", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/24: Vigilance sale" },{ "id" : "040-002754038", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/25: Village donation" },{ "id" : "040-002754039", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/26: Village expansion" },{ "id" : "040-002754040", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/27: Village lease" },{ "id" : "040-002754041", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/28: Separation of village" },{ "id" : "040-002754042", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/29: Work agreement" },{ "id" : "040-002754043", "parent" : "036-002754013", "text" : "EAP458/4/4/30: Zamin lease" },{ "id" : "036-002754044", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/5: Temple accounts [1919-1935]" },{ "id" : "040-002754045", "parent" : "036-002754044", "text" : "EAP458/4/5/1: Temple accounts [1919-1935]" },{ "id" : "036-002754046", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/6: Agreements [1866-1950]" },{ "id" : "040-002754047", "parent" : "036-002754046", "text" : "EAP458/4/6/1: Agreement [1866-1950]" },{ "id" : "036-002754048", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/7: Witness depositions [1803-1951]" },{ "id" : "040-002754049", "parent" : "036-002754048", "text" : "EAP458/4/7/1: Witness depositions [1803-1951]" },{ "id" : "036-002754050", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/8: Dispute petitions [1855-1949]" },{ "id" : "040-002754051", "parent" : "036-002754050", "text" : "EAP458/4/8/1: Dispute petitions [1855-1949]" },{ "id" : "036-002754055", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/9: Police enquiry [1921]" },{ "id" : "040-002754056", "parent" : "036-002754055", "text" : "EAP458/4/9/1: Police enquiry [1921]" },{ "id" : "036-002754057", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/10: Temple festival invitation [1923-1958]" },{ "id" : "040-002754058", "parent" : "036-002754057", "text" : "EAP458/4/10/1: Temple festival invitation [1923-1958]" },{ "id" : "036-002754059", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/11: Court judgements [1935-1942]" },{ "id" : "040-002754060", "parent" : "036-002754059", "text" : "EAP458/4/11/1: Court judgements [1935-1942]" },{ "id" : "036-002754061", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/12: Land documents [1813-1951]" },{ "id" : "040-002754062", "parent" : "036-002754061", "text" : "EAP458/4/12/1: Land Auction [1906-1941]" },{ "id" : "040-002754063", "parent" : "036-002754061", "text" : "EAP458/4/12/2: Land Details [1886-1946]" },{ "id" : "040-002754064", "parent" : "036-002754061", "text" : "EAP458/4/12/3: Land Lease [1813-1942]" },{ "id" : "040-002754065", "parent" : "036-002754061", "text" : "EAP458/4/12/4: Land Sale [1884-1947]" },{ "id" : "040-002754066", "parent" : "036-002754061", "text" : "EAP458/4/12/5: Land Tax [1900-1951]" },{ "id" : "040-002754068", "parent" : "036-002754061", "text" : "EAP458/4/12/6: Village mortgages [1889-1931]" },{ "id" : "036-002754069", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/13: Legal documents [1842-1958]" },{ "id" : "040-002754070", "parent" : "036-002754069", "text" : "EAP458/4/13/1: Legal documents [1842-1958]" },{ "id" : "036-002754075", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/14: Loans [1869-1934]" },{ "id" : "040-002754076", "parent" : "036-002754075", "text" : "EAP458/4/14/1: Loans [1869-1934]" },{ "id" : "036-002754077", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/15: Miscellaneous Documents [1937-1949]" },{ "id" : "040-002754078", "parent" : "036-002754077", "text" : "EAP458/4/15/1: Miscellaneous Documents [1937-1949]" },{ "id" : "036-002754079", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/16: Panchayat disputes [1913-]" },{ "id" : "040-002754080", "parent" : "036-002754079", "text" : "EAP458/4/16/1: Panchayat disputes [1913-]" },{ "id" : "036-002754081", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/17: Postal receipts [1937-1949]" },{ "id" : "040-002754082", "parent" : "036-002754081", "text" : "EAP458/4/17/1: Postal receipts [1937-1949]" },{ "id" : "036-002754083", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/18: Receipts [1846-1955]" },{ "id" : "040-002754084", "parent" : "036-002754083", "text" : "EAP458/4/18/1: Receipts [1846-1955]" },{ "id" : "036-002754086", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/19: Court summon [1913-1954]" },{ "id" : "040-002754087", "parent" : "036-002754086", "text" : "EAP458/4/19/1: Court summon [1913-1954]" },{ "id" : "036-002754088", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/20: Temple notices [1834-1957]" },{ "id" : "040-002754089", "parent" : "036-002754088", "text" : "EAP458/4/20/1: Temple notices [1834-1957]" },{ "id" : "036-002754091", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/21: Witness [1915-1935]" },{ "id" : "040-002754092", "parent" : "036-002754091", "text" : "EAP458/4/21/1: Witness [1915-1935]" },{ "id" : "036-002754093", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/22: History of the Zamin [1802-1901]" },{ "id" : "040-002754094", "parent" : "036-002754093", "text" : "EAP458/4/22/1: History of the Zamin [1802-1901]" },{ "id" : "036-002754095", "parent" : "032-002753987", "text" : "EAP458/4/23: Zamindar correspondences [1873-1951]" },{ "id" : "040-002754096", "parent" : "036-002754095", "text" : "EAP458/4/23/1: Zamindar correspondences [1876-1951]" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002753987
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP458/4/1 : Books [1936]
EAP458/4/2 : Copper plate and artifact
EAP458/4/3 : Notebooks
EAP458/4/4 : Palm-leaf Manuscripts [1830-1865]
EAP458/4/5 : Temple accounts [1919-1935]
EAP458/4/6 : Agreements [1866-1950]
EAP458/4/7 : Witness depositions [1803-1951]
EAP458/4/8 : Dispute petitions [1855-1949]
EAP458/4/9 : Police enquiry [1921]
EAP458/4/10 : Temple festival invitation [1923-1958]
EAP458/4/11 : Court judgements [1935-1942]
EAP458/4/12 : Land documents [1813-1951]
EAP458/4/13 : Legal documents [1842-1958]
EAP458/4/14 : Loans [1869-1934]
EAP458/4/15 : Miscellaneous Documents [1937-1949]
EAP458/4/16 : Panchayat disputes [1913-]
EAP458/4/17 : Postal receipts [1937-1949]
EAP458/4/18 : Receipts [1846-1955]
EAP458/4/19 : Court summon [1913-1954]
EAP458/4/20 : Temple notices [1834-1957]
EAP458/4/21 : Witness [1915-1935]
EAP458/4/22 : History of the Zamin [1802-1901]
EAP458/4/23 : Zamindar correspondences [1873-1951]
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- 032-002753987
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP458/4
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 9457 digital images in TIFF format
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP458-4
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
Tamil - Scripts:
- Latin
Tamil - Start Date:
- 1802
- End Date:
- 1958
- Date Range:
- 1802-1958
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- The digital images in this collection were created as part of the EAP458 'Constituting a digital archive of Tamil agrarian history during the colonial period' project.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from project grant holder Dr Zoe Headley, April 2014 (Accession record EAP458/1)
- Arrangement:
-
At the series level when "manuscript" is mentioned it refers to palm-leaves, " documents" to paper.The digital folder name and digital file name reflect this, i.e. palm-leaves are" PL", notebooks are" NB" and copperplates "CP".
The documents were not given any order by the document holder except for a separation according to format (books, copper plate, notebooks, official stamp, palm-leaves and papers) which we have followed.
- Administrative Context:
- EAP458 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. The aim of this project is to create an archive of documents relating to Tamil agrarian history of socio-historical relevance to researchers.
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies have been deposited with the British Library, Tamil Nadu State Archives, and the French Institute of Pondicherry Library
- Information About Originals:
- Original copies of the material are held in Velliangundram Zamin, Velliangundarm, Madurai Taluk, Madurai District
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)