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EAP835/3
- Record Id:
- 032-003459966
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003459966
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085162187.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP835/3
- Title:
- Jaffna College Archive Collection
- Scope & Content:
- The archive belongs to Jaffna College and holds diverse materials ranging from 1710 to the present, with a focus on late nineteeneth- and early-twentieth century materials. The materials are divided into seven shelves categorized by major subject: history, religion, medicine, astronomy, the Tamil language, mathematics, geography, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century reference materials. Unshelved folders hold a twentieth-century pamphlet collection primarily related to Jaffna College. The archive also contains one large envelope of twentieth-century photographs from Jaffna College sporting events, staff photographs, and other miscellaneous events.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Jaffna Protestant digital archive project
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003459966", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP835/3: Jaffna College Archive Collection" },{ "id" : "040-003459967", "parent" : "032-003459966", "text" : "EAP835/3/1: Religious Tract Society 1841" },{ "id" : "040-003459968", "parent" : "032-003459966", "text" : "EAP835/3/2: List of Parishes and Villages showing Udayarships, Vidanships, etc., with a note of Dutch Parish Churches, a return of other Christian…" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003459966
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP835/3/1 : Religious Tract Society 1841
EAP835/3/2 : List of Parishes and Villages showing Udayarships, Vidanships, etc., with a note of Dutch Parish Churches, a return of other…
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- 032-003459966
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP835/3
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1635 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP835-3
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
Tamil - Scripts:
- Latin
Tamil - Start Date:
- 1841
- End Date:
- 1895
- Date Range:
- 1841-1895
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 9.66183
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 80.02558
- Latitude (Degree):
- N 9°39’43”
- Longitude (Degree):
- E 80°1’32”
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- For research purposes only
- Custodial History:
- The materials from the Jaffna College archive fall under the jurisdiction of the Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India. All books in the Daniel Poor Library were moved to Jaffna University in 1974 following the Sri Lankan government’s nationalization of all secondary schools on the island. Materials were moved back in a piecemeal fashion in subsequent years. In 1990, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ordered that all materials held by Jaffna College be sent to Manipay for safekeeping due to the Sri Lankan army’s imminent aerial bombardment and ground offensive. The materials were returned to Jaffna College by 2000.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from project holder Professor Valentine Daniel on 18 August 2017 (Accession records EAP835/1)
- Arrangement:
- The archive of Jaffna College's Daniel Poor Library, in Vaddukoddai, contains seven bookshelves with approximately six shelves each. These bookshelves hold 30-50 books per shelf. The room has two barred windows that are permanently open, leading to a thick layer of red dust over all surfaces and widespread insect infestation. The archive catalogue is divided into seven sections by shelf. Each book theoretically has its own call number, but many no longer have a number, while others have two unrelated numbers. It is unclear what purpose the different numbers have. The call numbers point to a particular shelf, but not a specific location. Further, many books are incorrectly shelved.
- Administrative Context:
- The digital images in this collection were created as a part of the EAP835 project 'Jaffna Protestant digital archive project'
- Information About Copies:
- Jaffna College, Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India, Noolaham Foundation, British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Jaffna College Archive
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)