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EAP835/5/1
- Record Id:
- 036-003459975
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003459974
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085162198.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP835/5/1
- Title:
- Alexander Johnston Papers
- Scope & Content:
- A series of 148 files relating to the life, work and family of Sir Alexander Johnston (1775–1849), the third Chief Justice of Ceylon and a famous orientalist. Johnston was known for pursuing a number of administrative reforms within the British government including the introduction of trial by jury, the incorportion of local legal systems into British law in Ceylon, and steps toward the abolition of slavery on the island. The Alexander Johnston papers, which range from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, were collected by James T. Rutnam (1905-1988), a Jaffna Tamil Protestant historian and businessman who was preparing a manuscript on Johnston's life and work. The documents found in these folders are eclectic, and include Johnston's own writings (bought by Rutnam abroad or in Ceylon), correspondance between Rutnam and Johnston's family members, newspaper clippings, Rutnam's manuscript notes, and more. The Evelyn Rutnam Institute contains the largest repository of materials on Alexandar Johnston in the world.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Jaffna Protestant digital archive project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003459974
036-003459975 - Is part of:
- EAP835/5 : Evelyn Rutnam Institute Collection
EAP835/5/1 : Alexander Johnston Papers - Contains:
- EAP835/5/1/1 : Alexander Johnston Papers File 19
EAP835/5/1/2 : Alexander Johnston Papers File 34
EAP835/5/1/3 : Alexander Johnston Papers File 40
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP835/5/1 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003459974[0001]/036-003459975
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP835/5
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 406 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP835-5-1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
Tamil - Scripts:
- Latin
Tamil - Start Date:
- 1781
- End Date:
- 1878
- Date Range:
- 1781-1878
- 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
- Information About Copies:
- Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies, Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India, Noolaham Foundation, British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)