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EAP689/21/2/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003319583
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003319575
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100034576473.0x0000f7
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP689/21/2/4
- Title:
- Invitation Letters - Paper [1912-1931]
- Scope & Content:
- This file contains 418 images of various invitation. It contains invitations for personal, ritual and official events including marriage, first night (canti mukurtam), pregnancy ritual (cemantam), engagement, karna veetana mukurta pattirikai and other death related ceremonies, inauguration of new building, temple festivals, Gurupuja and car festivals, oath of Rawbhadur award, staging of a new drama, adoption of child and music concerts, etc. Dates of original material: 19-03-1912 to 29-03-1931; Rattaaci\ Aippaci\ 3-Teeti.ect. Extent and format of original material: 418 Handwritten and Printed Paper documents. Hight 8cm\ Width 14cm; to Hight 12cm\Width 17cm
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Constituting a digital archive of Tamil agrarian history (1650-1950) - phase II
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003319575
036-003319579
040-003319583 - Is part of:
- EAP689/21 : Chellappan Chettiyar collection [1898-1950]
EAP689/21/2 : Correspondance [1909-1948]
EAP689/21/2/4 : Invitation Letters - Paper [1912-1931] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003319575[0002]/036-003319579[0004]/040-003319583
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP689/21
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 418 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP689-21-2-4⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
Tamil - Scripts:
- Latin
Tamil - Start Date:
- 1912
- End Date:
- 1931
- Date Range:
- 1912-1931
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 9.82243
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 78.39562
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Information About Originals:
- Location of original material: Kothamangalam, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Court records
Land ownership
Land titles
Tamil (Indic people)--Agriculture - Places:
- India, Asia
