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EAP689/21/2/8/25
- Record Id:
- 040-003319612
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003319575
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100034576473.0x000114
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP689/21/2/8/25
- Title:
- General Letters - Paper [1902-1938] 25
- Scope & Content:
- The letters contain official, personal, and general communications. Official communications contain court related details, commercial letters, complaint on Ramachandra Vellalar ; personal letters contain invitations for marriage and other family events, temple related issues, death news etc. General communications include order for supply of grocery materials, acknowledgment letters from temple etc. The letters came from various places all through India and abroad (Singapore, Malasia, Burma and Ceylon). Most of the communications from abroad were sent by staff maintaning business firms belonging to Chellappa Chettiyar. Given the very large number of images (11 627) this file is comprised of 52 folders of images in the harddisk but consitute only one file. Dates of original material: 18-11-1902 to 14-11-1938; Sittaart\ Ani\ 20-Teeti…ect. Extent and format of original material: 52 Handwritten and Printed Paper documents. Hight 20cm\ Width 20cm; to Hight 22cm\Width 34cm
- 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
037-003319587
040-003319612 - Is part of:
- EAP689/21 : Chellappan Chettiyar collection [1898-1950]
EAP689/21/2 : Correspondance [1909-1948]
EAP689/21/2/8 : General Letters - Paper [1902-1938]
EAP689/21/2/8/25 : General Letters - Paper [1902-1938] 25 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003319575[0002]/036-003319579[0008]/037-003319587[0025]/040-003319612
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP689/21
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 190 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP689-21-2-8-25 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
Tamil - Scripts:
- Latin
Tamil - Start Date:
- 1902
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 1902-1938
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 9.82243
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 78.39562
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
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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)