Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [1900 - 1950] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 archival box handwritten and typed
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The creator is unknown.
Repository
Archival history
The author and custodial history are unknown.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The source of acquisition is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two manuscript versions of a Sinhala-English dictionary, one of 241 pages and the other of 214 pages on foolscap paper. There are also some supplementary pages and some index pages associated with these manuscripts. The date of writing of these… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
- Sinhala
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Archivist's note
This material was catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2023.