Palm-leaf book (ola) in Tamil

Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 39

Identifier: GTM-0064

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Scope and Contents

Palm-leaf book (ola) in Tamil, with wooden boards and cord tie, from Chennai (Madras).

Dates

Creation: 1850 - 1900

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 custom box)

Language of Materials

Tamil

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Custodial History

GTM-0064 was at some time prior to 1970 housed with the wooden map box of the Nicholas Cleary Collection, GTM-0020, and counted among its contents. Curatorial file found with the Nicholas Cleary Collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Correspondence in the Casey Wood Collection of McGill University suggests this ola to be a gift of Dr. Casey Wood of Stanford University to Georgetown University Medical School. Copies of this correspondence from April and May, 1928, between W.G. Summers, SJ, Regent of GU School of Medicine and Dr. Casey Wood, can be found in the curatorial file for the Cleary Collection.