The material is a draft of the book “25 Malay Songs in Sri Lanka Malay Dialect by a Sri Lankan Malay” by Alibah Rawlins. The songs were eventually published in 1986.
Physical characteristics of original material: Pages frayed at the edges. Typewritten A4 papers have been pieced or glued together and numbered.Dimensions: L 31.5 W 21.5 H 0.5. Extent and format of original material: typed pages, 38 folios. Custodial history: Alibah Rawlins, author of the poems, passed away in 1997 and Gnei Samlin Packeerally, his eldest daughter, inherited the material. Owner of original material: Gnei Samlin Packeerally.
