E.V.K.Paramasivan collection [1903-1945]

This collection contains 29 dairies, 71 handwritten and printed paper document, 3 printed book and 2 hand written and printed notebook of Cumbam Paramasivam. The documents addresse issues such as land related documents, legal documents, accounts, official records and others. Books cover topics such as the history of Kallars and school subject books (maths and geography). Land documents include land lease, land loan and other land related details. Legal documents include petitions, summons, judgements etc.,as well as caste panchayat orders and petitions regarding the Criminal Tribes Act. Official documents sinclude correspondances, petitions and notices etc. Finacial documents comprise accounts and receipts. The newspapers in this collection were published in 1945. This collection consists of 7 series: (1) Accounts and receipts PP, (2) Land PP, (3) Legal documents PP; (4) Newspaper PP, (5) Official communications and documents PP, (6) Personal diary, (7) Various books. These documents are dated from 1903 to 1945. Dates of original material: 1903 to 1945. Extent and format of original material: The collection consists of 5189 diary documets, 238 handwritten and printed paper documents, 221 printed images from book documents and 45 hand written and printed notebook documents.