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This page highlights current projects underway
and will include project summaries and updates. Completed
projects may be listed in SAMP's Guides
to Collections page.
Amir Khusraw's selected works
Amir Khusraw is one of the most important figures in the
cultural history of the South Asian subcontinent. Many of
the printed editions of his works are extremely rare and
in need of preservation. This project will both preserve
the editions carefully selected by senior scholars and improve
access to those editions.
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
The CSSSC possesses some of the
most distinctive Bengali literary and historical journals
in existence in its Hitesranjan Sanyal Memorial Collection.
This material was preserved in Calcutta, though positive
copies of film were never made. SAMP has entered into an
agreement with the CSSSC to duplicate the important holdings
of 19th century Bengali periodicals, monographs, and reports
filmed from the Bangiya Sahitya Parishat and other collections.
The 576 reels of film produced will come to SAMP, while
digital copies will be made available to the CSSSC for local
use. For information on this collection, see: http://www.cssscal.org/.
India Land Settlement Reports
SAMP continues to attempt to acquire all land
settlement reports. The British Library has additional reports
on film that were not previously available. For details,
see the original
proposal.
To date, approximately 24,000 of the 55,000
projected titles have been filmed under the auspices of
this grant (originally supported by the United States-India
Fund (USIF) and the U.S. National
Endowment for the Humanities) and its follow-on activities.
The Government of India has decided to withdraw its financial
commitment to this project. SAMP will continue to
urge the continuation of the bilateral commitment and ongoing
participation in the project.
Nepali Newspapers (Madan
Puraskar Pustakalaya, Kathmandu)
SAMP has approved a proposal to acquire newspapers
filmed by the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP). These
papers were filmed but never duplicated. SAMP will
fund duplication of the material in exchange for film copies,
and will provide additional funding for the MPP to continue
filming materials. Titles available to date include:
Official Publications of India
SAMP will receive a duplicate copy of up to 17,000 volumes
of the Official Publications of India. This material will
be sent to Chennai for processing, cataloging and/or microfilming.
Regional microfilming efforts
SAMP has purchased two portable cameras for
use in regional filming efforts in South Asia. One camera
is currently stationed at the Roja Muthia Research Library
in Chennai, the second in New Delhi.
Since 1981, SAMP has been cooperating with
CRL in purchasing the complete set of South Asia publications
in microfiche produced by the Library
of Congress field office in New Delhi. CRL purchases
all serial titles, while SAMP purchases monographs.
The collection is shelved by microfiche number - titles
can be accessed through CRL's catalog (incomplete), the
Library of Congress publications "Accessions List:
South Asia" ( -1996) and "The South
Asian Bibliographer" (1998-present). See
this link for more information.
Sunday Observer
The Sunday Observer (Madras) is one of the most important
English periodicals associated with the Self Respect Movement,
founded by E.V. Ramasamy Naicker. The newspaper was published
from 1930 to 1957 and contained articles written by important
leaders of the period. The activities of the Justice Party
and the Self Respect Movement, both of which laid the ground
for the later Dravidian Movement, are well documented in
the newspaper. No copies have been traced in any library,
including the British Library. This project covers about
twelve years of this publication.
For questions or updates, please contact James
Simon.
Pending Proposals.
Nehru Memorial Museum film exchange
SAMP is exploring relationships with institutions
in South Asia to exchange film. Contact SAMP for details.
Sri Lankan Newspapers
Professor Patrick Peebles at the University
of Missouri-Kansas City has in his possession a number of
microfilmed newspapers in Sinhalese that could possibly
be donated to SAMP. Irene Joshi will contact him and pass
his information to James Simon.
Primary Contact: James Simon
Proposed: March 2000
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