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South Asia Microform Project (SAMP)

New Proposals

Proposals approved 2008

  • Ceylon Times (1863-Nov 25, 1870; June 10-Dec 17, 1874; 1901-July 21, 1919; Nov 5, 1920-May 1940)
  • Land Settlement Reports
  • Nepali Newspapers (MPP), Part VI
  • Official Publications of India Shipping Expenses
  • Swadesh and Mashriq

Proposals approved 2007

  • Amir Khusraw
  • Maru'i (1967-1983)
  • Nepali Newspapers (MPP) part V
  • Official Publications of India
  • Sunday Observer

Proposals approved 2006

  • Da'vat (1967-1971)
  • Extracts from the Native Press (gaps)

Proposals approved 2005

  • Newspapers on microfilm from the British Library
  • Asiatic Society of Bombay
  • Bengali newspapers from Dacca - Ganabamla; Jayabamla; Saptahika Naya Duniya; Ajakera sambaya
  • Bombay Chamber of Commerce Annual Reports
  • EPWAPDA fortnightly bulletin (Dec. 1963-1971)
  • Young Pakistan Weekly (1961-1971)
  • Nepali Newspapers (MPP) part IV (9 titles on 20 reels)

Proposals approved 2004

  • CSSSC, revisited (partial)
  • Itihasa Sangraha (1908-1916)
  • Official Publications film (partial)
  • Tej (1950-1961) (partial)

Proposals approved 2003

  • Center for the Study of the Social Sciences, Calcutta (partial)
  • Nepali Newspapers (MPP), part III.

Proposals Approved 2002

Proposals Approved 2001


Tabled Projects

Bene Israel titles (1920-1930)

Publications of the Bene Israel community in India.  The culture and history of the Bene Israel Jews (one of three Jewish communities in India) is reflected in publications held by SAMP members and other institutions within the United States. 
Status: Proposed 4/1996. No progress made. Remove.

Eelakesari

SAMP is investigating the acquisition of this Tamil newspaper from Sri Lanka (available on film from the International Tamils' Archive). New York Public Library has filmed [1932-June 1, 1938].
Status: Proposed 2004. Difficulty reaching owner of film. Remove.

Fort William College Project

SAMP considered filming Fort William imprints that were not already reformatted.  SAMP had approved $500 for Columbia to research records via the NUC.
Primary Contact:
Columbia University
Approved Date:  March 1993
Status: Proposed 3/1993. No progress made. Remove.

Gadar Party Collection

This collection has been transferred to the Bancroft Library at Berkeley.  SAMP approved funds to film unique items from the collection.   The Hindustan Gadar (Ghadar) party was an Indian nationalist party based in northern California from 1900 through the 1920s.  The collection  includes publications from the movement as well as related publications from India and Canada on social and political reform.
Primary Contact: Suzanne McMahon
Status: Approved 4/96. No progress made. Remove.  

Gorkhapatra

The oldest newspaper in Nepal (having begun publication in 1901), Gorkhapatra continues to be the newspaper of record for the government's point of view.  Allen Thrasher proposed filming early years [details are not available].  At the SAMP meeting in April 1996, it was reported that Mary DeChene planned to purchase a camera and donate it to an institution in Nepal so that the newspaper could be filmed.
Status: Proposed April 1996. unknown

 Jamia Millia Islamia

SAMP has discussed exploring a relationship with Jamia Millia Islamia to film its journals, newspapers, and manuscripts on a selective basis.
Status:  No active progress made.  Remove from active proposals.

Kaifiats

SAMP will acquire a microfilm copy of the Kaifiats [from the Col. Mackenzie collection] at the Andhra Pradesh State Archives.
Status: Proposed 3/1997. Dropped 3/2002. Film quality not adequate. (Nye)

Newspapers at the Forbes Gujarati Sabha

There are three runs of journals from the 19th/20th centuries on women's issues which would be relevant for Gender Studies.
Status: Proposed 5/1994. No progress made.  Remove.

Last updated 04/14/2008
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