Identity area
Reference code
UTSC 012-S1-SS1
Title
Family correspondence
Date(s)
- 1948, 1955-1956, 1959-2001 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
20 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1928-2000)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Family correspondence includes photocopies of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam’s correspondence (some of which was sent to Wilson by his request), photocopies of correspondence from Emily Grace Barr-Kumarakulasinghe’s family (S. J. V. Chelvanayakam’s wife) which the Wilson family arranged into the folders called “Ancestral letters,” and correspondence addressed to A. J. Wilson and/or his wife Susili Wilson.
With exception for the ancestral letters, titles have been provided and the correspondence arranged by the archivist. Significant correspondents have been arranged alphabetically and occasional letters and correspondents remain in chronological order.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some material may be restricted due to privacy.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Tamil