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Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
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Ceylon Newspaper Limited/ The Sutantiran

Ceylon Newspapers Ltd. was registered as a company in 1946, with Chelvanayakam being one of the directors. From 1947 to 1983 it published the Tamil paper The Sutantiran. There was a brief pause from 2 June 1958 to 20 October 1958 when the Government closed the press under emergency powers.

Subseries contains account statements, memos, reports, and correspondence regarding the newspaper.

Miscellaneous correspondence

Subseries contains correspondence belonging to other members of the family whose correspondence was also found at 16 Alfred House Gardens. Also contains some personal material of individuals who worked for ITAK at a time when the office may have been located at the house as well.

Emily Grace Chelvanayakam correspondence

Subseries contains personal correspondence addressed to Emily Grace Chelvanayakam. Letters are arranged alphabetically by the correspondent's name.
Series also contains the many letters of condolences and telegrams sent to Emily Grace after her husband's death in April 1977. Personal condolence letters from family are in a folder organized chronologically. The letters of condolence and telegrams are in their original order, which may have been by date received.

Documentation

Subseries contains reports, correspondence, and legal documentation. Also contains fragments of letters and documents heavily damaged by insects and therefore difficult to place in context due to the loss of the material. The materials relate to the professional files but were found in miscellaneous folders and therefore arranged by the archivist. 

Professional correspondence

Subseries contains correspondence in the following order: early professional correspondence predominantly from the late 1940s and 1950s; correspondence to Chelvanayakam; correspondence from Chelvanayakam; and miscellaneous correspondence to/from individuals other than Chelvanayakam.

Early professional correspondence (1940s-1950s) has been arranged chronologically since this covers a time when many party members were under house arrest resulting in increased written correspondence, and since documentation from this time period is sparse. All other correspondence is alphabetical.

Professional correspondence was found in miscellaneous boxes and has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent by the archivist. This correspondence was found separate from the professional files although subject-wise they can overlap.

S. J. V. Chelvanayakam personal correspondence

Subseries contains Chelvanayakam’s correspondence that is personal in nature, including correspondence with family. Letters are mostly addressed to Chelvanayakam but letters from Chelvanayakam exist where he made copies. Letters are arranged alphabetically (in English) by the correspondent’s name. 

Memorial material

Series contains material written in remembrance of Chelvanayakam after his death on 26 April 1977. Types of material include: a book of condolences, newspaper clippings, funeral service booklets and memorial booklets, and posters and flyers from different organizations, companies, and individuals, printed in remembrance of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam.

Professional material

Series reflects the daily operations of the Federal Party and documents the daily life and struggles of Sri Lankan Tamil people from the 1950s to the 1970s. Types of material includes election records, correspondence between members of parliament and community members, correspondence and records documenting grievances and political issues, and administrative records.

In 1961, Chelvanayakam was recovering in a hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland after surgery for Parkinson’s disease. Chelvanayakam received and sent many letters at this time, both personal and professional in nature. These letters can be found both in personal and professional files by the correspondent’s name.

Series is composed of six (6) subseries:

2.1 Professional files
2.2 Professional correspondence
2.3 Documentation
2.4 Printed materials
2.5 Ceylon Newspaper Limited/ The Sutantiran
2.6 ITAK files

Personal material

Series contains the personal material of S. J. V. Chelvanayakam and his wife, Emily Grace Chelvanayakam. Series also contains some personal material of other friends or family who may have worked or lived at their residence of 16 Alfred House Gardens.

Series is composed of seven (7) subseries:

SS1. S. J. V. Chelvanayakam personal correspondence
SS2. S. J. V. and Emily Grace Chelvanayakam correspondence
SS3. Emily Grace Chelvanayakam correspondence
SS4. Personal items
SS5. Miscellaneous correspondence
SS6. Miscellaneous family material
SS7. Financial documents

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