Identity area
Reference code
CA UTSC 014-S2-SS1-8-8
Title
[Tamil schools - 1]
Date(s)
- 1963-1965 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1898-1977)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File contains records related to the situation of Tamil language schools across the country: Tamil language school closures, upgrading to Maha Vidyalaya-related issues, Tamil-speaking teachers recruitment, appointments and transfers, appointment of 2,000 Sinhalese teachers to Northern and Eastern provinces, teaching Sinhala in Tamil schools, changing the primary medium of teaching from Tamil to Sinhala in the Tamil areas, changing Tamil schools into Tamil-Sinhala schools and closure of Tamil Muslim teacher training colleges. Includes letters, typed notes, various lists of schools and a handwritten map.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Original folder number is 83
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Tamil
- English
- Sinhala