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Series 4: Family histories, 1965-1966 (continued)
Subseries 2: Olapalayam and neighborhood census (continued)
BOX-FOLDER 17/26-28 Coimbatore House-to-house caste survey
Extent: Manuscript
Oversized materials separated to Box 46.
BOX-FOLDER 18/1 Map of Olapalayam
Extent: Manuscript
Includes a photocopy of the map of Olapalayam identifying house numbers. See Box 46 for original oversize map.
BOX-FOLDER 18/2 Map of houses in the census
Extent: Manuscript
Includes a map showing houses in the census, by number and location.
BOX-FOLDER 18/3 Murugangadu household list
Extent: Manuscript
Includes a household list written in Tamil.
BOX-FOLDER 18/4 Names of households in Olapalayam
Extent: Manuscript
Includes the names of households in Olapalayam by house numbers.
BOX-FOLDER 18/5 Names of reference for Olapalayam households
Extent: Manuscript
Includes the names of people referred to in a conversation by Sundaram, February 11, 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 18/6 Olapalayam households by caste
Extent: Manuscript
List of caste names and house numbers.
BOX-FOLDER 18/7 Olapalayam households by caste and shared fields
Extent: Manuscript
Includes household names from a survey of economic conditions by K. Raju Govti, March 20, 1965.
BOX-FOLDER 18/8 Olapalayam land registration and field maps
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 18/9 Olapalayam landowners, Karnam records
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 18/10 Ownership of fields in Olapalayam by house number
Extent: Manuscript
Includes information collected by Sengotayan and Sundaram, June 1966. In English.
BOX-FOLDER 18/11 Pachapalayam household list
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 18/12 Pariayar hamlet households and map, Gannapuram
Extent: Manuscript
Oversize map separated to Box 46.
BOX-FOLDER 18/13 Pusarivalasu household list
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 18/14 Three Olapalayam maps from BB D.Phil thesis
Extent: Manuscript
Includes letter sized photocopies of maps of Olapalayam, 1965. Maps show the alignment among the Olapalayam residents and the Kavuntar clans.
Subseries 3: Regional Kongu structures
Include four titled families of Kongu
BOX-FOLDER 18/15 "Cengarandampalayam Pattakkarar" story, February 14, 1966
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 18/16 Kangayam nadu formal subdivisions
Extent: Manuscript
See Box 18, Folder 29 for related information.
BOX-FOLDER 18/17 "Kangayam natu" story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript of "Kangayam natu-stone inscription" from Chidambaram. The story can be found in a book, Growth of Tamil Prose, 1968.
BOX-FOLDER 18/18 "Kadaiyur Pattakarar" story, February 14, 1966
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 18/19 "Paraiyakottai Pattakkarar" story
Extent: Manuscript
Includes the story of "Palaiyakattai Pattarara," February 14, 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 18/20 Pattakkarar requirements for free public work
Extent: Manuscript
Requirements are in Tamil.
BOX-FOLDER 18/21 "Putur Pattakkarar" story, February 14, 1966
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 18/22 "Settlement of Kongu natu" story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript of the story about the "Settlement of Kongu Nadu" as given in an unpublished Kuravanji Palani Puluvanar Tiruppur, January 23, 1966. See Box 18, Folder 23 for second part of story.
BOX-FOLDER 18/23 "Settlement of Kongunadu" story 2
Extent: Manuscript
See Box 18, Folder 22 for related materials.
BOX-FOLDER 18/24 "Four PaTTakarar families," story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript of the "Palaiyakottai Pattakarar," story, February 14, 1966.
Series 5: Family lineage histories, 1966; 1969
The following transcripts and recordings have digital content that can be accessed on request on digital carrier afc2017/050_cf11.
Family histories also include temple rights.
BOX-FOLDER 18/25 Aacaari genealogy
Extent: Manuscript
Includes Aacaari genealogy from aasani palm leaf manuscript. Information from house 97, January 20, 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 18/26 Basket Kuravar groups
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 18/27 Cenguntam Mutaliyar groups
Extent: Manuscript
Includes description of Medeliyar sub caste Palani Puluvanar Tirruppur.
BOX-FOLDER 18/28 Kingship interview with Sundaram's brother
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 18/29 Division of temple rights, Sundaram's family
Extent: Manuscript
Includes the formal division of temple rights by Sundaram's family.
BOX-FOLDER 18/30 Gannapuram Gounder kulams
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 18/31 Gannapuram Othala clan origin
Extent: Manuscript
Includes the Kannapuram KavuNTon of the otala clan (name unknown).
BOX-FOLDER 18/32 Gannapuram Othala kulam story
Extent: Manuscript
Includes the story of Ponnambale Gr., Othala Kulam and Kuppusamy Gr., Rettivalasm, June 14, 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 18/33 Gannapuram rulers in Sangam literature
Extent: Manuscript
Includes information pertaining to the Gannapuram rulers who are mentioned in the Sangam literature.
BOX-FOLDER 18/34 Gounder kulam names
Extent: Manuscript
Includes Gounder kulam names from books.
BOX-FOLDER 18/35 Gounder kulam names and origins
Extent: Manuscript
Includes information provided by Palani Puluvanar, Nanjappa High Sch., Tiruppur, January 23, 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 18/36 Gounder Kulam names from books
Extent: Manuscript
List of references to kulam names in books.
BOX-FOLDER 18/37 Gounder Kulams of Kangayam Natu, June 13th
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 18/38 Kannakapillai Family and Olapalayam
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Kinship recording and other short stories
Tape ID: AFC 2017/050:SR32
Extent: 1 sound tape reel ; analog ; 5 in.
Recording of the story of the 3 origin kulams as told by Muttusamy, June 14, 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 18/39 Kanavaala Gounder Kulam story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 18/40 Kannakku Pillai of Olapalayam family history
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
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