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Subtitle: retrieval and documentation of printed books and periodicals from public institutions in eastern India published prior to 1950--major project (EAP341)
By: grant holder(s), Abhijit Bhattacharya ; archival partner, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
Contributors: British Library. Endangered Archives Programme; Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
Publisher: Endangered Archives Programme
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London, United Kingdom
Language: ben
Number of pages: 889
Subjects: Imprints; Library catalogs
Other titles: EAP341; Endangered Archives Programme 341
Description: The project copied 3,116 books from five libraries: Chandananagar Pustakagar, Hooghly [1841-1971]; Bankim Bhaban Gaveshana Kendra, Naihati [1833-1971] ; Jadunath Bhaban Resource Centre, Calcutta [1833-1972] ; Mudiali Library, Gardenreach, Calcutta [1924-1945] ; Bali Sadharan Granthagar, Howrah [1872-1915] . There are 732,889 images in this collection.
Notes: Majority of digitized books in Bengali, English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Urdu.