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Daniel Poor Memorial Library often abbreviated as DPM Library is a century old college central library of the American College, Madurai,
The library holds archaeological artifacts and ancient coins of Pandyan Dynasty,
Tamil Nadu
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in India
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that officially began its functions on June 28, 1915.
History
Samuel A Morman, the granddaughter of Dr.Daniel Poor Daniel Poor (27 June 1789, Danvers, Massachusetts, United States - 3 February 1855, Manipai, Jaffna) was a Presbyterian missionary and educator, founder of the first English School in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Poor graduated at Phillips Academy, Andover ...
, was the key person to build the library building by donating $25,000 to the American Board of Missionaries
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on January 26, 1926. Between 1914 and 1920, J. A. Sanders was the first librarian
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. The stack room at the library houses more than 76,000 volumes.
Collections
The library holds archaeological artifacts and ancient coins of Pandyan Dynasty, Cholas
The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century B ...
as well. Many ancient palm leaf script copies like Tiruvacakam, Manimekalai
''Maṇimēkalai'' ( ta, மணிமேகலை, ), also spelled ''Manimekhalai'' or ''Manimekalai'', is a Tamil-Buddhist epic composed by Kulavāṇikaṉ Seethalai Sataṉar probably around the 6th century. It is an "anti-love story", a s ...
are also archived.
Correspondence between the Indian Government and The American Missionaries, wood carvings from Nayak period, five metal bronze statues of Vishnu and other Hindu gods, Indonesian wood carvings and wooden statues are in the collections.
References
{{Authority control Libraries in Tamil Nadu American Ceylon Mission Libraries established in 1915