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Archives and Libraries

Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations, such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes India’s major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources.

If you plan to visit one of these repositories, write and ask about the collection, hours they are open, services, and fees several weeks before you arrive.

India is a vast country that comprises a number of States and Union territories. At present there is no network of public libraries all over the country. The university libraries in India are at various stages of growth. Aside from the older university libraries and the libraries of the Central Universities, there are few university libraries with any sizable collections in subjects of study and research. The majority of the university libraries, especially those established by the acts of state

legislatures after independence, are struggling to build up their collections.

All requests to the National Archives of India may be addressed to:

Archives

National Archives of India
Director General of Archives
Record Centre, Janpeth
Janpath, New Delhi 110001
India

Phone: 00-91-11-23383436
Fax: 00-91-11-23384127
Website
Email: archives@nic.in]

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Endangered Archives: India

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In 1891 (during the British period), the National Archives of India was established as the Imperial Record Department in Calcutta. Since 1947, the National Archives of India has established four regional offices at Bhopal, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and Pandicherry. Their contact details are as follows:

Regional Office of Bhopal
National Archives of India
Civil Lines (near Hamidia College)
Bhopal – 462001, India

Telephone: 0755-2660173
Fax: 0755-2660117

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Record Centre, Jaipur
National Archives of India
10-A, Jhalana Institutional Area
Jhalana Doongr
Jaipur - 302 004, India

Telephone: 0141-2707499
Fax: 0141-2701815

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Record Centre, Bhubaneswar
National Archives of India
1078/3355
Shatabdi Nagar
P.O. Baramunda Colony Unit-8
Bhubaneswar - 751 003, India

Fax: 674 2471327

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Record Centre, Pondicherry
National Archives of India
Jeevanandapuram Lawspet
Pondicherry - 605 008, India

Fax: 0413 2253104

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Many records have been collected and maintained in Great Britain. The National Archives of England and The British Library are the best sources of genealogical research.

The National Archives of England
Kew
Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU
England

Telephone: 44 (0) 20 8876 3444
Minicom: 44 (0) 20 8392 9198
Website
Email: oioc-enquiries@bl.uk]

Libraries

National Library (Calcutta) Belvedere Kolkata 70027 West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2479-1381 to 1384 Fax: 91-33-2479-1462 Website Email: nldirector@rediffmail.com American Library 24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi 110001, India Telephone: 91-11-2331-4251 and 91-11-2331-6841 Fax: 91-11-2332-9499 Website E-mail: libdel@state.gov St. Xavier's College 30 Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata - 700 016 INDIA Telephone: 0091 33 2280 1919 Website Email: goethalscal@gmail.com Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Teen Murti House New Delhi - 110 011, India Telephone: 91-11-3010666 Fax: 91-11-3793296 Website Email: nmml@vsnl.net

Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Ashok Rajpath Patna (Bihar), India - 800004 Phone: 91-612-2301507 Fax: 91-612-2300315 Website Email: pat_kbopl@dataone.in Rampur Raza Library Hamid Manzil Qila Rampur - 244901 U.P, India Phone: 91-595-2325045, 2325346, 2327244 Fax: 91-595-2340548 Website Email: raza-library@nic.in The Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswathi Mahal Library Thanjavur-613009 Tamil Nadu, India Phone: 91 - 4362 - 234106 Fax: 91 - 4362 - 233568 E-mail: tmssmlibrary@gmail.com Website

Museums

National Museum, New Delhi
Janpath, New Delhi 110 011
India

Phone: 011-23019272, Ext-243
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