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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. | 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 | 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: | All requests to the National Archives of India may be addressed to: | ||
'''National Archives of India'''<br | '''National Archives of India'''<br>Director General of Archives<br>Janpath, New Delhi 110001<br>Telephone: 00-91-11-23383436 (Director General of Archives) <br>00-91-11-23389027 (Deputy Director of Archives, Records) <br>00-91-11-23073007 (Asstt. Director of Archives, Records) <br>00-91-11-23073462 (Research Room) <br>00-91-11-23384797 (Public Relations Cell) <br>Fax: 00-91-11-23384127<br>Internet: http://nationalarchives.nic.in/library.html<br>Email: [mailto:archives@nic.in archives@nic.in] | ||
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: | 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: | ||
'''Record Centre, Janpath'''<br | '''Record Centre, Janpath'''<br>National Archives of India<br>Janpath<br>New Delhi-110001, India<br>Telephone: 00 91 23383436<br>Fax: 00 91 3384127<br>Email: [mailto:archives@.nic.in archives@.nic.in] | ||
'''Regional Office of Bhopal'''<br | '''Regional Office of Bhopal'''<br>National Archives of India<br>Civil Lines (near Hamidia College)<br>Bhopal – 462001, India<br>Telephone: 0755-2660173<br>Fax: 0755-2660117 | ||
'''Record Centre, Jaipur'''<br | '''Record Centre, Jaipur'''<br>National Archives of India<br>10-A, Jhalana Institutional Area<br>Jhalana Doongr<br>Jaipur - 302 004, India<br>Telephone: 0141-2707499<br>Fax : 0141-2701815 | ||
'''Record Centre, Bhubaneswar'''<br | '''Record Centre, Bhubaneswar'''<br>National Archives of India<br>1078/3355<br>Shatabdi Nagar<br>P.O. Baramunda Colony Unit-8<br>Bhubaneswar - 751 003, India<br>Fax: 674 2471327 | ||
'''Record Centre, Pondicherry'''<br | '''Record Centre, Pondicherry'''<br>National Archives of India<br>Jeevanandapuram Lawspet<br>Pondicherry - 605 008, India<br>Fax: 0413 2253104 | ||
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. | 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'''<br | '''The National Archives of England'''<br>Kew<br>Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU<br>England<br>Telephone: 44 (0) 20 8876 3444<br>Minicom: 44 (0) 20 8392 9198<br>Internet: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ | ||
'''The British Library'''<br | '''The British Library'''<br>Oriental and India Office Collections<br>96 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2DB<br>England<br>Telephone: 44 (0)20 7412 7873<br>Fax: 44 (0)20 7412 7641<br>Internet: http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientaloffice.html<br>Email: [mailto:oioc-enquiries@bl.uk oioc-enquiries@bl.uk] | ||
The following repositories are also of interest to the researcher. | The following repositories are also of interest to the researcher. | ||
'''National Library (Calcutta)<br | '''National Library (Calcutta)<br>'''Belvedere<br>Kolkata 70027<br>West Bengal, India<br>Telephone: 91-33-2479-1381 to 1384<br>Fax: 91-33-2479-1462<br>Internet: http://www.nlindia.org/index2.html<br>Email: [mailto:nldirector@rediffmail.com nldirector@rediffmail.com] | ||
'''American Library'''<br | '''American Library'''<br>24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg <br>New Delhi 110001 <br>Telephone: 91-11-2331-4251 and 91-11-2331-6841 <br>Fax: 91-11-2332-9499 <br>Internet: [http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/ http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov]<br>E-mail: libdel@state.gov | ||
'''St. Xavier's College'''<br | '''St. Xavier's College'''<br>30 Mother Teresa <br>Sarani, Kolkata - 700 016 INDIA<br>Telephone: 0091 33 2280 1919<br>Internet: http://www.goethals.org/ <br>Email: [mailto:goethals@dataone.in goethals@dataone.in] | ||
'''Nehru Memorial Museum and Library'''<br | '''Nehru Memorial Museum and Library'''<br>Teen Murti House<br>New Delhi - 110 011, India <br>Telephone: 91-11-3010666 <br>Fax: 91-11-3793296<br>Internet: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=130921<br>Email: [mailto:nmml@vsnl.net <u>nmml@vsnl.net</u>] | ||
'''Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library'''<br | '''Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library'''<br>Ashok Rajpath<br>Patna (Bihar), India - 800004<br>Telephone: 91-612-2301507<br>Fax: 91-612-2300315<br>Internet: http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/<br>Email: [mailto:pat_kbopl@dataone.in <u>pat_kbopl@dataone.in</u>] | ||
<span class="ver10pxblackbold">'''Rampur Raza Library'''</span><br | <span class="ver10pxblackbold">'''Rampur Raza Library'''</span><br>Hamid Manzil Qila <br>Rampur - 244901 U.P, India<br>Telephone: 91-595-2325045, 2325346, 2327244<br>Fax: 91-595-2340548<br>Internet: http://razalibrary.gov.in/index.asp<br>Email: [mailto:raza-library@nic.in <u>raza-library@nic.in</u>] | ||
'''The Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's <br | '''The Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's <br>Saraswathi Mahal Library<br>'''Thanjavur-613009<br>Tamil Nadu, India<br>Internet: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5180/serfoji.html | ||
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Revision as of 22:00, 23 January 2008
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:
National Archives of India
Director General of Archives
Janpath, New Delhi 110001
Telephone: 00-91-11-23383436 (Director General of Archives)
00-91-11-23389027 (Deputy Director of Archives, Records)
00-91-11-23073007 (Asstt. Director of Archives, Records)
00-91-11-23073462 (Research Room)
00-91-11-23384797 (Public Relations Cell)
Fax: 00-91-11-23384127
Internet: http://nationalarchives.nic.in/library.html
Email: archives@nic.in
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:
Record Centre, Janpath
National Archives of India
Janpath
New Delhi-110001, India
Telephone: 00 91 23383436
Fax: 00 91 3384127
Email: archives@.nic.in
Regional Office of Bhopal
National Archives of India
Civil Lines (near Hamidia College)
Bhopal – 462001, India
Telephone: 0755-2660173
Fax: 0755-2660117
Record Centre, Jaipur
National Archives of India
10-A, Jhalana Institutional Area
Jhalana Doongr
Jaipur - 302 004, India
Telephone: 0141-2707499
Fax : 0141-2701815
Record Centre, Bhubaneswar
National Archives of India
1078/3355
Shatabdi Nagar
P.O. Baramunda Colony Unit-8
Bhubaneswar - 751 003, India
Fax: 674 2471327
Record Centre, Pondicherry
National Archives of India
Jeevanandapuram Lawspet
Pondicherry - 605 008, India
Fax: 0413 2253104
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
Internet: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
The British Library
Oriental and India Office Collections
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
England
Telephone: 44 (0)20 7412 7873
Fax: 44 (0)20 7412 7641
Internet: http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientaloffice.html
Email: oioc-enquiries@bl.uk
The following repositories are also of interest to the researcher.
National Library (Calcutta)
Belvedere
Kolkata 70027
West Bengal, India
Telephone: 91-33-2479-1381 to 1384
Fax: 91-33-2479-1462
Internet: http://www.nlindia.org/index2.html
Email: nldirector@rediffmail.com
American Library
24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi 110001
Telephone: 91-11-2331-4251 and 91-11-2331-6841
Fax: 91-11-2332-9499
Internet: http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov
E-mail: libdel@state.gov
St. Xavier's College
30 Mother Teresa
Sarani, Kolkata - 700 016 INDIA
Telephone: 0091 33 2280 1919
Internet: http://www.goethals.org/
Email: goethals@dataone.in
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
Teen Murti House
New Delhi - 110 011, India
Telephone: 91-11-3010666
Fax: 91-11-3793296
Internet: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=130921
Email: nmml@vsnl.net
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library
Ashok Rajpath
Patna (Bihar), India - 800004
Telephone: 91-612-2301507
Fax: 91-612-2300315
Internet: http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/
Email: pat_kbopl@dataone.in
Rampur Raza Library
Hamid Manzil Qila
Rampur - 244901 U.P, India
Telephone: 91-595-2325045, 2325346, 2327244
Fax: 91-595-2340548
Internet: http://razalibrary.gov.in/index.asp
Email: raza-library@nic.in
The Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's
Saraswathi Mahal Library
Thanjavur-613009
Tamil Nadu, India
Internet: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5180/serfoji.html