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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:

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
Website

Record Offfices

Search the India Office Records for baptisms, marriages and burials

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 All requests to the National Archives of India may be addressed to:
+==Archives==
-:'''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/content/library<br>Email: [mailto:archives@nic.in archives@nic.in]
+'''National Archives of India'''<br>Director General of Archives<br>Record Centre, Janpeth<br>Janpath, New Delhi 110001<br>India<br><br>Phone: 00-91-11-23383436<br>Fax: 00-91-11-23384127<br>[https://nationalarchives.nic.in/ Website]<br>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:
+[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3AIndia '''Endangered Archives: India''']
+----
-'''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]
+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:<br>
+<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
+'''Regional Office of Bhopal'''<br>National Archives of India<br>Civil Lines (near Hamidia College)<br>Bhopal – 462001, India<br><br>Telephone: 0755-2660173<br>Fax: 0755-2660117
+----
-'''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&nbsp;: 0141-2701815
+'''Record Centre, Jaipur'''<br>National Archives of India<br>10-A, Jhalana Institutional Area<br>Jhalana Doongr<br>Jaipur - 302 004, India<br><br>Telephone: 0141-2707499<br>Fax: 0141-2701815
+----
-'''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, 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><br>Fax: 674 2471327
+----
-'''Record Centre, Pondicherry'''<br>National Archives of India<br>Jeevanandapuram Lawspet<br>Pondicherry - 605 008, India<br>Fax: 0413 2253104
+'''Record Centre, Pondicherry'''<br>National Archives of India<br>Jeevanandapuram Lawspet<br>Pondicherry - 605 008, India<br><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.
-'''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: https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/india-office-records <br>Email: [mailto:oioc-enquiries@bl.uk oioc-enquiries@bl.uk]
+'''The National Archives of England'''<br>Kew<br>Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU<br>England<br><br>Telephone: 44 (0) 20 8876 3444<br>Minicom: 44 (0) 20 8392 9198<br>[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Website] <br>Email: oioc-enquiries@bl.uk]
-The following repositories are also of interest to the researcher.
-'''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>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>30 Mother Teresa <br>Sarani, Kolkata - 700 016 INDIA<br>Telephone: 0091 33 2280 1919<br>Internet: http://www.goethals.org/&nbsp; <br>Email: [mailto:goethals@dataone.in goethals@dataone.in]
-'''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>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>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/<br>Email: [mailto:raza-library@nic.in <u>raza-library@nic.in</u>]
-'''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
-===External Links===
+==Libraries==
-*India Archives and Libraries
+{|
-*https://www.worldgenweb.org/indwgw/
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-*http://www.fibis.org/
+|
+'''National Library (Calcutta)<br>'''Belvedere<br>Kolkata 70027<br>West Bengal, India<br><br>Phone: 91-33-2479-1381 to 1384<br>Fax: 91-33-2479-1462<br>[http://www.nlindia.org/index2.html Website]<br>Email: nldirector@rediffmail.com
+----
+'''American Library'''<br>24 Kasturba Gandhi Marg <br>New Delhi 110001, India<br><br>Telephone: 91-11-2331-4251 and 91-11-2331-6841 <br>Fax: 91-11-2332-9499 <br>[https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/new-delhi/  Website]<br>E-mail: libdel@state.gov
+----
+'''St. Xavier's College'''<br>30 Mother Teresa <br>Sarani, Kolkata - 700 016 INDIA<br><br>Telephone: 0091 33 2280 1919<br>[http://www.goethals.in/ Website] <br>Email: goethalscal@gmail.com
+----
+'''Nehru Memorial Museum and Library'''<br>Teen Murti House<br>New Delhi - 110 011, India<br><br>Telephone: 91-11-3010666<br>Fax: 91-11-3793296<br>[http://nehrumemorial.nic.in/ Website]<br>Email: nmml@vsnl.net
+|style="vertical-align:top; padding-left:100px"|
+'''Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library'''<br>Ashok Rajpath<br>Patna (Bihar), India - 800004<br><br>Phone: 91-612-2301507<br>Fax: 91-612-2300315<br>[http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/ Website]<br>Email: pat_kbopl@dataone.in
+----
+'''Rampur Raza Library'''<br>Hamid Manzil Qila <br>Rampur - 244901 U.P, India<br><br>Phone: 91-595-2325045, 2325346, 2327244<br>Fax: 91-595-2340548<br>[http://razalibrary.gov.in/ Website]<br>Email: raza-library@nic.in
+----
+'''The Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's <br>Saraswathi Mahal Library<br>'''Thanjavur-613009<br>Tamil Nadu, India<br><br>Phone: 91 - 4362 - 234106<br>Fax: 91 - 4362 - 233568<br>E-mail: tmssmlibrary@gmail.com<br>[http://www.tmssmlibrary.com/ Website]
+|}
+==Museums==
+'''National Museum, New Delhi'''<br>
+Janpath, New Delhi 110 011<br>
+India<br>
+<br>
+Phone: 011-23019272, Ext-243<br>
+[http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/en Website]
+==Record Offfices==
+[https://www.bl.uk/help/search-the-india-office-records-for-baptisms-marriages-and-burials Search the India Office Records for baptisms, marriages and burials]
+==References==
 [[Category:India]][[Category:India Archives and Libraries]]