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A researcher of pre 1800 military history,who was not connected with an academic institution, in 2011 wrote "I did visit the Madras Archives ...with little clue as to where to go. There was no Index and no one to help barring a few students of history who were wrestling with their own difficulties. All the archives at Madras were stacked high and one could not reach any of them except through a request put into the Librarian!! This could take up to a 24 - 48 hour period  --- and one came out from there feeling quite dusty, suffocated, coughing and sneezing".<ref>By email to User:Maureene dated 23 August 2011</ref> Regarding the Maharashtra State Archives  he wrote "To my many queries to them, I did get replies which were primarily to  become  certified to be able to use the Archives. There was, however, no reply as to whether there was an index to the contents of the Archives. In my correspondence with them over an extended 6 months it became clear that there were no researchers who would be able to handle any requests for people who could not physically access the Archives and so were not able browse through relevant documents".<ref>By email to User:Maureene dated 21 August 2011</ref>
A researcher of pre 1800 military history,who was not connected with an academic institution, in 2011 wrote "I did visit the Madras Archives ...with little clue as to where to go. There was no Index and no one to help barring a few students of history who were wrestling with their own difficulties. All the archives at Madras were stacked high and one could not reach any of them except through a request put into the Librarian!! This could take up to a 24 - 48 hour period  --- and one came out from there feeling quite dusty, suffocated, coughing and sneezing".<ref>By email to User:Maureene dated 23 August 2011</ref> Regarding the Maharashtra State Archives  he wrote "To my many queries to them, I did get replies which were primarily to  become  certified to be able to use the Archives. There was, however, no reply as to whether there was an index to the contents of the Archives. In my correspondence with them over an extended 6 months it became clear that there were no researchers who would be able to handle any requests for people who could not physically access the Archives and so were not able browse through relevant documents".<ref>By email to User:Maureene dated 21 August 2011</ref>


==External Links==
==External links==
*London School of Economics’ Archives Made Easy [http://www.archivesmadeeasy.org/ame_india.htm India] gives details, written by Erica Wald in 2006-2007, of  
*National Archives of India
:*Asiatic Society (Calcutta)
**[https://thewire.in/139420/national-archives-of-india/ How the National Archives of India Is Actually Destroying History] by  Choodie Shivaram 24/05/2017.  thewire.in.
:*National Archives of India
**[http://dissertationreviews.org/national-archives-of-india/ A review of the National Archives of India, New Delhi]  by Derek L. Elliott
 Faculty of History, 
University of Cambridge originally stated to have been  posted 18 September 2012. dissertationreviews.org
:*Tamil Nadu State Archives
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130424104437/http://www.archivesmadeeasy.org/ame_india.htm  National Archives of India], a review by Erica Wald April 2006 London School of Economics’ Archives Made Easy: India, now an archived website
:*West Bengal State Archives
**[http://nationalarchives.nic.in/ National Archives of India] is an “Attached Office” of the Ministry of Culture.
*These four India List posts give details of visiting the The National Archives, Janpath, New Delhi; Uttar Pradesh main archives at Lucknow, and their sub-office at Allahabad;Madhya Pradesh State Archives; West Bengal State Archives. [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2001-04/0988325941 Post 1, 2001] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2001-04/0988433871 Post 2, 2001] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2001-12/1009540833 Post 3, 2001] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-01/1168939868 Post 4, 2007]
*** Also in Delhi is the Delhi Archives: Articles [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/patparganj-battle-to-toi-editions-story-of-delhi-in-rare-papers/articleshow/60896769.cms Patparganj battle to TOI editions, story of Delhi in rare papers] by Manimugdha S Sharma Oct 1, 2017, ''Times of India''. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhis-past-preserved-byte-by-byte/articleshow/60896744.cms  Delhi’s past preserved, byte by byte] by Manimugdha S Sharma  Oct 1, 2017.  ''Times of India''.
*[http://www.usiofindia.org/CAFHR Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research (CAFHR)] part of the  United Service Institution of India (USI) may be a source of advice about location of military records
*[http://www.usiofindia.org/CAFHR Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research (CAFHR)] part of the  United Service Institution of India (USI) may be a source of advice about location of military records
*The University of Chicago Digital South Asia Library’s [https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Home Libraries & Archives in South Asia (LASA) Wiki]
*The University of Chicago Digital South Asia Library’s [https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Home Libraries & Archives in South Asia (LASA) Wiki]
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*[http://www.goidirectory.nic.in Directory of Indian Government websites] has a page [http://www.goidirectory.nic.in/sectors_categories.php?ct=ST021 Art and Culture] including some Archives and Libraries
*[http://www.goidirectory.nic.in Directory of Indian Government websites] has a page [http://www.goidirectory.nic.in/sectors_categories.php?ct=ST021 Art and Culture] including some Archives and Libraries
*[http://indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/index.html Ministry of Culture]  
*[http://indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/index.html Ministry of Culture]  
*It appears likely that the West Bengal State Archives is part of the  [http://www.westbengal.gov.in/portal/banglarMukh/Government/Departments/DepartmentListPortletWindow?action=e&windowstate=normal&mode=view  West Bengal Department of Information and Cultural Affairs], but currently (November 2011) there does not appear to be a mention  of the State Archives on this Department's website
*West Bengal State Archives
*[http://www.asiaticsocietycal.com/ Asiatic Society], Kolkata is an “Autonomous Body” linked with the Ministry of Culture
**[http://wbsadte.gov.in Directorate of State Archives, Kolkata] part of the Higher Education Department Government of West Bengal. The website has a “User Service” category which  includes Research Rules. The latter states Non Indians : Aliens and foreign scholars are required to “produce letters of introduction from their Embassies/Legations in New Delhi/Kolkata and from their universities/institutions”.
*[http://nationalarchives.nic.in/ National Archives of India] is an “Attached Office” of the Ministry of Culture.
**[http://dissertationreviews.org/state-archives-of-west-bengal/ A review of  State Archives of West Bengal] by Cleo Roberts, Department of Architecture, University of Liverpool, originally stated to have been posted May 2, 2016.  dissertationreviews.org.  Her visit  was in 2015. "Seeking advice is best done in person on registration. Emails and phone calls are often unanswered".
**[http://nationalarchives.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/html/StatesList.html List of State Archives]
**[http://sagarjournal.org/kolkata-and-dhaka/ Archive Review: Kolkata And Dhaka] by Dharitri Bhattacharjee, Department of History, The University of Texas at Austin October 15, 2012 sagarjournal.org. Includes West Bengal State Archives (3 locations); National Library, Alipur, Kolkata; National Archives, Dhaka; Dhaka University Archives, Old Dhaka.
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130424104437/http://www.archivesmadeeasy.org/ame_india.htm  West Bengal State Archives], a review by Erica Wald September 2007 London School of Economics’ Archives Made Easy:India, now an archived website
*Asiatic Society Library
**[http://www.asiaticsocietycal.com/ Asiatic Society], Kolkata is an “Autonomous Body” linked with the Ministry of Culture
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130424104437/http://www.archivesmadeeasy.org/ame_india.htm Asiatic Society (Calcutta)], a review by Erica Wald September 2007 London School of Economics’ Archives Made Easy:India,  now an archived website
*[http://nationalarchives.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/html/StatesList.html List of State Archives]
*[http://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/index2.html The National Library], Kolkata  is  a “Subordinate Office” of the Ministry  of Culture
*[http://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/index2.html The National Library], Kolkata  is  a “Subordinate Office” of the Ministry  of Culture
** See article under West Bengal State Archives, above
*[http://www.goethals.in/default.htm The Goethals Indian Library and Research Society], a part of the St. Xavier's College building Calcutta
*[http://www.goethals.in/default.htm The Goethals Indian Library and Research Society], a part of the St. Xavier's College building Calcutta
*Article [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120827/jsp/calcutta/story_15894258.jsp#.UEAcXsHiZq9 Treasure trove wastes away]  by Sreecheta Das Monday , 27 August  2012. telegraphindia.com.  Archive in the Calcutta Writers’ Building
*Article [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120827/jsp/calcutta/story_15894258.jsp#.UEAcXsHiZq9 Treasure trove wastes away]  by Sreecheta Das Monday , 27 August  2012. telegraphindia.com.  Archive in the Calcutta Writers’ Building
*[http://www.tanap.net/content/archives/archives.cfm?ArticleID=202 Tamil Nadu Archives] from [http://www.tanap.net/content/archives/introduction.cfm TANAP] a website about the Archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC or Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie), 1602-1796.
*[http://maharashtraarchives.org/index.html Directorate of Archives,  Government of Maharashtra]
*[http://www.tn.gov.in/citizen/archives.htm#AboutUs Tamil Nadu Archives] from Government of Tamil Nadu website.
:*[http://dissertationreviews.org/maharashtra-state-archives-in-mumbai/ A review of the Maharashtra State Archives in Mumbai] [Bombay] by Oliver Godsmark, Department of History, University of Exeter  originally stated to have been posted November 30, 2015. dissertationreviews.org
:*[http://www.livemint.com/2011/11/25201936/Shh-paperwork-in-progress.html Article dated Friday, 25 November 2011] about the collection of the  Asiatic Society of Mumbai and the Maharashtra State Archives livemint.com
:*Article [http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2010/oct/101010-department-of-archives-elphinstone-college-mumbai-microfilm-department.htm What lies inside the secret state archives [Mumbai<nowiki>]</nowiki>?] Mid-Day.com 10 October 2010
*Tamil Nadu Archives, Madras
**[http://dissertationreviews.org/tamil-nadu-archives-chennai/ A review of the Tamil Nadu Archives (TNA), Chennai, India] by Derek L. Elliott
 Faculty of History, 
University of Cambridge, originally stated to have been posted  12 March 2013 dissertationreviews.org
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20130424104437/http://www.archivesmadeeasy.org/ame_india.htm  Tamil Nadu State Archives], a review by Erica Wald October 2006 London School of Economics’ Archives Made Easy: India,  now an archived website
**[http://www.tanap.net/content/archives/archives.cfm?ArticleID=202 Tamil Nadu Archives] from [http://www.tanap.net/content/archives/introduction.cfm TANAP] a website about the Archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC or Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie), 1602-1796.
**[http://www.tnarchives.tn.gov.in/default.html Archives and Historical Research, Government of Tamil Nadu]
**[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2020%20No%2022/index.html Secrets of Tamil Nadu's Archives] ''Madras Musings''  Vol. XX No. 22, March 1-15, 2011  "...it became compulsory that any researcher wanting to gain access had to be affiliated to an educational institution"
*[http://www.assamarchives.gov.in  Assam State Archives]  Dispur, Guwahati, Assam. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
:[http://dissertationreviews.org/assam-state-archives-in-northeast-india/ Assam State Archives in Northeast India] by Bérénice Guyot-Réchard. Undated, but appears to have been written in 2014 (before September) dissertationreviews.org.
*[http://dissertationreviews.org/four-archives-in-mizoram-india/ Four Archives in Mizoram, India] by Kyle Jackson, Department of History, University of Warwick, originally stated to have been posted May 25, 2015. dissertationreviews.org. Mizoram is one of the seven Northeastern states of India, bordered by Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) to its east and south, Bangladesh to its west, and the states of Manipur, Assam, and Tripura to its north.
*[http://balochistanarchives.gob.pk/other-resources Libraries and Collections In Balochistan] Balochistan Archives
*[http://dissertationreviews.org/historical-archives-of-goa/ A review of the Historical Archives of Goa (Panaji, Goa)] by Brian Wilson, 
University of Chicago, originally stated to have been  posted 23 January 2014 dissertationreviews.org
*[http://sycd.gov.in/archives/arch_about_eng.htm Gujarat State Archives]
*[http://sycd.gov.in/archives/arch_about_eng.htm Gujarat State Archives]
*[http://www.sindharchives.gov.pk/punjab_archive.aspx Punjab Archives Lahore] sindharchives.gov.pk
*[http://keralastatearchives.org/main1.htm Archives Department, Government of Kerala] The Central Archives is at Trivandrum, with Regional Archives at Ernakulam ([[Cochin]]) and Kozhikode  ([[Calicut]])
** Article [http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/25/stories/2010112555520300.htm Kerala Regional Archive to get records from Mumbai] The Hindu 25 November 2010
**[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article2513726.ece A guide to Kozhikode archives] October 5, 2011 The Hindu
:[http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/thalassery-revenue-library-malabar-british-raj-kerala-govt.html Treasure trove of history but victim of government neglect] by by V.K. Jayanthan 21 June 2015. The Thalassery ([[Tellicherry]]) Revenue Reference Library. manoramaonline.com
*[http://dissertationreviews.org/institute-francais-de-pondichery-india/ A review of the Institute Français de Pondichéry, India] by Luther Obrock, (Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley) originally stated to have been posted  March 13, 2014. dissertationreviews.org
*[http://dissertationreviews.org/three-archives-in-pakistan/ A review of Three Archives in Pakistan] by Ali Usman Qasmi, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) originally stated to have been posted October 5, 2015. dissertationreviews.org.  Includes the Punjab Archives, Lahore.
**[http://www.sindharchives.gov.pk/punjab_archive.aspx Punjab Archives Lahore] sindharchives.gov.pk
*[http://tribune.com.pk/story/204911/treasure-trove-awesome-/  Article dated  8 July  2011, ''The Tribune'', Pakistan]  by Sonia Malik gives details of records held at the Lahore Museum in respect of over 100,000 Indian soldiers who served in the British Army during the [[First World War]].  
*[http://tribune.com.pk/story/204911/treasure-trove-awesome-/  Article dated  8 July  2011, ''The Tribune'', Pakistan]  by Sonia Malik gives details of records held at the Lahore Museum in respect of over 100,000 Indian soldiers who served in the British Army during the [[First World War]].  
:'''Update''' [https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/british-indian-army-undivided-punjab-soldiers-recordes-world-war-i-7615838/ "Registers accessed from Lahore Museum digitised, records of WW-1 soldiers from undivided Punjab now a click away"] by Divya Goyal 10 November 2021. indianexpress.com.  Phase-1 of the platform [http://www.punjabww1.com Punjab & World War One] will be launched with details of three districts – Ludhiana, Jalandhar (then Jullundur) and Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
*Some Archives in India and other counties from the BBC’s [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/next_steps/researchplaces_04.shtml Next Steps]- Tracing your Asian roots on the Indian subcontinent.
*Some Archives in India and other counties from the BBC’s [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/next_steps/researchplaces_04.shtml Next Steps]- Tracing your Asian roots on the Indian subcontinent.
*Some Archives in India from [http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/asian/countries/archivesindia.htm Moving Here]- Tracing Your Roots
*Some Archives in India from [http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/asian/countries/archivesindia.htm Moving Here]- Tracing Your Roots
* Article [http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2010/oct/101010-department-of-archives-elphinstone-college-mumbai-microfilm-department.htm What lies inside the secret state archives [Mumbai<nowiki>]</nowiki>?] Mid-Day.com 10 October 2010
*[http://www.livemint.com/2011/11/25201936/Shh-paperwork-in-progress.html Article dated Friday, 25 November 2011] about the collection of the  Asiatic Society of Mumbai and the Maharashtra State Archives livemint.com
* Article [http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/25/stories/2010112555520300.htm Kerala Regional Archive to get records from Mumbai] The Hindu 25 November 2010
*[http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2008/Feb/25/what-a-way-to-annihilate-history--24.asp  What a way to annihilate history!] by Fozia Nazir Lone 26 February 2008 Greaterkashmir.com. Article about the Jammu and Kashmir State Archives in 2007. Regarding the records in Srinagar,  "My real worry started when I was informed that the documents are not catalogued and the records in the boxes have got mixed up during the ‘pesticidal operation’ in late 1980s. The employees in the archives literally refused to enter the ‘hall’ due to health risks".
*[http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2008/Feb/25/what-a-way-to-annihilate-history--24.asp  What a way to annihilate history!] by Fozia Nazir Lone 26 February 2008 Greaterkashmir.com. Article about the Jammu and Kashmir State Archives in 2007. Regarding the records in Srinagar,  "My real worry started when I was informed that the documents are not catalogued and the records in the boxes have got mixed up during the ‘pesticidal operation’ in late 1980s. The employees in the archives literally refused to enter the ‘hall’ due to health risks".
*Article [http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/Mar/5/dust-consumes-kashmir-s-precious-documents-42.asp  Dust consumes Kashmir’s precious documents] by Faheem Aslam 5 March 2011 Greaterkashmir.com
*Article [http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/Mar/5/dust-consumes-kashmir-s-precious-documents-42.asp  Dust consumes Kashmir’s precious documents] by Faheem Aslam 5 March 2011 Greaterkashmir.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807204446/http://www.littleindia.com/news/134/ARTICLE/1545/2004-05-05.html  "Atman's Atma: A Mauritian's search for his Indian roots"] by Rajnish Sharma, now an archived webpage. This article, which appears to date from 2004, is about tracing the Indian origins of an indentured labourer sent to Mauritius to work on a sugar plantation. c 1896. The subject of the article was appalled by the condition of the archives both in Lucknow  and Chapra (Uttar Pradesh)
*A series of four Blogs by Dinyar Patel. The New York Times: Global Edition: India  
*A series of four Blogs by Dinyar Patel. The New York Times: Global Edition: India  
**[http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/in-india-history-literally-rots-away In India, History Literally Rots Away] 20 March  2012
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20210301094039/https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/in-india-history-literally-rots-away/ In India, History Literally Rots Away] 20 March  2012, now archived
**[http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/repairing-the-damage-at-indias-national-archives  Repairing the Damage at India’s National Archives] 21 March 2012
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20210424125946/https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/repairing-the-damage-at-indias-national-archives/   Repairing the Damage at India’s National Archives] 21 March 2012, now archived.
**[http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/indias-archives-how-did-things-get-this-bad India’s Archives: How Did Things Get This Bad?] 22 March 2012
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20210410141135/https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/indias-archives-how-did-things-get-this-bad/ India’s Archives: How Did Things Get This Bad?] 22 March 2012,  now archived.
**[http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/the-parsis-once-indias-curators-now-shrug-as-history-rots/ The Parsis, Once India’s Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots] 23  March 23, 2012
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20210410144604/https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/the-parsis-once-indias-curators-now-shrug-as-history-rots/ The Parsis, Once India’s Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots] 23  March 23, 2012, now archived.
*[http://indiancourts.nic.in Indian Courts], a Government of India website.
*[http://indiancourts.nic.in Indian Courts], a Government of India website.
===Other countries in the region===
*[http://dissertationreviews.org/the-national-archives-of-the-republic-of-indonesia-anri/ A review of  the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI)] by Matthew Minarchek, Department of History, Cornell University, originally stated to have been posted  May 26, 2015. dissertationreviews.org
*[http://dissertationreviews.org/national-library-singapore/ A review of the National Library of Singapore] by P.J. Thum, Postdoctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore  Originally stated to have been posted April 17, 2013. dissertationreviews.org
*[http://dissertationreviews.org/the-national-archives-of-sri-lanka/  A review of  the National Archives of Sri Lanka] by  Nadeera Rupesinghe, PhD Candidate, Institute of History, Leiden University, originally stated to have been posted  January 4, 2016. dissertationreviews.org
===West Indies===
*[https://www.natt.gov.tt/sites/default/files/images/General-Registers-of-Indian-Indentured-Labourers.pdf Indian Indentureship Collection.  List of the General Registers of Indian Indentured Labourers 1845-1917] National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago.


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Latest revision as of 11:27, 11 November 2021

A researcher’s experience in 2011

A researcher of pre 1800 military history,who was not connected with an academic institution, in 2011 wrote "I did visit the Madras Archives ...with little clue as to where to go. There was no Index and no one to help barring a few students of history who were wrestling with their own difficulties. All the archives at Madras were stacked high and one could not reach any of them except through a request put into the Librarian!! This could take up to a 24 - 48 hour period --- and one came out from there feeling quite dusty, suffocated, coughing and sneezing".[1] Regarding the Maharashtra State Archives he wrote "To my many queries to them, I did get replies which were primarily to become certified to be able to use the Archives. There was, however, no reply as to whether there was an index to the contents of the Archives. In my correspondence with them over an extended 6 months it became clear that there were no researchers who would be able to handle any requests for people who could not physically access the Archives and so were not able browse through relevant documents".[2]

External links

Assam State Archives in Northeast India by Bérénice Guyot-Réchard. Undated, but appears to have been written in 2014 (before September) dissertationreviews.org.
Treasure trove of history but victim of government neglect by by V.K. Jayanthan 21 June 2015. The Thalassery (Tellicherry) Revenue Reference Library. manoramaonline.com
Update "Registers accessed from Lahore Museum digitised, records of WW-1 soldiers from undivided Punjab now a click away" by Divya Goyal 10 November 2021. indianexpress.com. Phase-1 of the platform Punjab & World War One will be launched with details of three districts – Ludhiana, Jalandhar (then Jullundur) and Sialkot (now in Pakistan).

Other countries in the region

West Indies

References

  1. ↑ By email to User:Maureene dated 23 August 2011
  2. ↑ By email to User:Maureene dated 21 August 2011
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