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If your ancestor was employed as a civilian ==Holdings==Material held in any arm of government, such as the police, post office, railways or civil service, then his records are most likely to be kept at the Oriental and India Office Collections (formerly the collection includes:*[[India OfficeRecords]]). This also applies if your ancestor served in the *European Manuscripts collection*Publications relevant to [[East British India Company Army]], but not the *[[British ArmyNewspapers]]. The link below describes what sort of material is available to the family historian. Generally, you will have to visit the Library in person to obtain the records, or hire a professional researcher. To visit the Library you will need to apply for a reader's ticket; details of this may be found in the *[[British LibraryDirectories]] article.
Please note that the OIOC has been recently renamed to the Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections. Both names for the collections are currently in use.==Obtaining remote research assistance==
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The [[British Library]] 's ''[[India Office Records]] (IOR) Reading Room''' – '''APAC''' (Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections''' (APAC), formerly known as OIOC (Oriental and India Office Collections)contain the [[India Office Records]]. Material belonging to the collection may be viewed in the Asian & African Studies Reading Room. To visit the Library you will need to apply for a reader's ticket; details of this may be found in the '''[[British Library]]''' article.
*The [http://www.new.fibis.org/research FIBIS research team] is available to assist [http://www.new.fibis.org/membership-2 FIBIS members] unable to visit the British Library. For information and advice contact [mailto:research@fibis.org research@fibis.org]
*The APAC team at the British Library also conduct research into their records. Charges may apply. For further details email [mailto:apac-enquiries@bl.uk apac-enquiries@ bl.uk] == External Links links ==*Asian and African Studies**[httphttps://www.bl.uk/reshelpsubjects/bldeptsouth-asia South Asia: Resources for the study of South Asia, past and present]. South Asia is taken to include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.***[https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/apacindia-office-central-asia-resources India Office Records: Central Asia Resources]**[https:/apacoll/apacwww.bl.html Asia, Pacific uk/subjects/africa Africa: Historical and contemporary material for the study of Africa Collections]*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelponlinegallery/findhelpregiononlineex/asia/southasiaapac/sereourcesindex.html South Online Gallery Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections]searchable prints, drawings and photographs
*[http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/ British Library - India Office Family Records on-line Search]
*[http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2013/07/the-treasures-of-the-asian-african-studies-reading-room.html The Treasures of the Asian & African Studies Reading Room] British Library Asian and African Studies blog 26 July 2013
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