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The [[British Library]] '''India Office Records (IOR) Reading Room''' – '''APAC''' (Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections), formerly known as OIOC (Oriental and India Office Collections). Both names for the collections are currently in use.  
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The [[British Library]]'s '''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.
  
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If your ancestor was employed as a civilian in any arm of government, such as the [[police]], post office, [[railways]] or [[Indian Civil Service|civil service]], then his records are most likely to be kept at the Oriental and India Office Collections (formerly the [[India Office]]). This also applies if your ancestor served in the [[East India Company Army]], but not the [[British Army]].  A link in [[India Office Records]] describes what sort of material is available to the family historian.
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==Holdings==
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Material held in the collection includes:
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*[[India Office Records]]
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*European Manuscripts collection
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*Publications relevant to [[British India]]
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*[[Newspapers]]
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*[[Directories]]
  
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A number of indexes and transcribed records can be found online on the FIBIS database and other websites. However these are merely a snapshot of the whole collection. Many of the records have also been [[Using LDS Microfilms|microfilmed by the LDS]] and can be made available for examination at local [[Family History Centres]]. However, generally, a visit would have to be made to the British Library to obtain the full background to your research. 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.
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==Obtaining remote research assistance==
  
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===Obtaining Remote Research Assistance===
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*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]
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*The [http://www.fibis.org/research.htm FIBIS research team] is  available to assist [http://www.fibis.org/membership.htm 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]  
 
*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]  
  
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== External links ==
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*Asian and African Studies
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**[https://www.bl.uk/subjects/south-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.
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***[https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/india-office-central-asia-resources India Office Records: Central Asia Resources]
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**[https://www.bl.uk/subjects/africa  Africa: Historical and contemporary material for the study of Africa]
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*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/index.html  Online Gallery Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections] searchable prints, drawings and photographs
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*[http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/ British Library - India Office Family Records on-line Search]
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*[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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== External Links ==
 
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*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/apac/apacoll/apac.html Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections]
 
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*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/southasia/sereources.html  South Asia]  South Asia is taken to include India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
 
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*[http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/ British Library - India Office Family Records on-line Search]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 6 July 2019

The British Library's 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.

Holdings

Material held in the collection includes:

Obtaining remote research assistance

  • The APAC team at the British Library also conduct research into their records. Charges may apply. For further details email apac-enquiries@ bl.uk

External links

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