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Sunday 10 April 2011

ABOUT THE HOLDINGS OF ARCHIVES


RECORDS

The records holdings in the Mizoram State Archives begins with 1870 containing the

records of the British period various departments throughout the District Council, Union

territory and Statehood. Records of the erstwhile British Residency, miscellenous papers

records including in Mizo language are also preserved in the Mizoram State Archives.

PUBLIC RECORDS

The School Education Department records accessioned during the year 2004-2005 were

724 files.

The following public records (not in series) accessioned to the Mizoram State Archives

were 3297 volumes of General Department (1884-1978); Political Department (1870-

1972); Military Department (1890-1978); Police Department (1893-1967); Public Works

Department (1888-1983); Municipal Department (1893-1920), Agriculture Department

(1891-1920); Education Department (1888-1990); Treasury Department (1891-1959);

Census Department (1900-1973); Transaction of Business Rules, 1987 and Allocation of

Business Rules, 1987.

ARRANGEMENT

3297 volumes of records are kept and arranged in proper sequence in 273 Carton Boxes.

REFERENCE MEDIA

Subject index for all the records is prepared.

RESEARCH SERVICES

Research Room - The Research Room of the Mizoram State Archives is open to the

research scholars and other bonafide users on all working days from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00

P.M.. The Research Room remains closed on all Public Holidays.

As the existing building falls ways short of the requirement for separate Research Room,

the conjested room of the stack area is utilised as Research Room. It has a Conference

Hall on the top floor of the building which is very appropriate for seminar and other

functions with 200 seating capacity.

LIBRARY

The Library collection of Mizoram State Archives was 1,486 and enriched with the

addition of 78 nos. of printed books during January to July,2005.

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