| Initially, the state Archives was under the supervision of the Mizoram State Museum, |
| Directorate of Education, having a Superintendent and a lone LDC in 1979 |
| (No.ESS.199/78(P)/2 dt.6.3.’79). A Chemist-II post was created in 1982 (A.11013/3/82- |
| EDN/1 dt.23.10.’82), after which the State Government created 7 (seven) other posts - |
| Archivist, Assistant Superintendent, UDC, Binder, Record Attendant, Record Lifter, |
| Chowkidar in 1983 to bring it to a full fledged State Archives (No.A.11313/9/82-EDN/27 |
| dt.12.8.’83). |
| The Archives was named/entitled ‘Mizoram State Archvies’ on 1.10.’85, the day it |
| becomes independent from its supervisor, the Mizoram State Museum. Having no place |
| to call its own, the State Archives served the Government in rented Offices at various |
| localities such as Dawrpui Veng and Upper Khatla. The state Archives ever since |
| collected records from the Record Room of Deputy Commissioner, Aizawl District; |
| Assam State Archives, Guwahati; West Bengal State Archives, Kolkata; National |
| Archives of India, New Delhi. Most of the materials from outside the state were Xerox |
| copied. The Archives has a new classified, department-wise records collected from the |
| D.C., Aizawl District, and has done the needful in repairing the old papers. The records |
| from the D.C., Aizawl District are 3,176 bundles in total, and these have been given |
| Indexes. Record Indexes are being printed at the Press, to enable easy location of desired |
| material. Ever since the Directorate of Education has been parted to three new |
| Directorates, viz. School Education, Higher & Technical and Art & Culture in 1988 |
| (No.A.11013/81/87-EDN dt.3.5.’88), the State Archives remains under the Art & Culture |
| Department with its 15-member staff. |
| The State Government purchased a building/Office for the State Archives from the |
| Government ‘Capital Project’ in 1996 (No.D.28012/1/93-EDN(AC) dt.29.3.’96) and |
| tended the old building for 2(two) years before the State Archives could finally move in |
| on 26.5.’98. The building at present is still incomplete and needs repairing. As records |
| received have been increasing, the Archives hopes and pray that both individuals and the |
| Government come to realise the significance/importance of record and its preservation. |
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