| 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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