Monday 9 March 2015

Services

Services


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(March-September) and 10:30 Am - 3:00 Pm(October-February). The Research Room remains closed on all Public Holidays.
LIBRARY
There are more than 1000 precious books available in this Archives.
CONSERVATION:
Mizoram State Archives is responsible for the long term preservation of its collections, and for making them accessible to the public. Preservation is a core activity of Mizoram State Archives.
SERVICES:
Mizoram State Archives provides services to the public who wish to consult the documents of its collection or order photocopies and reproductions.
Research Tools:
Subject index is prepared for all records of our repository. Microfilm reader is also available for accessing microfilms which are available in this Archives. The Original archival documents in the collection of Mizoram State Archives must be consulted on-site.  Any Scholar who is willing to consult Records of this Archives need to register as a research scholar of this Archives. Documents to be produced along with application for registration are-
i) Supporting documents that he/she is doing research on particular subject/topics.
ii) Photo
Photo Copies and Reproductions :
A photo copy of the required documents may be obtained by taking permission from the Head of office.
Conditions for access to and use of documents :
Documents/Records which are more than 30 years old only are opened to the Public in this Archives.

Reading Room Regulations

Reading Room/Research Room Regulations



Opening hours
The reading room is open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM (March - September) and 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM (October - February), Monday to Friday (Working hours).

Mizoram State Archives


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 Archives’ on 1.10.’85, the day it became 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. 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. The State Archives ever since collected records from the Record Room of Deputy Commissioner, Aizawl, State Archives of  Assam, West Bengal and National Archives of India, New Delhi. Most of the materials from outside the state were Xerox copied. The records of Mizoram State Archives are all properly indexed.
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. As records received have been increasing, the Archives hopes and pray that both individuals and the Government come to realize the significance/importance of record and its preservation.