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‡ Record Office created by Chief Commissioner Sindh: 1853

‡ Records shifted from Hyderabad to Karachi: 1895

‡ New Accommodation was constructed: 1902

‡ Record Room was further Extended: 1923

‡ No additions were made for record Room: 1936 to 1947

‡ Sindh archives was established: 1976

‡ Shifting of record to Sindh Archives from the 1992

abandoned building of former Record Office:

‡ Computerization Started: 2005

‡ Collection and preservation of archival records.

‡ Preparation and publication of Finding Aids .

‡ Reprography of records in other mediums.

‡ Running the website of Sindh Archives.

‡ Maintenance of research library for scholar & students.

‡ Publication of source material on history & culture.

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‡ It is the main collection of Sindh Archives comprising 35000 files app.

‡ Specifically files of this collection starts from 1820 to 1935.

‡ These records are divided into (a) Records of pre-mutiny period (1820
to 1857), and (b) Records from 1857 to 1935.
a) Records related to pre-mutiny period (1831 to 1857)
These records contain correspondence, directives, circulars, memoranda,
exchange of notes, treaties, etc. between the concerned agencies and
material on following topics:
V Political Matters.
V Military Matters.
V Administration Reports
V Census.
V Custom Duties.
V Establishment.
V Jagirs.
V Irrigation - Canals
V Fisheries and Harbors
V Municipal Matters.
The following Memoirs/Reports form part of the record
V Khairpur State
V Tribes
V Modes of Irrigation employed in Sindh
V Sehwan and Kohistan.
V Hints towards understanding the character and present condition of
people.
V Deployment, reinforcement, military strategy and battles in Sindh.
V Measures taken to prevent smuggling of opium from Sindh.
b) Records from 1857 to 1935 are divided in following Departments

‡ General Department.
‡ Revenue Department
‡ Judicial Department
‡ Political Department
‡ Financial Department
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contains the record following matters:

‡ Archaeology
‡ Immigration
‡ Pilgrims
‡ Schools
‡ Local Boards Constitution
‡ Railways.
‡ Municipalities
‡ Indus Steamers: Arrival and Departure Reports.
‡ Indus Boat returns.








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contains exhaustive record of the grants, Jagirs.

V It also contains Revenue Reports for each financial year.

V The revenue records also contain important record on

(I ) Right to Property; (ii) Statistical, Returns;
(iii) charitable and other grants; (iv)Canals and Bands;
(v) Trade and frontier Duties; (vi) Settlement Reports;
(vii) Public Works; and (viii) topographical Survey of Sindh etc.
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The Judicial Department comprises 1681 files. These files

contains useful material on administration, Rules, Orders,

Instructions and diaries.






The files of    
 contains following useful records :

V Administration reports.
V Tours.
V Ex- Ameers in Sindh.
V Political Petitions.
V Extradition and other special files.
V Political frontiers.
V Kutch Affairs.
V Khairpur Affairs.
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Accounts, Budgets and general files of the department.

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a. Bombay Government Gazette (1838 to 1849,1861 to 1869 & 1881 to 1913.)

b. Gazette of India (1863 to 1878, 1880 to 1886, 1897 to 1903 & 911 to 1915)

c. Calcutta Gazette (1844 to 1863.)

d. Punjab Government Gazette (1901 to 1916.)

e. Sindh Official Gazette (1869 to 1889 & 1905 to 1913.)

f. Civil Lists.

g. Sindh Assembly debates.

h. Resolutions of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (176 volumes)







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a. Record of Registrar office (1866-1949)

b. Shikarpur Library. (1340 books)

c. Sind old Record from Punjab (152 Files)

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‡ 230 volumes of correspondence between Mr. M. A.

Jinnah and other leaders of Pakistan Movement from
records of All India Muslim League (AML).
‡ 72 volumes of Shamsul Hasan collection
(correspondence of AML) .
‡ Abdul Rab Nishtar Collection.
‡ Reports of Governor Sindh (1937-1947).
‡ Scans of documents on Freedom Movement (357
volumes).
‡ Rare pictures of Quaid e Azam.
‡ Letters of G.M. Syed.



 

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Newspapers 39 Rolls

.M. Syed ibrary apers 6 Rolls

Sindhi Adabi Doard 5 Rolls

Journal of Royal Asiatic Society 31 Rolls

Revenue Department 28 Rolls

Finance Department 13 Rolls

District Registrar Karachi 194 Rolls

Microfilms of City Court 194 Rolls

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V Journal of Asiatic society of Pakistan ( 195 - 7 )
V Journal of the Dihar and Orissa research society( 1922, 1924-2 ,
V 1928-29, 1932-35, 1937 )
V Journal of the Royal united service Institution (1957)
V Journal of Asiatic society of Great Dritain and Ireland (185 ,188 ,
V 1902, 1908-09, 1914,1917, 1920-23,1935-39, 1941,1943,1945-4 ,
V 1949-51,1953-55,1959- 0, 1985-8 1989, 1993)
V Journal of the royal Institute of chemistry( 19 0- 4 )
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V Journal of the Dombay Natural History Society (1942,1944, 1988)

V Journal of the Royal statistical society ( 1952,1958)

V Journal of the Royal Asiatic society of Dengal (1873 1837,1840-41,

V 1845-4 , 1853,18 - 8,1871, 1873, 187 1884,188 , 1888-

89, 1909, 1914, 191 -17,1920, 1928-30, 1938 )

V The Geographical Journal( 1937-41)

V The Geographical Society of London( 191953)

V Dulletin of Deccan College Research Institute (1938-42)

V Journal of the Gujarat Research Society (1940)



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V 1010 books in Urdu on General Works, Philosophy, Islam &
Other Religions, Social sciences, Language & Literature, and
History & Geography

V 2309 books in Sindhi on the above stated subjects and also

on Shah Lateef Dhitai and Fine Arts

V 4 books on Pakistan

V 91 books on India

V Rare pictures of Quaid e Azam.

V 2 volumes of Who is Who ²Jacobabad & Larkana

V 2895 Asian development bank reports

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* About 1200 oriental manuscripts have been acquired at this

repository which is written in Arabic, Persian, Sindhi and Urdu
languages. Some unique manuscripts are as under:
‡ Diwan e Walid bin Yazid bin Abdul Malik bin Marwan written
during
2nd cent. A.H and calligraphed in th century A.H. (Rare).

‡ Daqaiq ul Haqaiq by Ahmed Rumi. (Rare).

‡ Risala e Sulook by Zain uddin Khwwafi (821 A.H.)

‡ Insha e Atarad by Shoqiram calliphed by his daughter.

‡ Muntahi al Ghaayat by Allama Dahishti (988 A.H.)

* Articles and poems in Urdu language in handwriting of writers

and poets like Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ibn e Insha etc.
 

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( A ´New Categoryµ has been added as PICTURE ARCHIVE.

( Collection of Picture Archive:

1. Rare Pictures of Quaid-E-Azam.

2. Rare Pictures of Old Karachi.
3. Rare Pictures of other occasions and personalities.
4. Pictures of Development.

( Sound Archive to be established in near future.

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V Records of Sindh from Punjab Archives

V Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah Collection.

V Prof. Sharif Al Mujahid Collection.

V Shafi Aqueel Collection.

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V Collection of Rare Newspapers.

V Collection of copies of records from different institutions.

V Completion of series by acquiring missing documents.

ri. Finding Aids ( Archiral ):
V Hand list of Rare Maps

V Catalogue of oriental manuscripts.

V Classified press index of archival record files (1857-1858)

V Alphabetical Catalogue of the Contents of PRE-MUTINY RECORDS of

the Commissioner in Sindh -1857.

V Karachi buildings ( under preparation)

V Index of Press clippings.

ri. Finding Aids ( Library):
V A Classified catalogue of English language resources on India held
at Sindh Archives.

V Classified catalogue of General, Dibliographical, Reference and

geographical information sources in English held at Sindh Archives.

V Pakistan : English reference and information sources at the General

library of Sindh Archives

V Union list of books on Karachi

V Classified Catalogue of Dr. N.D.G.M. Qazi Library vol.1

V Classified Catalogue of Dr. N.D.G.M. Qazi Library vol.2

V Mumtaz Mirza kay kutub khanay ka Darja Dand Catalogue

ri. Finding Aids ( Library):
V Index of Articles in Journals of Royal Asiatic Society of Dengal

V Index of Articles in Sindh Quarterly Journals

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Total Cost: Rs.70.5 million
Period : 3 years.
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Main Objectives: Computerization of Old records, Cataloguing, Survey of
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‡ Procurement / acquisition of Archival material.
‡ Research on history and culture of Sindh.
‡ Microfilming publication of source material on history & culture
of Sindh.
‡ Preparation of Finding Aids.
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softwares for ingestion & retrieval.
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and task completed using the latest developed application.
V Metadata for more than 31000 Archival files has been entered into
database.
V Metadata for 8413 books has been entered into database.
V Metadata for 962 manuscripts has been entered into database.
V Details of 740 Maps have been entered into database.
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‡ Establishment of Oral Archives
‡ Survey and enlistment of District Record Rooms.
‡ Organization of Exhibitions.
‡ Training initiatives in Archival Management.
‡ Collection of copies of records about Sindh from other Archives
i.e. British Library, National Archives of India etc.
‡ Expansions of Preservation Labs and repositories.