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Asian & African Studies

Our Asian and African Studies collection includes published, manuscript and visual material from and about Asia and Africa, including unrivalled genealogical sources for Europeans in South Asia

India Office Records and Private Papers

These collections are usually included in our Archives and Manuscripts catalogue. While this catalogue is unavailable you can use the National Archives’ Discovery catalogue to search our collection. 

The majority of our India Office Records and Private Papers are stored in St Pancras and provided they are not restricted (see ‘Restricted items’) can be delivered within 70 minutes. 

Self-service photography of India Office Records and Private Papers is permitted using a mobile phone or compact camera.