Printed Records, Maps and Photo Copies

Mumbai Archives Records >> Printed Records, Maps and Photo Copies

Mumbai Archives has a collection of good number of printed records in the form of volumes and books. The old publications consist of Printed Abstracts of Proceedings, Government Gazettes, Reports of various Department, Offices, Commissions and Committees, Acts, Rules and Orders issued by the Government, Civil Lists and numerous Government Publications published from time to time. Three copies of each State Government publication are sent to Mumbai Archives for preservation. The old publications in Mumbai Archives are enumerated in three Series, viz, -

  • ‘O’ Series – 21,574 Publications
  • ‘A’ Series – 1,095 Publications
  • ‘N’ Series – 50,000 Publications
  • ‘R’ Series – 51,831 Publications (Till Date)

In the new Series, which is prefixed by the letter ‘R’, 43,350 publications have been registered up till the time when this ‘Handbook’ was sent to the Press. Some of the Government Publications and other Printed Records in Mumbai Archives are as below:

A) Government Gazettes

  1. Bombay Government Gazettes – (1831 to 1960).
  2. Maharashtra Government Gazette – (1960 to up-to-date).
  3. Government of India Gazette – (1864 to up-to-date).
  4. Calcutta Gazettes (1793 to 1874).
  5. Central Provinces Gazettes – (1867 to 1873).
  6. Delhi Gazettes – (1846 to 1856).
  7. Fort St. George Government Gazettes – (1802 to 1873).
  8. Punjab Government Gazettes – (1863 to 1873).
  9. Sind Official Gazettes – (1869 to 1874).
  10. Holkar Sarkar Gazettes – (1894 to 1950).
  11. British Burma Gazettes – ( 1867 to 1873).
  12. Ceylon Government Gazette – (1813 to 1874).
  13. Hongkong Government Gazettes – (1853 to 1874).
  14. London Gazettes – (1797 to 1874).
  15. New South Wales Government Gazettes – (1839 to 1874).
  16. Mumbai Police Gazettes – (1891 to 1902).

(B) Some Important series of Publications:

  1. Acts, Regulations, Codes, etc-
  2. Assembly/Council and Parliamentary Debates –
  3. Calendars, Almanacs and Directories –
  4. Civil List History of Services, etc. –

(C) Printed Abstracts of Proceedings:

  1. Revenue Department (1861 to 1931) – 62 volumes.
  2. Ecclesiastical Department (1864 to 1936) – 73 volumes.
  3. Educational Department (1863 to 1931) – 108 volumes.
  4. Financial Department (1861 to 1931) – 81 volumes.
  5. General Department (1861 to 1932) – 74 volumes.
  6. Judicial Department (1861 to 1920) – 192 volumes.
  7. Home Department (1921 to 1931) – 39 volumes.
  8. Legislature Department (1865 to 1894) – 20 volumes.
  9. Marine Department (1861 to 1894) – 34 volumes.
  10. Political Department (1860 to 1932) – 94 volumes.
  11. Public Works Department (Imperial) (1856 to 1894) – 49 volumes.
  12. Public Works Department (Irrigation) (1873 to 1887) – 15 volumes.
  13. Public Works Department (Local) (1866 to 1931) – 66 volumes.
  14. Public Works Department (Railway) (1870 to 1894) – 125 volumes.
  15. Development Department (1920 to 1929) – 10 volumes.
  16. Indo-European Telegraphs Department (1864 to 1872) – 9 volumes.
  17. Board of Revenue of the Government of Madras (1881) – 1 volume.

(D) Newspapers and Periodicals :

  1. Bombay Chronicle (1825 to 1959)
  2. Bombay Courier (1797 to 1846)
  3. Bombay Telegraph and Courier (1847 to 1861)
  4. Bombay Times (1838 to 1859)
  5. Bombay Gazette (1809 to 1914)
  6. Bombay Guardian (1856 to 1905)
  7. Bombay Native Observer (1833)
  8. Bombay Witness (1844 to 1846)
  9. Bombay Darpan (Marathi) (1832 and 1834)
  10. Bombay Halkaru and Vartaman (Gujarati) (1833 to 1835)
  11. Bombay Examiner (1835 to 1837)
  12. Bombay Weekly Guide (1832-33)
  13. Bombay Iris (1827)
  14. Bombay Gentlemen’s Literary Gazette (1843 to 1849)
  15. Bombay Standard (1858-59)
  16. Bombay Oriental News (1853 to 1857)
  17. Bombay Messenger (1831)
  18. Morning Star (1836)
  19. Important Journal (1853)
  20. Marattha (1913 to 1925)
  21. Poona Observer (1852-53, 1861-62, 1876-1915)
  22. Deccan Herald and Daily Telegraph (1861-62, 1876 to 1916)
  23. Kesari (Marathi) (1900 to 1931, 1962 to 1973)
  24. Navjivan (1919 to 1932)
  25. Young India (1915 to 1932)
  26. Hindu (1955 to 1964)
  27. Hindustan Times (1956 to 1964)
  28. Indian Express (1955 to Dec. 2008)
  29. Evening News (1955 to 1964)
  30. Bombay Sentinel (1955-56)
  31. Current (1957to 1960)
  32. Blitz (1957 to 1964)
  33. Financial Express (1961 to 1964)
  34. London Times (1820, 1837-1845, 1847-1853, 1871-1872, 1914-1915,1921-1940,1950-1951)
  35. Times of India (1861 up-to-date)
  36. Maharashtra Times (Marathi) (1962 up-to-date)
  37. Loksatta (Marathi) (1960 to Dec. 2008)
  38. Sakal (Marathi) (1965 to 1968)
  39. Navshakti (Marathi) (1945 to 1972)
  40. Janshakti (Gujarati) (1950 to 1973)
  41. Free Press Journal (1939 to 1972)
  42. Free Press Bulletin (1947 to 1970)
  43. Illustrated Weekly of India (1959 to 1976)
  44. Prabodh (Published from Dhulia in Marathi) (stray volumes, 1925 to 1948)
  45. Illustrated London News (1962 to 1965)
  46. Harijan (January to July 1942)
  47. Kolaba Samachar (Marathi)
  48. London Mail Bombay Times (1846)
  49. Economics Times (1961-64)
  50. The Statesman (1955-65)
  51. Bombay Continental (1955-56)
  52. Calcutta Government Gazette (1810)
  53. Bengal Government Gazette (1810)
  54. Courier Des (May 1848 – Feb. 1849)
  55. Indian Sunday Standard (1956, 1959-1963)
  56. The Bombay Cotton Press (March – April 1839)
  57. Bombay Gentleman Weekly Review (1849)
  58. Imperial Journal D Semarin (1853)
  59. Madras Government Gazette (1821 – 1837)
  60. Bombay Gentleman (1843-1847 & 1849)
  61. Arunodaya (Marathi) (1889 – 1909)
  62. Nagpur Observer (1868)
  63. Satyaprakash (Marathi) (1869)
  64. Varhad Samachar (Marathi) (1874)
  65. Vaidarbha (Marathi) (1889)
  66. Pramodsindhu (Marathi) (1897)
  67. Vihari (Marathi) (2 Jan. 1907)
  68. Khandesh Samachar (Marathi) (July – Dec. 1907)
  69. Harikishore (Marathi) (Jun – July 1907)
  70. Kal (Marathi) (1906 – 1908)
  71. Rashtramat (Marathi) (1908 – 1909)
  72. Dnyaprakash (Marathi) (1908 – 1909)
  73. Induprakash (Marathi) (Dec. 1911 – Aug.1912)
  74. The Newyork Time-Book Review (Feb - Aug 1941)
  75. Lokmat (Marathi) (Jan. 2005 up-to-date)
  76. Pudhari (Marathi) (May. 2009 up-to-date)
  77. Afternoon (Jan. to Nov. 2001)
  78. Mumbai Mirror (July 2005 up-to-date)
  79. Mid- Day (Jan 2001 – Dec. 2004)

(E) Reports on Native Newspapers

(F) Reference Library

MAPS AND PLAN

There are about 20,000 old maps relating to Bombay Presidency and other provinces. Survey operations started vigorously in this Province from 1820. Copies of the maps prepared from that period to date of the districts of Bombay Presidency, surrounding areas and of the Mumbai Island are found in this collection. Majority of the maps have been prepared by the Survey of India. Plans of Indian Railway Lines since the inception of Railways in India have been added to this collection.

MICROFILMS AND PHOTO-COPIES

Mumbai Archives have acquired some microfilms and photocopies of important manuscripts of their own preservation and from various institutions. Most of the documents relate to the mediaeval period of Indian History.

MANUSCRIPT RECORDS

The early manuscript records deposited in the Mumbai Records consist of :

  • Factory and Residency Records,
  • Mumbai Presidency Records
  • Records of Missions, Committees, etc.,
  • Dispatches from and the Court of Directors,
  • Miscellaneous records, such as Selections, Selected Compilations, etc.