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Books
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Sindh Archives has been maintaining a library. It comprise more than 40,000 books
which are mainly related to the history of Sindh in particular ans sub continent
in general. This library is divided in two parts
- Reference Library: It comprises books/journals procured by Sindh Archives.
- Personal Libraries: It include personal libraries of notables acquired by Sindh
Archives:
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Reference Library:
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The Reference Collection includes a variety of materials that are intended to be
consulted for specific information rather than reading from cover to cover. For
this reason, reference books are for use in the Library only. They include such
items as encyclopedias, handbooks, indexes, bibliographies, dictionaries and yearbooks.
To locate the best reference sources ask at the Reference Desk. Ready Reference
books are frequently consulted to obtain brief, factual information such as names
and addresses of organizations etc. The collection encompasses of books in following
categories:
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General Reference Books
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120
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Information Access Books
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71
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Dictionaries of Specific Subjects
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71
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Encyclopedias of Specific Subject
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121
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Biographical Information Sources
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228
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Geographical Sources
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88
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Ready Reference Sources
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70
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Total
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769
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Books in English |
3000 |
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Books in Urdu |
2000 |
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Books in Sindhi |
1000 |
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New Arrivals |
620 |
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Books in other languages |
430 |
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Total |
7050 |
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General Works |
116 |
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Philosophy |
16 |
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Islam & Other Religions |
160 |
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Social sciences |
97 |
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Language & Literature |
314 |
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History and Geography |
307 |
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Total |
1010 |
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General Works |
57 |
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Philosophy |
26 |
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Islam & Other Religions |
360 |
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Social sciences |
147 |
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Fine Arts |
10 |
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Language & Literature |
935 |
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Shah Lateef Bhitai |
285 |
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History and Geography |
489 |
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Total |
2309 |
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Pakistan- Political Science |
92 |
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Pakistani Personalities |
177 |
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Baluchistan |
44 |
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North West Frontier |
29 |
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Northern Areas |
39 |
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Punjab |
62 |
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Sind |
203 |
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Total |
646 |
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Indian Art |
70 |
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Indian Architecture |
37 |
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Indian Culture |
45 |
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Indian Cities |
39 |
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Indian Freedom Movement |
66 |
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Indian History |
181 |
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Indian Literature |
33 |
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Indian Personalities |
23 |
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Indian Reference Sources |
141 |
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Indian Sociology |
23 |
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Indian Trade and Economy |
33 |
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Total |
691 |
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Personal libraries of following notables are available at library of Sindh Archives
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Dr. N. A. Baloch |
6421 |
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Dr. N.B.G.Kazi |
856 |
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Mr. Hameed Haroon |
319 |
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Pir Ali Mohammad Rashdi |
6000 |
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Mr. Mumtaz Mirza |
450 |
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Mr. Saeed Siddiqui |
3400 |
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Shaikh Ibrahim Khalil |
3451 |
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Syed Zafar Hussain Shah |
2177 |
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Mr. Jhaman Das Bhatia |
6000 |
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Syed Shamsul Hasan |
7000 |
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British India Library |
434 |
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Others |
192 |
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Rare Books |
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Rare Books of British Role |
434 |
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Other Rare Books |
430 |
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Total |
864 |
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