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TheAsia, Pacific and Africa Collections previously called theOriental and India Office Collections (OIOC) form a significant part of the holdings of theBritish Library inLondon, England.
The collections include the documents from theIndia Office Library and Records, relating to the entire history ofBritish involvement inIndia and other parts of the eastern world, as well as materials in the languages ofAsia-Pacific and of north and north-eastAfrica. It was located at Orbit House, 197 Blackfriars Road, London. Also, until 1998, The Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books was located at 14, Store Street, off Tottenham Court Road, London. Orbit House was demolished in 2004.
The collections also include transcriptions of baptism, marriage, and burial records ofChristians ofEuropean descent, sent to Britain from India during the period of British rule, which are a vital resource in researching thegenealogy ofAnglo-Indians ordomiciled Europeans who lived there.
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