Indian Rebellion of 1857: Primary Sources
General Information on Archives
- So You Want to Be an Archivist: An Overview of the Archives ProfessionSociety of American Archivists
- ProvenanceDefinition from Society of American Archivists: Glossary of Archival Terminology
- Dictionary of Archives TerminologyEntries draw primarily from the professional literature in the United States and Canada.
- DiaryKeith Thomas, pp. 36-37 in London Review of Books, vol. 32, no. 11, 10 June 2010
Print Archives: Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Finding Aid to 1857 Rare Books at Princeton UniversityA collection of rare books and manuscripts is available at Rare Books Special Collections, Princeton University
Digital Archives
- India, Raj & Empire This link opens in a new windowFrom the manuscript collections of the National Library of Scotland, this searchable online resource provides access to digital facsimiles of diaries and journals, official and private papers, letters, sketches, paintings and original Indian documents containing histories and literary works. See the India Uprising 1857-1858 theme documents.
Primary Sources: Newspapers
- ProQuest historical newspapers. Hindustan times This link opens in a new window"This nationalist daily and one of the largest newspapers in India, was founded in 1924 by the leader of the Akali movement, Sunder Singh Lyallpuri. Introduced at the opening ceremony by Mahatma Gandhi and edited by his son, Devdas Gandhi, the Hindustan Times played an essential role in the Indian independence movement. Today this historical newspaper serves researchers interested in studying colonialism and post-colonialism, British and world history, class and gender issues, international relations, comparative religion, international economics, terrorism, and more. This paper is the second most widely read English newspaper in India (after The Times of India)."--Publisher information
- ProQuest historical newspapers. Times of India (1838-2002) This link opens in a new windowThe Times of India (1838-2001) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue for the following titles: The Bombay times and journal of commerce (1838-1859), The Bombay times and standard (1860-1861), and The times of India (1861-current).
- South Asian newspapers / from the World Newspaper Archive in partnership with the Center for Research Libraries. This link opens in a new window"South Asian Newspapers features titles published in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Languages include English, Bengali, Gujarati, and others. Titles include such key publications as: Amrita Bazar Patrika (Calcutta), Bankura Darpana (Bankura, India), Madras Mail (Madras), Tribune (Lahore, Pakistan) and the Ceylon Observer (Sri Lanka) ... The collection will provide more than 400,000 fully searchable pages of newspapers published in South Asia between 1864 and 1922."--Center for Research Libraries.