Mahatma Gandhi  Papers

                                                        Letters written by Gandhiji

             About  25,000 manuscript documents (photo-copies) are available  in the
             Library in the form of  136  bound  registers. The collections  are named as 
             Sabarmati Ashram and  Gandhi Nidhi  (SN and GN) Papers. The  documents 
             comprise letters, telegrams, notes, speeches, minutes  of  proceedings
             and  other  material relating  to Gandhiji  and freedom struggle. Major  part
             of  the collection comprises  of  letters etc. written by  Mahatma  Gandhi  to 
             other  persons. However, a significant  number of  letters  etc. written  by 
             others to  Mahatma Gandhi are also available  in this collection.

             All documents are numbered  and indexed to facilitate reference. Xerox 
             copies of selected documents can be supplied, on demand.
          
             A few original documents, received in recent years, are also available. The
             Museum is compiling a list of such  documents and other works of Mahatma
             Gandhi which are not included in the 'Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi' in
             a 'Supplementary' volume.Already 114 such documents have been compiled.