The Directorate of State Archives, the official custodian of all non-current records of the government, is a specialized wing of the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. It is the oldest repository of colonial and post-colonial records and its collection grows in bulk and richness with the passage of time. Beginning its journey from the first floor of the Writers' Buildings in 1910, the holdings of State Archives are now dispersed in three different wings in two buildings. The Historical and Current Sections located at 6, Bhawani Dutta Lane, Kolkata-700073 deal with the records from 1758 till post-1947. The New Functional Building at 43 Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata-700017, has in its custody, the Intelligence Branch, Public Works Department, Chancellors' Secretariat records and Electoral Rolls. Apart from the general record series, State Archives possesses special type of records which include old maps, glass and film negatives and photographic prints of intercepted letters, articles and photographs of the freedom fighters.