{"id":1941,"date":"2024-08-22T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/?page_id=1941"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:03:47","slug":"private-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/?page_id=1941","title":{"rendered":"PRIVATE COLLECTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1941\" class=\"elementor elementor-1941\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa070e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0aa070e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f59a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84f59a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Private collections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556cc26 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"556cc26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb9520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbb9520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Private Collections contain documents, manuscripts, photographs and archives of eminent personalities of Mauritius. Those personalities, as witnessed by their collection, have in their specific field, marked the political, social and historical development of Mauritius and the National Library has become the custodian of these private collections. Some of the private collections held by the National Library are as follows :\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5784da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5784da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cdf47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01cdf47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a0d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a0d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Abhimanyu Unnuth<\/li>\n \t<li>Chit Dukhira<\/li>\n \t<li>Dr. James Burty David<\/li>\n \t<li>Harold Walter<\/li>\n \t<li>Jauffret Solange<\/li>\n \t<li>Jean Fanchette<\/li>\n \t<li>Joseph Tsang Mang Kin<\/li>\n \t<li>Loys Masson<\/li>\n \t<li>P. Rivet<\/li>\n \t<li>Raymond Chalse<\/li>\n \t<li>Serge Labrasse<\/li>\n \t<li>Sir Harilall Vaghjee<\/li>\n \t<li>Sir Satcam Boolell<\/li>\n \t<li>Sir Virgil Naz<\/li>\n \t<li>Sita Ramyead<\/li>\n \t<li>Somduth Bhuckory<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Serge Riviere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97452b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e97452b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a7e50 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"f5a7e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1941 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f5a7e50\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"visit of queen\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Mauritius 1972\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk0MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL25hdGxpYm11Lmdvdm11Lm9yZ1wvbmF0bGlibXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA4XC92aXNpdC1vZi1xdWVlbi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNWE3ZTUwIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-of-queen.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-of-queen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Mauritius 1972\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-of-queen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-of-queen-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natlibmu.govmu.org\/natlibmu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/visit-of-queen-768x559.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1942'>\n\t\t\t\tVisit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Mauritius 1972\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f5a7e50\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Curepipe market\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Inside View of Curepipe Market\" 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