Amir-Ud Daula Public Library - Lucknow

1882 - Part of the Provincial Museum founded-1868
1887 - Opened to student only
1907 - Upper storey of Lal Baradari, the present Museum building reserved for Library
1910 - Shifted to Chhota Chattarmanjil and opened to public and named as Public Library, Lucknow
1926 On March 6, Shifted to this building built for it, and gifted to Govt. U.P. by the Taluqdars of Awadh named after Amiruddaula Raja Mohmmad Amir Hasan Khan of Mahmoodabad, a former president of the B.I. Association
1947-Taluqdar’s Association transferred Land in front of the Library for construction of a park
The Amir-ud-daula Library founded by the Taluqedar’s of Oudh in loving & Grateful memory of the Late Amir-ud-Daula saidul Mulk the Hobble Raja Sir Mohammad Amir Hasan Khan Khan Bahadur K.C. I.E. Mumtaj Jang of Mahmudabad, President British Indian Association Oudh.
The Foundation stone was laid by H.E. Sir Harcourt Butlor, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., and Governor of U.P. of Agra & Oudh on Saturday 22nd January 1921.

Lithographs – A large collection of Lithos as:

The campaign in India 1857-58 by George Franklin Atkinson, London, 1859. Select Views in India Drawn on the spot in the year 1780, 1781, 1782 and executed in Aqua Tinta by William Hodges, London, 1786. Famous Paintings selected from the world’s great Galleries and reproduced in colour with an introduction by G.K.Chesterton, London, Toronto, Melbourne and Cydeny and others Siege of Lucknow. List or Urdu Manuscripts List of Persian Manuscripts List of Arabic Manauscripts