The principal collection is in the Newark Museum. Such photographers as Manuel Bauer, Tenzin Dorjee, Roger Hicks, Robert van den Berg, Tamara Triffez, Paul Neutupski, and others, have very kindly donated sets of photographs to the Archives. See some samples of photographs . Since its inception AMI has made efforts to collect and archive papers and documents of eminent Tibetan scholars, religious leaders, statesmen, civil servants, intellectuals and others. A systematic effort in this line has not been attempted in exile-society and AMI feels it is vital that such a project be initiated to collect such primary and secondary material for the writing of contemporary Tibetan history.
Collection includes papers, books, manuscripts, correspondence etc.
Rev. Rigzin Wangpo, scholar, linguist and brother in-law of Rev. G.Tharchin. A few other important collections are being negotiated. We are confident that such a library would not only be of tremendous service to researchers but also provide a valuable primary resource to film and television producers. Since this library is located in Dharamsala, which nearly every filmmaker or research scholar on Tibet usually visits for preparatory research, this library would be a very useful facility. A modest service fee would make the library an income-generating resource.