Documents

  • 400 pages of handwritten essays and manuscripts and documents, all deacidified and encapsulated
  • 6,258 letters or copies of letters by Srila Prabhupada, some deacidified and encapsulated
  • 1,000 letters to Srila Prabhupada
  • 200 letters by Srila Prabhupada's secretaries
  • 200 letters by and to ISKCON leaders (1977 and earlier)
  • 10,000 pages of transcripts of Srila Prabhupada's translations of the Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta, Isopanisad, and other books
  • Computer image scans of the above ongoing

Photographs

  • 18,000 slides of Srila Prabhupada, cataloging completed
  • 3,000 color negatives of Srila Prabhupada, 50% scanning and cataloging completed
  • 10,000 black and white negatives of Srila Prabhupada, scans done, 50% cataloging completed
  • 75,000 slides of ISKCON activies (where Srila Prabhupada is not present), and related subjects such as holy places and Deities (1967 to 1984). Cataloging of holy places 30% complete
  • 10,000 black and white negatives of ISKCON activies (where Srila Prabhupada is not present) and related subjects (mainly 1967 to 1972)
  • 1,500 high-resolution digital images of BBT artworks on CD-ROM, cataloging complete
  • 2,000 high-resolution digital images of the best of the slides of Srila Prabhupada on CD-ROM, cataloging complete

Please note that the above figures are approximate due to ongoing acquisitions and updated cataloging.

Audio

  • 2,500 hours of orginal audio tape
  • 2,100 hours of DAT (digital audio tape) transfers
  • 1,037 distribution masters for the Tape Ministry
  • 105 distribution masters for the CD Ministry
  • 21 MP3 disks of the Tape Ministry and music services
  • 4 MP3 disks of the CD Ministry releases
  • Extensive catalog of the above in Excel format

Film and Video

  • 72 hours of original film and video footage of Srila Prabhupada in various formats (including 16mm film, 8mm film, Sony BW video)
  • 46 hours of digital Betacam transfers in PAL and STNC
  • 46 hours of Betacam SP transfers

Microfiche

  • Microfiche of early books by Srila Prabhupada, documents, and 40,000 pages of transcripts of Srila Prabhupada's tapes
  • Microfiche of 140,000 pages of Matsya Project Vedic literatures
  • Catalogs of the above

Publications

  • Collection of original Back to Godhead magazines from 1944 to present
  • Two full preservation sets of the BBT books
  • Archival publications of the letters, lectures, diaries, and conversations of Srila Prabhupada, totaling more than 60 volumes published

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase®

  • Digital cataloging and presentation of the text of many of the above items

This is Only the Beginning

The next 25 years promises much more:

1.

The preservation of the original manuscripts, photo images and audio recordings in digital format.

2.

The deacidification and encapsulation of the text pages themselves.

3.

Transfer of all relevant texts to microfilm.

4.

The development of the Bhaktivedanta VedaBase® into a virtual archives that can be distributed to every corner of the planet that will ensure the survival of his legacy.

5.

Translation of the Bhaktivedanta Bhaktivedanta VedaBase® into many foreign languages.

6.

Construction of an environment controlled building to house the collection properly.

After the great successes of the Bhaktivedanta Archives efforts to date, we are restructuring our efforts to enable many to help in these projects.