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Research and Documentation     Section
This section is divided into four units which are the Genealogy Unit, History and Local Figure Unit, Institution and Monument Unit, and Casting and Maintaining Unit. The Chief of the Unit is Head of Research Unit.

Aims
To make the Research and Documentation Unit as the main resource with complete records of oral history, biographies, casting of tombstones and genealogies.
 
Objectives
To conduct reseach to the sites with historical importance such as the cemetries, former settlement areas and monuments. All these findings are then recorded and casting will be done, photographed and preserved for study.
To conduct recording through interviewing particular persons such as the Royal Family, Dignitaries, Persons being bestowed with titles, Heads of Department, Senior Government Officers, public figures and persons with history knowledge.
To collect all documents, records, reports, manuscripts and books with historical values.
To record, document and preserve all findings and materials obtained.
 
Functions
 
Genealogy Unit
To carry out research and arrange the Genealogy of the Sultans and Royal Family, including the Genealogy of the Pengiran-Pengiran Peranakan, Dignitaries, Persons being bestowed with titles, Eminent Persons and Warriors in Negara Brunei Darussalam.
To carry out research and collecting datas and historical materials of the Sultans and Royal Family including the Pengiran-Pengiran Peranakan, Dignitaries, Persons being bestowed with titles, Eminent Persons and Warriors in Negara Brunei Darussalam.
 
The chief of the unit is Senior Research Officer.
   
History and Local Figure Unit
To conduct all kind of oral history about Brunei such as early history, settlements or villages, institutions or anything related to historiography, including customs and the life of Brunei citizens.
To conduct and collect historic documents about leaders consist of political and well-known figure in Brunei Darussalam. Researched were made by interviewing and collecting materials from 'secondary' sources.
 
This unit is lead by the Assistant Chief Research Unit.
   
Institution and Monument Unit
To conduct research, compile and documentation the higher institutions, schools, colleges, mosques, suraus and religious halls and other institutions that have important historical events.
To conduct research, compile and documentation the government buildings, monuments, clocks, bridges, former settlements, old tombstones, stone with inscriptions and other important historical monuments.
 
This unit is lead by History Curator.
   
Casting and Maintaining Unit
Research and preserve the traces of historical monuments in places which have the items related to Brunei history (inside or outside Brunei) for study and writing materials for the contents to be made known.
Responsibles in maintenance and documentation (casting) of historical items such as old tombs, genealogical stones, tombstones with historical data and information.
 
The chief of the unit is Research Officer.