Description
of Collection
Content description
All countries of South-East Asia, including South-East Asian peoples in India and China. All subjects, but chiefly History, Economics, Sociology, Politics, Anthropology, Geography and Literature.
History and development
Originates in the foundation of a Centre for South-East Asian Studies in the University of Hull in 1962, following the Hayter Report. Has grown to be the largest consolidated South-East Asia collection in Britain outside London.
Strengths
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei. Also topics such as peripheral and minority peoples, tourism, Krakatau and Indonesian novels.
General arrangement and access regulations
Open access (apart from rare and valuable material). Arranged first by country then by Library of Congress classification.
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Subjects of the
Collection
Regions of AsiaSouth East Asia. CountriesBrunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam. Languages of materialAchinese, Balinese, Batak (Indonesia), Burmese, Dayak, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Khmer, Malay, Minangkabau, Portuguese, Russian, Shan, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese. SubjectsAgriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Arts, Communication and media, Development, Economics, Education, Environmental sciences, Geography, History, Human rights, Industries, International relations, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, Music, Philosophy, Politics and government, Recreation, Religion, Science and technology, Sociology, Travel, Women. Languages as linguistic focusDutch, English, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese. Names relevant to the collection:- Bruton, Roy, 1936-1993; Jaspan, Mervyn Aubrey, 1926-1975; Bassett, David Kenneth, 1931-1989; Parkin, Harry, 1926-1990; Dalley, Frederick William, 1885-1975; Young, Edgar Philip, 1899-1975; National Council for Civil Liberties; Union of Democratic Control (all archival collections). British Association of Malaysia and Singapore; Hooykaas, Christiaan, 1902-1979
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Collection Material
and Size of Collection
Material TypesArchival materials (includes non-published & mixed material), Audio materials (includes cassettes & CDs), Books, Manuscripts, Maps (includes all types of cartographic material), Newspapers (includes microfilm editions), Official publications, Serials, Theses, Visual materials (includes photographs, prints, drawings, videos & films). Total size of collection- Size of collection - vernacularCa. 700 vols.? (no complete figures available), 34 videos Size of collection - westernCa. 37,000 vols., 16 metres of archival and manuscript material (includes material in Asian languages), 482 maps, 11 videos, 12 audio tapes |
