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Disciplines
- Anthropology Collection Anthropology Collection
- Art and archaeology resources from the SOAS collections Art and Archaeology
- Artefacts from the SOAS Collections Artefacts from SOAS Collections
- Bao Juan (寶卷, 宝卷), literally "precious scrolls", is the name of a genre of texts written in alternating Chinese verse and prose on religious subjects. Bao Juan
- 中国宣传画艺术 Chinese Propaganda Poster Art from the holdings of SOAS, University of London Chinese Propaganda Poster Art / 中国宣传画艺术
- Development studies resources from the SOAS Collections Development Studies
- Economics (http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/subjects/economics/) and Finance & Management (http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/subjects/finance/) from the SOAS Collections. Economics, Finance & Management
- Gender studies resources from the SOAS Collections Gender Studies
- History resources from the SOAS Collections History
- Jaina Studies Digital Resources Jaina Studies Digital Resources
- Law resources from SOAS Collections Law
- Linguistics & Language Studies from SOAS Collections. Linguistics & Language Studies
- Literatures and literary works from the SOAS Collections. Literatures
- Maps from the SOAS Collections Maps
- Migration & diaspora studies resources from SOAS Collections Migration & Diaspora Studies
- Resources for the study of Music from SOAS Collections Music
- Politics and Government Politics and Government
- Religions Religions
- SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies Digital Library SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies Digital Library
- Topical Collections Topical Collections
Geographic Regions
- Africa resources from the SOAS Collections African Collections
- A collection of digital resources documenting public discourse in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes After the Earth's Violent Sway
- Resources about the Americas and the Caribbean from the SOAS Collections The Americas & the Caribbean
- Ancient Near East Ancient Near East
- Antigua and Barbuda Collection Antigua and Barbuda Collection
- Barbados History and Culture Barbados History and Culture
- Resources about Central Asia from SOAS Collections Central Asia
- Digital Filipiniana : the Philippines Collection at SOAS, University of London Digital Filipiniana
- Resources about East Asia from SOAS Collections East Asia Collection
- Resources about Europe from SOAS Collections Europe
- The papers of F. G. Bailey The F.G. Bailey Papers
- Photographs from the Land of Braj, India by Alan Entwistle from the IAVRI Collection. From the Land of Braj
- Resources about the Middle East from SOAS Collections Middle East
- Resources about the Pacific and Australasia from SOAS Collections Pacific Islands & Australasia
- Saint Lucia Collection Saint Lucia Collection
- SOAS China Institute resources SOAS China Institute resources
- The Sokoto Caliphate Collection is comprised of resources documenting the history, culture and religious faith of historic northern Nigeria. Resources found here are predominantly in the Fulah (Fulani) and Hausa languages. Sokoto Caliphate Collection
- Resources about South Asia from SOAS Collections South Asia
- South East Asia resources from SOAS Collections South East Asia
Archives & Special Collections
- The papers and library of Abraham Nahum Stencl / אברהם נחום שטנצל Abraham Nahum Stencl Papers & Library
- Digital resources from the holdings of the Archives and Special Collections, SOAS, University of London Archives & Special Collections
- Charles Otto Blagden Collections Charles Otto Blagden Collections
- Publications of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service Publications
- An online resource for the historical study of tribal cultures in South Asia and the Himalayas. The photographic archive of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909-1995) at SOAS is recognised as the world's most comprehensive visual documentation of tribal cultures in South Asia and the Himalayas. Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf Collection
- Council for World Mission Collections Council for World Mission Collections
- David George Godfrey Collection : Films & images of the Jos Plateau David George Godfrey Collection
- Durand Family Papers Durand Family Papers
- Fergusson & Co., Chefoo, China -- MS 380715 Fergusson & Co., Chefoo, China -- MS 380715
- Hassan Musa : Mail Art Collection Hassan Musa : Mail Art Collection
- Images of Hong Kong especially, and also Canton, Shanghai and Peking, taken from 1910 to 1913. Henry Adolph Ruhe was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1889 and died in Surrey, England in 1960. In June 1912 Ruhe joined the Chinese Maritime Customs Service (CMCS) as 2nd Engineer, probably serving initially on the RS Likin and then on RS Kaipan. He left the CMCS in April 1914. Ruhe changed his surname to Rue in c.1916 like many in wartime Britain who were of German descent or with Germanic-sounding surnames. He was connected in some way with the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company when in Hong Kong, with a later career as a consulting marine engineer and surveyor. Henry Rue Photographs
- Ifor Ball Powell Photographs of the Philippines (PP MS 26/03) Ifor Ball Powell Photographs of the Philippines (PP MS 26/03)
- Illustrating Persia Illustrating Persia
- India: a people partitioned - oral archive India: a people partitioned - oral archive
- Previously known as the Yale-SOAS Islamic Manuscripts Gallery, here are found only the resources contributed by SOAS. Resources, while primarily drawn from Islamic communities, are also drawn from Christian, Jewish and other religious communities and traditions in what is often known as the Islamic World. Islamic Manuscripts Gallery
- Collections of Islamic & Middle Eastern manuscripts in various SOAS Collections Islamic Manuscripts Online
- James Philip Mills (1890-1960) worked as an anthropologist-administrator in northeast India during most of the first half of the twentieth century and was later Reader in Anthropology at SOAS. His several ethnographies of Naga groups are still regarded as authoritative. His collection of approximately 1,500 images are held at SOAS and the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. The images in the SOAS repository are almost entirely from a set of albums holding black and white prints. J.P. Mills Collection
- James Trenchard Hardyman Collection (PP MS 63) James Trenchard Hardyman Collection (PP MS 63)
- John Charles Oswald Photographs John Charles Oswald Photographs
- Over almost 200 years, Swire has grown and diversified from a small import-export business to a multi-disciplined conglomerate and industry leader in a range of specialist businesses. John Swire & Sons Ltd
- London Missionary Society: books, journals, papers and publications London Missionary Society
- The Methodist Missionary Society (MMS) collection at SOAS covers missionary work all over the world from the 18th to the 20th century. The MMS was formed in 1932 by the amalgamation of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (WMMS), United Methodist Missionary Society (UMMS) and the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society (PMMS). Records cover the period 1744 to 1976 and include material from overseas missionary work in Europe, North America, West Indies, Africa, India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), China, Burma and Australasia. Only the glass lantern slides and accompanying scripts have been digitised and made available on this site. Methodist Missionary Society Archives
- Oral histories collected from women activists in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. Middle East Women’s Activism
- Missionary archives in SOAS Archives & Special Collections Missionary Archives
- Opium in China --- 鴉片戰爭 --- 鸦片战争 Opium in China
- A collection of palm leaf manuscripts and palm leaf like paper books from the collections of SOAS, University of London Palm Leaf Manuscripts & Pothi Texts
- Papers and Publications of the Chefoo Schools Association Papers and Publications of the Chefoo Schools Association
- Papers of General Fereydoun Djam Papers of General Fereydoun Djam
- Papers of Jean Boyd (PP MS 36) Papers of Jean Boyd (PP MS 36)
- Papers and photographs of Lieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer
- Papers of Professor Eugenie Jane Andrina Henderson. PP MS 45. Papers of Professor Eugenie Jane Andrina Henderson
- RFC Hedgeland Collection Papers of Reginald Follett Codrington Hedgeland
- Papers of Richard Baron. British botanist, geologist, missionary and naturalist in Madagascar Papers of Richard Baron
- Papers of Sir Charles Stewart Addis Papers of Sir Charles Stewart Addis
- Papers of Sir Robert Hart (PP MS 67) Papers of Sir Robert Hart
- Papers of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje Papers of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
- Reginald Johnston Collection Reginald Johnston Collection
- Resources for Mission History Resources for Mission History
- The papers and library of Robert Morrison Robert Morrison Papers and Library
- SOAS Picture Archive SOAS Picture Archive
- The archive and library of SOS Sahel International UK SOS Sahel International UK
- William Dawes' Notebooks William Dawes' Notebooks
Special Formats
- The SOAS, University of London collection of Chinese Rubbings Chinese Rubbings
- Chinese Woodblock Illustration Chinese Woodblock Illustration
- A collection of rare and special maps of ancient Persia. The Dr Cyrus Ala’i’s Map Collection of Persia
- Joss Money Exemplar Collection Joss Money Exemplar Collection
- A collection of films, movies and videos from the SOAS, University of London. Motion Picture Films
- Ukiyo-e Collection at SOAS, University of London Ukiyo-e Collection at SOAS, University of London
- A collection of historic aerial photographs of mainland Southeast Asia, covering Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The Williams-Hunt Collection of Aerial Photography of Mainland Southeast Asia
SOAS Repositories
- SOAS Audio SOAS Audio
Languages
- Acehnese Manuscripts Acehnese Manuscripts
- Acholi Language Resources Acholi Language Resources
- Afrikaans Language Resources Afrikaans Language Resources
- Ahom Language Resources Ahom Language Resources
- A collection of resources on the languages and dialects in the Akan language group (ISO639-3:aka) spoken in Ghana. Akan Language Resources
- Alur Language Resources Alur Language Resources
- Amharic Language Resources Amharic Language Resources
- Andamanese Language Resources Andamanese Language Resources
- Angami Language Resources Angami Language Resources
- Ao Language Resources at SOAS University of London Ao Language Resources
- Arabic Language Collections Arabic Language Collections
- Assamese Language Resources Assamese Language Resources
- Avestan Language Resources Avestan Language Resources
- Azerbaijani Language Resources Azerbaijani Language Resources
- Bantu Collections at SOAS, University of London Bantu Collections
- Language Resources at SOAS University of London Batak Language Resources
- Bengali Resources Bengali Resources
- Bieria Language Resources Bieria Language Resources
- Bikol Language Resources Bikol Language Resources
- Qur'an and other religious texts and commentaries, written in the Old Kanembu and Arabic languages, from northern Nigeria and adjacent regions of Cameroon, Chad and Niger. Borno and Old Kanembu Islamic Manuscripts
- Bugis Language Resources Bugis Language Resources
- Bugotu Language Resources Bugotu Language Resources
- Buriat Language Resources Buriat Language Resources
- Burmese Language Resources Burmese Language Resources
- Chinese Language Chinese Language
- Cree Language Resources Cree Language Resources
- Dafla Language Resources Dafla Language Resources
- Danjong-ka Language Resources Danjong-ka Language Resources
- Dayak (Land Dayak) Language Resources Dayak (Land Dayak) Language Resources
- Dholuo Language Resources Dholuo Language Resources
- Dzongkha Language Resources Dzongkha Language Resources
- Ewe Language & Culture Ewe Language & Culture
- Filipino Language Resources Filipino Language Resources
- Fula Language Resources at SOAS University of London Fula Language Resources
- Ge'ez Language Resources Ge'ez Language Resources
- Gond Language Resources Gond Language Resources
- Grebo Language Resources Grebo Language Resources
- Gujarati Language Resources Gujarati Language Resources
- Hausa Language Resources Hausa Language Resources
- Hawaiian Language Hawaiian Language
- Haya Language Resources Haya Language Resources
- Hebrew Language Resources Hebrew Language Resources
- Hindi Language Resources Hindi Language Resources
- Hrangkhol (Hadem) Collection Hrangkhol (Hadem) Collection
- Iban (Sea Dayak) Language Resources Iban (Sea Dayak) Language Resources
- ngwongwo asusu IGBO language resources Igbo Language Resources
- Indonesian Language Collections Indonesian Language Collections
- Japanese Language Resources Japanese Language Resources
- Javanese Collections at SOAS University of London Javanese Collections
- Kannada Language Resources Kannada Language Resources
- Kazakh Language Resources Kazakh Language Resources
- Khasi Language Resources Khasi Language Resources
- Khowar Language Resources Khowar Language Resources
- Kiribati / Gilbertese Language Resources Kiribati / Gilbertese Language Resources
- Korean Language Resources Korean Language Resources
- Kurdish Language Resources, SOAS University of London Kurdish Language Resources
- Kyrgyz Language Resources Kyrgyz Language Resources
- Lampung Language Resources Lampung Language Resources
- Lese Language Resources Lese Language Resources
- Lingala Language Resources Lingala Language Resources
- Maasai Language Resources Maasai Language Resources
- Malagasy Language Malagasy Language
- Malay Manuscripts at SOAS University of London Malay Manuscripts
- Malayalam Language Resources Malayalam Language Resources
- Manchu Collection at SOAS, University of London Manchu Collection
- Mandinka Culture and Language Resources Mandinka Culture and Language
- Maori Language Resources Maori Language Resources
- Maru Language Resources Maru Language Resources
- Miao : the Hmongic languages Miao : the Hmongic languages
- Mongolian Language Resources Mongolian Language Resources
- Mongo-Nkundu Language Resources Mongo-Nkundu Language Resources
- Mota Language Resources Mota Language Resources
- Mpoto Language Resources Mpoto Language Resources
- Myene Language Resources Myene Language Resources
- Nsenga Language Nsenga Language
- Nyanja Language Nyanja Language
- Pali Language Resources Pali Language Resources
- Pampanga Language Resources Pampanga Language Resources
- Pashto Language Resources Pashto Language Resources
- Persian Language Collections at SOAS University of London Persian Language Collections
- Prakrit Language Resources Prakrit Language Resources
- Punjabi Languages Resources Punjabi Languages Resources
- Raga / Hano Language Resources Raga / Hano Language Resources
- Rarotongan Language resources Rarotongan Language resources
- Rawang Collection Rawang Collection
- Rejang Language resources at SOAS University of London Rejang Language
- Sakha Language Resources Sakha Language Resources
- Samoan Language Resources + Punaoa a le Gagana Samoa Samoan Language Resources
- Sangir Language Resources Sangir Language Resources
- Sango Language Sango Language
- Sanskrit Language Resources Sanskrit Language Resources
- Saramaccan Language Resources Saramaccan Language Resources
- Shambala language resources Shambala language resources
- Shan Language Collection Shan Language Collection
- Shan Manuscripts from SOAS Collections Shan Manuscripts from SOAS Collections
- Sika Language Resources Sika Language Resources
- Sinhalese Language Resources Sinhalese Language Resources
- Sundanese Language Resources Sundanese Language Resources
- Swahili manuscript collections from SOAS Swahili Manuscripts Collections
- Publications of the SOAS Sylheti Language Association Sylheti Language Association Publications
- Tamashek Language Resources Tamashek Language Resources
- Tamil Language Resources Tamil Language Resources
- Telugu Language Resources Telugu Language Resources
- Tetela Language Resources Tetela Language Resources
- Thai Language Resources Thai Language Resources
- Tibetan Language Resources Tibetan Language Resources
- Tongan Language Resources Tongan Language Resources
- Turkish Language Resources Turkish Language Resources
- Uighur Language Resources Uighur Language Resources
- Urdu Language Collection at SOAS University of London Urdu Language Collection
- Uzbek Language Resources Uzbek Language Resources
- Vietnamese Language Resources Vietnamese Language Resources
- Yiddish language resources Yiddish language resources
- orisun ede YORUBA language resources YORUBA language resources
- Yupik Language Resources Yupik Language Resources
- Zulu Language Resources Zulu Language Resources
NEWSPAPERS
- al-Shafaq al-Shafaq
- Burma News Burma News
- 華洋通聞 THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE, an English languaged newspaper for foreigners in China The Celestial Empire
- The Day Spring and Sierra Leone Reporter The Day Spring and Sierra Leone Reporter
- Great Britain and the East : a weekly newspaper Great Britain and the East : a weekly newspaper
- Hawar Hawar
- India (newspaper : London, 1850- ) India
- Indo-Chinese Gleaner Indo-Chinese Gleaner
- International Gleanings from Japan International Gleanings from Japan
- Kirkuk Kirkuk
- Kowar i Hataw Kowar i Hataw
- Kurdistan (Bedirkhan Pashazadah) Kurdistan (Bedirkhan Pashazadah)
- Kurdistan (Hizb-i Dimukrat-i Kurdistan) Kurdistan (Hizb-i Dimukrat-i Kurdistan)
- Madagascar News Madagascar News
- The Madagascar Times newspaper Madagascar Times
- Near East and India : a weekly newspaper Near East and India : a weekly newspaper
- News of Biafra and Biafra News News of Biafra and Biafra News
- Newspapers from the SOAS Collections Newspapers
- Ny Gazety Malagasy Ny Gazety Malagasy
- The Oriental (San Francisco) The Oriental (San Francisco)
- Peshkawtin Peshkawtin
- Runaki Runaki
- Servant of India Servant of India
- Supplement to the International Gleanings from Japan Supplement to the International Gleanings from Japan
- Translations from the Peking Gazette Translations from the Peking Gazette
- Zar i Kirmanji Zar i Kirmanji
Table of Contents Project
- Table of Contents Project Table of Contents Project