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Anthropology Collection Anthropology Collection				Art and Archaeology Art and archaeology resources from the SOAS collections
Artefacts from SOAS Collections Artefacts from the SOAS Collections				Bao Juan 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.
Chinese Propaganda Poster Art / 中国宣传画艺术中国宣传画艺术 Chinese Propaganda Poster Art from the holdings of SOAS, University of London				Development Studies Development studies resources from the SOAS Collections
Economics, Finance & Management Economics (http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/subjects/economics/) and Finance & Management (http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/subjects/finance/) from the SOAS Collections.				Gender Studies Gender studies resources from the SOAS Collections
History History resources from the SOAS Collections				Jaina Studies Digital Resources Jaina Studies Digital Resources
Law Law resources from SOAS Collections				Linguistics & Language Studies Linguistics & Language Studies from SOAS Collections.
Literatures Literatures and literary works from the SOAS Collections.				Maps Maps from the SOAS Collections
Migration & Diaspora Studies Migration & diaspora studies resources from SOAS Collections				Music Resources for the study of Music from SOAS Collections
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

African Collections Africa resources from the SOAS Collections				After the Earth's Violent Sway A collection of digital resources documenting public discourse in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes
The Americas & the Caribbean Resources about the Americas and the Caribbean from the SOAS Collections				Ancient Near East Ancient Near East
Antigua and Barbuda Collection Antigua and Barbuda Collection				Barbados History and Culture Barbados History and Culture
Central Asia Resources about Central Asia from SOAS Collections				Digital Filipiniana Digital Filipiniana : the Philippines Collection at SOAS, University of London
East Asia Collection Resources about East Asia from SOAS Collections				Europe Resources about Europe from SOAS Collections
The F.G. Bailey Papers The papers of F. G. Bailey				From the Land of Braj Photographs from the Land of Braj, India by Alan Entwistle from the IAVRI Collection.
Middle East Resources about the Middle East from SOAS Collections				Pacific Islands & Australasia Resources about the Pacific and Australasia from SOAS Collections
Saint Lucia Collection Saint Lucia Collection				SOAS China Institute resources SOAS China Institute resources
Sokoto Caliphate Collection 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.				South Asia Resources about South Asia from SOAS Collections
South East Asia South East Asia resources from SOAS Collections

Abraham Nahum Stencl Papers & Library The papers and library of Abraham Nahum Stencl / אברהם נחום שטנצל				Archives & Special Collections Digital resources from the holdings of the Archives and Special Collections, SOAS, University of London
Charles Otto Blagden Collections Charles Otto Blagden Collections				Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service Publications Publications of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service
Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf Collection 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.				Council for World Mission Collections Council for World Mission Collections
David George Godfrey Collection David George Godfrey Collection : Films & images of the Jos Plateau				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
Henry Rue Photographs 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.				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
Islamic Manuscripts Gallery 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 Online Collections of Islamic & Middle Eastern manuscripts in various SOAS Collections
J.P. Mills Collection 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.				James Trenchard Hardyman Collection (PP MS 63) James Trenchard Hardyman Collection (PP MS 63)
John Charles Oswald Photographs John Charles Oswald Photographs				John Swire & Sons Ltd 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.
London Missionary Society London Missionary Society: books, journals, papers and publications				Methodist Missionary Society Archives 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.
Middle East Women’s Activism Oral histories collected from women activists in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.				Missionary Archives Missionary archives in SOAS Archives & Special Collections
Opium in China Opium in China --- 鴉片戰爭 --- 鸦片战争				Palm Leaf Manuscripts & Pothi Texts A collection of palm leaf manuscripts and palm leaf like paper books from the collections of SOAS, University of London
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 of Lieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer Papers and photographs of Lieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer
Papers of Professor Eugenie Jane Andrina Henderson Papers of Professor Eugenie Jane Andrina Henderson. PP MS 45.				Papers of Reginald Follett Codrington Hedgeland RFC Hedgeland Collection
Papers of Richard Baron Papers of Richard Baron. British botanist, geologist, missionary and naturalist in Madagascar				Papers of Sir Charles Stewart Addis Papers of Sir Charles Stewart Addis
Papers of Sir Robert Hart Papers of Sir Robert Hart (PP MS 67)				Papers of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje Papers of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
Reginald Johnston Collection Reginald Johnston Collection				Resources for Mission History Resources for Mission History
Robert Morrison Papers and Library The papers and library of Robert Morrison				SOAS Picture Archive SOAS Picture Archive
SOS Sahel International UK The archive and library of SOS Sahel International UK				William Dawes' Notebooks William Dawes' Notebooks

Chinese Rubbings The SOAS, University of London collection of Chinese Rubbings				Chinese Woodblock Illustration Chinese Woodblock Illustration
The Dr Cyrus Ala’i’s Map Collection of Persia A collection of rare and special maps of ancient Persia.				Joss Money Exemplar Collection Joss Money Exemplar Collection
Motion Picture Films A collection of films, movies and videos from the SOAS, University of London.				Ukiyo-e Collection at SOAS, University of London Ukiyo-e Collection at SOAS, University of London
The Williams-Hunt Collection of Aerial Photography of Mainland Southeast Asia A collection of historic aerial photographs of mainland Southeast Asia, covering Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

Acehnese Manuscripts Acehnese Manuscripts				Acholi Language Resources Acholi Language Resources
Afrikaans Language Resources Afrikaans Language Resources				Ahom Language Resources Ahom Language Resources
Akan Language Resources A collection of resources on the languages and dialects in the Akan language group (ISO639-3:aka) spoken in Ghana.				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 Ao Language Resources at SOAS University of London
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 Bantu Collections at SOAS, University of London				Batak Language Resources Language Resources at SOAS University of London
Bengali Resources Bengali Resources				Bieria Language Resources Bieria Language Resources
Bikol Language Resources Bikol Language Resources				Borno and Old Kanembu Islamic Manuscripts 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.
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 Fula Language Resources at SOAS University of London
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				Igbo Language Resources ngwongwo asusu IGBO language resources
Indonesian Language Collections Indonesian Language Collections				Japanese Language Resources Japanese Language Resources
Javanese Collections Javanese Collections at SOAS University of London				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 Kurdish Language Resources, SOAS University of London
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 Malay Manuscripts at SOAS University of London				Malayalam Language Resources Malayalam Language Resources
Manchu Collection Manchu Collection at SOAS, University of London				Mandinka Culture and Language Mandinka Culture and Language Resources
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 Persian Language Collections at SOAS University of London
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 Rejang Language resources at SOAS University of London
Sakha Language Resources Sakha Language Resources				Samoan Language Resources Samoan Language Resources + Punaoa a le Gagana Samoa
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 Manuscripts Collections Swahili manuscript collections from SOAS				Sylheti Language Association Publications Publications of the SOAS Sylheti Language Association
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 Urdu Language Collection at SOAS University of London
Uzbek Language Resources Uzbek Language Resources				Vietnamese Language Resources Vietnamese Language Resources
Yiddish language resources Yiddish language resources				YORUBA language resources orisun ede YORUBA language resources
Yupik Language Resources Yupik Language Resources				Zulu Language Resources Zulu Language Resources

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al-Shafaq al-Shafaq				Burma News Burma News
The Celestial Empire 華洋通聞 THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE, an English languaged newspaper for foreigners in China				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 India (newspaper : London, 1850- )				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
Madagascar Times The Madagascar Times newspaper				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 Newspapers from the SOAS Collections
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