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Disciplines
- Anthropology Collection
- Art and Archaeology
- Artefacts from SOAS Collections
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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 JuanBao 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.
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中国宣传画艺术 Chinese Propaganda Poster Art from the holdings of SOAS, University of LondonChinese 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
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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 & ManagementEconomics (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
- History
- Jaina Studies Digital Resources
- Law
- Linguistics & Language Studies
- Literatures
- Maps
- Migration & Diaspora Studies
- Music
- Politics and Government
- Religions
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SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies Digital LibrarySOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies Digital LibrarySOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies Digital Library
- Topical Collections
Geographic Regions
- African Collections
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A collection of digital resources documenting public discourse in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquakesAfter the Earth's Violent SwayA collection of digital resources documenting public discourse in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes
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Resources about the Americas and the Caribbean from the SOAS CollectionsThe Americas & the CaribbeanResources about the Americas and the Caribbean from the SOAS Collections
- Ancient Near East
- Antigua and Barbuda Collection
- Barbados History and Culture
- Central Asia
- Digital Filipiniana
- East Asia Collection
- Europe
- The F.G. Bailey Papers
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Photographs from the Land of Braj, India by Alan Entwistle from the IAVRI Collection.From the Land of BrajPhotographs from the Land of Braj, India by Alan Entwistle from the IAVRI Collection.
- Middle East
- Pacific Islands & Australasia
- Saint Lucia Collection
- SOAS China Institute resources
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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 CollectionThe 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
- South East Asia
Archives & Special Collections
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The papers and library of Abraham Nahum Stencl / אברהם נחום שטנצלAbraham Nahum Stencl Papers & LibraryThe papers and library of Abraham Nahum Stencl / אברהם נחום שטנצל
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Digital resources from the holdings of the Archives and Special Collections, SOAS, University of LondonArchives & Special CollectionsDigital resources from the holdings of the Archives and Special Collections, SOAS, University of London
- Charles Otto Blagden Collections
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Publications of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs ServiceChinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service PublicationsPublications of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service
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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 CollectionAn 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
- David George Godfrey Collection
- Durand Family Papers
- Fergusson & Co., Chefoo, China -- MS 380715
- Hassan Musa : Mail Art Collection
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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 PhotographsImages 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.
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Ifor Ball Powell Photographs of the Philippines (PP MS 26/03)Ifor Ball Powell Photographs of the Philippines (PP MS 26/03)Ifor Ball Powell Photographs of the Philippines (PP MS 26/03)
- Illustrating Persia
- India: a people partitioned - oral archive
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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 GalleryPreviously 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.
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Collections of Islamic & Middle Eastern manuscripts in various SOAS CollectionsIslamic Manuscripts OnlineCollections of Islamic & Middle Eastern manuscripts in various SOAS Collections
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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 CollectionJames 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)
- John Charles Oswald Photographs
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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 LtdOver 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
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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 ArchivesThe 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.
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Oral histories collected from women activists in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.Middle East Women’s ActivismOral histories collected from women activists in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
- Missionary Archives
- Opium in China
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A collection of palm leaf manuscripts and palm leaf like paper books from the collections of SOAS, University of LondonPalm Leaf Manuscripts & Pothi TextsA collection of palm leaf manuscripts and palm leaf like paper books from the collections of SOAS, University of London
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Papers and Publications of the Chefoo Schools AssociationPapers and Publications of the Chefoo Schools AssociationPapers and Publications of the Chefoo Schools Association
- Papers of General Fereydoun Djam
- Papers of Jean Boyd (PP MS 36)
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Papers and photographs of Lieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson LorimerPapers of Lieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson LorimerPapers and photographs of Lieutenant-Colonel David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer
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Papers of Professor Eugenie Jane Andrina Henderson. PP MS 45.Papers of Professor Eugenie Jane Andrina HendersonPapers of Professor Eugenie Jane Andrina Henderson. PP MS 45.
- Papers of Reginald Follett Codrington Hedgeland
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Papers of Richard Baron. British botanist, geologist, missionary and naturalist in MadagascarPapers of Richard BaronPapers of Richard Baron. British botanist, geologist, missionary and naturalist in Madagascar
- Papers of Sir Charles Stewart Addis
- Papers of Sir Robert Hart
- Papers of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
- Reginald Johnston Collection
- Resources for Mission History
- Robert Morrison Papers and Library
- SOAS Picture Archive
- SOS Sahel International UK
- William Dawes' Notebooks
Special Formats
- Chinese Rubbings
- Chinese Woodblock Illustration
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A collection of rare and special maps of ancient Persia.The Dr Cyrus Ala’i’s Map Collection of PersiaA collection of rare and special maps of ancient Persia.
- Joss Money Exemplar Collection
- Motion Picture Films
- Ukiyo-e Collection at SOAS, University of London
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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 AsiaA collection of historic aerial photographs of mainland Southeast Asia, covering Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
SOAS Repositories
Languages
- Acehnese Manuscripts
- Acholi Language Resources
- Afrikaans Language Resources
- Ahom Language Resources
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A collection of resources on the languages and dialects in the Akan language group (ISO639-3:aka) spoken in Ghana.Akan Language ResourcesA collection of resources on the languages and dialects in the Akan language group (ISO639-3:aka) spoken in Ghana.
- Alur Language Resources
- Amharic Language Resources
- Andamanese Language Resources
- Angami Language Resources
- Ao Language Resources
- Arabic Language Collections
- Assamese Language Resources
- Avestan Language Resources
- Azerbaijani Language Resources
- Bantu Collections
- Batak Language Resources
- Bengali Resources
- Bieria Language Resources
- Bikol Language Resources
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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 ManuscriptsQur'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
- Bugotu Language Resources
- Buriat Language Resources
- Burmese Language Resources
- Chinese Language
- Cree Language Resources
- Dafla Language Resources
- Danjong-ka Language Resources
- Dayak (Land Dayak) Language Resources
- Dholuo Language Resources
- Dzongkha Language Resources
- Ewe Language & Culture
- Filipino Language Resources
- Fula Language Resources
- Ge'ez Language Resources
- Gond Language Resources
- Grebo Language Resources
- Gujarati Language Resources
- Hausa Language Resources
- Hawaiian Language
- Haya Language Resources
- Hebrew Language Resources
- Hindi Language Resources
- Hrangkhol (Hadem) Collection
- Iban (Sea Dayak) Language Resources
- Igbo Language Resources
- Indonesian Language Collections
- Japanese Language Resources
- Javanese Collections
- Kannada Language Resources
- Kazakh Language Resources
- Khasi Language Resources
- Khowar Language Resources
- Kiribati / Gilbertese Language Resources
- Korean Language Resources
- Kurdish Language Resources
- Kyrgyz Language Resources
- Lampung Language Resources
- Lese Language Resources
- Lingala Language Resources
- Maasai Language Resources
- Malagasy Language
- Malay Manuscripts
- Malayalam Language Resources
- Manchu Collection
- Mandinka Culture and Language
- Maori Language Resources
- Maru Language Resources
- Miao : the Hmongic languages
- Mongolian Language Resources
- Mongo-Nkundu Language Resources
- Mota Language Resources
- Mpoto Language Resources
- Myene Language Resources
- Nsenga Language
- Nyanja Language
- Pali Language Resources
- Pampanga Language Resources
- Pashto Language Resources
- Persian Language Collections
- Prakrit Language Resources
- Punjabi Languages Resources
- Raga / Hano Language Resources
- Rarotongan Language resources
- Rawang Collection
- Rejang Language
- Sakha Language Resources
- Samoan Language Resources
- Sangir Language Resources
- Sango Language
- Sanskrit Language Resources
- Saramaccan Language Resources
- Shambala language resources
- Shan Language Collection
- Shan Manuscripts from SOAS Collections
- Sika Language Resources
- Sinhalese Language Resources
- Sundanese Language Resources
- Swahili Manuscripts Collections
- Sylheti Language Association Publications
- Tamashek Language Resources
- Tamil Language Resources
- Telugu Language Resources
- Tetela Language Resources
- Thai Language Resources
- Tibetan Language Resources
- Tongan Language Resources
- Turkish Language Resources
- Uighur Language Resources
- Urdu Language Collection
- Uzbek Language Resources
- Vietnamese Language Resources
- Yiddish language resources
- YORUBA language resources
- Yupik Language Resources
- Zulu Language Resources
NEWSPAPERS
- al-Shafaq
- Burma News
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華洋通聞 THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE, an English languaged newspaper for foreigners in ChinaThe Celestial Empire華洋通聞 THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE, an English languaged newspaper for foreigners in China
- The Day Spring and Sierra Leone Reporter
- Great Britain and the East : a weekly newspaper
- Hawar
- India
- Indo-Chinese Gleaner
- International Gleanings from Japan
- Kirkuk
- Kowar i Hataw
- Kurdistan (Bedirkhan Pashazadah)
- Kurdistan (Hizb-i Dimukrat-i Kurdistan)
- Madagascar News
- Madagascar Times
- Near East and India : a weekly newspaper
- News of Biafra and Biafra News
- Newspapers
- Ny Gazety Malagasy
- The Oriental (San Francisco)
- Peshkawtin
- Runaki
- Servant of India
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Supplement to the International Gleanings from JapanSupplement to the International Gleanings from JapanSupplement to the International Gleanings from Japan
- Translations from the Peking Gazette
- Zar i Kirmanji