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Primary sources for historical research: South and East Asia
This guide lists important collections of primary sources on the history of Asia held by the Princeton University Library. It covers microform, print and digital collections. Microforms listed in this guide are housed in Firestone Library Microforms Service on C floor. Printed guides to these collections are usually also housed in Microforms Service and have call numbers beginning "FilmB." A few collections held by Princeton Theological Seminary or by the Center for Research Libraries are also listed in this guide. Please consult a librarian for help if you would like to use these collections. For further information, please see Guides to primary sources for historical research: introduction.
Note: this guide lists English-language sources for Asian history. For sources in Asian languages, please contact staff at the East Asian Library.
Table of Contents
| Dutch trade in Asia, c. 1800-1835 [microform]: papers of Hendrik Doeff on Japan and the East Indies |
| Microfiche 2213 |
140 fiches |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms Oversize HF3616 .D633 2006q |
| Doeff was a prominent figure in the Dutch East India Company, and the material in this collection primarily covers political and commercial relations with Japan and Indonesia; however, there is also material collected by Doeff on Japanese customs and religion. See http://www.moranmicropublications.nl/documents/Doeffguide.pdf |
| O.S.S./State Department intelligence and research reports [microform] |
| Microfilm 05132 |
See below. |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms D839.3.G84 |
| Pt. 1. Japan and its occupied territories during World War II (16 reels); pt. 2. Postwar Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, [1945-1949] (6 reels); pt. 3. China and India (6 reels); pt. 8. Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Far East generally, 1950-1961 suppl. (7 reels); pt. 9. China and India, 1950-1961 suppl. (5 reels). Comprises reports prepared by the Office of Strategic Services and the Dept. of State to inform U.S. policy. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/OSS.asp. |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. The Far East, 1955-1959 [microform] |
| Microfilm 10618 |
30 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS503 .C663 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html decimal numbers 790, 890, and 990 (internal affairs) and decimal numbers 690 and 611.90 ( foreign affairs) . See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=464 |
| John F. Kennedy national security files. Asia and the Pacific [microform]: national security files, 1961-1963 |
| Microfilm 08674 |
10 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms E841 .J63 |
| This collection comprises documents on U.S. foreign policy and international relations from the John F. Kennedy Library, including correspondence and reports. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/NationalSecurityFiles.asp |
| Lyndon B. Johnson national security files. Asia and the Pacific [microform]: national security files, 1963-1969 |
| Microfilm 08677 |
15 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms E846 .L964 |
| This collection comprises documents on U.S. foreign policy and international relations from the Lyndon B. Johnson Library, including correspondence and reports. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/NationalSecurityFiles.asp |
| Rockefeller Foundation archives series 1.1 (projects). Series 600 (Asia) & series 601 (China) [microform] |
| Microfilm 09658 |
43 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms R812 .R624 |
| Material from the Rockefeller Archive Center of the Rockefeller University. This collection documents the Rockefeller Foundation's programs in China and elsewhere in Asia. The programs addressed health, agriculture, and education in rural areas. Most of the material dates from the 1930's and 1940's, but some is earlier. |
| CIA research reports [microform] |
| Microfilm 01861 |
See below |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms D839.3.C52 |
Comprises reports and memos prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency to inform U.S. policy. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=440
This collection covers China, 1946-1976 (6 reels); Japan, Korea, and the security of Asia, 1946-1976 (5 reels); Vietnam and Southeast Asia, 1946-1976 (7 reels); Vietnam and Southeast Asia, Supplement (6 reels) |
| Asia, special studies, 1980-2002 [microform] |
| See below |
See below |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS35.2.A78X |
This collection comprises studies prepared by a variety of government and non-governmental organizations to inform U.S. policy making.
1980-1982 Microfilm 10229 (5 reels)
1981-1985 Microfilm 10230 (12 reels)
1985-1988 Microfilm 10231 (12 reels)
1989-1991 Microfilm 10232 (9 reels)
1992-1994 Microfilm 10456 (12 reels)
1995-1997 Microfilm 10708 (13 reels)
1998-2002 Microfilm 11960 (14 reels) |
| Japan, Korea, and the security of Asia. Special studies, 1970-1980 [microform] |
| Microfilm 10546 |
4 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS518.1 .J362 |
| See above. |
| British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part I. From the mid-nineteenth century to the First World War. Series E. Asia, 1860-1914 |
| JZ633 B745 1989q |
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British documents on foreign affairs is a multivolume printed edition of records from the British Foreign Office Confidential Print. These records are diplomatic papers and reports originally published for the British government. See the Main Catalog record for this title for a list of countries and dates of coverage in each volume. See also http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Isiaas/
BritishDocumentsForeignAffairs.asp |
| British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part II, From the First to the Second World War. Series E, Asia, 1914-1939 |
| Oversize JZ632 .B755 1991q |
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| See above. |
| British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part III, From 1940 through 1945. Series E, Asia |
| Oversize JZ632 .B75 1997q |
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| See above. |
| British documents on foreign affairs--reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part IV, From 1946 through 1950. Series E, Asia 1946 |
| Oversize JZ632 .B775 1999q |
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| See above. |
| British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. Part V, From 1951 through 1956. Series E, Asia |
| Oversize JZ632 .B779645 2005q |
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| See above. |
| China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 |
| English-language textual and visual sources relating to China and the West, with key documents relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs service, letters, diaries, color paintings, maps, drawings, photographs, and fully searchable missionary periodicals such as the Chinese Recorder, from mainly British libraries. |
| China through western eyes [microform]: manuscript records of traders, travellers, missionaries and diplomats, 1792-1942 |
| Microfilm 10582 |
138 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS755 .C436 |
This collection "offers the diaries, journals, letters, photographs and scrapbooks of a host of American and British businessmen, tourists, missionaries, journalists and diplomats from the first British mission to China, 1792-94, to the onset of World War II some 150 years later." See http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/digital_guides/
china_through_western_eyes_manuscript/index.aspx and guides linked from http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/digital_guides/c.aspx. |
| German books on China from the late 15th century to 1920 [microform] = Deutschsprachige Schriften zu China vom spaten 15. Jahrhundert bis 1920 |
| Microfiche 2157 |
685 fiche |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms Z3106 .G47 2004 |
| "The microfiche edition German Books on China from the late 15th Century to 1920 contains independently published German literature on China. This work provides the complete texts of several hundred titles, many of which are very rare, and documents the changing view of China in Germany between the late 15th century and the early 20th century." |
| Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, 1833-1911 [microform] |
| Microfilm 10566 |
83 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms UNCAT |
| The Board of Foreign Missions of the American Presbyterian Church was founded to spead the gospel in a number of countries, including China, Japan, India and Thailand. The material documents the activities of missionaries and conditions in the countries in which they worked. Princeton University Library holds only the reels for China. See http://www.gale.com/pdf/scguides/presbyterian/bfmscope.pdf |
| Confidential prints. China. F.O. 405 |
| 1457.252.41 |
27 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Material from the British Foreign Office (FO 405). "This series contains confidential print relating to China and after 1954, Taiwan." Covers 1848-1936. |
| [Registers (modern series) and indexes of general correspondence: China microform] |
| 1457.252.41.2 |
8 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Materials from the British Foreign Office (FO 605). "This series contains microform of registers and indexes of general correspondence. The registers provide a means of reference to papers for the years 1808 to 1890 contained in the volumes of general correspondence before 1906. The registers provide details of the correspondence of ambassadors, consuls and some individuals with the Foreign Office." Covers 1815-1890. Note that this is an index only; the documents may be found in various other FO series. |
| General correspondence before 1906: China. [Microform] |
| 1457.252.41.3 |
23 reels |
Printed guide:none |
| Material from the British Foreign Office (FO 17). "This series contains general correspondence relating to China. Also includes despatches from the consul general at Seoul in Korea for the period 1890 to 1905." Covers 1815-1905. |
| [Registers of general correspondence: China. [Microform] |
| 1457.252.41.4 |
6 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Material from the British Foreign Office (FO 566). "This series contains registers of general correspondence." |
| Dispatches from United States ministers to China [microform] |
| 1096.252.92 |
8 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html. This collection consists of Vol. 108-116 of a series generally referred to as Diplomatic despatches, China. Records from March 1, 1900-December 31, 1901. |
| Records of the Department of State relating to the internal affairs of China, 1910-29 [microform] |
| Microfilm 04820 |
227 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between China and other states, 1910-29 [microfilm] |
| Microfilm 05347 |
34 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. China. Internal affairs, 1940-1944 [microform] |
| Microfilm 05840 |
51 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS777.518 .C664 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| British military intelligence on China and the Boxer Rising, c. 1880-1930 [microform]: secret gazetteers of the provinces of China, confidential print and intelligence reports |
| Microfiche 2152 |
185 microfiches |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms Oversize DS764.2 .B75 2004q |
| Confidential reports and intelligence produced by the British government in India and now part of the India Office records in the British Library. See http://www.idcpublishers.com/ead/374.xml |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. United States-China relations, 1940-1949 [microform] |
| Microfilm 06932 |
7 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms E183.8.C5 C66 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. China, 1945-1949. Internal affairs [microform] |
| Microfilm 09849 |
75 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS777.535 .C664 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html . |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. China. Internal affairs, 1950-1954 [microform] |
| Microfilm 05630 |
47 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html . |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Formosa, Republic of China, 1950-1954 [microform] |
| Microfilm 05631 |
17 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS798.945 .C663 |
| Records from the U.S. Dept. of State, Record Group 59, which comprise correspondence and reports. internal affairs, decimal numbers 794A, 894A and 994A, and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 694A and 611.94A. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=455 |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. China, People’s Republic of China, 1955-1959. Internal affairs. [microform] |
| Microfilm 09635 |
48 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS777.75 .C665 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html . Pt. 1. Political, governmental, and national defense affairs, decimal number 793 (31 reels) and pt. 2. Economic, industrial, social communications, transportation, and science, decimal numbers 893 and 993 (17 reels). See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=452 |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. China, People’s Republic of China. Foreign affairs, 1955-1959. [microform] |
| Microfilm 09636 |
10 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS777.8 .C663 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html decimal numbers 693 and 693B, and 611.93, 611.93B, and 611.93C. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=450 |
| Shanghai Municipal Police file, 1929-1945 [microform] |
| Firestone Microforms: East Asian Microfilm 5 |
67 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms: East Asia DS796.S257 S53 |
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| China and the West [microform]: the Maritime Customs Service Archive from the Second Historical Archives of China, Nanjing |
| Microfilm 11931 |
151 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms HJ7071.A3 C446 2004 |
| One of the most important archives for the study of China and its relations with the Imperial West in the late Quing and Republican periods (1850-1949), the Maritime Customs Service was an organ of the Chinese state set up by the British to control external and internal trade. By the 1890s the Maritime Customs Service was delivering a quarter of China's state revenue, and the archive kept meticulous records from all its ports and customs posts monitoring trade in arms, opium and all other goods, smuggling, climate and disease statistics, personnel records, intelligence reports, postal and financial administration, refugee movements, political affairs, the Boxer Rebellion and international relations." Note that we have only parts 2 and 4-5 of this series. |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. China 1960-January 1963. Foreign affairs [microform] |
| Microfiche 11682 |
5 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS777.55 .C663 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html decimal numbers 693 and 693A, 693B, 693C, 611.93, 611.93A, 611.93B, and 611.93C. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=450 |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. China, 1960-January 1963. Internal affairs [microform] |
| Microfilm 10726 |
27 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS777.55 .C665 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=450 |
| Foreign Office files, China, 1949-1976 (Public Record Office class FO 371) [microform] |
| Microfilm 11862 |
123 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS777.55 .F673 1999 |
| This series reproduces records from the British Foreign Office, FO 371. The material consists of correspondence and reports covering Great Britain's trade and political relations with China. See http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/collections_az/fo-china-1/description.aspx?h=china for a general description, plus additional online guides for each year.
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| Japan through western eyes [microform]: manuscript records of traders, travellers, missionaries and diplomats, 1853-1941 |
| Microfilm 10605 |
reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS809 .J362 |
| Consists of "manuscript diaries, journals and letters of western businessmen, tourists, teachers, missionaries, government officials, industrialists and diplomats active in Japan from its opening up in 1853 to the onset of the Second World War." See http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/collections_az/JTWE-1/description.aspx for a general description, and guides linked from http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/collections_az/listing.aspx?l=J for each part of the series. Note: we have parts 1-3 and 6-7; parts 4-5 are available at Rutgers University Library. |
| East meets West [microform]: original records of Western traders, travellers, missionaries, and diplomats to 1852 |
| Microfilm 11668 |
reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS506 .E277 |
| Consists of material from British libraries documenting the Western encounter with Japan, China and the East Indies, and the activities of the East India Company. Covers 1564 to 1852. See http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/digital_guides/e.aspx for online guides to each separate part of the series. |
| British Foreign Office, Japan correspondence [microform] |
| Microfilm 06107 |
577 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DA47.9.J3B75827 |
| Material from the British Foreign Office (FO 371), primarily correspondence between the Foreign Office and British embassies & consulates. "The documents provide a wealth of information on governmental, political, military, and economic affairs in Japan." Covers 1857-1905 and 1930-1948. |
| Confidential print, Japan, 1859-1957 [microform] |
| 1457.498.41 |
7 (of 14) reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Materials from the British Foreign Office (FO 410). Covers period 1859-1919 |
| General correspondence before 1906, Japan, 1856-1905 [microform] |
| 1457.498.41.2 |
17 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Material from the British Foreign Office (FO 46). "This series contains general correspondence relating to Japan." |
| [Embassy and consular archives; correspondence: Japan. [Microform] |
| 1457.498.41.3 |
16 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Material from the British Foreign Office (FO 262). "This series contains general correspondence from the British Embassy and consulate in Japan. From 1921 it includes accounts. It also contains a considerable proportion of files on matters of policy, including the treatment of war criminals after the Second World War." Covers 1869- |
| Registers (modern series) and indexes of general correspondence: Japan microform] |
| 1457.498.41.4 |
3 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Materials from the British Foreign Office (FO 605). "This series contains microform of registers and indexes of general correspondence. The registers provide a means of reference to papers for the years 1808 to 1890 contained in the volumes of general correspondence before 1906. The registers provide details of the correspondence of ambassadors, consuls and some individuals with the Foreign Office." Covers 1815-1890. Note that this is an index only; the documents may be found in various other FO series. |
| Registers of General Correspondence: Japan. [Microform] |
| 1457.498.41.5 |
2 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Material from the British Foreign Office (FO 566). "This series contains registers of general correspondence." |
| Despatches from United States ministers to Japan |
| 1096.4875.92.3 |
82 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html. Covers period 1855-1906. |
| Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Japan, 1910-29 [microform] |
| 1735.922 |
43 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between the United States and Japan, 1910-29 [microform] |
| 1096.4875.92.6 |
9 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between Japan and other states, 1910-29 [microform] |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Japan, 1930-1939 [microform]: decimal file 894 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the Department of State relating to political relations between China and Japan, 1930-1944 [microform] |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Japan, 1940-1944 [microform]: decimal file 894 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Japan, 1945-1949 [microform]: Department of State decimal file 894 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. Japan. Internal affairs, 1945-1949 [microform] |
| Microfilm 05625 |
42 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Japan. Internal affairs, 1950-1954 [microform] |
| Microfilm 05466 |
62 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Japan, 1950-1954 [microfilm]: Department of State decimal files 794, 894, and 994 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Japan, 1960-January 1963 [microform]: internal and foreign affairs |
| Microfilm 10674 |
38 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS889 .C663 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=461 |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Japan, February 1963-1966 [microform]: internal and foreign affairs. |
| Microfilm 10675 |
50 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS889 .C664 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
World War II (Pacific theater) and the U.S. occupation of Japan
| Documents concerning the Allied occupation and control of Japan [microform] |
| Microfilm 06282 |
1 reel |
Printed guide: none |
| Consists of v. 1. Basic documents.--v. 2. Political, military and cultural.--v. 3. Financial, economic and reparations.--v. 4. Commercial and industrial.--v. 5. Civil property.--v. 6. Aliens. |
| Educational reform in Japan, 1945-1952 [microform] |
| Microfiche 1584 |
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Printed guide: Firestone Microforms LA1311.82 .E382 |
| A selection of documents from U.S. and Japanese sources "that record the planning and implementation of educational reforms during the Occupation of Japan." |
| Framing the constitution of Japan [microform]: primary sources in English, 1944-1949 |
| Microfiche 305 |
428 microfiches |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS889.15 .F73 |
| A collection of documents "related to planning, drafting, enactment, and promulgation of the Constitution of 1947." The documents were drawn from various U.S. archives. Includes English translations of Japanese documents. |
| Occupation of Japan [microform] |
| Microfiche 1068 |
2087 fiches |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS889.16 .O33 |
| "This microfiche collection makes available significant U.S. Government documents and some private papers ... related directly or indirectly to the U.S. occupation of Japan." Consists of Pt. 1. U.S. planning documents, 1942-1945 (487 fiches); pt. 2. U.S. and Allied policy, 1945-1952 (466 fiches); and pt. 3. Reform, recovery and peace, 1945-52 (1134 fiches) |
| Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers historical monographs, 1945-1951 [microform]: history of the nonmilitary activities of the occupation of Japan, volumes 1-55 |
| Microfilm 06412 |
13 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS889.16 .S86 |
| Reproduces a series of reports written immediately after the occupation ended; the reports summarize the activities of the occupation and describe many aspects of life in Japan in this period. |
| Wartime translations of seized Japanese documents [microform]: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section reports, 1942-1946 |
| Microfiche 1119 |
2212 microfiches |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms D767.2 .W37 |
| An index to and reproduction of several large collections of translated Japanese documents, including diaries, military orders, maps, technical manuals, and reports based on interrogations of prisoners. On ATIS records in the National Archives, see 331.37 Records of Organizations of General Headquarters U.S. Army.
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| Intelligence series [microform] / General Headquarters, Far East Command, Military Intelligence Section, General Staff |
| Microfilm 09149 |
10 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originally published by the U.S. Army, this series describes intelligence activities in Asia under MacArthur, 1942-1950. Note that Microfilm 05680, A Brief history of the G-2 Section, GHQ, SWPA and affiliated units, is a useful introduction to this series. |
| Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [microform] |
| Microfilm 11959 |
142 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms UA23.G842 |
| This collection "includes the intelligence gathering, military reporting, and various draft plans out of which U.S. military and political policy arose." The collection is organized geographically. On Asia: pt. 1. 1942-1945: [A] The Pacific theater (14 reels); pt. 2. 1946-1953 [C] The Far East (14 reels); t. 3. 1954-1960: [A] The Far East (22 reels). Note that we also have the rest of this collection.
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| Records of the Far Eastern Commission, 1945-1952 [microform] |
| Microfilm 08646 |
167 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS889.16 .R426 |
| Material from the National Archives, Record Group 43.11.23, Records relating to the Far Eastern Commission. The FEC was established "to control Japan during the Allied occupation after World War II." See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/043.html#43.11.23 |
| Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Korea (Chosen), 1910-1929 [microform] |
| 1729.922 |
10 reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Korea, 1930-1939 [microform]: Department of State decimal file 895 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Korea, 1940-1944 [microform]: Department of State decimal file 895 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Korea, 1945-1949 [microform]: Department of State decimal file 895 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Korea, 1950-1954 [microform]: Department of State decimal files 795, 895, and 995 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Korea, 1955-1959 [microform]: Department of State Decimal Files 795, 795B, 895, 895B, 995, and 995B |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Confidential U.S. State Department special files. Korea, 1950-1957 [microform] |
| Microfilm 09825 |
11 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS918 .C663 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html lot files 55-D-128, Records of the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Records relating to the Korean War, 1950-1952: 58-D-643 and 59-D-407, Records of the Office of Northeast Asian Affairs (Korea), 1952-1957 |
| Notes from the Korean legation in the United States to the Department of State, 1883-1906 [microform]: September 18, 1883-April 24, 1906 |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
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| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Indochina. Internal affairs, 1945-1949 [microform] |
| Microfilm 05640 |
10 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS532.8.C664 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=459 |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Indochina. Internal affairs, 1950-1954 [microform] |
| Microfilm 05641 |
44 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS532.8.C663 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Indochina, 1955-1959 [microform] |
| Microfilm 07623 |
54 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS532.8 .C664 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html : internal affairs, decimal numbers 751G, 751H, and 751J; 851G, 851H, and 851J; and 951G, 951H, and 951J: foreign affairs, decimal numbers 651G, 651H, and 651J; and 611.51G, 611.51H, and 611.51J See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=459 |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Vietnam, 1960-January 1963 [microform] |
| Microfilm 11686 |
24 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS559.912 .C663 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html . internal affairs, decimal numbers 751K, 751G, 851K, 851G, 951K, and 951G and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 611.51K, 611.51G, 651K, and 651G. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=466 |
| Vietnam and Southeast Asia [microform]: special studies, 1960-1980 |
| Microfilm 05637 |
13 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS557.7 V538 1982 |
| This collection comprises studies prepared by a variety of government and non-governmental organizations to inform U.S. policy making. |
| Documents on the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam [microform] |
| 1744.867 |
8 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS557.4.P5 |
| "The following set of documents was gathered by Mr. Douglas Pike while he was serving as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Information Agency in Vietnam. They are internal documents of the National Liberation Front and the People’s Revolutionary Party captured by units of the Vietnamese Army"--P. [1] of Inventory. Includes "Inventory of Communist documents, Saigon, Vietnam, December 1966" on 66 leaves at beginning of the first reel. Vietnamese and English. Microfilm of originals in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for International Studies. |
| Vietnam, the media, and public support for the war [microform] |
| Microfilm 05642 |
11 reels |
Printed guide: none |
This collection "documents relations between the White House and the media during the Vietnam War era, revealing how the White House attempted to create and control a favorable perception of the war by the media and the public." The records are held by the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Texas. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/
2292_VietnamMediaSuppWar.pdf |
| Vietnam, National Security Council histories [microform] |
| Microfilm 05362 |
8 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms Z1223.Z7G52 |
Consists of classified documents from the White House and the military, organized to present a history of U.S. decision-making about the war in Vietnam. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/
3222_WarVietnamNSCHist.pdf . This collection is also known as The War in Vietnam, Classified Histories by the National Security Council. |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. Laos, 1960-January 1963 [microform |
| Microfilm 11688 |
36 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS555.5 .C664 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html (internal affairs, decimal numbers 751J, 851J, and 951J and foreign affairs, decimal numbers 651J, and 611J) which comprise correspondence and reports. See http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/upa_cis/group.asp?g=463 |
India and Indonesia
| [Great Britain. Imperial Record Office] |
| Microfiche 1058 and 1059 |
reels |
Printed guide: none |
| Lists of records from the Imperial Record Office, Calcutta, plus a list of materials relating to the Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-8. Does not reproduce the documents. |
| Selections from the Records of the Government India, 1849-1937 |
| Microfiche 2113 |
3158 microfiches |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms Oversize Z3208.A4 S54 1987q |
| Selected material from the British India Office (See http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientaloffice.html.) The collection consists of "346 volumes of documents dated between 1849 and 1937, pertaining to a variety of aspects of the history of the British administration in India. "Selections from the Records" was a title used by the provincial governments of India for papers intended for circulation among officials and the public. The series was at first envisaged as being appropriate for documents too brief or otherwise unsuited for separate publication, but each government quickly adapted the series for its own purposes, and in some cases they included substantial reports or collections of correspondence." |
| India gazetteers [microform] |
| Microfiche 2151 |
5,684 microfiches |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms Oversize DS405.I65 G39 1991q |
| "Gazetteers are among the prime reference sources of scholars of the Indian sub-continent. They are treasure houses of historical, archaeological, political, economic, sociological, commercial and statistical data." This series reproduces provincial and district gazetteers from 1833 to 1962 (most are from the late 19th and early 20th centuries). See http://www.idcpublishers.com/pdf/176_guide.pdf. We also have the 9-volume Imperial gazetteer of India, 1881, at Firestone 1763.487. |
| [India legislative series] [microform] |
| Available through interlibrary loan from the Center for Research Libraries. See Borrowing Microforms from the Center for Research Libraries for more information. |
| This IDC series (circa 17,000 microfiche) includes most of the pre-1947 India Legislative Assembly and Council Debates, from the central and the provincial governments. |
| Confidential U.S. State Department central files. India. Internal affairs, 1945-1949 [microform] |
| Microfilm 06514 |
43 reels |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms DS480.83 .C66 |
| Originals held by National Archives as part of Record Group 59, General Records of the Dept. of State. See http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/059.html |
| Indian Political Intelligence (IPI) files, 1912-1950 [microform] |
| Microfiche 2187 |
624 microfiches |
Printed guide: Firestone Microforms Oversize DS480.45 .I529 2000q |
| The Indian Political Intelligence organization was associated with the British India Office. This collection is an "archival collection of intelligence files concerning the monitoring of organisations and individuals considered a threat to British India." See http://www.idcpublishers.com/pdf/335_guide.pdf |
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