Special Collections
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| General library | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Ogai Collection |
Works of history and literature, biographies, Edo-period maps, Western books collected by Japanese writer Mori Ogai (1862-1922). Please also see this. [Japanese] |
ca.18,800 |
| Katei Collection |
Edo-period novels and theater plays collected by Japanese writer Watanabe Katei (1864-1926). Please also see this. [Japanese] |
1,851 |
| Kamei Collection |
Collection of Kamei Koreaki (1861-1896), descendant of the Lord of the Tsuwano domain (currently in Shimane Pref.). Primarily holds works on Western fine arts collected during his studies in Germany. Please also see this. [Japanese] |
1,958 |
| Gakken Collection |
Chinese and Japanese medical books owned by Prof. Dohi Keizo (1866-1931), also known as Gakken. Please also see this. [Japanese] |
4,618 |
| Shachiku, Chikurei and Chiju Collections | Collections of Renga and Haikai poems collected by the haiku poets Ohno Shachiku (1872-1913), Tsunoda Chikurei (1857-1919) and Okano Chiju (1860-1932). | 6,577 |
| Seishu Collection | Classic works of Chinese and Japanese literature collected over three generations by the Watanabe family , from Japan’s Koshu region (Yamanashi Pref.). | ca. 25,000 |
| Tanaka Yoshio Collection | Works on natural history (botany, zoology, agriculture and forestry) and exhibitions collected by Tanaka Yoshio (1838-1916). | ca. 6,000 |
| Nanki Collection | Owned by the Tokugawa family of Kishu (Wakayama Pref.), the Nanki collection incorporates a number of private book collections of the Edo period. | ca. 96,000 |
| Books Illustrative of English Printing | Rare books illustrative of the history of English printing | 182 |
| Morse Collection | Collection of natural sciences books and materials on Japan donated by Edward S. Morse (1838-1925), an American zoologist who taught at the University of Tokyo. | ca. 1,770 |
| Kashiwa Library | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Yuzuru Hiraga Collection | Historical documents left by the 13th President of the University of Tokyo and Vice Admiral Yuzuru Hiraga (1878–1943). | ca. 40,000 |
| Graduate School for Law and Politics / Faculty of Law | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Makino Newspaper Collection | The newspaper collection that botanist Makino Tomitaro (1862-1957) used for pressing botanical specimens | ca. 5,000 |
| Yoshino Collection | Books and printings in Meiji era collected by Yoshino Sakuzo (1878-1933). | 8,716 |
| Gaikotsu Collection | Newspapers, magazines, picture postcards collected by Miyatake Gaikotsu (1867-1955), initiator of the faculty’s Meiji Collection of Newspapers and Journals. | ca. 800 |
| Graduate School of Medical Science / Faculty of Medicine | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Kure Shuzo Collection | Collection of psychiatrist, Prof. Kure Shuzo (1865−1932). Manuscripts on history of medicine. | ca. 190 |
| Miyake Collection | The Miyake families’ collections, over four generations of Miyake Gonsai (1817−1867), Miyake Hiizu (1848−1938), Miyake Koichi (1876−1954) andMiyake Masashi (1908−1969). | ca. 1,200 |
| Ribbert Collection | Collection of Ribbert, Hugo(1885-1920). Classical literature on medicine (chiefly on pathology) | ca. 900 |
| Waldeyer Collection | Collection of German anatomist Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz ( 1836- 1921). Books and materials on anatomy, zoology and anthropology. | ca. 2,000 |
| Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Faculty of Letters | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Ichikawa Collection | 19th and early 20th century English-language literature and materials on linguistics collected by Professor Ichikawa Sanki (1886-1970). | ca. 1,200 |
| Hearn Collection | Works, translations and research papers by Lafcadio Hearn (Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo , 1850-1904 ) , originally part of the Ichikawa Collection. | 303 |
| Motoori Collection | Autograph manuscripts and other works by Motoori Norinaga ( 1730- 1801), his descendants and disciples. | 3,534 |
| Graduate School of Economics / Faculty of Economics | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Adam Smith Collection |
Private collection of British economist Adam Smith (1723-1790). |
319 |
| Engel Collection |
Private collection of German statistician and economist Ernst Engel (1821-1896). |
1,219 |
| Graduate School of Arts and Sciences / College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Edo kohanbon | Books published in the Edo period on Literature. | 213 |
| Kano Kokichi Collection | Private journal and correspondence of Kano Kokichi ( 1865-1942 ), principal of the Dai-ichi Koto-gakko. | ca. 20,000 |
| Kitani Collection | Materials on joruri from the late Edo period to the Meiji period collected by joruri and drama specialist Kitani Hogin (1877-1950). | 157 |
| Dai Nihon Kaishi Collection | Materials on navy and shipbuilding from the late Edo to the Meiji period, collected by Department of the Navy in Japan. | 820 |
| Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies / Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Ono Hideo Collection |
Materials related to the history of news media in Japan collected by Professor Ono Hideo (1885-1977), founder of the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies. Please also see this. [Japanese]
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4,751 |
| Please also see Special collections page. [Japanese] http://www.lib.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp/collection/collection.html |
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| Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Ooki Collection | Materials on Chinese law collected in Beijing by lawyer Ooki Kan’ichi (1881-1958). | 3,168 |
| Sokodo Collection | Ming and Qing dynasty theater plays and novels collected by Nagasawa Kikuya (1902-1980). | 3,000 |
| Daiber Collection |
Manuscripts and materials on Islamic culture collected by Professor Hans Daiber (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam). |
487 |
| Institute of Social Science | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Itoi Collection |
Documents on the state of Japan’s labor collected by Itoi Kinji ( 1895- 1959 ) , who headed the Tokyo Employment Office ( Tokyo Shokugyo Shokaijo). Please also see this. [Japanese] |
10,500 |
| Records of the Inter- national Military Tribunal for the Far East | Court documents and other records of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East held in Tokyo between 1946 and 1948. | 454 |
| DGB Collection |
Documents and materials of the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (or DGB, German Trade Union Federation), covering the 1900 to 1970 period. Please also see this. [Japanese] |
ca. 7,000 |
| Historiographical Institute | ||
| name | description | volume |
| Documents of the Shimazu Family | Historical documents from the 12th to 19th centuries transmitted among generations of the Shimazu family of Satsuma (Kagoshima Pref.). Designated as a national treasure. | ca. 9,500 |
| Documents of the Masuda Family | Historical documents of the Masuda family of Iwami ( Shimane Pref . ) dating back to the medieval period. | ca. 9,000 |
| Documents of the So Family | Historical documents from the archives of the Edo mansion of the Tsushima clan (Nagasaki Pref.). | ca. 3,000 |
| Documents of the Uramatsu Family | Historical documents related to a court noble Kozen Uramatsu (1736-1804) of late Edo period. | ca. 940 |