Special Collections
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General Library |
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| Please also refer to "List of General Library Collections" page. | ||
| Name | Description | Volume |
| Books Illustrative of English Printing | Rare books illustrative of the history of English printing | 182 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Katei Collection |
Edo-period novels and theater plays collected by Japanese writer Watanabe Katei (1864-1926). Please also see this. [Japanese] |
1,851 |
| 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 |
| Nanki Collection | Former collection of the Kishu (Wakayama Pref.) Tokugawa family, which can be considered an accumulation of various private collections. Nanki collection incorporates a number of private book collections of the Edo period.
A plaque with calligraphy by Tokugawa Yoshinobu has also been preserved. |
ca. 96,000 |
| Ogai Collection |
Former collections of Mori Ogai (1862-1922), mainly books of history and literature, but also biographies, old maps of the Edo period, and Western books that were likely collected by him during his studies in Germany. Please also see this. [Japanese] |
ca.19,000 copies |
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Records of 50-year History of Imperial University of Tokyo |
A group of materials collected in the compilation of "The Fifty-Year History of Tokyo Imperial University (published in 1932)". Of these, 317 items were designated in 2013 as Important Cultural Property, "Tokyodaigaku-shi kankei shiryo" （Documents Relating to history of the University of Tokyo） | ca. 470 |
| Renga Haikaisho Shusei (Shachiku, Chikurei, Chiju Collections) |
Renga Haikai Sho collected by haiku poets Ohno Shachiku (1872-1913), Tsunoda Chikurei (1857-1919), and Okano Chiju (1860-1932), respectively. | 6,577 |
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Sanskrit Manuscripts |
Buddhist manuscripts collected by Takakusu Junjiro (1866-1945) in Nepal, and by Kawaguchi Ekai (1866-1945) in Nepal and Tibet. | ca. 540 |
| 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 |
Natural history (botany, zoology, agriculture and forestry), exposition-related materials and others collected by Baron Tanaka Yoshio (1838-1916), a naturalist of the Meiji period. |
ca. 6,000 |
| 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 Library | ||
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| 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 |
| Medical Library (Graduate School of Medical Science / Faculty of Medicine) | ||
| Name | Description | Volume |
| Kure Shuzo Collection | Former collection of Kure Shuzo (1865-1932)， psychiatrist and Emeritus Professor of the faculty of medicine, the University of Tokyo. Manuscripts on history of medicine. | ca. 300 |
| Miyake Collection | The Miyake families’ collections, over four generations of Miyake Gonsai (1817-1867), Miyake Hiizu (1848-1938), Miyake Koichi (1876-1954) and Miyake 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 | Former collection of German anatomist Wilhelm von Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921). Books and materials on anatomy, zoology and anthropology. | ca. 4,000 |
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Libraries for Engineering and Information Science ＆ Technology |
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| Name | Description | Volume |
| Koi Furuichi Collection | Former collection of Furuichi Koi (1854-1934), served the first president of College of Engineering, Imperial University, and the first president of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, such as class notes and exercise drawings during his studying days in France, as well as his book collections, etc. (Holdings of the Engineering Bldg. 1 Library A) |
397 |
| West Collection | Former collection of Charles Dickinson West (1847-1908), an Irish mechanical engineer, naval architect, and appointed teacher from abroad. (Holdings of the Engineering Bldg. 2 Library) |
251 books 5 titles of bound journals consist of 149 Vols. 22 notebooks |
| Mines in Paintings and Illustrated Scrolls Collection | The collection includes scrolls with images of Sado Aikawa Gold Silver Mine (Sado-shi, Niigata Prefecture), Heii-gun Kanazawa Village Gold Mine (Otsuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture), and Saki no Ohtsu Agawa Village (Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi Prefecture), and also pictures such as Shikioka e-zu and Furigane e-zu. In particular, "Saki no Ohtsu Agawa-mura yama-satetsu arai-tori no zu" is highly regarded as an introduction to the cutting-edge steel industry of the time, including iron manufacturing using Tatara furnaces, and has been featured in textbooks and other publications. (Holdings of the Engineering Bldg. 3 Library) |
5 Emaki Scrolls 4 Pictures |
| Noro Kageyoshi Collection | Former collection of Noro Kageyoshi (1854-1923), a 1882 graduate of this university and the first president of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan. (Holdings of the Engineering Bldg. 4 Library) |
124 |
| Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Faculty of Letters Library | ||
| Name | Description | Volume |
| Hearn Collection | Works, translations and research papers by Lafcadio Hearn (Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, 1850-1904) , originally part of the Ichikawa Collection. | 303 |
| Ichikawa Collection | English linguistics and linguistics-related Western books from the late 19th to early 20th centuries formerly collected by Ichikawa Sanki (1886-1970), English literature scholar and Professor Emeritus at Tokyo Imperial University. | ca. 1,200 |
| Motoori Collection | A Part of the materials passed down in the lineage of Motoori Ohira (adopted son of Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)). This collection includes materials in Norinaga's own handwriting and many drafts and printed books by descendants of the Motoori family. It is recorded in the microfilm "Motoori-Bunko: a collection of the University of Tokyo" (compiled by Department of Japanese Literature, the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo. Published by Yushodo Publishing Co.) | ca. 3,800 |
| The Library of Economics (Graduate School of Economics / Faculty of Economics) | ||
| Name | Description | Volume |
| Adam Smith Collection |
Former collection of Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790). |
319 |
| Engel Collection |
Former collection of German statistician Ernst Engel (1821-1896). |
1,219 |
| Historical Coins Collection | Collection of coins from ancient to the present, mainly from Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam. | 12,473 |
| Historical Bills Collection | Currency bills collections mainly from Japan and China. | ca. 25,000 |
| Komaba Library (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 Education / Faculty of Education Library | ||
| Name | Description | Volume |
| Fujikawa Collection | Among the former collections of Fujikawa Yu (1865-1940), a medical historian, doctor of medicine, and doctor of literature, textbooks and educational materials from the late Edo and Meiji periods such as Orai-mono (textbooks), tales, lessons, picture books, and other materials. | 174 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences Library (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) |
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| Name | Description | Volume |
| The Collection of Pharmaceutical History | Books and materials related to the history of pharmacy donated by the Japanese Society for the History of Pharmacy such as textbooks, biographies of pharmacopoeia– or pharmacy-related persons, history of pharmacy, history of medicine, illustrated reference books and chronologies, company histories and histories of research institutions, museum-related materials, journals of academic societies, and historical documents on the history of pharmacy, etc. | ca. 400 |
| Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies Library (Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies / Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies) |
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| Please also see Special collections page. [Japanese] https://www.lib.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp/material/collection-e.html |
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| Name | Description | Volume |
| Ono Hideo Collection |
Kawaraban (newspaper), Shinbun Nishiki-e (Illustrated color newspaper), and Gogai (extra editions) collected by Ono Hideo (1885-1977), the actual founder of the Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies, predecessor of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies. Please also see this. [Japanese] |
4,751 |
| Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia Library | ||
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| The Daiber Collection |
Manuscripts and other materials related to Islam, mainly written in Arabic, which are important sources on the religion, thought, and history of Islam, collected by Hans Daiber (1942-, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam), a German scholar of Islam. |
487 |
| The Oki Collection | Collection of materials related to Chinese law systems donated by Mr. Oki Kanichi (1881-1958), a lawyer residing in Beijing, at the time of the founding of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia. | 3,168 |
| Sokodo Collection | Ming and Qing dynasty theater plays and novels collected by Nagasawa Kikuya (1902-1980). | 3,000 |
| Institute of Social Science Library | ||
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| 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 |
| Itoi Collection |
Materials related to the Japanese labor situation, collected by Itoi Kinji (1895-1959), who was involved in the administration of job placement and headed the Tokyo Employment Office (Tokyo Shokugyo Shokaijo). Please also see this. [Japanese] |
ca. 10,500 |
| Records of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East | Documents regarding the court trial and its defense related to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East held in Tokyo between 1946 and 1948. | 454 |
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Shimada Collection |
Former collection of Shimada Toshihiko (1908-1975), consisting mainly of materials related to the 6th Section (in charge of Chinese intelligence) of the Naval General Staff Office. | 125 |
| Historiographical Institute Library | ||
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| 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 Uramatsu Kozen (1736-1804), a court noble of late Edo period. | ca. 1,000 |