The history of the Library of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (SBRAS) 1877-1923

Tiew, Wai Sin The history of the Library of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (SBRAS) 1877-1923. Sekitar Perpustakaan, 1999, n. 28, pp. 1-10. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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Traces the history of Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Library which was founded along with the society in 1877. The Library contained a wealth of knowledge pertaining to Malaysia and its surrounding regions, consisting of Malay manuscripts, books, maps, pamphlets, photographs and journals. However, the Library met its tragic end in 1923 whereby its entire collection was transferred on permanent loan to the Raffles Library, Singapore

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Library, library history, library collection
Subjects: D. Libraries as physical collections. > DH. Special libraries.
Depositing user: W. S. Tiew
Date deposited: 01 Mar 2007
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:06
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/9040

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