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Scope and Contents Originally started publication in 1927, “Iwanami Bunko/岩波文庫” has a century-long history in spreading and popularizing esteemed classical titles in literature and broader academia around the world through its publication in Japan by the affordable format of a paperback. Although each title is not searchable on the University Libraries Catalog, East Asian Library holds as many as 700 titles, primarily published from 1945 to 1965, which are searchable on the Excel Sheet ...

Description This collection includes representative examples of Chinese almanacs. It consists of a collection of information that includes astronomy, astrology, predictions, divination systems, fortune-telling, palmistry, physiognomy face-reading, dream interpretations, folklores, geomancy, pregnancy chart, charms, herbal medicine, moral teachings, etc.The almanac is commonly called “Farmers’s calendar” because it contains essential information on seasons, weather, times of sowing and...

Description The Robert S. Elegant Collection contains primarily the assorted files of news releases from the Associated Press and others. It also contains some clippings of Hong Kong newspapers and magazines, and transcripts from the news broadcasts of some China’s radio stations. It covers the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1971. Most of them are in English. The collection was donated in 1976 by Mr. Robert S. Elegant, former head of the Los Angeles Times bureau in Hong Kong....

Scope and Contents In addition to monographic items, Thomas Temple Hoopes Collection includes catalogues, journal articles, maps, charts, newsletters, letters, published works, manuscripts, postcards, and other 3D materials such as index cards prepared or collected by Thomas Hoopes.See here for PDF finding aid. See ...