Primary Sources: Asian History

Use this to find photographs of early 20th century plant collectors.

Use this to find a collection of American documents on Asia.

Use this to find digitized photographs, negatives, postcards, and slides of imperial Japan, its empire, and occupied Japan. This collection also includes images of Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Manchuria and Korea.

Use this to find over 600 pages of documents from the years 1945-1965 detailing the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan.

Use this to find the full text of books and government documents published in the US, Spain, and the Philippines between 1870 and 1925. This focuses on the Spanish-American War.

Use this to find over 3.2 million pages on Americans' personal experiences during the war with Vietnam, including photographs, oral interviews, sound recordings, moving images and artifacts.

Use this growing database to find Afghan literature from 1870-1939.

Use this to find the British Museum's vast collection of prints, drawings, and photographs from India.

The Centre of South Asian Studies has a large collection of oral history and other sound recordings.

Use this to find Chinese mass education materials from 1947-1954, including copies of pamphlets, books, postcards, and magazines.

Use this to find over 2500 rubbings from stone and other tablets, tombs, bronze vessels, and more.

Use this to find images, reference, maps, statistics, and more about South Asia.

Includes images, maps, and statistics from the Colonial period through the present.

Use this to find historical images of early twentieth century, including the Sino-Japanese Conflict, Buddhism, and daily life in urban and rural China.

Internet resource from Fordham University for Chinese, Japanese and Korean history. Differentiates between primary and secondary sources.

Archive of endangered documents from around the world.

Use this to find engravings, lithographs, photographs, and postcards from 19th century India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Use this to find full-text government reports from the pre-World War II period.

Use this to find official records from the Meiji Era through 1945.

Use this to find manuscripts and photographs related to the Japanese war crimes trial post-WWII.

Use this to find photographs and oral histories documenting Singapore history and culture.

Use this mix of primary and secondary resources to find information about Thailand, Laos, and the Philippines.