Asia, East

See also: Guides for Asian Studies

The AsiaPortal e-resources collection "focuses primarily on resources for  studies of modern and contemporary Asia defined as Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania. There are databases, information rich websites, e-books and journals. Most resources are freely available, but some are licensed only for use by students and staff at Nordic NIAS Council"

Harvard Library E-Resources

U.S. intelligence on Asia, 1945-1991 offers declassified documents on U.S. intelligence community. Covers People's Republic of China, North Korea and North Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia.

China

Internet Guide for Chinese Studies

Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Topic Guide: China

Harvard Library E-Resources

Translations of the Peking Gazette Online (1793-1912) includes English translations of Qing dynasty official edicts and memorials. Content from several publications, including the Indo-Chinese Gleaner, the Canton Register, the Chinese Repository, and the North China Herald is included creating a comprehensive collection of Peking Gazettes.

Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange (In: Nineteenth Century Collections Online).  To browse the Collections within Asia and the West, open menu in search box on upper left.  Click on image under Asia and the West.  You can search within a Collection, or in Advanced search you can limit to Collection.  Largely UK and US diplomatic and consular records with some missionary correspondence and publications.

  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Amoy, China, 1844-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Antung, Manchuria, China, 1904-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Canton, China, 1790-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Chefoo, China, 1863-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Chinkiang, China, 1864-1902
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Chunking, China, 1896-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Foochow, China, 1849-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Hangchow, China, 1904-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Hankow, China, 1861-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Hong Kong, 1844-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Macao, China, 1849-1869
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Mukden, Manchuria, China, 1904-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Nanking, China, 1902-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Newchwang, Manchuria, China, 1865-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Ningpo, China, 1853-1896
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Shanghai, China, 1847-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Swatow, China, 1860-1881
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Tientsin, China, 1868-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Ministers to China, 1843-1906
  • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Correspondence, 1846-1912 (China, Japan, Korea)
  • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Correspondence, 1912-1949 (China, Japan, Korea)
  • Notes from the Chinese Legation in the United States to the Department of State, 1868-1906
  • Selected Records of the U.S. Legation in China, 1849-1931

Party and Government Documents in English (PGDiE) includes official documents in English, covering various levels of Chinese government, Communist Party of China (CPC) and National People's Congress (NPC), 1921 onwards.

Propaganda and the Chinese Press : global perspectives, 1946-1996 Contains articles from Xinhua, the official news agency of the People's Republic of China, covering foreign and domestic affairs from 1946-1996, translated into English. 

China Historical Christian Database (CHCD) quantifies and visualizes the place of Christianity in modern China (1550-1950).

German foreign relations and military activities in China, 1919-1935. Records from Record Group 242: National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized, T-1141: Records of the German Foreign Ministry Pertaining to China, 1919-1935.

China: Culture and Society: The Watson Pamphlet Collection, Cornell University

The Minutes of the Shanghai Municipal Council

China, Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980

British Foreign Office Files for China, 1919-1980

China, America and the Pacific: Trade and Cultural Exchange

中国历史文献总库. 民国图书数据库 = Early twentieth century books in China, 1911-1949

Japan

Harvard Library E-Resources

The Trans-Pacific (1919-1940)  a weekly review of Far Eastern political, social and economic developments, published in Tokyo.

Japan at War and Peace, 1930-1949: U.S. State Department Records on the Internal Affairs of Japan

Foreign Office files for Japan, 1919-1952 includes Japan-specific files from the FO 371 and FO 262 series and the Western and American Department papers in FO 371. Section I: Japanese Imperialism and the War in the Pacific, 1931-1945 -- Section II: Occupation of Japan, 1946-1952 -- Section III: Japan and Great Power Status, 1919-1930.

Meiji Japan: The Edward Sylvester Morse Collection

Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange (In: Nineteenth Century Collections Online).  To browse the Collections within Asia and the West, open menu in search box on upper left.  Click on image under Asia and the West.  You can search within a Collection, or in Advanced search you can limit to Collection.  Largely UK and US diplomatic and consular records with some missionary correspondence and publications.

  • British Foreign Office: Japan Correspondence, 1856-1905
  • British Foreign Office: Japan Correspondence, 1906-1913: Dominance of the Genro
  • British Foreign Office: Japan Correspondence, 1914-1923: Emergence of Japan as a Pacific Power
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Hakodate, Japan, 1856-1878
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Kanagawa, Japan, 1861-1897
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Nagasaki, Japan, 1860-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Osaka and Hiogo (Kobe), Japan, 1868-1906
  • Notes from the Japanese Legation in the United States to the Department of State, 1858-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Yokohama, Japan, 1897-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Ministers to Japan, 1855-1906
  • Minutes of Treaty Conferences between U.S. and Japanese Representatives, and Treaty Drafts, 1872
  • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Correspondence, 1846-1912 (China, Japan, Korea)
  • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Correspondence, 1912-1949 (China, Japan, Korea)
  • Selected Records of the U.S. Legation in China, 1849-1931
  • Selected Records of the U.S. Legation in Japan, 1855-1912
     

Photography: The World through the Lens (In: Nineteenth Century Collections Online).  To browse the Collections within Photography, open menu in search box on upper left.  Click on image under Photography.  You can search within a Collection, or in Advanced search you can limit to Collection. Includes:

Korea

Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange (In: Nineteenth Century Collections Online).  To browse the Collections within Asia and the West, open menu in search box on upper left.  Click on image under Asia and the West.  You can search within a Collection, or in Advanced search you can limit to Collection.  Largely UK and US diplomatic and consular records with some missionary correspondence and publications.

  • Notes from the Korean Legation in the United States to the Department of State, 1883-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Seoul, Korea, 1886-1906
  • Despatches from U.S. Ministers to Korea, 1883-1905
  • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Correspondence, 1846-1912 (China, Japan, Korea)
  • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Correspondence, 1912-1949 (China, Japan, Korea)
     

Korea scholar : journal information service system. Full text database including over 253 Korean scholarly journals available from the first issue.