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Digital Gems digital newspaper archive database
[edit]Digital Gems digital newspaper archive database was established by the National University of Singapore NUS Library and contains various digitized collections, including Chinese-language newspapers published in Southeast Asian countries in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, 152 types are included, including Chinese newspapers from Singapore and Malaysia. The newspaper collection is the most abundant. In addition, the platform also includes many historical documents on China and overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. Most of these documents are publicly accessible resources and are open to readers around the world for online reading, downloading and printing. They provide valuable information for scholars who are committed to Southeast Asian history and overseas Chinese research. Access to historical materials.
In addition to newspaper archives, this database also contains periodicals and books from the 20th century and is available to the public for free.[1]
Types of newspapers:
[edit]Chinese newspapers from six Southeast Asian countries from 1887 to 1985, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. There are also newspapers in English and Malay from Singapore and Malaysia.
Other documents:
[edit]Singapore Law Documents (1867-1962), Singapore and Malaya Medical Journals and Books (1911-1959), Malay Literature (1812-2017), Pre-war and post-war Japanese studies of Southeast Asia (1889-1954), Historical map of Singapore (1846-2010) and Singaporean and international private documents.
Singaporean and international private documents:
[edit]Famous Singaporean actor Yan Boyuan (Bai Yan) (born and died from 1920 to 2019)
CarlA. Trocki, Australian historian of Southeast Asia and China Carl Anthony Trocki (born and died 1940-2024)
British Southeast Asian biologist Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (1933-)
Malaysian banker Yeap Chor Ee (born and died 1867-1952)
Personal documents of WangZengshan (born and died 1903-1961), the head of the Chinese Islamic Mission to the Near East (1937-1939) and the Director of the Civil Affairs Department of the Xinjiang Provincial Government of the Republic of China (1945-1949).
How to use:
[edit]Just go to the official website of the National University of Singapore Library and click "Digital Gems", scroll down on the main page, then click on the Chinese newspaper entry among the entries, then click on the nationality of the newspaper, and finally click on the one you are looking for The newspaper type and time are completed.
Website link:
[edit]https://digitalgems.nus.edu.sg/
- ^ "152種東南亞近代華文報紙公開資源：National University of Singapore Libraries Digital Gems". 152種東南亞近代華文報紙公開資源：National University of Singapore Libraries Digital Gems. Retrieved 2024-12-17.