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Digital Gems
Digital Gems
Linking the Digital Humanities to Biodiversity History in Singapore and Southeast Asia
- This Collection presents an archive of materials related to the project, “Linking the Digital Humanities to Biodiversity History in Singapore and Southeast Asia”. The collection includes digitised historical records, biodiversity data, interactive essays about regional biodiversity topics, etc, organised into several subcollections.
Yeap Chor Ee Private Papers
- The Collection consists of the Yeap family genealogical records, biography, passports, and correspondence as well as documents related to the Ban Hin Lee Bank such as directors’ minute book, cash books and share certificates, mostly dated between the 1930s and 1950s.
Bai Yan Private Papers
- Bai Yan is a man with a hundred talents. The Collection comprises playscripts, correspondences, press
English Newspapers
- This collection of historical newspapers in English published in various countries of Southeast Asia provides a wide coverage of news on business, economic, politics and social affairs domestically and from around from world. In addition to the article content, the full-image newspapers offer searchable access to editorials, advertisements, and even cartoons.
Chinese Newspapers
- NUS Libraries has a comprehensive collection of more than 150 Chinese newspapers published in Southeast Asia in print and microform. There are a total of 96 titles from Singapore, 34 from Malaysia, 7 from Vietnam, 5 from Thailand, 4 from Indonesia, 3 from the Philippines, 2 from Brunei and 1 from Cambodia. Some notable titles are Lat Pau (1887-1932), the earliest Chinese newspaper in Singapore; Penang Sin Poe (1895-1941), the first Chinese newspaper in Penang; and Sin Sian Jih Pao (1959- ), Thailand’s longest running Chinese newspaper.