Digital Gems


Digital Gems

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Earl of Cranbrook Private Papers
The fifth Earl of Cranbrook is a specialist in swiftlet studies. Certain species of swiftlets build edible nests. The Earl worked in Malaya as well as spent time in countries like Indonesia that have swiftlets, especially the species that produce edible nests. The Collection consists of manuscripts, fieldnotes, photos, correspondence, description of swiftlet-related artefacts in various museums, published documents (journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, newspapers articles) some of which are authored or co-authored by the Earl.


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.



Malay Newspapers
This collection contains Malay newspapers published in Jawi (a Malay script derived from Arabic) & Rumi (Romanised Malay). The newspapers published mostly local news, highlighted issues regarding the development of the Malay community in Malaya and Singapore and championed Malay rights.


Wang Zengshan Private Papers
The Wang Zengshan Private Papers (WZSPP) Collection consist of correspondence, diaries, speeches, telegrams, photographs and reports which covered most of his working and personal life during the 1940s and 1950s in his various capacities and vocations, and some of his works on Muslim philosophy, culture and history in Chinese, English, Turkish and other languages. The Collection was deposited by Dr Rosey Wang Ma, a daughter of Prof Wang Zengshan. For researchers who are interested in Wang Zengshan, these documents are invaluable; for those who are interested in Chinese Muslims and Chinese Muslim history, they are of the upmost import.


Peranakan Collection
Peranakan Collection





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.