180 rare books on all aspects of 19th century American architecture. Included are Thomas Pope's Treatise on Bridge Architecture (published in 1811) and various research books from the mid-1890's concerning the first skyscrapers.

Collection of the documents on color theory published in 19th to early 20th century.
Books on color vision, psychological impact, visual communication design, physiological sciences, industrial design, etc. are collected.

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Documents of Aso Family, Aso-shoten and its related companies.

This collection is a comprehensive compilation of 991 volumes of 271 publications by wood printing types published in Japan in eighteenth century to nineteenth century (Genroku Era to Meiji Era), and covers all fields of Edo Era Culture.

Private collection of Prof. Toyoda Minoru(豊田 実) on English study history in Japan.

[Japanese Version Only] An exhibition of rare materials on a coal mining region of Kyushu from the Meiji to Showa period, housed in the Manuscript Library, Business & Economics Section.

Documents on urban design in western countries in early 1900's, when researches for city planning has just started.
The collection contains documents on the history of city planning, development of constructional industries, urban management, urban finance, legislation, etc.