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Mitoma Collection
Views: 3,926
Holding : Manuscript Library
This is a document of the Mitoma family, the headman of Ibarashoku, ido County, Kuroda Domain (present Ibara Village, Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture), and was the core of the old Gyokusenkan collection of old documents.
Miyairi Collection
Views: 1,553
Holding : Medical Library
- Volumes : 568 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Medical Science
The former collection of Dr. Keinosuke Miyairi, M.D., the first professor of the Department of Hygiene at Kyushu Imperial University.
Miyake Hayari Collections
Views: 1,008
Holding : Medical Library
- Volumes : 86 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Medical Science
Former owner's library mark: "Miyake Hayato Collection," "Miyake," "Mr. Miyake's Collection," "Dr. H.Miyake.
Former collection of Haya Miyake, the first professor of the Second Department of Surgery, Fukuoka Medical College, Kyoto Imperial University.

Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : About 4250 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books
- Subject : Art
Former collection of Professor Emeritus Yoichiro Shimada. The collection is related to modern and contemporary Japanese "songs" and includes a wide range of materials, from the songs themselves to the people who express them.
Morinaga Collection
Views: 3,335
Holding : Science and Technology Library
- Volumes : 879
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Agriculture
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Morita Collection
Views: 2,262
Holding : Central Library
Former collection of historical materials on Japan-Korea relations of Yoshio Morita (1910-1992), professor of Seishin Women's College
Mouko Atack pictures with notes
Views: 8,667
Holding : Central Library Web
[Japanese Version Only] "Moko Shurai Ekotoba" is a painting scrolls on the Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281.

Mr. and Mrs. Webb Collection
Views: 426
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 100
- Category : Special Collection (Original)
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : Sociology, Economy
The collection focuses on the writings of Sidney Webb (1859-1947) and Beatrice Webb (1858-1943), a British sociologist and economist.
Naganuma Collection
Views: 5,753
Holding : Central Library Manuscript Library
- Volumes : 791 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Archival Documents, Western Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, History, Geography
Private collection of Prof. Naganuma Kenkai (長沼 賢海). Materials related to history of Oriental culture focusing on Japan.
Nagaya Collection
Views: 2,717
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 565 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Art, Literature, Linguistics
Private collection of Prof. Nagaya Daizo (長屋 代蔵) about German drama, Hamann and Schiller.
Nakata Collection
Views: 1,077
Holding : Science and Technology Library
- Volumes : 132 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Agriculture, Science
Private collection on tobacco and plant pathology by Prof. Kakugoro Nakata.
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Nakayama Collection
Views: 4,048
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 4,633 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Art, History, Geography
Private collection of Prof. Nakayama Morihiko (中山 森彦) and Prof. Nakayama Heijiro (中山 平次郎) about aesthetic and archaeology donated in 1960.
Naruse Collection
Views: 3,605
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 2,138 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : Literature, Linguistics
Donated by Prof. Naruse Shoichi(成瀬 正一) in 1936.
Collection on French literature and French language in 19th and 20th century.

National Reporter System, 1928-1979
Views: 4,332
Holding : Central Library
All-American general law reports among them, law reports and law report indexes of Southeast states, Southwest states and California.

Holding : Design Library
- Volumes : 605 books
- Category : Special Collection (Original)
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : Art
The collection is the former collection of John G. Morris (1916-2017), a prominent former photo editor for Life magazine, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, and the first editor-in-chief of Magnum Photos.
Nishida Collection
Views: 4,362
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 413 sets 1886 volumes
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics
This collection mainly consists of the private collection of Nishida Kanjiro (西田幹治郎), a Han learning (漢学) scholar lived in Setaka, and 30% of the collection consists of the private collection of Yokochi Genbanosuke (横地玄蕃助), a confucianist served under the Yanagawa domain.
Nishida-Thoji Collection
Views: 1,260
Holding : Science and Technology Library
- Volumes : 666 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Agriculture, Science
Private collection of Prof. Nishida Thoji (西田 藤次) about plant pathology.
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Nishioka and Fukumatsu Collection
Views: 2,379
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 127 sets, 797 volumes
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon
- Subject : Literature, Linguistics
Documents on early modern literature held by Nishioka Family and Fukumatsu Family

Nishioka Kenji Collection
Views: 83
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 1,277 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics
Former collection of Prof. Nishioka Kenji (西岡 健治) of Fukuoka Prefectural University, mainly of Korean classical literature. He was a part-time lecturer in Korean language and literature at Kyushu University from 1997 to 1998. This collection was transferred from the Research Center for Korean Studies to the Central Library, and completed the liquidation in 2023.
Nishiyama Collection
Views: 2,752
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 1,568 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Law, Politics
Private collection of Prof. Nishiyama Shigekazu(西山 重和).
The collection contains classic foreign books on international private law.
Ogawa Collection
Views: 1,998
Holding : Medical Library
- Volumes : 354 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Medical Science
九州帝国大学細菌学教室初代教授(中央図書館初代館長を兼務)の小川政修医学博士の蔵書と、細菌学教室所蔵資料を合体したコレクション。
医学史関連資料が多く含まれる。
Oi Collection
Views: 3,989
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 795
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books, Japanese Books
- Subject : Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography, Law, Politics
Former collection of Chinese classics (especially literature), law, and history of Shichiro Oi, a public prosecutor.
Donated to the former Fukuoka High School and now housed in the Central Library.

Okuda Collection
Views: 2,626
Holding : Science and Technology Library
- Volumes : 85 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : Agriculture
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Pribate collection of Prof. Okuda Yuzuru (奥田 譲) about natural sciences.
Okuda Collection
Views: 3,157
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 5,242 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Sociology, Law, Politics
Books and documents donated by Prof. Okuda Hachiji(奥田 八二) about social sciences, especially, documents on labor campaign in Fukuoka in 60's-90's, and documents on local administration during Prof. Okuda's term as a governor.
Holding : Medical Library
- Volumes : 293 sets about 2,000 volumes
- Category : Other Collections
- Contents Type : Chinese Books
- Subject : Medical Science
Medical books published in China from the end of the Qing dynasty to the beginning of the Repaublic of China.
Omori Collection
Views: 816
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 813 Volumes
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : Economy, Law, Politics
Omori Harutoyo Collection
Views: 3,204
Holding : Medical Library
- Volumes : 613 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Western Books
- Subject : Medical Science
Harutoyo Omori was one of the founders of Kyushu University, having served as the principal of Fukuoka Medical School and the first president of Fukuoka Medical College of Kyoto Imperial University as well as the director of the affiliated medical center.

Original collection of late modern travesties
Views: 2,949
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 274 volumes
- Category : Special Collection (Original)
- Contents Type : Wahon
- Subject : Literature, Linguistics
This collection consists of 274 volumes in 196 section in six fields, that is, 1) Share Bon (joke books), 2) Kokkei Bon (comic books), 3) Hanashi Bon, 4) Chubon Dokuhon, 5)Hanshibon Gokan, and 6) Kyosi (rhapsodies) covering major rate modern travesties. Most of the Share Bon are important books until Kansei Period, and among Kokkei Bon there are rare books of Chaban (farce) or Mitatee. Series of Hizakurige are also valuable. As for Chubon Dokuhon, Shinrotei's works are well collected. About 80 percent of Kyoshi Bon (rhapsodies) were collected, which are the most complete collection.
Osada Saburo collection
Views: 2,710
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 300 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books
- Subject : Economy, Law, Politics
Books on colonial policy collected by Prof. Saburo Osada

Otake collection
Views: 706
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 190 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Education
Otonashi Collection
Views: 4,228
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 12,000 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books, Japanese Books
- Subject : Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography
Private collection of Prof. Terao Hisashi (寺尾 壽) about Japanese language and literature.
Printed Catalog

Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 185
- Category : Special Collection (Original)
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : Sociology
A collection of historical documents related to poverty and welfare in Britain, including social and state responses to urban and worker problems in Britain caused by the Industrial Revolution, legislation, and social security systems.
Prefectural Fukuoka Hospital Collection
Views: 962
Holding : Medical Library
- Volumes : 53冊
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books
- Subject : Medical Science
The former collection of "Prefectural Fukuoka Hospital," the mother institution of "Kyoto Imperial University Fukuoka Medical School," the predecessor of "Kyushu Imperial University School of Medicine". The "Prefectural Fukuoka Hospital" opened in April 1888, with Harutoyo Omori serving as the ho

Rakuchi Collection
Views: 3,530
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 95 sets 698 volumes
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics
Private collection of Takahashi Rakuchi (高橋 楽池), a Han learning (漢学) scholar lived in Fukuoka.

Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 170
- Category : Special Collection (Original)
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : Law, Politics
ハノーファー高等控訴裁判長等を歴任したフォン・シュトラーレンハイム(von Stralenheim、1777~1847)旧蔵書を中心に、16世紀から19世紀にかけて刊行されたドイツ民事訴訟法に関する文献のコレクション

Revue des deux mondes, 1829-1968
Views: 4,419
Holding : Central Library
Review magazines concerning European literature especially French literature, music, drama, philosophy and politics (From the first issue to issues published in 1968).
Sakurai Tsunejiro Collection
Views: 1,132
Holding : Medical Library
- Volumes : 64 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Education, Medical Science
Former owner's library mark: "Dr. T. SAKURAI JAPAN"

Sawa collection
Views: 639
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 156 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography
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Scarab Biographical Dictionary
Views: 5,818
Holding : Web
This database on modern and contemporary literary people associated with Kyushu, Yamaguchi and Okinawa is based on the research outcome of Prof.
Scheube Collections
Views: 1,828
Holding : Medical Library
Collection of Dr. Botho Scheube, a German physician in the employ of the Department of Hygiene.
Sekisui Collection
Views: 4,740
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 875 sets 3,089 volumes
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics
Private collection of Kusumoto Sekisui (楠本 碩水), a Confucian scholar in Hirado domain. The collection came to Kyushu University through the good offices of Prof. Kusumoto Masatsugu (楠本 正継), a grandson of Kusumoto Tanzan (a brother of Sekisui).

Shigaki Collection
Views: 690
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 992 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : History, Geography
Former collection of Professor Yoshio Shigaki (1940-1997) of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, mainly related to early modern French history, donated to the Ropponmatsu Branch Library by the Shigaki family in 1997.

Shigeo Nishimura collection
Views: 699
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 700
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Law, Politics
This is the former collection of Shigeo Nishimura, a professor at the Graduate School of Law, and includes rare books on law, mainly in Latin.

Shimada documents
Views: 973
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 730 volumes
- Category : Archival Documents
- Contents Type : Archival Documents
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics

Shin Gisu Collection
Views: 160
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 1,925 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books
- Subject : Art, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography, Sociology
Former collection of Mr. Shin Gisu (辛基秀), a filmmaker and a leading researcher on Korean envoys to Japan. This collection was transferred from the Research Center for Korean Studies to the Central Library, and completed the liquidation in 2023.
Shinobu Collection
Views: 2,937
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 6,612 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Law, Politics
Books donated by Prof. Shinobu Seizaburo(信夫 清三郎) about political history in modern Japan.
Shirai Collection
Views: 3,216
Holding : Central Library Science and Technology Library
- Volumes : 2,081 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books
- Subject : Law, Politics
Private collection of Prof. Shirai Tadashi (白井 正) about constitutional law and political science.

Shirakawa Collection
Views: 170
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 2,719 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography, Sociology
Former collection of Prof. Shirakawa Yutaka (白川 豊) of Kyushu Sangyo University, mainly related to Korea. He was an assistant professor at Kyushu University in the late 1980's. This collection was transferred from the Research Center for Korean Studies to the Central Library, and completed the liquidation in 2023.
Shoyo Collection
Views: 3,809
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 458 sets 2,776 volumes
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography
Private collection of So Moritoshi (宗盛年), a teacher at Shuyukan (修猷館). This contains private collection of confucianists in Fukuoka like Kamei Shoyo (亀井昭陽) or Hara Kosho (原古処).
Stumpf Collection
Views: 2,770
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 3875 volumed
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Western Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Psychology
Carl Stumpf: Germany acousmato psychologist
Sugi Collection
Views: 3,252
Holding : Science and Technology Library
- Volumes : 374 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Science
Personal collection on geological science by Prof. Ken-ichi Sugi.
Accession date:
1949…March 5, March 31, Jule 30
1950…July 27, August 25
1952…March 10, March 11
Takada Collection
Views: 2,814
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 378 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books
- Subject : Law, Politics
Books on politics and commercial law in Asia donated by Prof. Takada Gensei(高田 源清).
Takahashi Collection
Views: 2,946
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 1,105 volumes
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Law, Politics
Private collection on sociology, collected by Prof. Takahashi Takeshi (高橋武).
Takahashi Collection
Views: 1,216
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 1270 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Literature, Linguistics
Former collection of Professor Takahashi Yoshitaka (1913-1995) of the Faculty of Letters, mainly related to Goethe, Thomas Mann, and German Literature and Arts, donated by the Takahashi family to the German Literature Research Office of the Faculty of Letters in February 2004, with an additional
Takase Collection
Views: 3,872
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 3,200 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books, Japanese Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics
Private collection of Prof. Takase Takejiro(高瀬 武次郎) on Han learning.
Takeda Collection
Views: 5,513
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 1, 239 volumes
- Category : Archival Documents
- Contents Type : Archival Documents
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography
Personal collection of the Takeda Family, the confucianists family who served under the Fukuoka domain. Kyushu University Library purchased the collection from Syukichi Takeda with Fukuoka Prefectural Library. This collection consists of Letters of Kaibara Ekiken (貝原益軒), the master of T
Takeuchi Collection
Views: 2,872
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : About 600 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics
Donated by Takeuchi Tsuguji(武内 継治) in 1955.
Book collection on Confucian classics, Neo-Confucianism and Kimon School.
Takeya Collection
Views: 1,096
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 250 volumes
- Category : Archival Documents
- Contents Type : Wahon, Archival Documents, Japanese Books
- Subject : Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography, Medical Science
The materials of the Takeya family, a medical family in Fukuoka, are held at the Central Library under a deposition agreement between the Takeya family and Kyushu University Library.
Tanaka Saburo collection
Views: 709
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : 356 books
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Chinese Books, Archival Documents, Japanese Books
- Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Art, History, Geography
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Text-books & Curriculum Library
Views: 18
Holding : Central Library
- Volumes : About 5,500 books(AEL: About 1,500 books, NEL: About 4,000 books)
- Category : Private Collection
- Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
- Subject : Education
This collection is based on one of the 13 sets of the "American Education Library (AEL)" donated to the Japanese government by the U.S. government in 1947. The purpose of the "American Education Library" was to subsidize the compilation of textbooks by private citizens and to contribute to the advancement and development of curricula and other school education issues. In 1948, NEL, Japanese textbooks and pedagogical books collected by the Ministry of Education, was added to the collection, and the name was changed from the "American Education Library" to the “Text-books & Curriculum Library". Thereafter, the collection was expanded through additional materials from the Ministry of Education and the University's own collection until around 1950~1960s.