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Mitoma Collection

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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

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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

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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

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Holding : Science and Technology Library
  • Volumes : 879
  • Category : Private Collection
  • Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
  • Subject : Agriculture

Morita Collection

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Holding : Central Library
  • Volumes : 813 Volumes
  • Category : Private Collection
  • Contents Type : Western Books
  • Subject : Economy, Law, Politics

Omori Harutoyo Collection

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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.

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

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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

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Holding : Central Library
  • Volumes : 190 books
  • Category : Private Collection
  • Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
  • Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Education

Otonashi Collection

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Holding : Medical Library

Collection of Dr. Botho Scheube, a German physician in the employ of the Department of Hygiene.

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