• Volumes : 265 sets 713 volumes
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon
• Subject : Literature, Linguistics

Book collection of Udo Hosokawa Family. Valuable books (including Azuma Kagami Fushimi version etc.) and materials related to Japanese literature.

Catalog

• Volumes : 7,950 books
• Category : Special Collection (Copies)
• Contents Type : Chinese Books
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography

Facsimile reprints of 101 series of publications published in era of Sung to Qing in China are made at Yiwen Yinshuguan in Taipei in 1964 to 1970. In each series, bibliographical documents cited from Shikoteiyo or the like were attached. Lost books were restored as much as possible.

• Volumes : 1701 Volumes
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Psychology, History, Geography, Sociology, Law, Politics

• Volumes : 7,505
• Category : Databases
• Contents Type :
• Subject : History, Geography, Economy

An image database of rare materials (photos, maps, private money, etc.) on a coal mining region of Kyushu from the Meiji to Showa period, housed in the Manuscript Library, Business & Economics Section, Kyushu University.

• Volumes : 42
• Category : Online Gallery
• Contents Type : Wahon
• Subject : History, Geography

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• Volumes : 276 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography

A group of Western books transferred from the Imperial Library to Kyushu Imperial University in May 1916.

• Volumes : 約4000冊
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Law, Politics

Former collection of law professor Yuji Inoue(井上 裕司), focusing on criminal law and Russian and Eastern European relations.

• Volumes : 211 books
• Category : Other Collections
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Medical Science

A group of old European medical books on mineral springs and hot springs collected at the Institute of Spa Therapeutics established in Beppu as an affiliated institution of Kyushu University.

• Volumes : about 1400 volumes
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books, Japanese Books
• Subject : Literature, Linguistics

Former collection of about 1400 volumes about Tang stories and Tang books by Matazo Ishizaki who was a former librarian of Tokyo Imperial University Library and published a fine book "History of Chinese slang literature in modern Japan".

Personal collection on geological science by Prof.Tokunosuke Ito.

• Volumes : 400
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Law, Politics

Former collection of books mainly related to law by Fujio Ito (伊藤 不二男)(1911-1987), professor at the Faculty of Law.

• Volumes : 488 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Medical Science

Medical book formerly owned by Tokumatsu Iwasaki (1883?-1921), vice president and chief of surgery of Kokura Municipal Hospital.

• Volumes : 151 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Economy, Agriculture

Agricultural economy and marketing report on experiment station in American universities.

• Volumes : 4100
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Art, History, Geography

Former collection of Professor Hiroshi Hirata(平田, 寛) of the Faculty of Letters, mainly related to Japanese art history.
It was donated to the Department of Aesthetics and Art History, Faculty of Letters in 2013.

• Volumes : 107 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Literature, Linguistics

Former collection of Setsuko Jono (1914-2002), the first female professor at Kyushu University and a professor of the College of Liberal Arts, mainly related to French literature, donated to the Ropponmatsu Branch Library by the Jono family in 2002.

• Volumes : 6 binded magazines
• Category : Special Collection (Original)
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Art, Engineering

In the middle of 19th century, brilliant industrial products like textiles, wallpapers, metalwork, potteries, glasses are manufactured applying theories of decoration art in Britain. These products were introduced at World Expos and became popular.

• Volumes : about 100
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Medical Science

Former collection of Associate Professor Morikazu Kaibara, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu Imperial University.
Western books were donated and received by the Department of Bacteriology in 1944, and Japanese books were donated and received by the Department of Bacteriology in 1945.

• Volumes : 685 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Medical Science

Katsumi Kaida was a professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Kyushu Imperial University, director of the Ikinomatsubara Branch of the Faculty of Medicine, and director of the Tuberculosis Research Institute of the Faculty of Medicine, and devoted his life to research on chest diseases and tubercul

• Volumes : 300
• Category : Archival Documents
• Contents Type : Wahon, Archival Documents
• Subject : History, Geography

• Volumes : 424 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Law, Politics

Catalog

• Volumes : 247 sets 726 volumes
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Science, Medical Science

A part of personal holdings of Dr. Kokichi Kano. Kyushu University purchased Korean books, directories and bibliographic catalogs from his holdings.

• Volumes : 406 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books
• Subject : Law, Politics

• Volumes : 465
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Other

Former collection of Eric Ketelaar (1944-), a Dutch authority on archives.

• Volumes : 62
• Category : Special Collection (Original)
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Economy

• Volumes : 2,021 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Law, Politics

Private collection of Prof. Kikuchi Isao(菊池 勇夫) about labor law, social law and legal philosophy.

• Volumes : 377 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Science

Private collection of Prof. Kinbara Makoto (金原 誠) about mathematics.

• Volumes : 137 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Agriculture

Former collection of books mainly related to the agricultural science of KISHI Saburo, a sugar refinery engineer.

• Volumes : 703 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : History, Geography, Sociology, Law, Politics, Agriculture

Books donated by Kyushu International Culture Assosiation.
Documents on politics, diplomacy and culture in the Far East during World War II.

• Volumes : 397 sets 2,246 volumes
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics

Private collection of Kondo Isai (近藤畏斎), a feudal retainer of the Hirado Domain.

• Volumes : 270 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Art, Literature, Linguistics

Personal collection on European literature by Kori Torahiko (郡虎彦) , an international playwright born in Japan. Prof. Akira Osawa, a professor belonged to Faculty of Law and Letter, was a close friend of Kori and it might be a reason of the donation of the collection.

• Volumes : 10,000 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books, Japanese Books
• Subject : Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography

Private collection of Prof. Tamura Sen-ichiro (田村 専一郎), related to Japanese history and Japanese literature. The collection contains the oldest copy of "Yamato Tales" appointed national cultural asset.

• Volumes : 5,027 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books, Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Science

Book collection about science history collected by Prof. Kuwaki Ayao (桑木 彧雄, Ayao, 1878-1945).

This is the former collection of Tetsu Iwakuma, a medical historian from the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu Imperial University.

You can search educational and research activities of academic staff in Kyushu University.

Lists of Doctoral Dissertations conferred by Kyushu University.

→Integrated into Collections since Dec, 2013.

Rare and old medical books owned by the Library of Medicine are made available on the Internet in the form of an image database.

Kyushu University Institutional Repository (QIR) aims to contribute to the development of our university's academic research as well as to the society by collecting, storing, preserving and then distributing the works of faculties and graduate students of the university.

This database contains Kyushu University's research output funded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKEN).

This is the database of the digitized card catalog of Khushu University Library.

This is a database of digitized images of Japanese rare materials of Kyushu University.

→Integrated into Collections since Dec, 2013.

Medical Library Collection of Valuable Books

• Volumes : 731
• Category : Databases
• Contents Type :
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography

→Integrated into Collections since Dec, 2013.

• Volumes : 219
• Category : Databases
• Contents Type :
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography

This is a database of digitized images of rare materials or printed catalogs. 

→Integrated into Collections since Dec, 2013.

• Volumes : 21,148
• Category : Databases
• Contents Type :
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography

This is a bibliographic catalog of Kyusyu University unique collections, including:

• Volumes : About 3,800 Materials
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : History, Geography

• Volumes : 62 books
• Category : Special Collection (Original)
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Sociology, Engineering

Books and documents on house construction for labor-class and related social and environmental issues which are discussed in the context of urban design and social policies in United Kingdom from 19th century to present.

-Catalog

• Volumes : 1,021 books,　737 drawings
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Art, Engineering

Lloyd Morgan (1892-1970), who was an architect and a scholar in architecture, is famous for his design of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The Collection contains written or printed materials (plans, books, etc.) on architecture, which were collected by him.

• Volumes : 1,729 volumes
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Law, Politics

Private collection of Prof. Philippe Lotmar (1850-1922), a formar president of the University of Bern, about Roman law, private law, labor law, legal philosophy etc.


-Catalog

• Volumes : 1,080 books
• Category : Special Collection (Original)
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Sociology

The collection includes several hundred titles on mans relationship with nature and wildlife and a couple of hundred titles on how man has polluted his environment with particular reference to the economic development of the 20th century.

• Volumes : 60 sets 224 volumes
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Archival Documents
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography

Eto Masazumi's (Kokugaku thinker, 1836-1911) autograph manuscripts. His manuscripts are based on the huge collection of books and catalogs, some of them are already dissipated.

• Volumes : 493 sets 2,090 volumes
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books, Japanese Books
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics

Pribate collection of Masuda Koho (益田古峯), a teacher at Shuyukan (修猷館). The collection is mainly consists of the literary works written by Confucianists.

Accession date: March 22, 1966
Number of Volumes:
　493 sets 2090 volumes (according to the handwritten catalog)

• Volumes : 342
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books, Archival Documents, Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Education, Art, Literature, Linguistics, History, Geography, Economy, Law, Politics

• Volumes : about 300 books
• Category : Other Collections
• Contents Type : Japanese Books
• Subject : Law, Politics

A group of books of the proceedings of the Code Research Committee, pertaining to the work of compiling the basic codes of the Meiji era. Typewritten by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in the Showa era.

This is an archives about Nagasaki collected by Matsuki (松木長兵衛).

• Volumes : 12,612 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Wahon, Chinese Books
• Subject : Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Linguistics

Private collection of Prof. Matsunami Taigan (松涛 泰巌).
Buddhist scriptures published in Edo period.

• Volumes : 680
• Category : Other Collections
• Contents Type : Archival Documents, Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : Medical Science

• Volumes : About 150 volumes
• Category : Special Collection (Original)
• Contents Type : Western Books
• Subject : Medical Science

Catalog

• Volumes : about 1200 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books
• Subject : Law, Politics

This is a collection of law-related books published in the Meiji period, owned by the Faculty of Law.
This is an extremely valuable collection for research on jurisprudence and jurists of the Meiji period.

• Volumes : 855 books
• Category : Private Collection
• Contents Type : Japanese Books, Western Books
• Subject : History, Geography

Private collection of Prof. Mikami Masatoshi (三上 正利) about geography, history and ethnic studies in Japan, Russia, Soviet, Mongol and China.