Special Collections

Periodicals Published During Late Qing Dynasty and Republic Period

Location: Room 401

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am- 11:30am; 1:00pm-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collections can be photocopied

Books Published During the Republic Period (1911-1949)

Description: Includes Yenching University Library collections of books published during the Republic period

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am- 5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Collection of Oriental Studies

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Deutschland-Institut Collection

Description: Part of the Deutschland-Institut (1931-1946, a cultural institution with Chinese and German scholars' Participation) Collection

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Chinois-Franco University Collection

Description: Chinois-Franco University(1919-1950)Collection; most of the collection are French books of the School of Literature.

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Hou Renzhi Collection

Description: Donated books from the private collections of Prof. Hou Renzhi, a famous Chinese historical geographer

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Archilles Fang Collection

Description: Donated books from the private collections of Mr. Archilles Fang, a famous Chinese American scholar of Harvard University

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Donald Holzman Collection

Description: Donated books from the private collections of Prof. Donald Holzman, a famous French scholar in China Studies

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

EU Documentation Centre Collection

Description: Donated EU official publications and various affiliated organizations’ publications

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Microfilms & Microfiches in British and American Diplomatic Archives

Description: Historical diplomatic archives about Anglo American and China, e.g. Confidential British Foreign Office Political Correspondences, China: 1906-1941 985 volumes, Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files Chinese Domestic Affairs (1930-1966), Chinese Foreign Affairs (1950-1963), 394 volumes in total

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: For reading only with a microfilm reader; can be scanned and photocopied

Western Rare Books

Description: Books in western languages published in the early years or with some special significance

Location: Room 318

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Open to PKU faculty members and Graduate students, read only, some of the collection can be photocopied

Peking University Theses and Dissertations

Description: Some Bachelor’s theses, M.A. theses and Ph.D. dissertations since 1981

Location: Room 309

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

University Faculty/Alumni Collections

Description: Academic publications and manuscripts by the University faculty members and including academic books, translations, research achievements, journal articles, and so on

Location: Room 313

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am- 11:30am; 1:00pm-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; most of the collection can be photocopied

Ji Xianlin Collection

Description: Donated books by Prof. Ji Xianlin, a famous Chinese Indologist, linguist, paleographer, historian, and writer.

Location: Room 218

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am- 11:30am; 1:00pm-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Zhang Zhilian Collection

Description: Donated books from the private collections of Prof. Zhang Zhilian, a famous Chinese historian.

Location: Room 218

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am- 11:30am; 1:00pm-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Qian Duansheng Collection

Description: Donated books from the private collections of Prof. Qian Duansheng, a famous Chinese political scientist and jurist.The collection covers a wide range of areas, including law, politics, philosophy, governments and parliaments, constitutions, history, diplomacy, international relations, and so on.

Location: Room 218

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am- 11:30am; 1:00pm-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Duan Baolin Collection

Description: Donated books from his private collection by Prof. Duan Baolin, a famous Chinese folklorist

Location: Room 309

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Taiwanese publications

Description: Taiwan publications, most of the collections are in the humanities and social science

Location: Room 401

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am- 11:30am; 1:00pm-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

Su Bai Collection

Description: Donated books from the private collection by Prof. Su Bai, a famous Chinese archaeologist, founder of China Buddhist Archaeology

Location: Room 311

Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 am- 11:30am; 1:00pm-5:00pm

Note: Materials can only be read within the room; no check-out is allowed; some of the collection can be photocopied

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