Rare Materials / Special Collections
Rare Materials
Rare materials including five Important Cultural Properties and the "Gutenberg 42-line Bible" are held in the collections of the Media Centers. Some items in the rare materials collection have been digitized and published online.
Digital Collections of Keio University Libraries
Some of the rare materials and special collections held at the Keio University Library are published online. Through the use of an IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) compatible viewer, you can view high-definition images including the works of Yukichi Fukuzawa, the Gutenberg 42-line Bible, Important Cultural Properties, the Incunabula Collection, the Nara Ehon Collection, and the Takahashi Seiichiro Collection of Ukiyo-e Prints.
Rare materials held at the Mita Media Center
Introduces the principle rare materials held in the collections at the Mita Media Center.
Special Collections
The main special collections held at the Media Centers.
*The list is arranged in alphabetical order.
Collections held at the Mita Media Center
- Hiroshi Aramata Natural History Book Collection (natural history)
- Documents of Albert Einstein
- Fukuzawa Collection (relating to Yukichi Fukuzawa)
- Fukuzawa Related Documents (relating to Yukichi Fukuzawa)
- Gaskell Collection (Anglo-American literature, bibliographic studies)
- Gyosai Collection (cooking)
- Takuzo Hanai Collection (law)
- Hoshi Collection (Japanese and Chinese books; politics, economy, law)
- Go Materials Collection (game of go)
- Toshihiko Izutsu Collection (Islamic thought, philosophy of language)
- Kadono Chokyuro Kyoka Collection (Kyoka)
- Wealth of Nations Collection (economy)
- Koda Collection (national history, history of Japanese-European relations)
- Documents of the Kuwana Matsudaira Family (samurai household documents)
- Kyoshi Collection (haiku)
- Matsumoto Collection (folklore, history)
- Mita Bungaku Library (Japanese literature)
- Mochizuki Collection (China research)
- Documents of Giichi Murakami (relating to South Manchuria Railway)
- Documents of the Nakatsugawa Family (samurai household documents)
- Nara Collection (haiku)
- Japanese Coal Industry Collection (materials relating to coal mining)
- Yonejiro Noguchi Related Materials (English literature)
- Osanai Collection (modern theater, playwriting research)
- Ryosai Collection (Chinese literature)
- Documents of the Sagara Family (samurai household documents)
- Sasaki Collection (classical Chinese literature)
- Saku Sato Collection (French literature; modern and contemporary poetry)
- Documents of Sorimachi (samurai household documents)
- Seiichiro Takahashi Collection (western economic history)
- Takahashi Soan Collection (tea ceremony)
- Tanaka Collection (Chinese and eastern history)
- Toyama Music Collection (western music)
- Documents of the Tsushima So Family (diplomatic history, ancient manuscripts)
- Letters of Valéry Collection (French poetry)
- Documents of Warabishuku (ancient manuscripts)
*The above is a partial list of the special collections held at the Mita Media Center.
Inquiries:Reference Section, Mita Media Center
Collections held at the Hiyoshi Media Center
Inquiries:Reference Section, Hiyoshi Media Center
Collections held at the Shinanomachi Media Center (Japanese)
- Fujikawa Collection (former collection of Yu Fujikawa)
- Ishiguro Collection (former collection of Tadanori Ishiguro)
- Donated Books Collection (old medical books)
Inquiries: Public Services Section, Shinanomachi Media Center