Research Guides: History: East Asia and South Pacific

Middle East Primary Source Collections

Confidential Print: Africa, 1834-1966
British Government documents, including diplomatic dispatches, correspondence, investigative reports, treaties, and more, useful for research on historical, political, social, and economic topics.
Note: This collection is owned in perpetuity by Davidson College.
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library (1475-1900) is a full-text searchable digital library of early printed books in Arabic script. Davidson College has purchased all 3 modules.
Middle East Online: Iraq, 1914-1974
British government and diplomatic documents related to the political history of Iraq in the 20th century. Includes dispatches, monthly and annual reports, minutes, official correspondence, and more. Part of Archives Unbound.
Persian Gulf States and Yemen, 1950-1959
These documents highlight the structure and activities of the Persian Gulf States’ and Yemen’s political system, government, judiciary, laws, military, customs, economy, finance, agriculture, natural resources, industry, communications, and media. Part of Archives Unbound
Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969
Complete volumes of all British Colonial Office and Foreign Office Confidential Print for the Middle East.
Note: This collection is owned in perpetuity by Davidson College.

China: Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980
Includes Documents encompassing events from the earliest English embassy to the birth and early years of the People’s Republic of China.
Note: This collection is owned in perpetuity by Davidson College.
China and the Modern World: Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals (1817-1949)
Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals is a collection of English-language periodicals published in or about China from the periods of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republican Era (1911-1949).
Empire Online
A collection of digitized maps, manuscripts, books, pamphlets and paintings related to exploration, imperialism, and decolonization from archives around the world.
Note: This collection is owned in perpetuity by Davidson College.
Medieval Travel Writing
Digital facsimiles and English-language translations of medieval manuscripts that describe travel (both real and fictional). Most travel accounts describe journeys to the Holy Land, Persia, India, China, and South-East Asia. Includes maps.
Note: This collection is owned in perpetuity by Davidson College.