New Collections Open in AIMH: Historical Photographs of Academia Sinica (3454 volumes) and Digital Files of the Department of Agricultural Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1880 volumes)
1. Historical Photographs of Academia Sinica (3,454 volumes)
* Opening method: on-line viewing.
2. Digital Files of the Department of Agricultural Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1,880 volumes)
* Opening method: off-site online reading after registration.
New Collection: The Written Judgements of China's Supreme Court (1930-1953)
This collection is the result of a joint digitization project involving the Taiwan Supreme Court, and the Institute of Modern History and the Institute of Taiwan History at Academia Sinica. It includes civil cases in Shanghai, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi; and criminal cases in Shandong, Shanxi and Henan.
... Read MoreNew Collection: Personal Papers of Mr. Wang Kung-chi [Wang Gong-ji] 汪公紀 (1909-2000) and Madame Wang Ren Yong-wen任永溫 (1914-2010)
These documents were donated by Wang's daughters, director Wang Ying 汪瑩 and professor Wang Qi 汪琪. The documents include Mr. Wang's diary (1953-1961) and Madame Wang's diary (1942-2001), unusual sources which can not only be cross referenced for historical research but also sometimes reflect different viewpoints of men and women.
... Read MoreNew Collection: Psychiatric medical record materials of Taihoku Imperial University
They originally came from National Taiwan University Hospital which donated the materials to the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences of Academia Sinica in 2009 for a health history project. Following the project's completion, the Center transferred the materials along with a rough database to AIMH in 2019.
... Read MoreNew Collections Open at the IMH Archives: The 3rd batch of Special collection of Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice (2,332 volumes)
Investigation Bureau (IB) Special Collection Room materials are intelligence and information on the Chinese Communist Party collected by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the IB. It is regarded as one of the three main materials sources for studying the early history of the CCP ...
... Read MoreMore Digital Materials Online
New Collection Open at AIMH: (1) Personal Papers of Mr. Ma Chih-suh [Ma Zhisu] 馬之驌. (2) 2,460 volumes of digital images of the Agricultural Extension Committee農業推廣委員會under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry農林部. (3) Salary Databank from the Wartime Period.
... Read MoreNew Collections Open at the IMH Archives: Personal Papers of Mr. Chao Heng-ti [Zhao Hengti]趙恆惕(1880-1971)
This collection comprises of materials provided by Mr. Chao during the oral history interviews by this Institute in the 1960s. It covers the period from 1948 to 1967 and there are 77 volumes.
Opening method: View images and originals in the on-site reading room.
Special Exhibition, “Policy, Memory and Material Experiences: Labay Eyong and U.S. Aid to Taiwan”
From November 23, a one-month exhibition on US aid to Taiwan will be held in the lobby of the IMH Archives. Through soft sculpture works, contemporary artist Labay Eyong converts the village experience of indigenous people into material memory of daily life; there are four main exhibits including "Red Dinosaur", "Green Dinosaur", "Mother Land" and "Displaying Fabric Festival". At the same time, the Archives will also exhibit various documents from the collection relating to US aid.
... Read More2022 Academia Sinica OPENHOUSE Online Exhibits “Archives on Post-War US Aid and Taiwan”
With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world for the last two years, epidemic prevention and public health have become hot topics globally. The Archives of the Institute of Modern History selects valuable historical materials on post-war US aid and Taiwan for an exhibition online.
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