General Information
From an 1869 presentation of 933 volumes to the United States by
the Emperor of China, the collections of the Asian Division have
grown to represent one of the most comprehensive collections of
Asian language materials in the world. Housed in the John Adams
Building, the collections of the Division include most subject fields,
covering an area ranging from the South Asian subcontinent and Southeast
Asia to China, Japan, and Korea. Complementing these collections
are important materials on Asia in other areas of the Library. These
include legal materials, films, manuscripts, maps, music, and photographs
maintained in other Divisions. In addition, extensive Western language
materials on Asia are housed in the general collection and are available
by request in either the Asian Reading Room or the Main Reading
Room.
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