Collections

Let us introduce you to the collections we hold.　
Special Collections｜Other Collections

● Special collections　 All of them are found in the stacks in the Central Library.

Names of Collections	Number of copies	Contents
The Fourth High School Collection(第四高等学校蔵書)	97,359	Books owned by the Fourth High School, the predecessor of Kanazawa University under the old education system. * Naruse diary ［Read Diary of Naruse Masasue］ * Scroll owned by the Fourth High School
Akegarasu Collection(暁烏文庫)	49,124	Books previously owned by Akegarasu Haya, the former chief priest of Myotatsu Temple of the Ohtani sect of Jodo Shinsyu , located in Kitayasuda town, Hakusan city of Ishikawa prefecture.A huge collection of books in various fields of which 13,500 are on Buddhism.
Atoji Colltction(阿閉文庫)	245	Books donated by Atoji Masataro, a stock farmer and former principle of Kanazawa Eiwa School . He is known for promoting Esperanto.
Ida Collection(井田文庫)	111	Books donated by Ida Takeharu, a teacher , including the collection of scripts for “joruri” puppet plays between Kyoho 9 and Tenpo 8 (1724–1837). They were donated to us in December 1950.
Urai Collection(浦井文庫)	487	Books donated by Kojiro Urai, a former Fourth High School professor and his memorial foundation . Many of them are on European history.
Kaneto Collection(金戸文庫)	500	Collection on Japanese mathematics by Kaneto Sadataka, a former mathematics teacher of Ishikawa prefectural junior high school.
Kishi Collection(岸文庫)	1,001	Books donated by Kishi Shigeji, a former Fourth High School professor. The books are mainly on English and English literature. Other materials in his collection were donated to the Kanazawa City Library.
Komai Collection(駒井文庫)	5,492	Books donated by Komai Tokutaro, a former Fourth high school professor including many books published by Kaga Domain, regional materials, and Confucian texts.
Suzuki Collection(鈴木文庫)	5,075	Collection previously owned by Suzuki Naoharu, a former member of our faculty of liberal arts.They mainly include classical Chinese materials.
Tsingtao Collection(青島文庫)	354	Books distributed to various high school institutions throughout Japan as well as the Fourth High School after the First World War. The books are from the German library known as the Koshu Library in Tsingtao that is located in a German leased territory.
Hojo Collection(北条文庫)	1,713	Books donated by Hojo Tokiyuki, a former Fourth High School principle and former president of Gakushuin. The books mainly include manuscripts from the Edo period. Some of his collections were donated to Nippon Seinen-kan, the Japan Go Association, the Ishikawa Prefectural Library, etc.
Yowado Collection(用和堂文庫)	919	Books donated by the Watanabe family, mentors on decorum for Kaga domain. These mainly include books on the rules of decorum and “yusokukojitu” (the study of classical ceremonial rules).These books were donated to the Fourth High School by Watanabe Atsuo.
Miyamoto Collection(宮本文庫)	7,562	Books donated by Miyamoto Kenichi, a former president of Shiga University and the Fourth High School graduate. This collection was established in September 2007. Of items that we have finished sorting, approximately 4,000 out of 8,000 items can be browsed through on fiscal science, environmental economics, regional economics, local administration, and pollution problems.
Yoshioka Collection(吉岡文庫)	409	A donation fund from Yoshioka Katsue (maiden name, Miyazaki), a graduate of Ishikawa Teacher’s School, the predecessor of our Education Department, made this collection “research on our local home land” possible, which focuses on municipality history and school history in Ishikawa prefecture.
Wada Collection(和田文庫)	1,647	Books donated by Wada Saburo, a former professor of our Law Department. These mainly include books on economic history and the letters of the law and economics

● Other collections　

Names of collections	Number of copies	Contents	Remarks
Annual Reports of the Major American Companies.		Microfilm version of the Annual Reports on Major American Companies between 1891 and1987	Microfilm room, Central Library
Archives Parlementaires. 1787-1860		Archives Parlementaires. 1787-1860	Stack floor(Foreign Periodicals), Central Library
Early English Manuscripts in Facsimile. 1951-1993		Early English Manuscripts in Facsimile. 1951-1993	Over-size Books, Central Library
Financial Times. 1888-1987		Microfilm version of Financial Times. 1888-1987	Microfilm room, Central Library
National Reporter System		National Reporter System	Stack floor(Books), Central Library
Hansard : Great Britain Parliamentary Debates. 1066-1981		Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates	Stack floor(Foreign Periodicals), Central Library
International Law.		Microfilm version of International Law.	Microfilm room, Central Library
Recueil Dalloz Sirey. 1788-1974.		Recueil Dalloz Sirey. 1788-1974.
Stenographische Berichte uber die Verhandlungen des Deutchen Reichstages.		German Empire Parliamentary Debates Bd.200(1904)-460(1942)	Stack floorr(Foreign Periodicals), Central Library
Toji Hyakugo Monjo(東寺百合文書)		Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives Enlargement of A4 version	Stack floor(Books), Central Library [210.088:T646]
Meiji Zenki Sangyo Hattatsushi Shiryo(明治前期産業発達史資料)		Published by the Meiji Document Publication Society	Stack floor(Books), Central Library [602.1:M512]
Hyakubu Sosho Shusei(百部叢書集成)		Taipei. Published by Geibun Publishing Co. (芸文印書館)	Stack floor(Books), Central Library [082:H992]
ying yin wen yuan ge si ku quan shu(景印文淵閣四庫全書)		Taipei. Published by Taiwan Business Publishing Co. (台湾商務印書館)	Stack floor(Books), Central Library [082.1:B942]
zheng tong dao zang(正統道蔵)		Taipei. Published by Geibun Publishing Co. (芸文印書館)	Stack floor(Books), Central Library [166.3:S462]
Dunhuang baocang(敦煌宝蔵)		aipei. Published by Shinho Publishing Co. (新豊出版公司)	Stack floor(Books), Central Library [082:T665]
The Tibetan Tripitaka(西蔵大蔵経)		Beijing version	Stack floor(Over-size Books), Central Library [183:T553]
Honpo shogyo kaigisho shiryo (本邦商業会議所資料)		Microfilm version	Microfilm room, Central Library
Byzantine Collection(ビザンツ研究資料コレクション)	758	Personal collection of a Philosophy professor of Athens University named Nicolas Oikonomides, known for authoritative works on Byzantine research, who died in July 2000. The collection has books on a wide variety of subjects including history of Byzantine Empire, its surrounding regions—Balkans, East Europe, Mediterranean coasts—and the Islamic world as well as archeology, art history, and medieval literature. Many of them are very important books written in various languages such as English, German, French, Italian, Russian, and Greek.	Book List Book List(Excel) Stack floor(Books), Central Library [209.4:B498]
Western Classical Literature Collection(西洋古典文学コレクション)	1534	Personal collections by former Kyoto University professor Oka Michio, former Kyoto Prefectural University professor Nakamura Zenya, and honorary professor of Kyoto University Matsudaira Chiaki. Reflecting profound knowledge of these scholars, their collections include very specialized materials such as original texts, commentaries, and studies on Greek and Latin literature.	Stack floor(Books), Central Library [991.09:M434] [991.09:N163] [991.09:O41]