GEORGE TOWN, Aug 28 — Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) now has exclusive digital image access to the largest collection of Malay manuscripts in the world, the Malay Archipelago...
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The university, through its Centre for Policy Research and the USM Hamzah Sendut Library , was granted the exclusive rights to the digital images of documents by the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London via a memorandum of agreement signed in September 2018. He said the rights to the Light Letters granted to the USM library will provide significant opportunities for researchers to conduct new studies on local history.“It is likely the largest collection in the world, which can be utilised by researchers in the region,” he said.
The letters are categorised into those sent to Light, those sent to Scott , notes, records, drafts and copies sent by Light, letters from kings and dignitaries, and other documents such as bills, receipts, petitions, and contracts.
Malay Archipelago Correspondence Collection 1768–1 Light Letters
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