Private Papers

The ISEAS Library is home to over 30 private paper collections, including papers of prominent individuals such as David Marshall, S. Rajaratnam, Tan Cheng Lock, Tan Chin Tuan and Lee Hau Shik (HS Lee). The papers provide historical perspectives on the political, social and economic environment in Southeast Asia between the 1940s and the 1960s.

To find out how to consult these papers, please visit the Private Papers hub page at SEALionPLUS, the Library’s online digital archives or contact us at libcir@iseas.edu.sg.

Private Papers available for consultation at the Library are:

(Arranged in alphabetical order)

Alfred WongAlex Josey
Private Paper Index
Chan Heng Chee
David Saul Marshall
Private Paper Index
George William Skinner
Private Paper Index
Gerald de Cruz
Private Paper Index
Ian GloverIsmail Abdul Rahman
Private Paper Index
Ivan Polunin
James Puller Hannah
(J. P. Hannah)
Private Paper Index
John LeggeKennedy Gordon Phillip Tregonning
(K. G. Tregonning)
Private Paper Index
Kernial Singh Sandhu
(K. S. Sandhu)
Lee Hau Shik (H. S. Lee)
Private Paper Index
Lim Keong Lay
Lim Kim San
Private Paper Index
Lim Phaik Gan (P. G. Lim)
Private Paper Index
Lim Swee Aun
Private Paper Index
Loke Wan Tho
Private Paper Index
Mary Somers Heidhues
Private Paper Index
Maurice Baker
Ronald David HillSinnathamby Rajaratnam
(S. Rajaratnam)
Private Paper Index
Syed Hussein Alatas
Private Paper Index
Tan Cheng Lock
Private Paper Index
Tan Chin Tuan
Personal Correspondence
War Time Correspondence
Political Papers
Social Involvement
Tommy Koh
Law of the Sea Collection
Earth Summit Collection
Toshio Egawa
Main Collection & Private Papers
Reference Publications
Wang Gungwu
Private Paper Index
Wong Ah Fook
Private Paper Index
Wong Pow Nee
Private Paper Index
Wong Siew Qui
(S. Q. Wong)
Private Paper Index