Collected by Max Besson in Paris, consists of about 380 items of publications related to the first encounter of Japan with Europe. Chiefly literatures of early Christianity in Japan, published in 16th and 17th centuries. Rare books of overseas editions of early Christianity in Japan included, such as "Oratio habita a Fara D. Martino", and the trilogy of Collado.
Consists of the former private library of the German philosopher Ludwig Stein (1859-1930) and his son Arthur Stein. Valuable to investigate their philosophical background. Their philosophy has a specific character in that both Ludwig and Arthur Stein were pioneers in perceiving the importance of social and educational problems in contemporary culture. In this sense, this collection has a great value for the research of the social and educational philosophies early in the 20th century, containing plenty of literature related to those subjects.
Includes of 486 title entries, chiefly from the former private library of Porfirio Diaz (1830-1915), President of Mexico. Diaz dominated Mexico more than three decades (1877-1911), most of that period as the president and sometimes as a man of influence behind the scenes. During the Mexican Revolution, Diaz resigned the presidency in 1911 and exiled himself to France. This collection consists of books and official documents, etc. left in the presidential residence at the occasion of his exile, and of some literature added later as referential materials.
Collection of books and pamphlets that unfolded the theory of the national socialism. Contains writings of numerous prominent researchers of each field of German law, such as jurisprudence, criminal law, constitutional law, civil law, commercial law, copyright law. Includes writings of: Carl Schmitt and Forsthoff, constructors of the theoretical basis of Nazi, asserting totalitarian view on the nation and politics; Ender, who drew up the federal constitution of Austria; Gleispach, who contributed to the amendment of the criminal law; Fehr, legal historian of Switzerland; and also statesmen such as Hitler, Goering; economists and sociologists such as Roepke, Sombart.
Consists of 365 volumes of books published from 18th to 20th century. The main part of this collection is the materials around the 1870's, the period of the formation of the Third Republic (1870-1940). Includes various subjects, such as educational system, educational administration, classical writings in thoughts in pedagogy, and also reports of the situation of the elementary education in the 19th century, the minutes of conference of teachers, pamphlets of local statistics of education, etc.
Collection of essential books of great academic value in Russian and Slavic liguistics, selected carefully, taking advice of specialists, from private libraries accumulated through many years by prominent researchers. Covers linguistic studies of Russian, as the core, and of Common Slavic, East Slavic, West Slavic, South Slavic languages, and also general linguistics. Includes also learned books, published in USSR, on Finno-Ugric, Turkic, and Caucasian languages, and folklore literature related to philology.