
Scaling Musical Highs
By Lynette Lim Paul Abishegenaden (1914 – 2011) was a pivotal figure in Singapore’s musical landscape, celebrated for his significant contributions to Western classical music. In his book Notes…
Continue readingBy Lynette Lim Paul Abishegenaden (1914 – 2011) was a pivotal figure in Singapore’s musical landscape, celebrated for his significant contributions to Western classical music. In his book Notes…
Continue readingBy Nur Diyana, Patrick Pu, Toh Kim Kee, Jamila Osman, Wong Kah Wei, Herman Felani & Magdeline Ng The journey of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences at the National University…
Continue readingBy Wong Kah Wei Wilfred J. Plumbe was an Assistant Librarian at University of Malaya (Singapore) from 1953 to 1956 (University of Malaya Library, 1955) and later, Librarian of…
Continue readingBy Wong Kah Wei The full title of this 1902 book written by Charles Burton Buckley is An anecdotal history of old times in Singapore: (with portraits and illustrations)…
Continue readingBy Wong Kah Wei This is a most delightful pictorial souvenir book. The University of Malaya Foundation pictorial souvenir specifically produced “By the Undergraduates” is basically “Undergraduate Life In…
Continue readingBy Wong Kah Wei The Bethesda Hall, formerly at Bras Basah, was a Brethren church. The Bethesda Hall (Bras Basah): Historical Record 1864-1933 is a huge tome of about…
Continue readingBy Gladys Toh Hanging on the walls by the entrance of the Chinese Southeast Asia Collection section of the Central Library (Level Five), the pair of reliefs in gold…
Continue readingBy Sim Chuin Peng In the heart of NUS lies a hidden gem of literary heritage: the Wan Boo Sow Chinese Library (雲茂潮中文图书馆), home to an extraordinary collection of…
Continue readingBy Wong Kah Wei A great way to honor our university’s history is by finding out how we have celebrated it in the past. NUS Libraries compiled and produced…
Continue readingBy Wong Kah Wei Many would know Elizabeth Choy as Singapore’s war heroine. It is most apt that her biography is titled Elizabeth Choy: More than a War Heroine.…
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