By 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…

By 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)…

By 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…

By 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…

By 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…

By 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…

By 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…

By 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.…

By Wong Kah Wei    The earliest publications of birds of the Malay Archipelago found in NUS Libraries’ collection is a journal article written by Alfred R. Wallace. The hard…

By Wong Kah Wei   The BookBridge is one of the more distinctive design features of Central Library. As you walk towards the Central Library, you cannot help but notice…