DIGITAL COLLECTION OF THE COLONIAL OFFICE: ASIA

National Archive of Malaysia acquire Digital Collection of the Colonial Office: Asia on November 1, 2025. This collection refers to a group of official records created by the Colonial Office, the government department that managed the administration of the British Empire's colonies from the 19th century to the mid-20th century. It deals with administration and governance, international relations, demographic change and life in British colonies. There are two (2) parts of the collection,

namely:

Part II – Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei

Part III - Federated Malay States, Malaya and the Straits Settlements

The digital collection consists of correspondence, documents, manuscripts, maps, plans, photographs, agreements, reports, newspapers, magazines and so on. It contains almost 8,507 files with 1,131,112 image/ pages which can be access using Gale Primary Sources Platform.

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