The Yasusada Tashiro Collection (National Taiwan University)

Type

Collection

Collection Identifier

c0004

Description

Yasusada Tashiro was a botany expert who worked for the Taiwan Governor Genera's Office during the Japanese occupation period. A pioneer in Taiwan botanical studies, Tashiro left behind numerous field reports and other research manuscripts. During his stay in Taiwan he conducted research into the botanical productivity of various places on the island. His official reports are not merely records but also suggestions for the utilization of Taiwan's natural resources. He was the founder and president of the Heng-chun Tropical Botanical Garden (now the Heng-chun branch of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute). His importation of foreign plants contributed greatly to the diversity of plants in today's Ken-ting National Park. Tashiro's work not only marks the inception of Taiwan botanical research, but it is also an important record of the island's botanical development. The Yasusada Tashiro Collection comprises over 1,000 titles of books and manuscripts. The unique manuscripts of field notes concerned with Taiwan and Okinawa are particularly valuable. The library is undertaking a project to digitize the Taiwan-related manuscripts and selected unique books of the collection. The project is expected to make considerable contribution to both the library's digital archive and to botanical scholarship about Taiwan.

Size

190(digital/metadata)

Language

English;Chinese;Japanese

Item Type

Text

Item Format

image/jpeg; image/tiff

Rights

link

Access Rights

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Accrual Method

Permanent collection

Accrual Periodicity

Annual

Accrual Policy

Closed

Audience

Researchers; the general public

Temporal Coverage

1878/1927

Dates Collection Accumulated

1878/1927

Dates Items Created

1878/1927

Collector

Taihoku Imperial University

Owner

National Taiwan University Library

Is Located At

National Taiwan University Library

Is Accessed Via

link: http://dtrap.lib.ntu.edu.tw/DTRAP/en/index.htm

Super-Collection