List of Collections
ASIA
Burma/Mynamar
National Library of Myanmar, Yangon Size of Collection: 17511 palm leaf books, as of 2015
Department of Religious Affairs (of the MORA of Myanmar/Burma gov)? Size of Collection: 9000? http://www.burmese-buddhas.com/burmese-manuscripts/palm-leaf-manuscripts
Universities’ Central Library Size of Collection: 15,000 Myanmar manuscripts on palm-leaf
Yangon University Library Size of Collection: Unclear
Cambodia
The National Library of Cambodia Size of Collection: 710
China
Godfrey Collection, Kashgar Size of Collection: Unclear
Tibet - Tibetan Palm Leaf Manuscript Institution Size of Collection: Unclear
Tibet - Potala Palace, Lhasa Size of Collection: Unclear but has a collection according to NP
Tibet - Drepung Monastery, Tibet Size of Collection: Unclear
Tibet - Tibet Museum, Lhasa Size of Collection: Unclear but has a collection according to NP
Indonesia
Bali - Singaraja - Gedong Kirtya Size of Collection: Unclear http://www.northbali.info/culture/gedong_kirtya_singaraja.php
Bali - Udayana University Library Size of Collection: Unclear
Bali - Dwijendra Foundation Library Size of Collection: Unclear
Bali - The Pusat Dokumentasi Budaya Bali (Centre for Documentation of Balinese Culture) Size of Collection: Unclear
Bali - The Bali Museum Size of Collection: Unclear
Bali - The Balai Bahasa (Centre for Language) Size of Collection: Unclear
Java – Garut Regency, Cirebon, and Cikadu, West Java, Indonesia Endangered Archives Programme Project Researcher: Mr Andrea Acri, Leiden University Size of Collection: 30
Java – Situs Kabuyutan Ciburuy Size of Collection: 27
Java – National Library of Indonesia Size of Collection: Unclear
Lombak –
Madura –
India
Andra Predesh – Gauthami Library Size of Collection: Unclear
Andra Predesh – Oriental Research Institute Size of Collection: Unclear
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati Size of collection: 50,000?
Andhra Pradesh - Andhra Pradesh Government Oriental Manuscripts Library and Research Institute, Hyderabad Size of collection: 24,017 PLM and PM
Andhra Pradesh - Museum in Hyderabad???? Size of Collection: Unclear
Bihar - Sri D. K. Jain Oriental Research Institute, Arrah Size of collection: 3,179 palm leaf manuscripts
Bihar – The Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library Size of Collection: unclear, <21,000 http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/
Himachal Pradesh - The Tibet Museum, Dharamshala Size of collection: Has manuscripts, likely has some PLMs.
Karnataka - Drepung Monasteries, India? Size of Collection:?
Karnataka - Institute Mysore Size of Collection: over 33,000 palm leaf manuscripts
Karnataka Oriental Research Institute University of Mysore Size of Collection: 22,000 PLMs and PMs (paper manuscripts)
Karnataka National Institute of Prakrit Studies and Research, Shravanabelagola Size of collection: 6,000- 15,000?
Karnataka - Keladi Museum Size of Collection: 1000 PL in Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, 400 PLM in Tigalari
Kerala - Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library (University of Kerala) Size of Collection: 40,000-65,000
Kerala - Chinmaya International Foundation Size of Collection: 200 https://www.chinfo.org/
Madhya Pradesh - Scindia Oriental Research Institute, Vikram University, Ujjain Size of Collection:18,000
Maharashtra - Anandashram Sansatha, Pune Size of collection: at least 400, possibly far more
Maharashtra - Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune Size of Collection: 350 http://www.bori.ac.in/manuscript_department.html
Odisha - Odisha State Musuem Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Size of Collection – 19,000?
Punjab – Visweshvarananda Biswabandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Hoshiarpur Size of collection: < 2,685
Rajasthan - Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur Size of Collection: Unclear whether PLM or not
Tamil Nadu - Saraswathi Mahal Library at Thanjavur Size of Collection: Unclear
Tamil Nadu - The IAS Tamil Medical Manuscripts Collection Size of Collection: 750 palm-leaf manuscripts
Tamil Nadu – Dr. U.V.S. Library Size of Collection: 2,200 and 850 paper manuscripts
Tamil Nadu - Government Oriental Manuscript Library and Research Centre in Chennai Size of Collection: 50,180 palm leaf manuscripts
Tamil Nadu - Caracuvati Makal Library Size of Collection: Unclear
Tamil Nadu - Tamil University - Has department for Palmleaf Manuscriptology Size of Collection: 8000
Tamil Nadu - Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya Library Size of Collection: 3000
Tamil Nadu – Tamil Heritage Foundation Size of Collection: may have a physical collection http://www.tamilheritage.org/
Tamil Nadu - Thanjai Big Temple, Thanjavur Size of Collection: Unclear
Tamil Nadu - École française d'Extrême-Orient, Pondicherry Library Size of Collection: 1600
West Bengal - Asiatic Society in Calcutta Size of Collection: 162 Burmese manuscript on palm leaf. http://asiaticsocietycal.com/museum/manuscripts.htm
West Bengal - The National Library of India Size of Collection:< 3600 http://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/nat_lib_stat/collection_rare_others.html
West Bengal - Calcutta University Manuscripts Library, Kolkata Size of collection: 42,000
Uttar Pradesh – The Rampur Raza Library, Rampur Size of Collection: unclear http://razalibrary.gov.in/Razalibnew/Palm-Leaf.html
Laos
National Library of Laos Size of Collection: 6,000 (physical) - possible other forms
Malaysia
University Malaysia Size of Collection: Unclear
Nepal
National Archives of Nepal Size of Collection: 1084 rolled PL manuscripts. Or 12,000. Unclear.
The Lumbini International Research Institute Size of Collection: Unclear
National Library of Nepal? Same as Durbar Library? Size of Collection: Unclear
Tribhuvan University Central Library? Size of Collection: Has a manuscript collection… http://www.tucl.org.np/program/digitization
The Asha Archives (aka Asha Saphukuthi?) Size of Collection: 1176 palmleaf land grant documents. Rolled.
Kaiser Library, Kathmandu Size of Collection: Unclear
Sri Lanka
National Library of Sri Lanka Size of Collection: 345 manuscripts http://www.natlib.lk/index.php/ola-leaf-manuscripts-collection
Sri Lanka National Museum also know as the Colombo Museum Size of Collection: see Catalogue of PLM in the Library of the Colombo Museum
Palm Leaf Manuscript Study and Research Library University of Kelaniya Size of Collection: Unclear
Sir Christopher Ondaatje Collection? Size of Collection: large personal collection including manuscripts http://www.nickryan.net/articles/ondaatje.html
Thailand
National Library of Thailand Size of Collection: 225,733 units in 30,742 titles
The Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation Size of Collection: 5,000 manuscripts (all PLM?)
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre Size of Collection: at least 19 fascicles
Wat Tha Muang, Roi Et Province Size of Collection:
Wat Mahachai Museum, Maha Sarakham Province Size of Collection:
Wat Khian Bang Kaeo Museum Size of Collection:
Cultural Centre of Phatthalung Province, Satri Phatthalung School Size of Collection:
Wat Lai Hin, Lampang Province Size of Collection:
Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University Size of Collection: 17,257 fascicles and 220 roles of microfilms of PLMs
Chiang Mai University Library Size of Collection: 1,063
Palm Leaf Manuscript Centre, Institute of Languages, Arts, and Culture, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University Size of Collection: at least 3,284
Institute for Research in Culture and the Arts, Burapha University Size of Collection: Unclear
Office of Arts and Culture, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University Size of Collection:
Institute for Southern Thai Studies, Thaksin University Size of Collection:
Office of Arts and Culture, Songkhla Rajabhat University Size of Collection:
Project for Palm Leaf Manuscript Preservation in Northeastern Thailand, Mahasarakham University Size of Collection: at least 40 fascicles and 1,882 pages of long PLMs
Local Information and Archives, Office of Academic Services, Ubon Ratchathaini University Size of Collection:
Wat Sung Men Size of Collection: over 1,700
Philippines
NON ASIA
Australia
Monash University - Melbourne Size of Collection: Unclear
Australian Museum Size of Collection: < 10 Sri Lankan http://australianmuseum.net.au/search?keyword=palm+leaf+manuscript&search=Search
Denmark
The Royal Library of Denmark - Size of Collection: 401
France
Bibliotheque Nationale de France Size of Collection: Unclear http://www.bnf.fr/en/collections_and_services/orient_eng/s.orient_manuscripts.html?first_Art=non
Germany
Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin / Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Aka the Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage Size of Collection: Unclear, but they seem to have some
Netherlands
Leiden University library in the Netherlands, Size of Collection: Balinese works
Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden Size of Collection: Unclear but they have at least one.
United Kingdom
British Library Size of Collection: over 4000 Sri Lankan, 30 Loas, 1800 Burma, 450 Thai, 21 Bali
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Size of Collection: includes around 2,000 manuscripts http://royalasiaticsociety.org/manuscripts/
John Rylands Library (Manchester) Size of Collection: Unclear Pali MS 82.
Cambridge University Library Size of Collection: < 1000?
Bodleian Library, Oxford At least 48 Sinhala PLMs, there’s a catalogue of them http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/users/gae/oricolls/manuscri.htm
Wellcome Collection Size of Collection: Sanskrit
Chetham’s Library Size of Collection: At least 1 http://www.chethams.org.uk/treasures/treasures_palm_leaf.html
United States
Arizona - University of Arizona - 2 Size of Collection: 2
California - Asian Art Museum in San Francisco Size of Collection: One manuscript, 3 leaves?
California - University of California, Berkeley Size of Collection:19 manuscripts
California - San Jose State University - Size of Collection: 1+
California - Clark Library Size of Collection: 2
California - University of California Santa Barbara Size of Collection: 4
California – Norton Simon Museum Size of Collection: Seem to have a few. https://www.nortonsimon.org/collections/browse_title.php?id=P.2000.06.2.1-38
Connecticut - Yale University - Size of Collection: Unclear. Less than 200.
Indiana – Purdue University Size of Collection: 1
Illinois - Northern Illinois University - Donn V. Hart Collection Size of Collection: Language of PLs: Thai, Burmese, Pali, Lao
Maine - Bates College Size of Collection: 5
Massachusetts - Brandeis University Special Collections Size of Collection: 2
Massachusetts - Harvard University Houghton Library : rare books and manuscripts, Harvard-Yenching Library: east Asia related Size of Collection: unclear
Michigan - Michigan State University Misssouri - Univeristy of Missouri Size of Collection: 2 Language of PLs: Javanese
Mississippi - University of Southern Mississippi - Size of Collection: 1 in Sam E. Woods Collection
New Hampshire – Dartmouth Size of Collection: unclear New Jersey - Princeton http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/indic.html Size of Collection: 340 Indic manuscripts unclear how many are PLMs.
New York - Cornell University, Rare and Manuscripts Collection, Kroch Library, Division of Asia Collections: Size of Collection: Unclear [1].
New York - Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library Size of Collection: Unclear
New York - NYPL Size of Collection: unclear
New York - RIT Size of Collection: 1
New York - Metropolitan Museum of Art Size of Collection: at least 30
Pennsylvania – University of Penn Size of Collection: 100
Rhode Island - Brown University Size of Collection: 30
Washington DC - Library of Congress Size of Collection: Pali, Pali using Burmese script
Washington DC - Smithsonian Size of Collection: Have some. If you search the collections, you find PLMs.
