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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Preservation and Digitisation of Yi Archives in Public and Private Collections in Yunnan, China Place Chuxiong, Yunnan Province, China

1. EAP081/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP081/1
Title:
The Institute of Yi Cultural Studies Collection of Yi Archives
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of digital images of original volumes dating roughly from the late 16th century to the early 20th century. All of the scripts are written in the east or south dialect of the Yi language, which is spoken in Wuding and Shuangbai in Chuxiong, and Luquan and Xundian in Kunmin...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nuosu
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
246 electronic folders containing 9,966 images

2. EAP081/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP081/9
Title:
Li Youchong Collection of Yi Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
This collection contains digital images of traditional Yi manuscript texts from Donghua town, Chuxiong Province, China. The material is thought to date from roughly the 19th to early 20th centuries. The manuscripts belong to a Bimo priest named Li Youchong, who inherited them from his Father. Ac...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nuosu
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
28 electronic folders containing 769 images

3. EAP081/24

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP081/24
Title:
Collection of Yi Archives
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of digital images of 35 original volumes. The volumes were borrowed from dealers by the EAP081 project so that they could be copied. It is unknown who the original owners of the volumes are. All of the scripts are written in the east or south dialect of the Yi language, w...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nuosu
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
35 electronic folders containing 1,273 images

4. EAP081/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP081/25
Title:
Recordings of Oral Traditions in the Central Dialect: Output of a Joint Project between Sun Yat-Sen University and the Institute of Yi Cultural Studies
Scope & Content:
Digital recordings of oral testimony recounted by Bimo priests in Chuxiong, Nanhua and Shuangbai. The recordings are the outcome of a joint project between Sun Yat-Sen University and the Institute of Yi Cultural Studies, conducted between 2004 and 2009.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nuosu
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
6 electronic folders containing 81 mpa files, approximately 22 hours in duration

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