The Center for Historical Social Science Literature (CHSSL) is currently making its digital collections available on JSTOR Shared Collections. Through this service, we offer access to digitalized classical materials of Western social science, fostering the development of humanities and social sciences. Our mission is to extend Hitotsubashi University’s rich educational and research resources to researchers and institutions globally, facilitating scholarly endeavors both in Japan and abroad.

Explore CHSSL’s Digital Collections on JSTOR

　Available Now:

  • Carl Menger Library: Featuring Menger’s Personal Selections
  • Rachi Library: Documents Pertaining to the 1848 Vienna Revolution
  • Incunabula
  • Other Rare Materials from CHSSL

　Stay Tuned for Future Additions.

　Link to JSTOR Shared Collections – Hitotsubashi University

We published Study Series No. 81. It is available on HERMES-IR. (Only PDF edition. Print edition is not published.)

Study Series, No.81（February 2024)
Tomomi FUKUSHIMA, Koichi YUKISHIMA, Yuji SAKAKURA. Comment utiliser la littérature classique occidentale archivée au Japon : études de cas à partir des livres rares de la collection Corvaia (bibliothèque de l’université Waseda). = How to make use of Western classical literature archived in Japan : focusing on rare books from the Corvaia Collection at Waseda University Library. (in Japanese)

Related Literature

Study Series, No.76（March 2020）
Yuji Sakakura, Takeshi Koseki, Kyoko Matsunami. Describing Books, Describing the World: Looking at the Age of Enlightenment through Bibliography. (in Japanese)

Study Series, No.80（September 2022）
Akira Takano, Eriko Nakai ; Purpose of the symposium by Shinichi Nagao. Present stage of Descriptive Bibliography and archival research on Western rare books. (in Japanese)

We published Bulletin of the Center for Historical Social Science Literature No. 43. It is available on HERMES-IR. (Only PDF edition. Print edition is not published.)

Bulletin of the Center for Historical Social Science Literature, No. 43 (March 2023)

《Contents》

  • Yoshikazu SUZUKI. “Erasmus and the Ideal Prince" (in Japanese)
  • Shunji TAKAHASHI. “Humanism in the Age without God : Science and Human in Fontenelle" (in Japanese)
  • Daiki KIWAYAMA. “Léon Duguit and “the Organization of Control"" (in Japanese)
  • Takahito MORI. “Fukuda Tokuzo in der Zeit der “Reformen": Ein Überblick über seine sozial- und wirtschaftspolitischen Ideen in »Wirtschaftskrise und Konjunkturerholung«" (in Japanese)
  • Akira TAKANO. “Characteristics of Western Old Books Necessary to Make Catalogue" (in Japanese)
  • Taichi KOCHIYA. “As the Research Associate for CHSSL" (in Japanese)
  • Journal, 2022 (in Japanese)

We published Study Series No. 80. It is available on HERMES-IR. (Only PDF edition. Print edition is not published.)

Study Series, No. 80 (September 2022）
Akira Takano, Eriko Nakai ; Purpose of the symposium by Shinichi Nagao. Present stage of Descriptive Bibliography and archival research on Western rare books. (in Japanese)

Study Series, No. 76 (March 2020）
Yuji Sakakura, Takeshi Koseki, Kyoko Matsunami. Describing Books, Describing the World: Looking at the Age of Enlightenment through Bibliography. (in Japanese)

We published Study Series No. 79. It is available on HERMES-IR. (Only PDF edition. Print edition is not published.)

Study Series, No. 79 (March 2022）
Texte traduit par Yashiho Kikkawa. Commission de la Bibliothèque Impériale et des Archives de l’Empire Procès-Verbaux des Séances, Volume III (in Japanese)

Study Series, No. 67 (March 2012）
Texte rétabli par Yashiho Kikkawa. Commission de la Bibliothèque Impériale et des Archives de l’Empire Procès-Verbaux des Séances, Volume I (in Japanese and French)

Study Series, No. 75 (March 2019）
Texte rétabli par Yashiho Kikkawa. Commission de la Bibliothèque Impériale et des Archives de l’Empire Procès-Verbaux des Séances, Volume II: Pièces Annexes (in Japanese and French)

We published Bulletin of the Center for Historical Social Science Literature No. 42. It is available on HERMES-IR. (Only PDF edition. Print edition is not published.)

Bulletin of the Center for Historical Social Science Literature, No. 42 (March 2022)

《Contents》

  • Takahito MORI. “Einfluß der deutschen Historischen Schule auf die Entstehungsphase der Wirtschaftsgeschichtswissenschaft in Japan: Fukuda Tokuzos Rezeption und Kritik der Wirtschaftsstufentheorie von Karl Bücher" (in Japanese)
  • Albertus YASHIKI J. R. “Juristische Literatur der frühen Neuzeit sehr gesucht! : oder ein Rückblick der neueren Sammlungen dieser Jahre" (in Japanese)
  • Journal, 2021 (in Japanese)

We published Study Series No. 78. It is available on HERMES-IR. (Only PDF edition. Print edition is not published.)

Study Series. No. 78 (January 2022）
Hiroshi Kato, Eri Degawa. The Family Structure and Cycle of Bedouins in Mid-19th Century Egypt. (in Japanese)

An access point of Wireless LAN was placed at the reading room of the CHSSL. You can use Wireless LAN services below:

“1284 Wireless" (The university-wide Wireless LAN service)

  • Hitotsubashi authentication ID (User ID/Password) is requested for use this service.
  • For details, please refer to the website (in Japanese).

“eduroam" (The Wireless LAN roaming infrastructure)

  • You need to get an eduroam ID at your institution in advance for use this service.
  • For details, please refer to the website.

We published Bulletin of the Center for Historical Social Science Literature No. 41 and Study Series No. 77. They are available on HERMES-IR. (Only PDF edition. Print edition is not published.)

Bulletin of the Center for Historical Social Science Literature. No. 41 (March 2021)
《Contents》
Takahito Mori. “An Essay on a Triple Centennial of the CHSSL" (in Japanese)
Ryosuke Kubo. “Legal Treatises as Sources for the Study of Socio-economic History: Controversy over Waqfs (Endowed Properties) of Egypt in the Aftermath of the Ottoman Conquest" (in Japanese)
Journal, 2020 (in Japanese)

Study Series. No. 77 (March 2021）
Takahito Mori. The Discovery of Unemployment in Post-Cholera Hamburg: A Study on the Development of the Public Employment Office after the Epidemic. (in Japanese)

From April 1st, the CHSSL’s services as following.
Our services are subject to change without notice by COVID-19 epidemic situation. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Precautions for Visitors

  • Please refrain from entering the CHSSL if you are unwell, such as fever, cough, or feeling lethargic.
  • Please wear a mask when you come to the CHSSL.
  • Please wash your hands with soap at the lobby sink before entering the reading room.

Browse/Duplicate of Materials

  • It is available to Hitotsubashi University members, and external users who have a letter of introduction by your institution or faculty and staff of Hitotsubashi University.
  • The CHSSL is open during the following hours for the time being :
    Monday to Friday 9:15 a.m. – Noon, 1:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
    Saturday, Sunday & national holidays closed.
  • Only one person can use the same day.
    If other person has already specified the same date, we will contact you.
  • If you want more information for using, please read here.

Mailing books in Open Stacks for Hit-U Members

  • Out of service. If you have a situation where you really need mailing service, please contact us via Ask a Librarian (University Library website).

Photocopy

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  • Otherwise, please contact us.

Using in class

  • Out of service.

Tour

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