Ephemera refers to items intended for short-term use, such as tickets, pamphlets and brochures.

Maps and charts hold immense historical and research value, helping to visualise an area’s development over time

Our archival newspaper collection dates from the 19th century to the present day.

Our photographs collection includes photographs and images that are related to Singapore.

The Lee Kong Chian Reference Library and the National Archives of Singapore collectively hold an extensive collection of over 9,000 historical posters, most of which have been fully digitised for online viewing.

The library’s archived websites collection dates from 2006 and contains over 90,000 unique archived websites and webpages and more than 360,000 archived versions (snapshots of the same website over time).