1961: Library of Congress microfilm copy of rare books from the National Library of Peiping

1961: Library of Congress microfilm copy of rare books from the National Library of Peiping

國會圖書館攝製北平圖書館善本書膠片 [microform] = [Library of Congress microfilm copy of rare books from the National Library of Peiping]. Microform. 1063 reels containing over 2,700 rare titles.
Menzies East Asian microfilm CBM-1-1063

Purchased in June 1961 for [US]$8,567.48 [equivalent to c. A$125,000 in 2013]  on the recommendation of Prof. Beilenstein, this acquisition was instrumental in establishing the ANU as a major global centre for Chinese studies.