Selected sources on 20th Century indonesian history

  • National Library of Australia’s Indonesian Collection includes Dutch colonial sources in print and microform. https://www.nla.gov.au/collections/what-we-collect/asian/indonesian-collection/indonesian-resources-dutch-period

    International Institute of Social History. Amsterdam. https://search.iisg.amsterdam/Record/ARCH03209

    Oral History Archive Indonesia (Stichting Mondelinge Geschiedenis Indonesië). Leiden University Libraries Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/oralhistoryarchive-smgi This collection of contains interviews with 724 people about their experiences living in Indonesia from the 1930s to 1960s, including the Dutch colonial period.

  • Oral History Archive Indonesia (Stichting Mondelinge Geschiedenis Indonesië). Leiden University Libraries Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/oralhistoryarchive-smgi This collection of contains interviews with 724 people about their experiences living in Indonesia from the 1930s to 1960s, including the period of Japanese occupation.

    East Indies Camp Archives contains much information about the experience of the Europeans interned during the Japanese occupation: https://www.indischekamparchieven.nl/

  • The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam held an exhibition titled Revolusi! from Feb 11 to June 5, 2022. https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/past/revolusi The 250-page book accompanying the exhibition is available in Dutch, Indonesian, and English. It was written by the four curators: Harm Stevens, Amir Sidharta, Bonnie Triyana, and Marion Anker.

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  • “US Promoted Close Ties to Indonesian Military as Suharto’s Rule Came to an End in Spring 1998.” National Security Archive. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/indonesia/2018-07-24/us-promoted-close-ties-indonesian-military-suhartos-rule-came-end-spring-1998 NSA here has declassified documents from the US Embassy in Jakarta from 1997-8. End of dictatorship.

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The International Institute of Social History (ISSH) also has an extensive list of Indonesian history maps, timelines, archives and resources here.