Prof Abdul Rahman (left) handing over digitalised copies of the original Light Letters to the Sultan of Kedah at Istana Anak Bukit. — Photo courtesy of USM
UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia (USM) has been granted exclusive rights by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, to access digital images of its collection of 18th century letters from the Malay world.
Known as the Light Letters project, the collection features written messages from the Malay Archipelago era between the years of 1768 and 1794.
