Collections donated from or acquired through prominent individuals/scholars such as Tan Sri Zainal Abidinbin Ahmad (Za’ba), Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid, Ibrahim Haji Ya’kob, Father Pintado, Professor M. G. Swift, Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Haji Abdullah Sanusi Ahmad, Emeritus Professor Dato’ Dr. Haji Mohd Taib Osman dan Tun Musa Hitam.