Welcome to the Elling Eide Center
The Elling Eide Center based in Sarasota, Florida is a special collections research library, scholarly retreat, and nature preserve located on 72 acres of rare coastal upland and tropical habitat that is some of the last of its kind.
Research
We support research of premodern Asian Studies. Each year, we invite scholars from around the world to conduct research in our library, collaborate on translation projects, lead training workshops, and host public lectures.
Our research is oriented toward supporting:
- Fellowships and Resident Scholars
- Interdisciplinary Study
- International Collaborative Projects
Library
Our library is a private, independent, non-circulating, special collections research library named for its founder, Elling Oliver Eide (1935-2012). Our collections include rare books, manuscripts, archives, artwork and objects, ephemera, audio-visual materials, works on paper, and more.
At present, we are investing in:
- Special Collections Preservation
- Collection Expansion
- Digitization
Preserve
Situated on Little Sarasota Bay, our 72-acre nature preserve is one of the last remaining reserves of biodiversity in an increasingly urbanized Florida coastline.
With our nature preserve, we are:
- Restoring and enhancing natural habitat
- Cultivating native and rare plant species
- Improving and investing in ecologically-minded landscape design
Live Stream - Yukio Mishima: Master of Paradox
February 24, 2025 @1:00 PM
On the centennial year of Yukio Mishima’s birth, Professor John Nathan’s talk combines a literary analysis of principal themes in Mishima’s vast oeuvre, his obsessions with death and beauty, and anecdotes drawn from his personal experience of the author. (Watch Live Stream)
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