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The following list comprises sources of primary materials related to kava and South Pacific Island cultures. Holdings include artifacts, such as bowls used in kava ceremonies, as well as pictures, drawing, photographs, and first-hand accounts of kava use. Where possible I have specified some of the contents of collections and added links.

- Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Hawaii (artifacts, pictures.)
- British Museum, department of ethnography (artifacts, pictures.)
- Hawaii State Archives, Hawaii.
- Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University.
- National Library of Australia.
- Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University (artifacts.)
- The Royal Anthropology Institute Film library (movies)
- Trust Territory Archives, Pacific Collection, University of Hawaii.
- University of Pennsylvania Museum
- University of California, San Diego (manuscript collection of Pacific Islands.)

Although not a comprehensive list, it does highlight some of the major collections in this area. Because most of these collections are physically scattered and impossible to visit, it is hard to verify exactly what each contains. In some cases it is possible to use Internet-related tools, such as hytelnet (library catalogs) and gophers, to verify some of this information.
The above list was compiled from sources including:

- AAA Guide 1994/5. Washington, D.C.: American Anthropological Association, 1994.

- Asia and Oceania : a guide to archival & manuscript sources in the United States. edited by G. Raymond Nunn ; with contributions from Alberta Freidus, Walter Pierson, and the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii. London ; New York : Mansell, 1985.

- Guide to the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. edited by James R. Glenn. Washington, D.C. : National Anthropological Archives, 1992.

- Kibbee, Jo. Cultural Anthropology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources.
Englewood, Co: Libraries Unlimited, 1991.

- Lebot, Vincent, Mark Merlin and Lamont Lindstrom. Kava : the Pacific drug New Haven :
Yale University Press, 1992.

- Royal Anthropology Institute Film library catalogue. ed. James Woodburn. London : Film
Committee, Royal Anthropological Institute, 1982. Weeks, John M. Introduction to Library
Research in Anthropology. Boulder, Co: Westview Press, 1991.

- Westerman, R. C. Fieldwork in the library : a guide to research in anthropology and related area studies. Chicago : American Library Association, 1994.