The Hong Kong History Centre, based at the University of Bristol,put out a call for donations of historic materials, especially photographs, to its ‘Hong Kong Collection’, which is held in the University of Bristol Library’s Special Collections.
Established in 2022, and building on the previous seven years of successful work of the Hong Kong History Project at Bristol, the University’s Hong Kong History Centre is the only such research centre in the world. The Centre supports research on the history of Hong Kong and its peoples and provides public engagement and outreach, with the aim of raising public awareness of the history of Hong Kong and its global connections. The Centre leadership team consists of co-directors Dr Vivian Kong and Professor Robert Bickers, and Research Director Professor Ray Yep.
The Hong Kong Collection preserves materials with significant research value to the study of Hong Kong History. The collection contains archival materials in a wide range of physical and digital formats and media, in both English and Chinese. No other institution in Great Britain has the collection of material relating to Hong Kong’s history as a strategic priority. The photographic collection stands out as a highlight, offering a visual narrative of the evolving landscape and lives in Hong Kong across different periods. Our goal is to make these photographs freely accessible online internationally.
The Centre is seeking offers of donations of original photographs (loose or in albums), negatives, post cards, or magic lantern slides. It is looking for material that is likely to be of significant interest to scholars and students seeking to understand the diverse histories of Hong Kong. These could be small collections, or large ones; they could be rich in records of momentous events, or institutions, or rich in evidence of family life and social history. We are happy to hear about all sorts of materials, such as family letters, diaries, unpublished memoirs etc.
Professor Bickers was the founder of the Historical Photographs of China project which has now concluded, although the website remains live.
Read more here: https://www.hkhistory.net/hphk-call/
Image: Denis H Hazell, View from Victoria Peak, looking East towards Mount Parker, Hong Kong, 1924. https://hpcbristol.net/visual/Bk09-06. Courtesy: Historical Photographs of China.
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