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University of Hong Kong -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Geoffrey Bonsall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-044
Scope and Contents

The range of the Geoffrey Bonsall Papers starts in 1955 with Bonsall’s application to HKU, they end in 2009-2010 before his death. The collection mainly consists of correspondence, photographs, and written articles. The topical coverage for the collection includes Art History, Hong Kong History, and Hong Kong University as its main three areas. The collection is mostly complete with a few exceptions.

Dates: The documents included mainly range from the 1955-2009. One exception being a document from 1943 from an internment camp.

CPAO Photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-008
Content Description

Photographs from the Communities and Public Affairs Office (CPAO) of the University of Hong Kong. Materials include negatives, prints, and digitized files of photographs. Images depict events, people, and organizations at HKU as well as the campus and physical plant.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1910s-1930s

Daffyd M.E. Evans Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010.025
Scope and Contents

The Evans Collection is comprised of personal records, research materials on Hong Kong land, research materials on Hong Kong wills, photographs, and publications.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1960s-1990s

Early Registry Materials

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-022
Scope and Contents

37 items labeled "Early Materials" and one forlder titled "Pre-war file: Donor Scholarships."

Dates: Majority of material found within 1910 - 1972

Faculty of Arts Albums

 Collection — Box 03165
Identifier: 2011-031
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of three Faculty of arts albums and loose photos from the 1920s-1990s. The majority of the photographs are from the 1920s and 1930s. Most photographs are group shots of Faculty of Arts graduates of members of the Arts Association.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1921 - 1965

Golden Jubilee Files

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-019-1
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of files related to the planning of the Golden Jubilee included the records of the Jubilee Committee, financial files, publicity, and communications with students and alumni.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1959 - 1961

Hong Kong University Students' Union Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-039
Scope and Contents

The HKUSU Records are comprised of minutes, publications, photographs, and slides from the clubs and associations that make up the Hong Kong University Student Union as well as the Union Council.

Dates: 1960-2008

Murray Groves Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-027
Scope and Contents

The Murray Groves Papers are composed of Groves' lecture notes, research materials and newspaper clippings about Hong Kong, teaching materials--including lecture notes--, and various administrative documents.

Dates: 1970s-1980s

Patricia Aldridge Marshall Letters

 Collection — Box 03632
Identifier: 2015-004
Content Description

26 letters written by Patricia Aldridge Marshall during her time as a lecturer of Zoology at Hong Kong University. These letters mostly detail Marshall's daily life in Hong Kong and provide insight into the life of an expat in the early 1960s. Marshall touches briefly on the topics of wet markets, Hong Kong wildlife, refugees from Mainland China, and contact between people in Hong Kong and people in Mainland China.

Dates: 1962 - 1963