Hong Kong, 1905-1958

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Shelfmark: MSS. Perham 303

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Comprises:

folder 1 (fols. 1-91) notes from Hong Kong annual reports, from proceedings of the Legislative Council, from Lady Lugard's diary, and from other sources relating to Lugard's Governorship of the colony, 1905-1908
folder 2 (fols. 1-123) notes on Hong Kong from Colonial Office records, 1907-1912
folder 3 (fols. 1-37) letters from Lady Southorn, J.R. Wood, and John Endacott, 1949-1958, about sources of information on this period of Lugard's career, with a photograph of the staff of Hong Kong University in c. 1912
folder 4 (fols. 1-38 and items 1-4) printed material, 1925-1957, on Hong Kong and the university, including: (fols. 1-4) a memorandum by Lugard on 'The Best Methods of Training Character and inculcating a High Moral Standard in Universities founded primarily for Non-Christian Races without the compulsory teaching of the Christian Religion' written while he was Governor of Hong Kong; (fols. 5-20) an article by Henry T. Hodgkin on 'British and China: a psychological study', Journal of the British Institute of International Affairs, Nov 1925; (item 1) Report of the Hong Kong University Advisory Committee, Colonial Office Confidential Print; (items 2-4) the University reports, 1948-1949, 1953, and 1956; (fols. 24-35) a Central Office of Information memorandum on 'The Growth and Rehabilitation of Hong Kong', 1949; and newspaper cuttings.

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MSS. Perham 303

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