Beginnings and Ends: Transitions In 20th Century China - A View from Roy Delbyck’s Collection
About the Talk:
See history come to life with real artifacts! In this talk, Roy will illustrate changes in 20th century China brought on by social movements, wars, and the rise and fall of governments by drawing on his remarkable private collection of books, maps, diaries, letters, photographs, posters, programs and tickets (and all other manner of "ephemera").
Among other items, Roy will discuss (and bring with him):
- Tickets to the 1908 funeral procession of the Empress Dowager Cixi in Peking
- Photos of the 1911 Wuchang Uprising
- A Chinese Labour Corps HR manual from France in 1917
- 1930s New Life movement posters
- Internee artifacts from WW2 Japanese prison camps in China and Hong Kong
- The May 1949 New China News Agency article announcing the capture of Shanghai by Communist troops
- The last issue of the North China Daily News in March 1951.
Registration: https://lbcube.hkust.edu.hk/ce/event/9824
About the Speaker:
Roy is no stranger to HKUST. He has spoken at HKUST several times, most recently in 2018. Roy has addressed groups and institutions all over Hong Kong and in the US and China as well. When not collecting, Roy is a customs and trade lawyer with his own firm in Hong Kong. He is on the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Chinese in America located in New York City. Roy was recently profiled in the Sunday magazine of the South China Morning Post and interviewed for the RTHK radio program Hong Kong Heritage.
Notes:
- The talk will be recorded and photos will be taken during the talk.
- This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the “Personal Enrichment & Community Service” category under the “Self-directed Experience” of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness.
- To receive 1.5 hour, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10mins.