Correspondence and papers relating to J.M. Braga's parents and siblings, 1923-1972
- Component identifier:
- Subseries 2-3
- Content Summary:
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Personal and business correspondence, particularly between Braga and his parents, J.P. and Olive Braga, as well as his siblings Tony, Clement, Paul, Noel, Hugh, John, Maude, James, Caroline and Mary. Carbon copies or manuscript drafts of many of Braga's own letters are included.
The exchanges date from 1923, following Braga's move from Hong Kong to Macau. After the fall of Hong Kong in World War II, Braga's parents and most of his siblings moved to Macau. At the end of the war, Braga and most of the Braga family returned to Hong Kong, and then various family members moved abroad.
As the correspondence reveals, Braga was particularly close to his father, and was involved in the family's interests and affairs. Family matters such as education, marriage, travel, health and employment are discussed. There is also much correspondence relating to business matters, including Braga's activities as General Manager of the Companhia das Aguas de Macau, J.P. Braga’s work as Chairman and Managing Director of the Hongkong Engineering and Construction Company and Noel Braga's involvement with Hong Kong's China Light and Power Company. There is discussion of political, social and economic matters and events in Macau and Hong Kong, leading up to, during and after the war. Braga's involvement in the Portuguese communities of Macau and Hong Kong is well-documented, and there is some discussion of his writings and historical interests.
Related correspondence is found throughout the collection. Correspondence with family members particularly relating to business matters is in Series 4, while the impact of World War II on the Braga family is further documented in Series 8.
[14 files]
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- The bulk of the Braga Collection (including manuscripts, pictures, maps, newspapers, serials, periodicals, monographs and ephemera) was purchased from J.M. Braga in 1966. The component held in the Manuscript Collection at MS 4300 appears to have been formally accessioned as the J.M. Braga Papers in 1975. Several small additions have been made since the original instalment of papers was received. Most of these additions were transfers to the Manuscripts Collection from other collection areas, including a file of newspaper cuttings in May 1975, a set of microfilm reels in 1984, a file of manuscript material in 1985, lists of the Braga Collection in 1994, and two files of assorted printed material and other papers in 2009. As well, several small additions have been made by members of the Braga family. In 1992, various Braga family members donated a copy of the eulogy and order of service for Augusta Braga's memorial service, and in 2002 Angela Braga donated photographs of medals and decorations awarded to J.P. Braga, together with photocopies of early writings of J.M. Braga and eulogies for J.M. Braga and his grandson Michael Braga.
- Subjects:
- History
- Names:
- Braga, J.M. (José Maria)
Contents
Access and use
- Parent Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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