António da Silva Rego, 1948-1971

Component identifier:

Subseries 3-3

Content Summary:

Correspondence between Braga and fellow scholar António da Silva Rego, together with notes and related papers. Rego lived in Macau before and during World War II, where he and Braga became close friends. Rego had a significant role in assisting Braga with translating Portuguese texts into English, particularly António de Gouveia's text for 'Ásia Extrema'. The correspondence also concerns Braga's activities while working at the National Library of Australia from 1968-1972, including his involvement with the 28th Congress of Orientalists, held in Canberra in 1971.

Other correspondents include Lourenço O. Aguilar and F. de Carvalho Rêgo. Further correspondence with António da Silva Rego features in Subseries 3.10 and 4.4. Papers relating to 'Ásia Extrema' are found in Subseries 12.3.

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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)

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