Books and other writings, 1927-1969

 
Component identifier:
Series 6
Content Summary:

Comprising correspondence, draft material, printed material and related papers, which has been arranged into three groups. There is draft material and other papers relating to various publications edited or authored by Braga, including several guidebooks to Macau. Then there are papers relating to Braga's work on 'Jesuítas na Ásia', a collection of some 9000 documents held by the Biblioteca da Ajuda (Lisbon) connected with the work of the Jesuits in Asia. Finally, there are papers relating to Braga's 'Luso-Oriental Manual', a detailed handbook of significant Portuguese officials, missionaries and their contemporaries in Asia between the 16th and early 20th centuries, covering the era of Portugal's dominance of trade and missionary activities in the region.

Among the correspondents are Charles Boxer, Sir Alexander Grantham, Hong Kong University Press, John Keswick, Dorothea Scott, G.A. Smith and H. Vetch.

There is substantial overlap between the material in this series and related papers in Series 4, 5 and 12.

[26 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.

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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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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