World War II, 1926-1948, c.1970

 
Component identifier:
Series 8
Content Summary:

During World War II, Macau occupied a unique position as the only neutral port in the region. Thousands of refugees fled to Macau during this time. Braga assembled a comprehensive record of the period, including correspondence, notes, notebooks, manuscript and typescripts drafts of writings, reports, minutes, memoranda, maps, ephemera, newspapers and other printed material. This material provides a record of the situation, particularly in Macau and Hong Kong, including the lead-up to World War II, the operations of allied service agencies, the evacuation of refugees, the impact of the war on daily life in Macau, the treatment of military prisoners and civilian internees, and plans for post-war rehabilitation and recovery in Hong Kong.

Among the correspondents are A. el Arculli, Pedro Correia de Barros, Cesar Pereira Batista, A.M. Braga, Carol Braga, James Braga, J.P. Braga, Noel Braga, Olive Braga, L.R. Brown, Leo d'Almada e Castro, S.N. Chau, E. Cheung, Albert Cooney, J.T. Cotton, Maude Franks, M.H. Gutterres, Mário Horácio Gracias, Sir Robert Ho Tung, J.M. Hutcheson, K.I. Joelsohn, Bessie Lum, Vaughn F. Meisling, Francisco Monteiro, H. O'Brien, Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira, W. O'Neill, John Pownall Reeves, Shozo Saito, En Sai Tai, H.A. Wittenbach and Harry Wong.

This series has been arranged into three subseries, beginning with papers relating to World War II, then issues of The Clarion newspaper, followed by notebooks of J.C. Britto. Further papers relating to World War II are found in Series 2, 5, 7 and 18.

[30 files + 5 notebooks]

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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