Manchester Chinese Archive
1849-2011
Archives
Find it!
Total copies: 1
Summary:
1. Personal papers
Includes the papers of individuals from Manchester's Chinese community. Collected when conducting oral histories.
2. Oral Histories
Conducted by staff and volunteers at the Manchester Chinese Centre; most interviews are conducted in Chinese, but where the interview is in English this is noted. Available on disc at the Greater Manchester County Record Office.
3. Digital Material
Photographs of project events and scans of archive documents. Available on disc at the Greater Manchester County Record Office.
4. Collected Material
Archives collected in the course of the project; arranged by subject.
Most of this collection is in Chinese script. Where material is in English, this is specified in the Language or Description fields.
Title:
Manchester Chinese Archive
Date of work:
1849-2011
Reference number:
GB127.CHI
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Custodial history:
In 2009 the Manchester Chinese Centre secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop its community archive. The work behind this archive took place during 2010-2011and involved the Manchester Chinese Centre working in partnership with MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) and Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives.
As well as an exhibition at MOSI, and a new website (http://manchesterchinesearchive.org.uk), the archive project produced a publication to help tell the story of the Chinese community in Greater Manchester ('Manchester Chinese Archive', by Jane Speller, 2011 GB127.CHI/6/Box 2). A series of learning and outreach events was also held - see website for details.
Through the project a diverse group of volunteers conducted over 55 oral history interviews with members of the community. They have undertaken their own research, photographed and filmed community events, and catalogued photographs and documents which have been donated and loaned by the community.
At the end of the project in May 2011, the Manchester Chinese Archives was deposited with Manchester Archives.
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
General notes:
Arrangement: To add Yip Hing Chau to CALM
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
EnglishChinese English
Record number:
7181482
Find it!
Total copies: 1