Archives - Details
Record ID
HKRS365-1
Title
Feature Article Dossiers with Photographs
Date
1892 - 1978
Level
Deposit
Archival History
The deposit upon transfer included three different series:
1. a master reference series
2. a series containing stock for distribution
3. a series containing feature material for translation into Chinese.
The master reference series had been depleted by removal of items from it for distribution to the press and other agencies.
Transferring Agency
INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PUBLISHING DIVISION, EDITORIAL SECTION
Scope and Content
The series comprises 533 jackets of photographs and pamphlets (Some jackets are badly depleted leaving just the pamphlets). Each jacket contains :
1. a number of photographs relating to a particular subject or activity of interest,
2. a feature article containing source materials on the subject concerned.
Each photograph is in turn endorsed with a brief article attached at the back.
The subject matter featured in this series covers wide range. It includes Hong Kong's early history, culture, tradition, social problems, industries and commerce, urban and rural development. It also includes matters of seemingly lesser importance such as informal visits of government personnel to remote villages.
Most of the early feature articles were written by William FIsh and Stewart Clyde, the then Senior Information Officers.
The series was created for the dual purposes of bringing the materials of local topical interest together and making it available for distribution to newspapers and other publishing agencies both local and oversea.
Arrangement System
The jackets are arranged in a numerical order. The photographs are controlled by G.I.S. library files numbers which include a letters prefix followed by a two number system indicating the subject and number of photograph respectively. Range of Control Symbols: Nos. 1 - 611 with gaps.
Conditions Governing Access
Public Records (Access) Rules 1996