Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor: China’s Solitary Fight Against Japan During World War II Exhibition and Ephemera Discussion (English only)

The University of Hong Kong Libraries will hold an exhibition encompassing a collection of books, maps, photos, magazines, posters, and a number of materials concerning 1930s China and United States’ support of China pre-Pearl Harbor.

Details of the exhibition:
Date: 13 - 23 October, 2015
Time: Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm (Closed on Public Holiday)
Location: Special Collections, 1/F  Main Library, The University of Hong Kong

About the Talk
Roy Delbyck, a US customs and trade attorney collects printed materials on China and the Chinese people. His collection of over 10,000 items consists of books, maps, photos, programs, magazines, posters, post cards, luggage labels, letters, diaries, envelopes, yearbooks, directories, and a number of other amazing ephemera.

Roy’s collection has a number of strengths, among them materials concerning 1930s China and US support of China pre-Pearl Harbor, which Roy will draw upon in his presentation on the first years of China’s World War II when China fought alone. These materials illuminate the hope with which this decade began and the despair with which it ended.

What China is today was shaped by its World War II experience.  Roy’s presentation will be of interest to anyone interested in the history of 20th Century China and is especially fitting in this 70th anniversary year of the end of World War II.

Roy Delbyck is a US customs and trade attorney who opened his own law practice in Hong Kong in 1993.  Roy began collecting 4 years ago.

Date: 15 October 2015 (Thursday)
Time:  6:30 - 8:00 pm
Venue:  Special Collections, 1/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Language:  English
Registration: https://lib.hku.hk/cgi-bin/reading_club/frm_gp.cgi?category=2

For enquiries, please contact:
Marina S.T. Yeung
Public Relations and Development Assistant
Tel: +852 28598903 | Email: marinayeung@hku.hk

Gary E. Chin
Public Relations and Development Manager
Tel: +852 28592211 | Email: gchin@hku.hk