Mario J. Machado Collection, 1936-2013

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Summary

Creators:
Machado, Mario J., 1935-2013
Abstract:
Mario Jose de Souza Machado, a Portuguese-Chinese descendant, was born in Shanghai, China on April 22, 1935. He was an eight-time Emmy Award-winning television and radio broadcaster, and was also heavily involved in local community and Old China Hands events. He helped organize the 1996 Old China Hands Reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada, and invited special guest speakers from various governments, media, and business. The collection consists mostly of documents regarding the 1996 reunion, in addition to some personal photographs, ephemera, awards, and documents related to Machado's life and career.
Extent:
11.83 linear feet and 594 Megabytes
Language:
Chinese, English
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Background

Scope and content:

The Mario J. Machado Collection consists mostly of documents regarding the 1996 Old China Hands Reunion, in addition to some personal photographs, ephemera, awards, and documents related to Machado's life and career. The collection is divided into two series: Old China Hands Reunion (1994-2001), and Personal Materials (1936-2004).

Series I, Old China Hands Reunion,consists of four subseries. Subseries A, Correspondence (1994-2000), consists of letters and faxes between Machado and various people planning the 1996 reunion. Subseries B, Planning Documents and Information(1994-2001), consists of documents produced while planning the reunion, including drafts, notes, drawings, receipts, mailing lists, registration and order forms, and newsletters. Subseries C, Photographs (1996), consists of photographs taken during the reunion, and photographs used during an exhibit on Old Shanghai displayed during the event. Subseries D, Audiovisual Materials (1996), consists of VHS and U-matic tapes recorded during the reunion.

Series II, Personal Materials,consists of two subseries. Subseries A, China and Professional Materials (1936-2004), consists of documents and ephemera related to Machado's life in Shanghai and his later career in broadcasting, including school yearbooks, awards, patches and items from Shanghai, and photographs. Subseries B, Research Materials (1953-1996), consists of information collected by Machado on topics related to the experiences of Old China Hands, including information on Portugal, immigration issues, POWs during World War II, and various other bulletins and newsletters.

Biographical / historical:

Mario Jose de Souza Machado, a Portuguese-Chinese descendant, was born in Shanghai, China on April 22, 1935. His father, Carlos Jacinto de Lourdes Gouveia Furtado Machado, served as a vice-chancellor for the Portuguese Consulate of Shanghai.

Machado attended the British Thomas Hanbury School, St. Francis Xavier College of Shanghai, a business college in Hong Kong, and St. John's Military Academy in Los Angeles. He arrived in Seattle in 1956, and became a U.S. citizen in 1965.

Machado was active in film, television, sports casting, and radio. He helped organize the 1996 Old China Hands Reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada, and invited special guest speakers from various governments, media, and business. Additionally, he wrote newsletters for the Old China Hands community regarding future events.

Acquisition information:
Mario J. Machado; Brian and Rose Machado, 2009.
Processing information:

Andy Villalobos, 2012

Arrangement:

Series I: Old China Hands Reunion, 1994-2001

Subseries A: Correspondence, 1994-2000

Subseries B: Planning Documents and Information, 1994-2001

Subseries C: Photographs, 1996

Subseries 1: Reunion Photographs, 1996

Subseries 2: Old Shanghai Exhibit Photographs

Subseries D: Audiovisual Materials, 1996

Series II: Personal Materials, 1936-2004

Subseries A: China and Professional Materials, 1936-2004

Subseries B: Research Materials, 1953-1996

Accruals:

2013

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Location of this collection:
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330, US
Contact:
(818) 677-4594
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