de Vries (Bob) Collection, 1919-1990

Summary

Title:

Bob de Vries Collection

Dates:

1919-1990

Creators:

de Vries, Bob

Abstract:

Bob de Vries is an Old China Hand, whose Dutch father was involved in the Holland China Trading Company. He lived in Shanghai, and was interned by the Japanese at the Chapei internment camp during World War II. The collection contains items collected by de Vries related to his experiences in China, including newspaper and magazine pictorials of Shanghai, photocopied photographs of the Chapei camp with captions, a story with accompanying photographs written by De Vries about his father and race relations in China in the 1930s, a poster and VHS recording from an Old China Hands and former camp inmates reunion in 1990, and photographs of Norwegians and others in Shanghai.

Extent:

1.08 linear feet and 1.91 Gigabytes

Language:

English

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Background

Scope and content:

The Bob de Vries Collection contains items collected by de Vries related to his experiences in China, including newspaper and magazine pictorials of Shanghai, photocopied photographs of the Chapei camp with captions, a story with accompanying photographs written by De Vries about his father and race relations in China in the 1930s, a poster and VHS recording from an Old China Hands and former camp inmates reunion in 1990, and photographs of Norwegians and others in Shanghai.

Biographical / historical:

Bob de Vries is an Old China Hand, whose Dutch father was involved in the Holland China Trading Company. He lived in Shanghai, and was interned by the Japanese at the Chapei internment camp during World War II.

Processing information:

Jessica Geiser, 2013

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Documents
Photographs

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-03-18 21:58:23 +0000 .

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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.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.

Preferred citation:

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Location of this collection:

California State University, Northridge, Old China Hands Archives

18111 Nordhoff Street

Northridge, CA 91330, US

Contact:

(818) 677-4594

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