Guide to the Bob de Vries Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Bob de Vries Collection
Creator:
de Vries, Bob
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.BDV
Extent:
1.08 linear feet
Extent:
1.91 Gigabytes
Date (inclusive): 1919-1990
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.
Language of Material: English
Biographical Information:
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2013
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Photographs
Box 1, Item 1
Photograph: Members of the Netherlands Community in Hong Kong,
1919
Box 1, Item 2
Photograph: Staff of the Newly Formed Holland China Trading Company in Hong
Kong,
1926
Box 1, Item 3
Photograph: Staff of the Expanded Holland China Trading Company in
Shanghai,
1928
Box 1, Item 4
Photograph: Members of Various Branches of the Shanghai Volunteer
Corp.,
1939
Digital Folder
Old China Hands Reunion Anaheim, California Video,
March 1990
Folder 1, Item 1
Story Written by de Vries
Folder 1, Item 2
Photocopied Pictorials from Chinese Newspapers including
The North China Daily News,
1932-1934
Folder 1, Item 3
Article from
The North China Sunday News with
Pictures of Shanghai,
1932 September 18
Folder 1, Item 4
Photocopied Photographs of the Chapei Internment Camp with Captions,
1945-1946
Folder 1, Item 5
Magazine Clipping of Cityscape, Possibly Shanghai,
ca. 1980-ca. 1989
Folder 1, Item 6
Magazine Clipping of Shanghai Cityscape with Captions,
ca. 1980-ca. 1989
Folder 1, Item 7
Poster Advertising the First Worldwide Stateside Reunion of Old China Hands and
Former Camp Inmates in Anaheim, California,
1990
