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Lee Sui Ming papers

 Fonds
Identifier: HK hkla-PC001.LEEsm

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of various types of materials created or cumulated by Dr Lee Sui-ming, with the bulk of records are relevant to the history of Lingnan University covering from its founding year since 1888 at Guangzhou, until its re-establishment in Hong Kong after 1967. Records included publications or works by Dr. Lee himself or others, documents, correspondences, typescripts, manuscripts, photographs, audio-visual materials, artifacts, etc.

Dates

  • 1888 - 1985

Creator

Language of Materials

English and Chinese

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use by prior appointment (please contact Lingnan Archives through email: libarchives@ln.edu.hk). Fragile materials access may be restricted. Records that contain personal information will be closed to protect individual privacy, to which would be noted at respective series, subseries or file level.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection should be directed to Lingnan University Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Biographical History

李瑞明生於廣州,幼時於當地接受教育,曾先後就學於廣州市立小學,近郊縣立南海中學。 1937年因戰亂而逃難到香港,於1938-1941年間曾就讀拔萃男書院。1941年12月7日太平洋戰爭爆發,聖誕節香港淪陷,隨即返回內地,在粵北坪石就讀於培正培道聯合中學,完成中學教育,1942年考入戰時韶關仙人廟嶺南大學文學院經濟系,抗戰勝利後返回康樂原址畢業,獲頒文學士,為超社校友。於1959年再獲香港大學教育文憑,之後赴笈美國匹茲堡大學(University of Pittsburgh, United States)進修,獲頒高等教育行政科哲學博士學位。

李瑞明一直致力支持嶺南大學相關工作,曾歷任香港嶺南大學同學會義務秘書、同學會出版委員會主席、《嶺南通訊》創刊編輯及總編輯、嶺南文獻委員會委員及《三藩市嶺南同學會簡報》出版組(多倫多代表)等。廣州嶺南大學於1952年停辦後,李瑞明曾積極支持爭取復校,嶺南於60年代初期起籌備於香港復校,李亦是當時籌建委員之一,至1967年嶺南書院正式成立,李瑞明出任書院義務秘書及首位註冊主任。

1997至2012年間,李瑞明編寫或翻譯了4本與嶺南大學歷史有關的書籍,歷年於不同刊物發表多篇與嶺南歷史相關的專題文章。

李瑞明於2020年8月5日辭世,享年98歲。

Extent

6 Linear Feet (3 archives boxes)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Dr. Lee Sui-ming in a number of installments taken place during 2012 to 2015.

Physical Description

Materials, in majority are reproduction copies. Unless otherwise noted at File or Item descriptions, materials could be assumed as reproduction copy.

Processing Information

Dr. Lee have arranged his records with multiple files or groupings for loose-leaf materials. Upon the transferal of records, Dr. Lee introduced to Lingnan Archives staff in person where the original provenance was decommissioned. Dr. Lee would make recommendations towards the arrangement of his collection of records. The major grouping arrangement reflects the advises given by Dr. Lee, with additional groupings down to series / file level based on the nature of the records were added by Lingnan Archives.

Title
Dr. LEE Sui-ming papers
Status
Completed
Author
Lingnan Archives
Date
2014 April 1
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English, supplemented with Chinese

Repository Details

Part of the Lingnan Archives Repository

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