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Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 7: The Colony of Hong Kong (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 7: The Colony of Hong Kong

This booklet is the second unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about countries and territories in the Pacific. This unit discusses Hong Kong and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bed robe

Robe of light blue or aqua quilted fabric with swirling floral motif stitched in, with bermuda collar, long sleeves, matching buttons of knotted bias, trapeze silhouette, lined in matching silk. Labels: "Made in Hong Kong Expressly for Neiman Marcus" and fabric content and care labels.
Date: 1964/1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Brocade ensemble

Dress ensemble of pink and gold silk brocade. A) Jacket. Turn down collar; single breasted fastening with rhinestone buttons and bound buttonholes. Patch pockets at hips; long suit sleeves; waist length. Lined in pink synthetic. B) Dress. V-shaped surplice bodice with princess seams; sleeveless. Set-in empire waistline; five gored skirt with inseam pockets. Below knee length. Center back zipper closure; lined in pink synthetic. Designer label: Elinor Simmons / for / Malcom Starr Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus Label: Made in the British / Crown Colony of Hong Kong Size tag: 12
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Simmons, Elinor
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Chinese New Year, 1964] transcript

[Chinese New Year, 1964]

Sound recording of Margaret Parx Hays and friends addressing Hays' mother on and before Chinese New Year in 1964.
Date: [1964-02-13..1964-02-18]
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Coat ensemble

Dress ensemble of brown vinyl. A) Dress with bonded cotton lining. Street-length; collared neckline. Long sleeves with button cuffs and gold tone dome button. Center front zipper opening from neck to waist. Patch pockets at breast and welt pockets at hips. Belt and breast pocket pockets trimmed with gold tone "H" shaped slides. B) Matching coat. Knee length; long sleeves; collared neckline. Sleeve loops with button matching center front button closure. Bellows pockets at sides trimmed with gold tone toggles. Belt ties at waist. Lined in matching brown synthetic fabric. Labels in coat and dress include care label on side of collar and label in back of collar reading, "Made in British Crown Colony of Hong Kong" as well as including materials.
Date: 1964/1969
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cocktail pantsuit

Lime green or chartreuse wool cocktail pantsuit. A) Top/Coat. Mandarin collar, long sleeves - left with flap pocket fastened by rhinestone button, both with cuffs - hook and eyes at collar, long zipper at center back. Lined in darker green. Designer's label at inside right back collar: "Malcolm / Starr international / Designed by Rizkallah" Maker's label: "Made in the British / Crown Colony of Hong Kong" Size label: "12" B) Pants. Full-length. Hook at waistband. Maker's label: "Made in the British / Crown Colony of Hong Kong" Size label: "12" C) Belt/Sash.
Date: 1965/1975
Creator: Rizkallah, Youssef
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Day ensemble

Ensemble of windowpane plaid woven polyester blend(?) in white and pink, yellow and green neon. A) Jacket with turndown collar and short sleeves. The jacket has a center front opening secured with three hook-and-eyes and three large white braid frogs. Lined in white polyester. Designer's label sewn in at inside back collar: "Elinor Simmons / for / Malcolm Starr" Origin label: "Made in the British / Crown Colony of Hong Kong" Size label: "12" B) Dress of matching fabric. Knee- to street-length; sleeveless with a standing collar. Slightly A-lined with princess seaming and two patch pockets at front. Center back opening with hooks-and-eyes at top and zipper below. Labels are the same as in jacket.
Date: 1965/1972
Creator: Simmons, Elinor
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening coat

Evening coat of off-white taffeta overlaid with machine-made silk-rayon blend floral lace with white bugle beads and sequins throughout. Jewel neckline, three-quarter-length set-in sleeves, center front opening with three oversized round stone-set buttons, stitched buttonholes, straight silhouette, slits at side seams, lined in white. Label at center back collar: "Swee Lo/for Haute Couture International, Ltd./ N.Y. & Palm Beach" "Lace Made in Hong Kong"
Date: 1960
Creator: Lo, Swee
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Evening dress

Evening dress of ivory polyester doupioni. Heavily beaded bodice with pearls, silver seed beads and marquis rhinestones; standing collar and short sleeves also beaded. Empire waistline with bow of matching doupioni. Full-length with pleats at front and back. Center back zipper closure. Lined in white polyester. Maker's label at inside back by zipper: "Seaton Enterprises Ltd / Made in / British Crown Colony / of / Hong Kong" Size label: "10"
Date: 1965/1975
Creator: Seaton Enterprises
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Happy Birthday and Typhoon Viola, 1964] transcript

[Happy Birthday and Typhoon Viola, 1964]

Sound recording of Margaret Parx Hays addressing her mother while in Hong Kong, China in June of 1964.
Date: [1964-05-28..1964-06-06]
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Hong Kong and Bangkok, June 1964] transcript

[Hong Kong and Bangkok, June 1964]

Sound recording of Margaret Parx Hays and friends addressing Hays' mother while in Hong Kong, China and Bangkok, Thailand in June of 1964.
Date: [1964-06-14..1964-06-30]
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Lyda K. Quinn, September 6, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Lyda K. Quinn, September 6, 1960]

Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Lyda Quinn informing about enclosing an invoice covering a purchase in Hong Kong and requesting to pay it to H. Kempner Cotton Company.
Date: September 6, 1960
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. L. Kung to James T. Baird, August 10, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from C. L. Kung to James T. Baird, August 10, 1962]

Letter from C. L. Kung to James T. Baird regarding the samples that they're returning through sea mail. And asks if they consider other kinds of embroidered table cloths, they would like to send those too.
Date: August 10, 1962
Creator: Kung, C. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, January 24, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, January 24, 1963]

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner thanking for letters to friends and fine hospitality.
Date: January 24, 1963
Creator: Oppenheimer, Dan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Douglas Butler to Harris Leon Kempner, April 19, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Douglas Butler to Harris Leon Kempner, April 19, 1960]

Letter from Douglas Butler to Harris Leon Kempner about the certificate not being sufficient that's forwarded with the letter of April 18, covering silk material that he purchased in Hong Kong. As they don't have certificate of Origin, he asks Kempner to follow the instructions included in the letter from the office, dated March 25.
Date: April 19, 1960
Creator: Butler, Douglas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Perutz to Harris Kempner, January 26, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from George Perutz to Harris Kempner, January 26, 1967]

Letter from George Perutz to Harris Kempner discussing international firms in the Philippines and Hong Kong.
Date: January 26, 1967
Creator: Perutz, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris K. Weston to Edwin Tsai, June 26, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Harris K. Weston to Edwin Tsai, June 26, 1962]

Letter from Harris K. Weston to Edwin Tsai memorizing his trip to Hong Kong and tennis matches, and informing about his friend's arrival to Hong Kong.
Date: June 26, 1962
Creator: Weston, Harris Kempner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank A. Richards, April 22, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank A. Richards, April 22, 1966]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank A. Richards filling him in on their upcoming trip to East Asia and asking him to write some letters of introduction should he need them.
Date: April 22, 1966
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to C. Y. Tung, January 30, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to C. Y. Tung, January 30, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to C. Y. Tung informing about the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Oppenheimer to Hong Kong and requesting for assistance.
Date: January 30, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, January 30, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, January 30, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about a guest house at Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Date: January 30, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Douglas Butler, April 29, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Douglas Butler, April 29, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Douglas Butler handing the treasury department license dated April 21st, which should now allow you to release the package of silk white material from Hong Kong.
Date: April 29, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai, January 23, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai, January 23, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Edwin Tsai informing about the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Oppenheimer to Hong Kong and requesting for assistance.
Date: January 23, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department, April 21, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department, April 21, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Foreign Assets Control Department regarding the notice 167 he received from the Bureau of Customs, El Paso about a small package of plain white silk he ordered from Hong Kong. He mentions that he didn't know that a certificate was required, but now he filled the form as advised.
Date: April 21, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, April 13, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors, April 13, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Messrs. Tong Yik, Tailors regrading them not sending the Certificate of Origin yet, and requests them to make necessary arrangements so he'd be able to get the package.
Date: April 13, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History