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[Unknown], 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/MM 44

Scope and Contents

A short amateur film (1min 40sec) made in colour 16mm and showing several South East Asian women (and one man) parading in elegant costumes ranging from traditional qipao to Shanghainese cheongsam and 1940s European party dresses. It is highly possible that Malcolm MacDonald, a keen photographer, shot this film sometime during his posting as Commissioner-General for the United Kingdom in South East Asia (1948 - 1955). The film includes the following intertitles: 'Festival of Chinese Fashions'; 'Parade of Historic Chinese costumes showing origin of the present-day dresses'; 'Attractive Chinese Ladies model the "new look" in cheong-sams'. This is the only film in the Malcolm John MacDonald Collection held by Cambridge University Library.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright Cambridge University Library.

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Originals

This film has been digitised. Please contact the RCS curator (rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk) for details.

Physical Description

film

General

WS.

Finding aid date

2006-11-09 10:33:20+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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