Wong Yoon-wah Papers
Scope and Contents
The Papers mainly consist of materials written by or related to Prof. Tse-tsung Chow (周策縱). These materials, collected by Prof. Wong Yoon-wah, include Prof. Chow’s poems for book publication, his correspondence, calligraphies, essays and photographs as well as some assignments and notes of which the majority was written by Prof. Wong.
Prof. Wong and his wife, Dan Ying were Prof. Chow’s students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
USA. They had established a very close relationship and the two families have kept in close contact ever
since.
In the Papers, there are photographs of Prof. Wong, Prof. Chow and their families and friends. Some of
these photographs were taken in the gatherings at Prof. Chow’s home.
Prof. Chow was a poet, calligrapher and renowned scholar in Dreams of the Red Chambers, Chinese
language and literature. Prof. Wong and Dan Ying are poets too. Prof. Chow often shared his Chinese
calligraphy, articles and essays with his correspondents. Chinese literature, especially Chinese poems
was a frequent discussion topic in Prof. Chow’s correspondence.
Prof. Chow’s dedication to Chinese literature has significant influences on Prof. Wong’s research and
career development. In fact, Prof. Wong has written and edited some journal articles and books on Prof.
Chow’s scholarly works and poems. Therefore, a big portion of the Papers includes photocopies of Prof.
Chow’s poems and correspondence discussing the publication projects of his poems.
Dates
- 1967-2011, undated
Creator
- Wong, Yoon-wah (Person)
Language of Materials
English, Chinese
Access
No access restriction. Collection is open to the public.
Restrictions
Anyone using this collection must sign an Agreement to use the Wong Yoon-wah Papers. No material except published works such as books, pamphlets, press release and newspaper clippings may be photocopied.
Biography
- Full name
- Wong Yoon-wah(王潤華)
- Birth date
- August 13, 1941 in Temoh, Perak, Malaysia
- Marital Status
- Married to Poo Chan Pauline Lew (Dan Ying 淡瑩)
Education
- 1966
- B.A. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 1969
- M.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- 1972
- Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Career
- 1972-1973
- Research Associate, University of Iowa, USA
- 1973-1979
- Lecturer, Nanyang University
- 1976-1977
- Acting Director, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang University
- 1977-1979
- Director, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang University
- 1979-1980
- Lecturer, National University of Singapore
- 1981-1989
- Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore
- 1990-1999
- Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
- 2000-2002
- Professor, National University of Singapore
- 2002-2005
- Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
- 2006-2011
- Faculty Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Director, International Language and Culture Center, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Prof. Wong Yoon-wah (王潤華) is a poet, prose writer and also a prolific scholar in the field of modern Chinese literature and diasporic Chinese literature. He was born on August 13, 1941 in Temoh, Perak, Malaysia and is married to Dan Ying 淡瑩 (maiden name, Poo Chan Pauline Lew). He obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA in 1969 and 1972 respectively. He started his teaching career in Nanyang University in 1973 until 1979. Then he joined the National University of Singapore between 1979 and 2002, and later the Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
between 2002 and 2011. He resides in Malaysia on retirement.
Prof. Wong taught and researched mainly in Chinese literature including comparative literature, Dreams of the Red Chambers, Tang poetry and poetics, world Chinese literature and culture, Chinese studies in the West as well as Chinese literature and film, etc. He has also authored many books and journal
articles. His scholarship and works have generated impacts on Chinese literature in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and mainland China.
Extent
1.33 Linear Feet (2 document dases and 1 oversized case)
Arrangement
Arranged in 6 series: 1. Book manuscripts, 2. Calligraphy, 3. Correspondence, 4. Essays and articles, 5. Lecture notes and assignments, and 6. Photographs.
The records’ original arrangement was by and large retained. The folders are now arranged alphabetically by subject and document type (i.e. correspondence, manuscripts, etc.) and then chronologically within each type of document classification.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Collection was donated to the Special Collections & Archives by Prof. Wong Yoon-wah in 2016.
Processing Information
In the Scope and Contents description, the notation “folder 2-5” means box 2, folder 5
Creator
- Wong, Yoon-wah (Person)
- Date
- January 23, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the HKBU Special Collections Repository
Special Collections & Archives
AML 405, L4, Au Shue Hung Memorial Library,
Hong Kong Baptist University
34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong
(852) 3411-5937
libarc@hkbu.edu.hk