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Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

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Martin Rosenbaum @mrosenbaum.bsky.social · 5d

This is a fascinating article, full of detail, for anyone interested in access to government records and processes for their preservation

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · 7d

British colonial officials destroyed countless files before decolonisation. But one colony has been neglected by the literature: Hong Kong. My latest paper in @jich.bsky.social examines the past, present and future of Hong Kong colonial government migrated archives: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 6d

Just released and #OpenAccess, have a read of the article 'Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park' by Matthew Hurst: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for your interest in my research - I am delighted to share with you that the full version of this paper has recently been published (open access): doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Reposted by Matthew Hurst

Jon Howlett @jonhowlett.bsky.social · 7d

Brilliant new research from York's @mrmhurst.bsky.social on the 88,000 Hong Kong colonial government records that remain at Hanslope Park, contributing new insights on how outgoing colonial officials handled records towards at end of the British Empire. #history

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · 7d

British colonial officials destroyed countless files before decolonisation. But one colony has been neglected by the literature: Hong Kong. My latest paper in @jich.bsky.social examines the past, present and future of Hong Kong colonial government migrated archives: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

Almost Destroyed: Chinese Canadian records at Library and Archives Canada

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ActiveHistory.ca @activehist.bsky.social · 21d

Today’s post, by June Chow, explores the preservation of Chinese Canadian records at Library and Archives Canada. It is a sequel to a previous post by Chow published in March.

Author’s great-grandfather on his first trip back to China to marry. Note the poor quality of the microfilm image and especially photograph. “Wong Guey Yem,” Department of Employment and Immi…

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Jon Howlett @jonhowlett.bsky.social · Sep 8

Brilliant to see York PhD student @mrmhurst.bsky.social win the @chinesestudies.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Prize last week for his work on the Hong Kong colonial government migrated archives at Hanslope Park - huge congrats Matthew!

Matthew Hurst presenting a keynote speech in front of a powerpoint presentation reading Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Sep 5

Honoured to receive the British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS) 2025 Early Career Research Prize and present my paper as the ECR Keynote at this year’s BACS Conference. My paper examines the past, present and future of archives moved from Hong Kong to the UK

Matthew Hurst (R) presenting his paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ as the ECR Keynote at the British Association for Chinese Studies 2025 conference

Matthew Hurst’s British Association for Chinese Studies ECR Prize certificate

Matthew Hurst (L) shaking hands with the President of the British Association for Chinese Studies Chris Berry (R)

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Sep 3

Always a pleasure to keep up-to-date with fellow @kelloggoxford.bsky.social alumni and to share my recent publications in 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦: www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/latest/conne...

More on 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...

More on ‘Rethinking’: doi.org/10.1017/S008...

Text reads: Matthew Hurst, MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies. Matthew Hurst contributed a chapter to A New Documentary History of Hong Kong, exploring constitutional changes from 1945 to 1997. His research began during his MSc at Oxford. He also co-authored a paper, Rethinking Translational Activism through Regional Perspectives, published in the Royal Historical Society’s Transactions. These publications reflect the interests he developed during his studies.

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Jun 23

A delight to present my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Archives at Hanslope Park’ at the @york.ac.uk Asia Research Network annual conference today

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Churchill Archives Centre @chuarchives.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations Matthew! 🎉

You can find out more about Matthew's research and work at the Archives Centre in this brilliant blog he wrote for us last year⬇️

www.chu.cam.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you! 😊

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Jun 17

Marking 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 of my PhD, I'm thankful to...
- My supervisors
- Support from WRoCAH, UCCL, James Jarvis Memorial Bursary & BPCS
- Editors/co-authors
- My language tutor
- @chuarchives.bsky.social, archivists & FOI assessors
- Conference organisers and Oral History Collective
And countless others

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Jun 9

A delight to share some of my academic outputs and activities with my WRoCAH colleagues at our very last colloquium today

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · May 23

Delighted to receive my contributor’s copy of 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨! hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you to all who attended our book talk about 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨, to our speakers Florence Mok, @adonismyli.bsky.social and @allanpang.bsky.social, and to David for support organising. More info: hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist... (use 20CP2025 for 20% off until 21 May)

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · May 13

💭NEW BLOG💭

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SPERI Blog - Abandon rationality or abandon Trump?

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · May 13

For @sperishefuni.bsky.social, Thomas Moore and I explore how the second presidency of Donald Trump requires us to rethink one of the most foundational theories in politics speri-blog.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/blog/abandon...

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Paper Trails of Hong Kong's Post-War Colonial History - SOAS China Institute

Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Apr 30

A project three years in the making: myself, Fung Chi Keung Charles and Florence Mok have written for @soasuni.bsky.social China Institute's blog about using recently released archives to revisit Hong Kong's colonial history for the book 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-instit...

As Hong Kong Studies emerges as a distinct genre, a new project seeks to reframe Hong Kong's past using recently released archival sources.

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Apr 17

Mode: Hybrid (in-person and via Zoom)
When: 1pm-2:30pm 14 May 2025 (UK time)

Claim 20% off using code 20CP2025 (until 21 May) hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...

A New Documentary History of Hong Kong, 1945–1997

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Apr 17

A few weeks until our 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨!

Hear from co-editor Florence Mok and contributors @adonismyli.bsky.social, @allanpang.bsky.social and me, followed by a roundtable chaired by David Clayton

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Matthew Hurst @mrmhurst.bsky.social · Mar 28

“reestablishing truth in the historical narrative”

Thomas Larkin @thomaslarkin.bsky.social · Mar 28

Did y'all know that what we've been doing for our whole careers is "factually baseless"? Thankfully J.D. is on the case to show us the error of our ways. Wouldn't want professionals to get in the way of a good time.

How long until you think the struggle sessions begin?

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Truth and Sanity to American History

RESTORING TRUTH IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order restoring truth and sanity to American history by

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