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Title
Date(s)
- 1938-2008 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.2 linear metres.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Shu Pao Lim was born in Burma in the 1920s. In 1942, with her family, Shu Pao fled across the Burmese border into China. After the war, she was awarded a scholarship in the USA. However, in 1959, she decided to move to London, England. At the age of 50, she went to Oxford University and studied Social Administration. In 1979, Camden Council employed Shu Pao as a community worker with the Chinese and in 1982, she set up the Camden Chinese Community Centre. The centre provides various services for the local Chinese community. Shu Pao later founded the Great Wall Society Limited which provides sheltered housing for elderly members of the Chinese community in London. In 1999, she was awarded the MBE.
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Archival history
GB 0074 LMA/4504 1938-2008 Collection 0.2 linear metres. Lim , Shu Pao , fl 1920-1999 , community worker
Shu Pao Lim was born in Burma in the 1920s. In 1942, with her family, Shu Pao fled across the Burmese border into China. After the war, she was awarded a scholarship in the USA. However, in 1959, she decided to move to London, England. At the age of 50, she went to Oxford University and studied Social Administration. In 1979, Camden Council employed Shu Pao as a community worker with the Chinese and in 1982, she set up the Camden Chinese Community Centre. The centre provides various services for the local Chinese community. Shu Pao later founded the Great Wall Society Limited which provides sheltered housing for elderly members of the Chinese community in London. In 1999, she was awarded the MBE.
This collection was acquired in 2008 as part of the 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre.
Personal papers of Shu Pao Lim, community worker, including correspondence from the Race Relations and Immigration sub-committee; certificates awarded to Lim for her dedication as a voluntary worker; photographs of Lim and her family in Burma and of Lim receiving the MBE; and Burmese wall hangings.
Listed in accordance with LMA Listing guidelines and classification scheme introduced October 2007. Arranged by series; thereafter files are listed in chronological order by creation date.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
The following Chinese community collections were acquired as part of 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by Chinese National Healthy Living Centre: LMA/4497-4515, 4518, 4520
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers Social behaviour Social norms Awards Orders Cultural identity Cultural nationalism National identity Chinese (cultural identity) Community development Community leaders Archives Personal archives Community participation Community centres Interethnic relations Lim , Shu Pao , fl 1920-1999 , community worker Myanmar South East Asia
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This collection was acquired in 2008 as part of the 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Personal papers of Shu Pao Lim, community worker, including correspondence from the Race Relations and Immigration sub-committee; certificates awarded to Lim for her dedication as a voluntary worker; photographs of Lim and her family in Burma and of Lim receiving the MBE; and Burmese wall hangings.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Listed in accordance with LMA Listing guidelines and classification scheme introduced October 2007. Arranged by series; thereafter files are listed in chronological order by creation date.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The following Chinese community collections were acquired as part of 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by Chinese National Healthy Living Centre: LMA/4497-4515, 4518, 4520
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Information sources
- Documents
- Documents » Primary documents
- Social behaviour
- Social behaviour » Social norms
- Social behaviour » Social norms » Awards
- Cultural identity
- Cultural identity » Cultural nationalism
- Cultural identity » Cultural nationalism » National identity
- Community development
- Community development » Community leaders
- Archives
- Community development » Community participation
- Community development » Community centres
- Interethnic relations
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Language(s)
- English