Personal file, 1968

Includes:

• Items 1-20:

－Letter from Norma Young to Ma. January 5, 1968. 3 sheets. Holograph. To take a cottage by the sea in Honolulu and to ask if Ma had reconsidered Princeton (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to Chang Ho Lee. 15th January, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To introduce Rev. Fr. Albert Schmid, whom would like to continue to study the Korean language. Attached with:
　1 sheet. Holograph. Address (Note 1)

－Memo from Ma. 26th January, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). On thanking and accepting the invitation of The Vice-Chancellor and Mrs. Kenneth Robinson for cocktails.

－Letter from Chahg Ho Lee to Ma Mon. February 9, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On thanking for the mimeographed copies of the text materials and about the idea of the cultural exchange program (Note 2)

－Letter from Gracie Faure to Ma. 16th February, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (mimeographed), signed. On soliciting donation/subscription of the publication "Undergrad" to all University staff (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to Lung Men Bookstore. February 23, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To enclose a check for the payment against three invoices of the Bookstore. Enclosed with:
　1) Invoice no. 001623. 3 Jan 1968. 1 sheet. For the order of《古代漢語》
　2) Invoice no. 001683. 22 Jan 1968. 1 sheet. For the order of《漢英時事用語詞滙》
　3) Invoice no. 001738. 22 Feb 1968. 1 sheet. For the order of《漢英時事用語詞滙》

－Memo from Ma Meng. February 23, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). On thanking and accepting the invitation of Mr. & Mrs. H. Helbeck for dinner.

－Memo from Ma Meng. February 23, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To decline to the invitation of the President et le Comité de l'Alliance Francaise de Hong Kong for a Cocktail. Attached with:
　Invitation card. 1 sheet. In French (Note 2)

－Invitation from Extra-Mural Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. February 23, 1968. 1 sheet. To invite the receiver to attend a public lecture, entitled C. Day Lewis : Poet or Poet Laureate? A leaflet (Note 2)

－Memo from Ma Meng to Members of Staff. Feb. 26, 1968. 1 sheet. Holograph. To see attached letter from Mrs. Drake. Attached with:
　Letter from Dora M. Drake to Ma Meng. 18th Feb. 1968. 1 sheet. Holograph. On thanking for a bunch of flowers, about the number of visitors in 1967 and life in England (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to R.N. Jackson. Feb. 26, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To renew the lease of Ma's flat.

－Letter from John McCoy to Ma. 26 February 1968. 2 sheets. Typescript, signed. To teach Chinese and Japanese subjects at Cornell University, and to ask Ma to help a student, George Dorian to find a job in Hong Kong (Note 2)

－Letter from Toshie Seki to Ma Meng. March 5, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To ask whether Ma was a member of the Centre of Asian Study after the Language School had been dissolved (Note 2)

－Letter from H.A. Werner to Ma Meng. 6/ III / 68. 1 sheet. Holograph. To inform Ma that Professor Kramers had already somebody in mind to be appointed as a lecturer for Chinese in Switzerland (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Aerogramme from William Woo to Ma Meng. March 8, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. Excited to know that Ma was the summer session director of Middlebury College, Vermont and to invite Ma to stay at Schenectady (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to Toshie Seki. March 8, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To inform Toshie about Ma's present position.

－Letter from Ma Meng to T.H. Thomas. March 11, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To accept the invitation of Thomas.

－馬蒙致祖炳民信函。［一九六八年］三月二十日。手稿 1 張（碳紙副本）。函薦孫家均為南美某大學中文教員之適當人選。

－Letter from Ma Meng to John McCoy. March 23, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To reply John that there were openings for Dorian to teach in secondary schools or possibilities to work in one of the two universities in Hong Kong.

－Letter from Betty Church to H.C. Ma. March 27th, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To send Ma the translation work in order to abbreviate the characters for people in Peking's consummation, and to invite Ma to re-write it in pencil for the calligraphists (Note 2)

• Items 21-40:

－Letter from Ma Meng to Beatrice Church. March 28, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To enclose a list of concordance of the abbreviated characters with the original form and a copy of the complete list of abbreviated character now was use in Peking, and also to return the finished work to Beatrice.

－祖炳民致馬蒙郵簡。3/28/68。手稿 1 張。有關南美大學聘覓老師一事，請孫君直接通訊；得悉馬蒙將到美國主持明德學院暑期講座，請賜機一敘 (Note 2)

－Letter from Elling O. Eide to Ma Meng. 2 April 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To thank Ma for lending a copy of Chao's Cantonese Primer and about a fine Ming copy of a Sung edition of Li Po (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to Elling O. Eide. April 8, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). About the Ming edition of the work of Li Po and the loan period of the Cantonese Primer (Note 1)

－Letter from C. Corte-Real to Ma Meng. April 8th, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To send the stories and legends of the Chinese lucky money (or Lai See) for translation (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to Norma Young. April 11, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). About Hong Kong's present status and going to teach at the Middlebury College of Vermont this summer (Note 1)

－Letter from Ma Meng to C. Corte-Real. April 16, 1968. 2 sheets. Typescript (carbon copy). On enclosing the English translation of the stories and legends of the Chinese lucky money (or Lai See).

－Letter from R.A. Williams to Ma Meng. 17th April, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. About Ma had accepted non-resident membership of Robert Black College and Ma's wife was also invited to the cocktail party (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to R.A. Williams. April 20, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To inform that Ma's wife was not able to go to the cocktail party.

－Letter from C. Corte-Real to Ma Meng. April 22nd, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To thank Ma for translating the two passages of classical Chinese (Note 2)

－Form letter from B. Mellor to Ma Meng. April 24, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, sealed. To ask Ma to provide opinion on Chuang's application for the post of Senior lectureship in Chinese (Note 1) (Note 2). Enclosed with:
　1) University of Hong Kong. Department of Chinese. February 6, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (mimeographed). A note of the Department. "53/268" (Note 2)
　2) University of Hong Kong. Senior Lectureship/Lectureship in Chinese. B. Mellor. 1 sheet. Typescript (mimeographed). The vacancy of the post. "41/368" (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to the Secretary of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. May 7, 1968. 2 sheets. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). A reference letter of S.C. Chuang for the application of Senior Lectureship in Chinese at the University of Hong Kong (Note 1)

－Memo from Chinese Language School to the President and Members of the Hong Kong University Students' Union. May 15, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To inform the Union that Mr. & Mrs. Ma Meng were unable to attend the Graduates' Farewell Party (Note 2). Attached with:
　Invitation card from The President and Members of the Hong Kong University Students' Union. 1 card ; 12 x 16 cm. To invite Mr. & Mrs. Ma Meng to attend the Graduates' Farewell Party (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to J.R. Jones. May 24, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To enclose the translation of the titles of the paintings.

－Letter from Ma Meng to H.L. Lo. 6th July, 1968. 2 sheets. Typescript (carbon copy). About vacating the whole top floor of the present Chinese Language School building to be converted into offices for the Language Centre, to suggest that only rooms on the first floor be allocated for the use of the Centre, and to keep the ground and top floors for the use of the School.

－Memo from Chinese Language School to the Consulat General de France. July 8, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To inform that Mr. & Mrs. Ma Meng were unable to attend the reception (Note 2). Attached with:
　Invitation card from the Consulat General de France. 1 card ; 12 x 14 cm. To invite guest to attend the reception on the occasion of the French National Day. In French (Note 2)

－羅香林致馬順之郵簡。22/7/68。手稿 1 張。關於鄧志昻中文學院頂樓作為語言學校之授課重心、中文系教授經遴選委員會通過由馬蒙擔任、聘中國歷史講師、中國文學講師及中國歷史高級講師等 (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Letter from Vice-Chancellor to H. Lo. 26th July, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). About the accommodation suggested by Ma Meng would not be adequate to meet the needs of the Language Centre and to prepare alternative schemes for discussion with all those concerned (Note 2)

－馬蒙致元一［羅香林］信函（草稿）。［一九六八年七月廿九日］。手稿 4 張。關於語言中心借用課室之事、擔任中文系教授的工作、主持策劃下學年之一切及指導研究生工作等。

－Letter from Registrar [E.L. Alleyne] to Ma Meng. July 29, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To confirm the offer of appointment and to request Ma to sign and return one copy each of the Letter of Appointment and the Terms of Service (Note 2). Enclosed with:
　Letter of Appointment from Registrar [E.L. Alleyne] to Ma Meng. July 29, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To appoint Ma Meng as Professor of Chinese in the Department of Chinese (Note 2)

• Items 41-60:

－Letter from R.P. Sloss to Ma Meng. 2nd August, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To congratulate Ma being the Chair of Chinese at HKU (Note 2)

－Letter from Francis Hsu to Ma. 2/8/68. 1 sheet. Holograph. To hold up a great family tradition (Note 2)

－羅香林致馬順之郵簡。4/8/68。手稿 1 張。關於徵求中國歷史高級講師或講師的截止日期、二年級選課事宜、研究生報名及指導教授的安排、月底遷出大學及聘臨時講師等 (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to the Registrar. 7th August, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy). To return a copy each of the Letter of Appointment and the Terms of Service B duly signed as requested.

－Aerogramme to Ma Meng. Dec. 8. 1 sheet. Holograph. To congratulate Ma being the Chair of Chinese at HKU. Postal stamp: 9 Aug 1968 (Note 2)

－Letter from J.D. Laughton to Ma Meng. 8 August, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To congratulate Ma's distinguished appointment at HKU (Note 2)

－Letter from E.L. Alleyne to Ma Meng. August 9, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To ask if the enclosed advertisement should be amended (Note 2). Enclosed with:
　1) Senior lectureship/Lectureship in Chinese. University of Hong Kong. B. Mellor. 1 sheet. Typescript (mimeographed). Job advertisment. "41/368" (Note 2)
　2) Department of Chinese. University of Hong Kong. February 6, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript (mimeographed). Leaflet. "53/268" (Note 2)

－馬蒙致元一［羅香林］信函（草稿）。［一九六八年八月十一日？］。手稿 4 張。提出由羅香林出任名譽教授之初步建議、一及二年級選課、指導研究生及考試問題、語言學校問題等。

－Letter from V.V. Paranjpe to Ma Meng. August 13, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To congratulate Ma being the Chair of Chinese Professor in the Hong Kong University (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to E.L. Alleyne. August 16, 1968. 2 sheets. Typescript (carbon copy). About advertising the two posts respectively for history and literature, to ask if it was feasible to appoint H.L. Lo (羅慷烈) to be an Honourary Professor of Chinese History.

－Director's terminal report : Chinese Summer School, 1968. Respectfully submitted by Ma Meng. August 27, 1968. Leaves [1]-3. Typescript (carbon copy). About the Chinese summer school at Middlebury College, Vermont.

－Letter from Ma Meng to V.V. Paranjpe. September 18, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). About the new appointment in HKU.

－Letter from T.C. Lai to Ma Meng. September 18, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On thanking Ma to give one lecture on Chinese language (Note 2). Enclosed with:
　Course on Modern China. Revised class schedule. 1 sheet. Typescript (mimeographed) (Note 2)

－黃允畋致馬蒙信函。公曆一九六八年十月二日。手稿 1 張（油印填寫本）。邀請馬蒙出席孔子誕辰慶祝典禮 (Note 2)

－Letter from Ewo Chang to Ma Meng. 9th October, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To prepare a reading list for the course on "Modern China" (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to Ewo Chang. October 15, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). To list five books as general information for those students who would like to know something about the language before attending the lecture.

－Aerogramme from B.A. Clarke to Ma Meng. 26th October, 1968. 1 sheet. Holograph. To congratulate Ma being the Professor of Chinese Department. Postal stamp: 27 Oct 1968 (Note 1) (Note 2)

－Letter from Regina Mak to Ma. 28th October, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To invite Ma to be one of the Vice-Presidents of Arts Association for 1968-69 (Note 2)

－Letter from M. Ma to Regina Mak. October 31, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). To serve as one of the Vice-Presidents of Arts Association.

－Letter from Regina Mak to M. Ma. 4th November 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. On thanking Ma to be one of the Vice-Presidents for the session 1968-69 (Note 2)

• Items 61-70:

－Letter from Daniel Tretiak (小杜) to Ma Meng. November 6, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. About Ma's new post at HKU, news from Singapore, and next president Richard Nixon (Note 2)

－Letter from Norma Lambert to Sir. 13th November 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To invite the receiver of this letter to read the manuscript of Norma's book (Note 1) (Note 2)

－關志雄致馬蒙信函。十一・十四。手稿 1 張。詞一首。臺城路。送姚莘農丈游東瀛及講學夏威夷。邀馬蒙指正賜教 (Note 2)

－Letter from T.C. Lai to Ma Meng. November 20, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To invite Ma to attend a Symposium on Tranlsation in 1969 as an Honorary Adviser (Note 2)

－Aerogramme from Joyce Ackroyd to M. Ma. 21st November, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To find a Chinese student to Queensland to initiate a course in Chinese (Note 2)

－Letter from Ma Meng to J. Ackroyd. November 26, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). To recommend a Chinese student to Queensland to initiate a course in Chinese.

－Letter from M. Ma to T.C. Lai. November 26, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). To accep the invitation and to serve as an Honorary Adviser in the Symposium on Translation.

－Aerogramme from Joyce Ackroyd to M. Ma. 3rd December, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed. To find a Chinese student to Queensland to initiate a course in Chinese (Note 2)

－Letter from M. Ma to Norma Lambert. December 12, 1968. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (carbon copy). To read the manuscript of Norma's book and to arrange a meeting about this manuscript (Note 1)

－Letter from Dohi Yûko to Sir. [1968?]. 1 sheet. Typescript (photocopy), signed. To invite receiver to fill out enclosed questionnair for publishing the directories of research institutions and researchers of Asian Studies, the volume of Republic of China and Hong Kong (Note 2)