Letter from Malcolm Macdonald, Chancellor, University of Malaya, Singapore to Yeap Chor Ee, on 10 March 1950, thanking him for his additional gift to the University of Malaya Endowment Fund of $50,000

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Language

English

Creator

Macdonald, Malcolm

Publication date

1950/03/10

Page

1

Content Type

Correspondence

Object Type

Text

Terms of Use

openAccess

Access Status

Open

Repository

NUS Libraries

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1

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1

Abstract

"In 1948, the Carr-Saunders report recommended the immediate establishment of a University in Malaya for self-government. It was to be a key instrument in the construction of a new Malaya. Challenged by the lack of resources, the founders sought support from the business community, including Chor Ee who became a significant donor to the Fund.
The University of Malaya was inaugurated on 8 October 1949, when Malcolm MacDonald, Britain’s commissioner-general in south east Asia, presided over the opening ceremony as chancellor." - Notes from the donor

Series

Yeap Chor Ee private papers: YCE_04_02

Description

Photocopy
"Mr Malcolm Macdonald promised to fit a Chinese Section in the library, in which Mr. Yeap Chor Ee's name will always be commemorated"

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