Publication Type
Transcript
Date of Interview
24-2-2016
Interviewer
Paul Evans
Keywords
Societal Leadership, Singapore, Historical Museum
Description
Kwa Chong Guan is a Senior Fellow of S Rajaratnam School of International Studies and was the man who recognised the importance of Oral History Centre and the National Museum. In 1980s, he led the expansion of the old National Museum to its current three museums and their consolidation under the National Heritage Board. He shares with DNA, ISL the importance and functions of archives and offers a glimpse into his career in the public service and Singapore’s history before the era of Sir Stamford Raffles.
Discipline
Archival Science | Asian Studies | Historic Preservation and Conservation | Leadership Studies
Page Numbers
1-9
Terms of Use
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Alternative URL
https://isl.smu.edu.sg/DNA
Citation
Guan, Kwa Chong.
Kwa Chong Guan [Singapore, Chairman of National Archives Board, Historian]. (2016). 1-9.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/isl_dna/17
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