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Wah Ching Chau fonds
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F 442
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1961-1989 (Creation)
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- Chau, Wah Ching
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4 cm of textual records
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Wah Ching Chau (1939 - 1987) was a Professor in the Department of English at Ryerson University. Chau was born in Guangdong, China, where he lived until 1949, when his family fled to Hong Kong to escape civil war. While there, he earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hong Kong (1962), where he studied under the English poet Edmund Blunden. In 1962, he won the Governor's Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he received his Bachelor of Letters from Merton College. Following graduation, he taught at Wakefield Grammar School. In 1971, he joined the faculty at Ryerson, where he taught English Literature and played an instrumental in raising the English curriculum to degree standards. He remained at Ryerson until his death in 1987.
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Fonds consists of papers, poems, and books authored or co-authored by Chau, as well as tribute poetry written by others and records pertaining to an event partially organized by Chau.
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Partially Restricted. Some or all of the records may be subject to restrictions. Requests for access must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections staff for review.