Manuscripts

Churches and missions

Description: Primarily photographs and a few letters and documents related to Los Angeles Chinese churches. Divided into two binders: Churches before 1950 and Churches after 1950.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1930s-1980s
Call number: mssLeong
Provenance: Gift of Leslee See Leong, February 2020.
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Churches and missions

Manuscripts

Church bulletins, reports, and prayer books from several Los Angeles Chinese churches, in Chinese and English, and bilingual and Chinese bibles and hymn books.

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Churches and missions - oversize photographs

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Primarily unidentified group photographs related to Chinese churches.

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Personal documents and photographs related to the parents of Gilbert Leong. Includes receipts and business cards for Leung Jeung's produce business, documentation and photographs of the Chinese school run by Woo Choi Lan, family photos, Leung Jeung's funeral in 1950, and study materials and workbooks for Woo Choi Lan's US Citizenship application.

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Gilbert Leong - Chinese school

Manuscripts

Workbooks used by Gilbert Leong for learning and practicing Chinese calligraphy. Also some school portraits of Gilbert from high school and college, and a few of him as an elderly man.

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Leung family photos

Manuscripts

Two small albums and loose photos of Leung family members. Some photos taken in Canton, now known as Guangzhou, China. Several photos of Woo Choi Lan's students from the Chinese schools she ran.

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Manuscripts

Collection materials span the entire history of the See and Leong families in the United States, from the late 19th to the early 21st century, including immigration documentation, business records, and family photographs and correspondence. Business records document the F. Suie One Co. antiques stores, and Dragon's Den, Chinese Garden, and Soochow restaurants. There are also photographs, clippings, and other materials related to the history and development of Los Angeles Chinatown, including the demolition of Old Chinatown, and the Chinese community in Los Angeles, including businesses, churches, and schools. The collection also includes significant original artwork by Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong.

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