Manuscripts

Soochow and Dragon's Den

Description: Business documents, publicity, and promotional items related to Soochow and Dragon's Den restaurants. Includes a hand-drawn Soochow restaurant map, and material related to a flower exhibition designed by Eddy See.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1930-1967
Call number: mssLeong
Provenance: Gift of Leslee See Leong, February 2020.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Dragon's Den and Chinese Garden ledgers

Manuscripts

Ledgers and account books for Chinese Garden (1919 to 1931) and Dragon's Den (1962 to 1972). Also Soochow business cards.

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Soochow

Manuscripts

Sample of wallpaper from Soochow restaurant, and design sketches for the restaurant by Dorr Bothwell, Tyrus Wong, and possibly others. Also a panoramic photograph of a large group seated inside the restaurant.

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Family businesses

Manuscripts

Business documents, publicity, advertising, correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to the Leong and See family businesses in Los Angeles Chinatown and elsewhere in the city. Includes items related to the See family's F. Suie One Co. and F. See On import business and antiques stores, and Dragon's Den restaurant, and the restaurants run by the Leong family: Chinese Garden and Soochow.

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Menus

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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Menus

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Menu covers

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Soochow and Dragon's Den

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Dragon's Den and Chinese Garden ledgers

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