Manuscripts

Old Chinatown and Chinese community

Description: Photographs and clippings of Old Chinatown, and other items related to the Chinese community, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's visit to Los Angeles in 1943.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1895-1989
Call number: mssLeong
Provenance: Gift of Leslee See Leong, February 2020.
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Chinatown and Chinese community

Manuscripts

Photographs, clippings, artifacts, and other items related to Los Angeles Chinatown and its history, including the demolition of Old Chinatown, and the Chinese community in Los Angeles. Some materials related to San Francisco Chinatown, and the larger Chinese community in the United States.

mssLeong

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Magazines and miscellaneous printed items

Manuscripts

Includes a copy of "Madame Chiang Kai-shek's trip through the United States and Canada," with a program for a reception for her, and a typed announcement proclamation, by Mayor Fletcher Bowron, that March 31, 1943 would be "Madame Chiang Kai-shek Day."

mssBowron

Group of 24 copy prints of historical events

Manuscripts

A group of 24 copy prints of events in around downtown Los Angeles. Many of the images are related to the Chinese-American communities efforts in raising funds for the war effort in China during the Second World War. There are images of parades, the Moon Festival, and of Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Soong Mei-ling) and her visit to Los Angeles in 1943.

mssSooHoo

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[Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-]. 1 letter to Zoë Akins, 1886-1958, L.S. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1943, Apr. 5), Los Angeles (Calif.)

Manuscripts

Note: signed by V.K. Kwong, secretary to her Excellency Madame Chiang Kai-shek. With envelope.

ZA 3095.

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Chinatown community

Manuscripts

Binder of materials related to prominent members and leaders of the Los Angeles Chinese community. Includes clippings, photographs, obituaries, memorial service programs, and event documentation.

mssLeong

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Chinatown history

Manuscripts

Items related to Los Angeles Chinatown history, particularly the demolition of the Lugo Adobe and other areas of Old Chinatown, and the dedication of Union Station. Includes clippings, poll tax receipts, business directories and pamphlets, and publicity about Chinese New Year celebrations from 1960s. Also includes photos of Old Chinatown, including Ferguson Alley.

mssLeong

Old Chinatown and Chinese community

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