Manuscripts

Family papers

Description: Materials related to members of the Leong and See families, including personal documents and photographs. Also includes materials related to the On Gold Mountain Exhibition, based on Lisa See's book of the same name and chronicling the families' history.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1870-2019, bulk 1895-1990
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.

On Gold Mountain

Manuscripts

Materials related to author Lisa See's book On Gold Mountain, about the history of the See family in China and Los Angeles, and the subsequent 2000 exhibition based on the book at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. Includes exhibition planning documents, photographs, and publicity.

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See family generations; the Pruetts

Manuscripts

Small amount of material related to Florence (Sissie) See's brothers and their families, including Richard See and his daughter Lisa See. Primarily photographs and clippings, also some birth, death, and wedding announcements. Also photos and correspondence of Ticie Leong's relatives the Pruett family, including letters to Ticie from her sisters-in-law in Oregon.

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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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Fong See and family

Manuscripts

Documents and photos related to Fong See and his first wife Letticie (Ticie) Pruett and their children. There are many family photos including one color autochrome image of Fong See in a Chinese robe. There is a color photocopy of a second autochrome image but the original is not included. Also includes correspondence and documentation of a family trip to China in 1919; Fong See and Ticie's divorce and the separation of family businesses into F. Suie One Co. and F. See On Co.; and Fong See's later years, second marriage, and family. A small amount of photos and other material related to Fong See's youngest brother Fong Yun and his family.

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Original artwork - oversize

Manuscripts

Paintings and drawings, and several large-scale cards created for Gilbert Leong and other members of the See and Leong families. Also includes a kite made from a brown paper bag.

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Original artwork

Manuscripts

Unique items created by Tyrus Wong including a bookplate designed for Florence See, flashcards, a comical book for Gilbert Leong about his childhood, and cards and letters for members of the Leong and See families featuring original drawings.

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