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Chinatown history

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1894-2000s
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.
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Chinatown and Chinese community

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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.

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Old Chinatown and Chinese community

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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.

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Chinatown, Los Angeles

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Elevated view of one-story and two-story adobe buildings in the Old Chinatown neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles, California, with horse-drawn wagons in the dirt courtyard. Presumably the buildings were located near or in the Calle de los Negros (also known as "Nigger Alley").

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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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Chinatown history

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