Manuscripts

Accession CSmH_2021_201

Description: Letters, photographs, ephemera, and other documents related to Peter SooHoo, Sr. and his wife Lillie Leung SooHoo. Includes photographs of the SooHoo and Leung families; Peter SooHoo, Sr.'s homemade greeting cards and letters to his wife; materials related to Lillie SooHoo's appointment as Deputy Consul of Republic of China in Los Angeles, and work with the Los Angeles Chinese Women's Club; and oversize renderings of Chinatown buildings and concepts from the 1930s. Also includes various publications related to Los Angeles Chinatown and the Los Angeles Chinese community.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1890s-2013
Call number: mssSooHoo
Creator: SooHoo, Peter Francis, Sr(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of SooHoo Family Trust, January 2019, April 2019, and July 2021.

Down by the Station: Los Angeles Chinatown by Roberta S. Greenwood, 1996

Manuscripts

Materials related to Peter SooHoo, Sr. and his wife Lillie Leung SooHoo, particularly Peter SooHoo's role in creating New Chinatown in Los Angeles, California; the couple's involvement in professional and community activities; and their family life. The first series consists primarily of albums, blueprints, correspondence, ephemera, financial records, and photographs; this material relates to community activities and the construction and opening of New Chinatown in Los Angeles, California. The second series consists primarily of albums, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs related to Peter SooHoo's family, and his education, personal investments, and work at LADWP. The 2021 addendum includes additional letters, photographs, ephemera, and other documents related to Peter and Lillie SooHoo, including materials related to Lillie SooHoo's appointment as Deputy Consul of the Republic of China in Los Angeles, and work with the Los Angeles Chinese Women's Club.

mssSooHoo

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