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"China City" and New Chinatown, 1937-1938

Description

Extremely brittle.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1883-2013.
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.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
RESTRICTED. Box 24: Photographs are fragile and only available with curatorial approval. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
NOT AVAILABLE. Audiovisual items: one VHS tape in box 22 not available for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services 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.
Associated people
SooHoo, Lillie Leung,
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