Manuscripts

Attendance records, 1929

Description: Chinese First Presbyterian Church Cathay band and choir.
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.

Chinese First Presbyterian Church and Chinese Congregational Church, Los Angeles, 1929-1938

Manuscripts

Includes Christmas programs; Los Angeles Beacon; official publication of The Chinese First Presbyterian Church Choir; and The Young People's News.

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Panoramic photographs, 1921-1929

Manuscripts

Includes Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Chinese First Presbyterian Church, and Chinese Moon Festival engagements. Note: Four photographs have been removed from the oversize folder and added to box 24.

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Cathay Musical Society, undated

Manuscripts

Band rehearsal "Please Do Not Disturb" sign.

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Oversize photographs, 1925, undated

Manuscripts

Peter SooHoo and Lillie SooHoo's wedding, 1925; Peter SooHoo band director portrait; Y.C. and Mabel Hong; and Grandfather SooHoo's family portrait.

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Financial records

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.

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Wills, 1929

Manuscripts

Peter SooHoo's last will and testament.

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Attendance records, 1929

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Chinese First Presbyterian Church and Chinese Congregational Church, Los Angeles, 1929-1938

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Wills, 1929