Manuscripts

New Chinatown, 1938-1939

Description: Includes construction, grand opening, and anniversary.
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.

New Chinatown, 1938-2007

Manuscripts

Related to grand openings, anniversaries, and remembrance. Includes fliers, invitations, programs, postcards, and renditions.

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1938

Manuscripts

Related to New Chinatown grand opening.

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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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1938-1939

Manuscripts

Related to Joe Shoong and property in New Chinatown. Includes "Option to Purchase" (copy), Proposed Addition to Los Angeles Chinatown, and Extension of Los Angeles Chinatown for Mr. Joe Shoong.

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Miscellaneous, 1939-1981

Manuscripts

Includes 33rd Anniversary of Chinese Independence program; Bowl of Rice Party program; The Central Idea newsletter; Chinese Clubs of Los Angeles bulletin; Federation of China's War for Freedom program; Kung Hay Fot Choy on KNX/CBS radio editorial, and Mei Wah Club Golden Anniversary program.

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"China City" and New Chinatown, 1937-1938

Manuscripts

Extremely brittle.

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New Chinatown, 1938-1939

Opening Hours

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