Manuscripts

Blueprints, 1937, undated

Description: Peter SooHoo's floor plan and Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of Water and Power conduit connections.
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.

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.

mssSooHoo

Image not available

Negatives, undated

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

Image not available

Negatives, undated

Manuscripts

mssSooHoo

Image not available

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, 1938, undated

Manuscripts

mssSooHoo

Image not available

Certificates, 1942-1944

Manuscripts

The First California Engineers and Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of Water and Power.

mssSooHoo

Image not available

Wills, 1929

Manuscripts

Peter SooHoo's last will and testament.

mssSooHoo

Blueprints, 1937, undated

Opening Hours

Admission Info and Tickets

You might also be interested in

Oversize photographs, 1925, undated

Negatives, undated

Negatives, undated

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, 1938, undated

Certificates, 1942-1944

Wills, 1929