Manuscripts

Legal documents, 1940

Description: Includes agreements, grant deed, and blank rental agreement forms related to New Chinatown.
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.

Legal documents, 1938-1941

Manuscripts

Includes agreement, corporation grant deed, notice of non-responsibility, and resolution.

mssSooHoo

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Legal documents - Chinatown properties

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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1930-1940

Manuscripts

Thank you letters from various organizations and a school related to New Chinatown.

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Descriptions, undated

Manuscripts

Related to jade, Chinatown and New Chinatown. Includes "Chinatown Traditions," "The New Los Angeles Chinatown," "Facts About the New Chinatown," and "Los Angeles Chinatown."

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Publications - Chinese documents

Manuscripts

mssSooHoo

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