Manuscripts

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Description

Related to jade, Chinatown and New Chinatown.

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

Bylaws, 1922, undated

Manuscripts

Includes Chinese American Citizens Alliance and Los Angeles Chinatown Corporation.

mssSooHoo

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Speeches, 1937, undated

Manuscripts

Miscellaneous. Includes Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Luncheon and Chinese Chinatown Project Association.

mssSooHoo

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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.

mssSooHoo

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Negatives, undated

Manuscripts

mssSooHoo

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Stationery, undated

Manuscripts

The Los Angeles Chinatown letterhead and envelope. Blank.

mssSooHoo

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Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, 1938, undated

Manuscripts

mssSooHoo

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