Manuscripts

Family and miscellaneous, 1921-1983

Description: Includes "Christmas, 1944," "Grandpa's birthday, 1946," Chinese Joss House, Lillie, Li Hong Chong, Nana, Eleanor, Mamie, and Betty.
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.

Photographs - family and friends

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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Publications - miscellaneous

Manuscripts

mssSooHoo

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Sweet Bamboo: A Memoir of a Chinese American Family by Louise Leung Larson, 1989

Manuscripts

mssSooHoo

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Sweet Bamboo: A Saga of a Chinese American Family by Louise Leung Larson, 1989

Manuscripts

mssSooHoo

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Ephemera, 1925-1931

Manuscripts

Primarily ephemera collected by Peter and Lillie SooHoo. Extremely brittle.

mssSooHoo

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Wedding albums, 1925

Manuscripts

Peter and Lillie SooHoo's list of dowry and wedding gifts in Chinese.

mssSooHoo

Family and miscellaneous, 1921-1983

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