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Documents relating to Chinese in Contra Costa County, Calif., 1873-1923.
AAS ARC 2000/21
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Title:

Documents relating to Chinese in Contra Costa County, Calif., 1873-1923
Chinese Historical Society of America collection

Creator/Contributor:

Stein, Louis L., 1902-1996, creator, Collector

Abstract:

Contains receipts from employment companies in San Francisco, Calif., for house and farm labor in Danville, San Francisco, and San Ramon, 1873-1897. Also includes legal documents, chiefly relating to the estates of Chinese persons, with some adoption and guardianship cases in Contra Costa County. Some claims represent debts to Chinese persons or businesses by other members of the community.

Date:

1873 (issued)

Subject:

Chinese Americans -- California -- Contra Costa County
Chinese Americans -- Employment -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Social life and customs

Note:

Forms part of: Chinese Historical Society of America collection.
English and Chinese.

Type:

biography

Physical Description:

print
1 box (.2 linear ft.)

Language:

English
Chinese

Identifier:

AAS ARC 2000/21

Origin:

California