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Far East Company records, 1926-1972.
AAS ARC 2000/2
Collection Overview

Title:

Far East Company records, 1926-1972

Creator/Contributor:

Far East Company (San Francisco, Calif.), creator

Creator/Contributor:

Far East Company (Hong Kong, China)

Abstract:

The bulk of the collection consists of miscellaneous invoices sent by various firms in China and Hong Kong to the Far East Co., Hong Kong, purchasing agent for the San Francisco firm. Goods ordered are mainly food products, handicrafts, and art objects. Also includes a few business letters, 1946-1963; a list of customers in the 1950s; records of goods received, 1968-1972; and ledgers of income and disbursements for 1926 to 1927, and 1950. Of particular note is an undated booklet of food and drug labels, prepared by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, containing printed forms possibly used to accompany prescriptions. The labels list botanical names, use, recommended dosage, and formula for a variety of herbal medicines, tonics, and supplements, with additional spaces for recording manufacturer and net weight.

Date:

1926 (issued)

Subject:

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Export trading companies -- China
Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- China
Flowers -- Marketing -- California -- San Francisco
Merchants -- California -- San Francisco
Export trading companies -- China -- Hong Kong
Chinese American businesspeople -- California -- San Francisco
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Commerce
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Social life and customs

Note:

An invoice found in the collection indicates that in 1947, Far East Company was located at 760 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, doing business as a grower and shipper of wholesale cut flowers, including asters and chrysanthemums, from their packing house in San Mateo.
Chinese, with some English.

Physical Description:

print
1 carton (1.25 linear ft.)

Language:

Chinese
English

Identifier:

AAS ARC 2000/2

Origin:

California