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Mow Lee & Co. records : San Francisco, Calif., 1906-1931.
AAS ARC 2000/23
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Title:

Mow Lee & Co. records: San Francisco, Calif., 1906-1931
Mow Lee and Company records
Chinese Historical Society of America collection

Creator/Contributor:

Mow Lee & Co, creator

Abstract:

Contains a small amount of business and personal correspondence from family members and relatives concerning business and household matters during 1906 and from 1917-1920. The bulk of the collection consists of records of consignments from various groceries and suppliers in Canton and Hong Kong from 1927 to 1931.

Date:

1906 (issued)

Subject:

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Chinese American families -- California -- San Francisco
Chinese American businesspeople -- California -- San Francisco
Merchants -- California -- San Francisco
Export trading companies -- China
Export trading companies -- China -- Hong Kong
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Commerce

Note:

Forms part of: Chinese Historical Society of America collection.
Mow Lee & Co. was a Chinese grocery store located at 730 Grant Ave. in San Francisco, Calif.
Chinese.

Physical Description:

print
1 box (.4 linear ft.)

Language:

Chinese

Identifier:

AAS ARC 2000/23

Origin:

California