Hong Family Papers Addenda: Finding Aid mssHongfam1

Finding aid completed by Li Wei Yang on February 7, 2013.

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Finding aid last updated on August 29, 2022, by Kelly Kress.

Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library

Title: Hong family papers addenda

Creator: Hong (Family)

Identifier/Call Number: mssHongfam1

Physical Description: 60.4 Linear Feet (76 boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1910-2004

Abstract: This collection contains 76 boxes of addenda to the collection of the papers and photographs of the Hong family, a family of prominent Chinese-American community leaders in Los Angeles, California, specifically focused on the papers and photographs of immigration lawyer You Chung Hong (1898-1977), his wife, Mabel Hong (1907-1998) and their two sons, lawyer Nowland C. Hong (born 1934) and architect Roger S. Hong (1941-2006).

Language of Material: Materials are in English and Chinese.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Hong Family Papers Addenda, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Provenance

Gift of Roger S. Hong on June 26, 2006.

Biographical Note

You Chung Hong (May 4, 1898 - November 8, 1977) was a prominent Chinese American immigration lawyer based in Los Angeles, California. He was one of the first Chinese Americans to pass, in 1923, the California State Bar exam. Born in San Francisco, California, in 1898, Y. C. was the son of a restaurant owner based in Daggett, California. He was raised in San Francisco by his mother after his father passed away when Y. C. was five years old. After graduating from high school, Y. C. settled briefly in Boston, Massachusetts, before returning to Los Angeles to work for the U.S. Immigration Service as an interpreter from 1918 to 1927 for court cases involving Chinese applicants for admission into the U.S. During the early 1920s, while working full-time for the U.S. Immigration Bureau, Y. C. enrolled in night classes at the University of Southern California School of Law. He earned his LL.B. in 1924 and LL.M. in 1925. From that point on, Y. C. became an active and successful immigration attorney by advocating for the right of Chinese Americans to bring their Chinese wives to the U.S. and pushing for the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts. He was one of the key members testifying on behalf of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance before the Senate and House Immigration Committees in 1928 in Washington D.C. He testified in 1952 before a hearing of President Truman's Commission on Immigration and Naturalization. He served two terms as Grand President of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (1949-1953), 14 terms as President of CACA's Los Angeles Lodge (1926-1949), and Chairman of the Chinese Times Publishing Company. In addition to his accomplishments in the legal field, Y. C. was also one of the founding members of Los Angeles New Chinatown (1938). He was married to Mabel Hong, and together they had two sons, Nowland and Roger.

Mabel Hong (May 31, 1907 - April 30, 1998) was also an active community leader in the Los Angeles area. Born May 31, 1907, in Portland, Oregon, Mabel was one of the earliest Chinese American women to receive a college education in the state of Oregon. She married You Chung Hong in 1931. In addition to her duties as a homemaker of a large extended family, Mabel served in leadership roles in the Chinatown chapter of the American Women's Volunteer Services during World War II, the Chinese Women's Club of Los Angeles, and the Kuun Ying Club. She was a major influence in the design of the three New Chinatown buildings that were commissioned by You Chung Hong.

Nowland C. Hong (born December 7, 1934) was the first of two sons of Y. C. and Mabel. He graduated from Pomona College in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then went on to study law at the University of Southern California School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor degree in 1960 and passed the California State Bar exam in 1961. In the same year he was appointed Deputy City Attorney of Los Angeles by then City Attorney Roger Arnebergh. Nowland also served as the Chief General Counsel for the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the city of Los Angeles. Nowland is currently (2010) a senior partner for a private law firm. In addition to professional duties as a lawyer, Nowland was one of the founding members and president for two terms of the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association and Grand President of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance.

Roger S. Hong (September 23, 1941 - October 27, 2006) was the youngest son of Y. C. and Mabel. He earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California in 1965, followed by a Master of Science degree in City and Regional Planning in 1968. He was certified in many states, including California, to practice as a licensed architect. Some of his notable architectural projects include the expansion of the California Exposition and State Fair (Sacramento, CA), Thomas and Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV), the United Bank headquarter (Los Angeles, CA), Kunlun Hotel (Beijing, China), Hotel Nikko (Beverly Hills, CA), the Hong Residence (Los Angeles, CA), Chieh Shou Sports Park (Taipei, Taiwan), Kaiser Richmond Medical Center (Richmond, CA), and various buildings and facilities in and around the Los Angeles Chinatown area. After he co-founded the architectural firm Arechaederra Hong Treiman Architects in the late 1970s, Roger retired from architecture in early 1990s and devoted himself to preserving the Hong family history, the restoration and preservation of Los Angeles Chinatown, and various charitable causes.

Related Materials in the Huntington Library

You Chung Hong legal papers, mssHong
Hong family papers, mssHong Family papers
Roger S. Hong Collection, archHong
Law-related books of Y.C. Hong

Scope and Content

This collection contains addenda to the collection of the papers and photographs of the Hong family, a family of prominent Chinese-American community leaders in Los Angeles, California, specifically focused on the papers and photographs of immigration lawyer You Chung Hong (1898-1977), his wife, Mabel Hong (1907-1998) and their two sons, lawyer Nowland C. Hong (born 1934) and architect Roger S. Hong (1941-2006).

The addenda includes 14 boxes of correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera organized by genre, subject, and/or original order. The contents include address books, biographies, card indexes, correspondence, financial records, Hong residence construction documents, manuscripts, periodicals, subject files, and transcripts of Y. C. Hong's 1928 congressional testimony (Box 11, Folders 1-3).

There are 54 boxes of photographic items including color slides, photographic negatives, and color slides of the Hong family. Boxes 12 to 21 are organized at folder-level, by genre, and alphabetically. Boxes 22 to 65 are organized only to the box-level (with less detail than folder-level) and contain mostly photographic materials created by Roger S. Hong from 1980s to 1990s.

In addition, there are also 8 boxes of oversize items such as calendars, certificates, periodicals, photos, plans, and posters.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following 3 series:

Correspondence, Manuscripts, and Ephemera Series (Boxes 1-11; Box 72, 73, 74, 76)
Photographic Series (Boxes 12-65)
Oversize Series (Boxes 66-71; Box 75)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Architecture -- United States -- 1980-2010

Chinese Americans -- Societies, etc.

Chinese Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives

Chinese American women.

Emigration and immigration law -- United States

Immigration advocates -- California

Lawyers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives

California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources

Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Comic books

Financial records

Letters (correspondence) -- United States

Personal papers -- United States -- 20th century

Photographs -- 20th century

Professional papers -- United States -- 20th century

Hong, Mabel, 1907-1998 -- Archives

Hong, Nowland C., 1934- -- Archives

Hong, Roger S., 1941-2006 -- Archives

Hong, You Chung, 1898-1977 -- Archives

Fung, Kenneth Y.

Rosenfield, Harry N.

Younger, Evelle J.

American Bureau for Medical Aid to China

Chinese American Citizens Alliance

Hong, You Chung, 1898-1977

Hong, Mabel, 1907-1998

Hong, Nowland C., 1934-

Hong, Roger S., 1941-2006

Correspondence, Manuscripts, and Ephemera Series

Box 1

Address books-Card indexes

Box 1, Folder 1

Address books. 1930s; undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Address books. 1960s;

Box 1, Folder 3

AIA Los Angeles Fellows Nominations Committee. 2001

Box 1, Folder 4

Architectural projects -- Gateway Tower. 1978

Box 1, Folder 5

Attendance records -- Church. 1923

Box 1, Folder 6

Bills (legislative records). 1955 - 1961

Box 1, Folder 7

Biographies -- Chin, Hing Qong. 1949 after

Box 1, Folder 8

Biographies -- Hong, Nowland. 1959 after

Box 1, Folder 9

Business cards -- Hong, You Chung. 1928 after

Box 1, Folder 10

Bylaws -- Los Angeles Chinese Women's Club. 1981

Box 1, Folder 11

Calendars. 1939 - 1953

Box 1, Folder 12

Card indexes -- Address directories (A-L). 1920s or 1930s

Box 1, Folder 13

Card indexes -- Address directories (K-Q). 1920s or 1930s

Box 2

Card indexes-Correspondence

Box 2, Folder 1

Card indexes -- Address directories (R-Z). 1920s or 1930s

Box 2, Folder 2

Card indexes -- Telephone contacts. 1980s c.

Box 2, Folder 3

Certificates -- State Board of Examiners of Architects. 1982 - 1987

Box 2, Folder 4

Chinese American Citizens Alliance. 1974

Box 2, Folder 5

Chinese American Citizens Alliance -- 15th biennial convention. 1935 Sep. 11 – 1935 Sep. 17

Box 2, Folder 6

Chinese American Citizens Alliance -- Constitutions. 1928

Box 2, Folder 7

Correspondence. 1926 - 2006

Box 2, Folder 8

Correspondence -- Chin, Hing Qong (author and recipient). 1925 - 1930

Box 2, Folder 9

Correspondence -- Chin, Quan Gue (recipient). 1924

Box 2, Folder 10

Correspondence -- Hong, Mabel (author). 1922 - 1924

Box 2, Folder 11

Correspondence -- Hong, Mabel (recipient). 1926 - 1994

Box 2, Folder 12

Correspondence -- Hong, Nowland C. (author). 1961 - 1977

Box 2, Folder 13

Correspondence -- Hong, Roger S. (author). 1990 - 2000

Box 3

Correspondence (continued)-Ephemera

Box 3, Folder 1

Correspondence -- Hong, Roger S. (recipient). 1948 - 2000

Box 3, Folder 2

Correspondence -- Hong, You Chung (recipient). 1938 - 1976

Box 3, Folder 3

Correspondence -- Hong, You Chung and Hong, Mabel (recipient). 1931

Box 3, Folder 4

Customs dock passes -- Hong, You Chung. 1947 before

Box 3, Folder 5

Daybooks. 1951

Box 3, Folder 6

Diplomas and certificates -- Hong, Mabel. 1916 - 1925

Box 3, Folder 7

Documents -- Boy Scouts of America. 1939 - 1941

Box 3, Folder 8

Documents -- Funeral of You Chung Hong. 1977

Box 3, Folder 9

Drafts (for letters). 1922 - 1923

Box 3, Folder 10

Drawings -- Hong, Nowland C. 1930s c.

Box 3, Folder 11

Drawings -- Hong residence. Undated

Box 3, Folder 12

Drivers' licenses -- Hong, You Chung. 1950

Box 3, Folder 13

Education records -- Hong, Roger S. 1955 - 1959

Box 3, Folder 14

Education records -- Hong, You Chung. 19220613

Box 3, Folder 15

Ephemera. 1920s - 1970s

Box 4

Ephemera (continued)-Greeting cards

Box 4, Folder 1

Ephemera. 1930s - 1970s

Box 4, Folder 2

Ephemera. 1960s - 1990s

Box 4, Folder 3

Ephemera -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1988

Box 4, Folder 4

Ephemera -- Disney-related. 1930s; undated

Box 4, Folder 5

Ephemera -- Sing, Jack Wong. 1962 - 1963

Box 4, Folder 6

Ephemera -- World's Fair. 1939

Box 4, Folder 7

Financial records. 1959 - 1977

Box 4, Folder 8

Financial records -- Hong, Roger S. Undated

Box 4, Folder 9

Financial records -- List of debtors. 1938 - 1940

Box 4, Folder 10

Greeting cards. 1931 - 1998

Box 5

Greeting cards (continued)-Military records

Box 5, Folder 1

Greeting cards. 1940 - 2005

Box 5, Folder 2

Hong buildings, Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1976 Apr. 13

Box 5, Folder 3

Hong buildings, Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Specifications. 1941 Apr. 9

Box 5, Folder 4

Hong residence. 1965 - 1969

Box 5, Folder 5

Hong residence -- Construction loan documents. 1967 - 1968

Box 5, Folder 6A

Hong residence -- Construction proposals. 1967

Box 5, Folder 6B

Invitations. 1931 - 1997

Box 5, Folder 7

Lease records -- Hong Kong Low Restaurant. 1959 - 1989

Box 5, Folder 8

Lecture notes -- Practice court. 1926 before

Box 5, Folder 9

Lecture notes -- University of Southern California. Law School. 1923

Box 5, Folder 10

Library cards -- Hong, Nowland C. 1934 after

Box 5, Folder 11

Manuscripts and typescripts -- Book review. Undated

Box 5, Folder 12

Memberships cards. 1947 - 1972

Box 5, Folder 13

Menus. 1938 after

Box 5, Folder 14

Military records -- Chang, Donald. 1943 - 1944

Box 6

Newsletters-Notes

Box 6, Folder 1

Newsletters -- Los Angeles Chinese Presbyterian Church Choir. 1932 Oct. – 1933 Jan.

Box 6, Folder 2

Newsletters -- Los Angeles Chinese Presbyterian Church Choir. 1933 Feb. – 1933 Apr.

Box 6, Folder 3

Newsletters -- Los Angeles Chinese Presbyterian Church Choir. 1933 May – 1933 July

Box 6, Folder 4

Newsletters -- Los Angeles Chinese Presbyterian Church Choir. 1933 Aug. – 1933 Oct.

Box 6, Folder 5

Newspaper clippings. 1933 - 1963

Box 6, Folder 6

Newspaper clippings -- Hong, Mabel. 1963 Nov.

Box 6, Folder 7

Newspaper clippings -- Hong, Nowland C. 1983 Mar. 9

Box 6, Folder 8

Newspaper clippings -- Op-ed by Nowland Hong. 1962 Aug. 9

Box 6, Folder 9

Newspapers. 1931 - 1977

Box 6, Folder 10

Newspapers -- Chinese Times. 1928 June 24

Box 6, Folder 11

Notes -- Hong, Roger S. 1990s

Box 6, Folder 12

Notes -- Hong, You Chung. 1950s

Box 7

Obituaries-Periodicals

Box 7, Folder 1

Obituaries -- Hong, Mabel. 1998

Box 7, Folder 2

Pamphlets. 1930s

Box 7, Folder 3

Pamphlets. 1940 - 1958

Box 7, Folder 4

Pamphlets. 1944 - 1951

Box 7, Folder 5

Pamphlets -- A brief history of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance. 1955 Jan.

Box 7, Folder 6

Passport applications -- Hong, Roger S. 1965 - 1973

Box 7, Folder 7

Periodicals. 1929 - 1962

Box 7, Folder 8

Periodicals. 1934 - 1953

Box 76

Periodicals - Comic Books 1948-1957

Scope and Contents

Includes Action Comics, Captain Marvel, Felix the Cat, and various science fiction, Walt Disney, and other miscellaneous superhero and adventure comics.

Box 72

Periodicals 1950s

Scope and Contents

Chinese language materials, including bibles, dictionaries, textbooks, and anti-communist pamphlets.

Box 73

Periodicals 1950s

Scope and Contents

Chinese American Citizens Alliance pamphlets, Chinese newspapers, and a coaching map.

Box 74

Periodicals 1930s-1950s

Scope and Contents

Chinese pamphlets and newspapers.

Box 8

Periodicals (continued)-Portfolios

Box 8, Folder 1

Periodicals. 1947 - 1967

Box 8, Folder 2

Periodicals -- Weekly Law Digest. 1951 Feb. – 1951 Apr.

Box 8, Folder 3

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 1970

Box 8, Folder 4

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 1973 - 1973

Box 8, Folder 5

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 1975

Box 8, Folder 6

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 1978

Box 8, Folder 7

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 1978

Box 8, Folder 8

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 1980s c.

Box 8, Folder 9

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 1999

Box 8, Folder 10

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 1990s - 2000s

Box 9

Portfolios-Regulations

Box 9, Folder 1

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 2001

Box 9, Folder 2

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 2003

Box 9, Folder 3

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 2004

Box 9, Folder 4

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 2004

Box 9, Folder 5

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. 2000

Box 9, Folder 6

Portfolios -- Hong, Roger S. Undated

Box 9, Folder 7

Post cards. 1950s - 1970s

Box 9, Folder 8

Post cards -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1952; undated

Box 9, Folder 9

Postage stamps. Undated

Box 9, Folder 10

Proposals -- Central City North Community. 1979

Box 9, Folder 11

Publications -- Congressional Record. 1954 - 1977

Box 9, Folder 12

Regulations -- Enrollment and disbarment of attorneys and representatives. 1944

Box 9, Folder 13

Regulations -- United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1). 1955 July 1

Box 9, Folder 14

Regulations -- United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2). 1955 July 1

Box 10

Regulations-Subject files

Box 10, Folder 1

Regulations -- United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service (3). 1955 July 1

Box 10, Folder 2

Reports -- Administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 1955 Feb. 28

Box 10, Folder 3

Reports -- Japanese Exclusion. 1925 Feb. 4

Box 10, Folder 4

Reports -- Revising the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality. 1952 Feb. 14

Box 10, Folder 5

Resumes -- Hong, You Chung. 1949 after

Box 10, Folder 6

Rosters. 1961; undated

Box 10, Folder 7

Rosters -- Kuun Ying. 1993

Box 10, Folder 8

Speeches -- C.A.C.A. Los Angeles 17th anniversary. 1930s c.

Box 10, Folder 9

Subject files -- Common law. 1930s

Box 10, Folder 10

Subject files -- Common law. 1930s

Box 10, Folder 11

Subject files -- Legal education. 1933; 1948

Box 11

Transcripts-Yearbooks

Box 11, Folder 1

Transcripts -- Admission as nonquota immigrants of certain alien wives and children of United States citizens (S. 2271). 1928 Feb. 6

Box 11, Folder 2

Transcripts -- Admission of wives of American citizens of Oriental ancestry (H.R. 6544). 1926 Feb. 16

Box 11, Folder 3

Transcripts -- Wives of American citizens of Oriental race (H.R. 6974). 1928 Feb. 7

Box 11, Folder 4

Visitors' books. Undated

Box 11, Folder 5

Wills -- Heins, Arthur M. 1924

Box 11, Folder 6

Yearbooks -- Language School of Chinese Presbyterian Church. 1941

Photographic Series

Box 12

Color slides and Negatives (undated)

Box 12, Folder 1

Color slides -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1940s c.

Box 12, Folder 2

Color slides -- Flowers and plants. 1930s after

Box 12, Folder 3

Color slides -- Hong, Nowland C. 1930s after

Box 12, Folder 4

Color slides -- Hong, Nowland C. 1960 c.

Box 12, Folder 5

n/a. n/a

Box 12, Folder 6

Color slides -- Huntington Botanical Gardens. 1930s after

Box 12, Folder 7

Color slides -- Huntington Botanical Gardens. 1930s after

Box 12, Folder 8

Negatives. Undated

Box 12, Folder 9

Negatives. Undated

Box 12, Folder 10

Negatives. Undated

Box 12, Folder 11

Negatives. Undated

Box 13

Negatives (Chinatown-Chang, Donald et al)

Box 13, Folder 1

Negatives -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1930s late or 1940s

Box 13, Folder 2

Negatives -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1930s late or 1940s

Box 13, Folder 3

Negatives -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1930s late or 1940s

Box 13, Folder 4

Negatives -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1930s late or 1940s

Box 13, Folder 5

Negatives -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1930s late or 1940s

Box 13, Folder 6

Negatives -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1930s late or 1940s

Box 13, Folder 7

Negatives -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). 1940s - 1950s c.

Box 13, Folder 8

Negatives -- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) plans. 1930s

Box 13, Folder 9

Negatives -- Chang, Donald et al. 1930s c.

Box 14

Negatives (Chang, Donald et al-Hong, Mabel)

Box 14, Folder 1

Negatives -- Chang, Donald et al. 1930s c.

Box 14, Folder 2

Negatives -- Chang, Donald et al. 1930s c.

Box 14, Folder 3

Negatives -- Chin, Andrew. 1930s c.

Box 14, Folder 4

Negatives -- Chin, Qong and Chin, Quan Gue. Undated

Box 14, Folder 5

Negatives -- Golden Gate International Exposition. 1939 - 1940 between

Box 14, Folder 6

Negatives -- Golden Gate International Exposition. 1939 - 1940 between

Box 14, Folder 7