Robbins, Trina, Forbidden City collection, 1940-2009, bulk 2006-2008

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Summary

Title:
Trina Robbins Forbidden City collection
Dates:
1940-2009, bulk 2006-2008
Creators:
Robbins, Trina
Abstract:
Research materials for Robbins' book, Forbidden City: The Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs.
Extent:
3 folders, 17 audio cassette tapes, and 5 computer discs (1 manuscripts box)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Trina Robbins Forbidden City Collection (SFH 80), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Research materials for Robbins' book, Forbidden City: The Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs. Includes press clippings, flyers and programs, recorded interviews, and interview transcripts. Original photographs are not included. Entertainers featured include Dorothy Toy Fong, Jadin Wong (interviewed in 1984 by her brother, Wally Wong), and Charlie Low (by another interviewer in 1982). Robbins' interviews, conducted from 2006 to 2008, were published in the book with minimal editing.

Biographical / historical:

Trina Robbins is a writer of books and comics. While taking a tap dancing class from Tony Wing, she met a group of women and discovered the untold story of San Francisco's Chinatown nightclubs of the late 1930s to the late 1960s, and the talented Asian American singers and dancers who performed in them.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Trina Robbins in 2011.
Processing information:

Processed by Tami J. Suzuki in 2014.

Physical / technical requirements:

The collection includes audio cassettes, CD-Rs with audio, and a CD-R and CD-RWs with text.

Physical location:
Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid written by Tami J. Suzuki.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-05-31 20:02:27 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Trina Robbins Forbidden City Collection (SFH 80), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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