Description
Correspondence from government
officials, photographs with dignitaries, and speech for 2012 inauguration. Preservation
copies of press conference videos.
Background
Edwin Mah Lee was born to Chinese immigrant parents on May 5, 1952, in Seattle, Washington.
His father died when Lee was 15. His mother was a seamstress and waitress who raised six
children. Lee graduated from Bowdoin College and the University of California, Berkeley
School of Law, and went on to work as managing attorney for the Asian Law Caucus, a civil
rights organization, in San Francisco.
Extent
18 boxes
(16.62 cubic feet)
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to the City Archivist. Any use beyond scholarly research will be forwarded to Martha
Campbell for review. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco
Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Availability
The collection (Series 1) is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. A
minimum of two working days' notice is required for use. Please call the San Francisco
History Center for hours and information at (415) 557-4567. The videos in Series II are
available at sfgovtv.org; see
https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=197.