Rose Chew Photograph Collection
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Title: Rose Chew Photograph Collection
Dates: 1918 - 1940
Collection Number: SFP 134
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 pamphlet box
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Photographs of and related to Rose Bullard Chew in San Francisco, California from 1918 – 1940. Photos include children in
a school setting in Chinatown in the 1930s. Identified photos depict trips to Yosemite and Hawaii.
Language of Material: English
The collection is currently unprocessed but available for research. Please contact the Photo Curator. The collection is available
for use during Photo Desk hours.
All requests for permission to publish from photographs must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
[Identification of item]. Rose Chew Photograph Collection. Collection Number: SFP 134. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco
History Center
Purchase 2012.
Biography/Administrative History
Rose Bullard Chew Born June 1, 1895 to Ng Poon Chew and Chun Fah in Los Angeles, California. At the time of Rose’s birth,
her father Ng Poon Chew was a Presbyterian minister and assigned a ministry in Los Angeles. Ng moved the family to San Francisco
in 1900 to start the first Chinese language daily outside of China: Chung Sai Yat Pao. The family moved to Oakland by 1910
and lived on Shafter Avenue. Siblings included Mansie, Effie, Rose, Caroline (also known as King Lan Chew, Chinese dancer)
and brother Edward. Chew graduated from University of California at Berkeley in 1918. In the 1920s and early 1930s, Chew traveled
to Honolulu, Hawaii. In the 1930s, Chew began her work as a social worker for International Institute and YWCA Chinese Center.
Rose Bullard Chew died on December 29, 1965 in Alameda County.
Scope and Content of Collection
Photographs of and related to Rose Bullard Chew in San Francisco, California from 1918 – 1940. Photos include children in
a school setting in Chinatown in the 1930s. Identified photos depict trips to Yosemite and Hawaii.