Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Kwong Cheung Lung Co.
- Abstract:
- A small collection of material related to the Kwong Cheung Lung Co., a San Francisco-based company dealing in general food merchandise.
- Extent:
- 0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Materials are in Chinese (traditional) and English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Kwong Cheung Lung Co. collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This small collection of Chinese American business ephemera contains an extensive price list of Chinese-style salted fish, a blank order form, an unused return envelope, and the postmarked mailing envelope sent to Sing Chong Lung in Fresno, California. The price list features eight varieties of salted fish in various quantities, while the order form contains ten varieties. The material is brittle with slight damage; all pieces have been placed in mylar.
- Biographical / historical:
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Kwong Cheung Lung Co. specialized in general food merchandise at the turn of the 20th century; the company was located at 739-741 Commercial street in Chinatown, San Francisco, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Caroliniana Rare Books, February 2024.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Gayle M. Richardson, April 2024.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by format.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Business enterprises -- California -- San Francisco
Chinese American business enterprises
Chinese American businesspeople
Chinese Americans -- Social life and customs
Dried fish
Groceries -- California -- San Francisco
Ephemera
Price lists - Places:
- China -- Commerce -- United States -- History -- 20th
century
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)
United States -- Commerce -- China -- History -- 20th century
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Kwong Cheung Lung Co. collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191