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Chinese in California collection, circa 1851-1963.
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Title:
Chinese in California collection, circa 1851-1963Chinese in California materials
Creator/Contributor:
Priestley, Herbert Ingram, 1875-1944, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Chinese Historical Society of AmericaAbstract:
Collection of unrelated ephemera, printed materials, and correspondence pertaining to the life and history of Chinese people
in California. Includes materials related to Chinatown tourism, Weaverville Joss House, Chinese Historical Society, mission
schools for girls (Ming Quong Home) and boys (Chung Mei House), the arts, museums, events, excerpted articles on the Chinese
in California from various publications, and items on the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Some materials have pictorial
content. Also includes instructions in English and Chinese for an essay contest on the topic, "A Blueprint for the Improvement
of Chinatown Business", sponsored by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, Calif.
Date:
1851 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caPriestley, Herbert Ingram -- 1875-1944 -- Correspondence
Chinese -- California -- Public opinion
Chinese -- California -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works
Chinese Americans -- California -- Public opinion
Chinese Americans -- California -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works
Emigration and immigration law -- United States
Tourism -- California -- San Francisco
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)
Note:
Chinese in California collection, circa 1851-1963, BANC MSS 2011/112, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English and Chinese.
Type:
Ephemera.Contests.
Physical Description:
print
1 box (0.2 linear feet)
Language:
English