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Title
Letter from Peter SooHoo to Frank L. Shaw, Mayor of Los Angeles
Creator
SooHoo, Peter Francis, Sr., author
Contributor
Shaw, Frank L., recipient
Date Created and/or Issued
1937-08-12
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Pacific Rim
Rights Information
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Description
A two page letter, possibly a draft, from Peter SooHoo to Frank L. Shaw, Mayor of Los Angeles, reviewing the many plans developed and cast aside for the development of a new Chinatown to replace Old Chinatown being torn down.
This may be a draft letter for a longer four page version.
Extent
2 p.
Identifier
mssSooHoo
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll12/id/2564
Language
English
Subject
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Chinese Americans--California--Los Angeles
Correspondence California 20th century. (aat)
Source
Peter SooHoo, Sr. papers, 1883-2007 (bulk 1923-1945).
02
03, Correspondence : 1937-1950
Pacific Rim, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Gift of SooHoo Family Trust, January 2019 and April 2019.

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