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Business documents, 1950s-1960s

 Series
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

The documents in this series include business receipts, handwritten receipts, ledgers, insurance documents, a mortgage certificate, commercial and vehicle auto licenses, bank documents, business cards, and small notebooks, most likely account books (one of which is dated 1960-1962).

Dates: Majority of material found in 1950s-1960s

Objects, 1945-1979

 Series
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

The documents in this series include the following: books; composition books of various sizes; small and large journals/notebooks; large bound coupon books; a Boy Scout identification card (belonging to a Harry Lee); a scarf from a Boy Scout uniform; a name plate with "Samuel S. Fung" etched into it; and a metal printing mold for printing/replicating business cards for Samuel S. Fung.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1945-1979

Oral History Interview with Po Yee Ung, 1993-08-17

 Item
Identifier: 1994.007.025
Abstract In this interview, Po Yee Ung discusses her external world. She recounts her professional life: a Hong Kong career in business, and a New York City career in journalism. Ung evaluates Eighth Avenue potential as a business and cultural center for Chinese immigrants in Brooklyn, and its deficiencies as a community resource. Ung recounts instances of petty neighborhood crime. She describes the neighborhood aesthetic and real estate conditions. She talks about her affinity for Spanish-speaking...
Dates: 1993-08-17

Personal items

 Series
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

The documents in this series include a pack of cigars, medical receipts, unopened correspondence, photographs, and an immigration notice from Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1940s-1960s

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