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The Flower Drum Song, 1957

 Item
Identifier: 2017.003.041

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

The sub-series includes four books. Three are authored by Rose Quong: Chinese Wit, Wisdom and Written Characters; Chinese Ghost and Love Stories, and Chinese Written Characters, Their Wit and Wisdom. The fourth book, The Flower Drum Song, a work by C.Y. Lee, belonged to Quong and was purchased on eBay by Alex Jay.

Dates

  • 1957

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unrestricted.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Flower Drum Song was written by C.Y. Lee and published by Farrar Straus and Cudahy, 1957. The author, C.Y. Lee, and publisher, John Farrar, gave personalized copies of the novel to the cast of Flower Drum Song on opening night, December 1, 1958. This copy belonged to Rose Quong and was purchased on Ebay.

Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository

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