Walter Wah Hom collection

Collection

Identifier: 2011.085

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection mostly contains business records of Walter Wah Hom. There are various receipts from different proprietors, including Scoy Shirt Pressing and Quon Hing Company, a restaurant and laundry supplier. In addition, there are many bank and insurance documents, plus commercial vehicle and auto licenses and renewals. Most of the documents are from the 1950s. There is also a box of cigars labelled “Robt. Burns Cigarillos.” Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at http://mocanyc.pastperfectonline.com/randomimages.

Dates

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

Language of Materials

Some materials in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Some of the material in the first series, business documents, is restricted due to sensitive financial information.

Conditions Governing Use

For reference use only; not for reproduction, distribution, or deposit in another collection. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Director of Collections. If publishing, cite: Walter Wah Hom Collection, Museum of Chinese in America.

Biographical / Historical

Walter Wah Hom was born on December 25, 1901. Based on the materials in the collection, he was most likely the proprietor of Scoy Shirt Pressing in Chinatown, New York, in the 1950s.