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Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 134 Collections and/or Records:

9/11 Chinatown Documentation Project

 Collection
Identifier: 2014.036
Scope and Contents 9/11 Chinatown Documentation Project includes oral history interviews of people who lived or worked in the Lower East Side during the events on September 11th, 2001. The individuals whose stories were collected are of diverse immigrant, educational, age and socio-economic backgrounds. The interviewees reflect on the tragedy and discuss how their lives and the lives of others in the community were affected by it. The interviews help to paint a portrait of how the New York Chinatown we know...
Dates: 2003-2004

Alex Jay collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2001.026-2015.041-2017.003
Scope and Contents This collection mostly contains materials procured by Alex Jay and focus on Chinese American writers and playwrights, artists and illustrators, actors, comic book artists, filmmakers, designers, and architects. There are various periodicals, artwork, books, comic books, recipes, playbills, and other items either by Chinese Americans or about Chinese Americans, all dating between 1914 and 2015. Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1877-2015

Alice Lee Chun collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2004.096
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of paper documents and newspaper clippings related to Alice Lee Chun's work as a public health nurse. In addition, it includes paper documents, photographs, and a large scrapbook from her time as a member of the Ging Hawk Club. Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at http://mocanyc.pastperfectonline.com/randomimages.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1933-1982

Archaeology of Change Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: 2008.040
Abstract This collection of interviews was started in 2008 and explore the diversity and depth of stories about the neighborhood's change and the force of gentrification as told through the communities residents, workers, and families. The interviewees reminisce about key landmarks in Chinatown from the Music Palace to the Phoenix Poultry Market to the former Jewish Daily Forward Building and how these locales have changed throughout the years. The collected personal histories explore how everyday...
Dates: 2008-01-01 - 2008-12-31

Boy Scouts, 1919-1982

 Series
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

This series contains Boy Scout documents and memorabilia. The materials are mostly comprised of correspondence with troop members and the Boy Scout headquarters; accounting ledgers; Boy Scout letterhead; Boy Scout newsletters; one Boy Scout magazine; sketches and drawings; newspaper clippings; official Boy Scout graphics (images for rowing, nature, drafting, etc.); specific Troop 150 information (address lists and activity reports); and awards.

Dates: 1919-1982

Bruce E. Hall collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1999.001
Scope and Contents

This collection contains research materials used by the donor/author for his book, "Tea that Burns." These materials are all paper documents, mostly photocopies of newspaper articles, from 1850-1998. There are also some magazine articles, photocopies of sections from books, handwritten notes, and correspondence with archives.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1850-1998

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

Business documents, 1921-1969

 Series
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

The documents in this series include tax reciepts, bills, inventory lists, local credit sales accounts, client sales accounts, check books, receipts, permits, business cards, and other financial records. In addtion, there are account books for restaurants outside of New York City, from 1921-1942, and an account book for donations to WWII funds (1946).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1921-1969

Chinese Musical and Theatrical Association (CMTA) collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1989.002-2013.015
Scope and Contents The items and documents in this collection are related to the administration and performances of CMTA. Series 4, 6, and 8-14 consist of materials related to the day-to-day operations of the association. These materials are mostly paper documents and they include correspondence; bills and receipts; donation records; account ledgers; membership attendance books and charts; various books, journals, and newspapers; newspaper clippings and posters publicizing CMTA performances; tickets and...
Dates: 1930-1992

Chinese Sportswear Workers Social Association collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2010.040
Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials and objects used by the Chinese Sportswear Workers Social Association and photographs of the association's members. Most of the materials date from 1971-2007, although there is one book from 1947. Series 1 includes administrative documents and materials used by the association, such as letterhead, annual reports, meeting minutes, and manifestos. Series 2 consists of objects, such as a banner, posters, a mahjong game, and a mahjong table. Series 3...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1971-2007