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Collection Summary | |
Creator: |
Ying On Merchants and Labor Benevolent
Association |
Collection Name: | Chinese Documents from Tucson, Arizona, collection |
Inclusive Dates: | 1913-1968 |
Physical Description: | 10 linear feet |
Abstract: | This collection contains personal papers, business records, and related materials from a Chinese community, the Ying On Merchants and Labor Benevolent Association of Tucson, Arizona. |
Collection Number: | AZ 376 |
Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
A Chinese community of merchants began to develop in Tucson, Ariz. in the later half of the 1800's. To maintain their ethnic identity, Chinese men met in tongs where they could follow their native traditions and speak of home. A similar organization, The Ying On Association was established in the 1930's to serve as a boarding house for single Chinese men upon arrival to Tucson, Ariz. It also served as fraternal organization for elderly Chinese men, and as a source of assistance for members with business problems. A more detailed history of this collection is included with the inventory at the repository.
This collection contains personal papers, business records, and related materials from a Chinese community, the Ying On Merchants and Labor Benevolent Association of Tucson, Arizona. Included are correspondence with family members, legal papers, ledger books, bills, receipts, newsletters, gambling records, photographs of the men, advertising posters, and calendars. Among the individuals documented are Lee Wee Kuan, Lee Wah Ying, Moon Gar Gin, Gin You Chung, and Gin Boon Loon. Organizations represented include the Chee Kung Tong, other tongs, the Suey Ying labor association, the Chinese Anti- Communist League, and many of the Chinese-operated stores and restaurants in Tucson. Gambling records are for cards, checkers, dominos, and chess.
Most materials are in Chinese; some printed forms are in English
None.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Chinese manuscript collection(AZ 376). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Series I: Personal Papers of Individuals, 1913-1968 | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Chiu But Hao (George Chin). , 1951-1968 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Chou Hing (Edward Joe): Personal papers. , 1941-1963 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Chou Hing (Edward Joe): Business papers. , 1939-1959 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | G. Y. Foo. , 1961-1966 | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Gee Den. , 1914-1936 | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Gee Jen Hang. , 1922 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Gin Bock Hay. , 1914-1962 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Gin Bock Kim: Correspondence with Gin Dong Yee. , 1955-1967 | |||||||||
1 | 9 | Gin Bock Kim: Personal papers. | |||||||||
1 | 10 | Gin Bock Kim: Yin On Association papers. , 1954-1967 | |||||||||
1 | 11 | Gin Boon Loon: Correspondence with Gin Gay Yin (his father) and Gin Fong. , 1927 | |||||||||
1 | 12 | Gin Boon Loon: Correspondence with Yee Shee (his wife). , 1936-1953 | |||||||||
1 | 13 | Gin Boon Loon: Correspondence with Shew Lim (youngest son). , 1924-1965 | |||||||||
1 | 14 | Gin Boon Loon: Correspondence. | |||||||||
1 | 15 | Gin Boon Loon: Social organizations. , 1945-1966 | |||||||||
1 | 16 | Gin Boon Loon: Personal and business papers. , 1926-1966 | |||||||||
1 | 17 | Gin Gay Yin (Gin Fong). , 1913-1948 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | Gin Hoy Chun (also known as Ho Pock & Charlie Ho): Personal papers. , 1931-1966 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Gin Hoy Chun: Business papers. , 1930-1932 | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Gin Mon Foo. , 1961 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Gin Poy. , 1942 and undated | |||||||||
2 | 5 | Gin Wing. , 1953 and undated | |||||||||
2 | 6 | Gin You Chung: Personal papers. | |||||||||
2 | 7 | Gin You Chung: Family correspondence. , 1914-1948 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | Gin You Chung: Correspondence with Gin Chong Wum. , 1955-1957 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | Gin You Chung: Miscellaneous correspondence. | |||||||||
2 | 10 | Gin You Chung: Business papers. , 1921-1957 | |||||||||
2 | 11 | Gin You Chung: Chinese-American Citizens Alliance. , 1916-1925 | |||||||||
2 | 12 | Gin You Chung: Contributions to charity. , 1918-1945 | |||||||||
2 | 13 | Kim Hong Lim. , 1919, 1945-1949 | |||||||||
2 | 14 | A. Y. Lee. , 1965 | |||||||||
2 | 15 | Lee Ehr. , 1956-1964 | |||||||||
2 | 16 | Lee Fook Sing (Jim Lee). , 1931-1943 | |||||||||
2 | 17 | Lee Wah (George Lee). , 1931-1934 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Tee Shee (his mother). , 1936-1950 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Sheung-Tao (his daughter). , 1949-1961 | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Chew Chong-Ch'ao (his daughter-in-law). , 1936-1965 | |||||||||
3 | 4 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Chee Suey (his nephew). , 1950-1964 | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Lee family relatives. , 1934-1958 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Lee family relatives. , 1950-1964 | |||||||||
3 | 7 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Howard Chow. , 1959-1965 | |||||||||
3 | 8 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Lee Lam Kwon. , 1948-1952 | |||||||||
3 | 9 | Lee Wee Kuan: Correspondence with Ting Hing. , 1950-1953 | |||||||||
3 | 10 | Lee Wee Kuan: Miscellaneous correspondence. | |||||||||
3 | 11 | Lee Wee Kuan: Business correspondence. , 1925-1935 | |||||||||
3 | 12 | Lee Wee Kuan: Photographs. | |||||||||
See also Box 19, Oversize. | |||||||||||
3 | 13 | Lee Wee Kuan: Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co. papers. , 1939-1949 | |||||||||
3 | 14 | Lee Wee Kuan: Various banking papers. , 1921-1963 | |||||||||
3 | 15 | Lee Wee Kuan: Investments. , 1951-1966 | |||||||||
3 | 16 | Lee Wee Kuan: City license tax receipts, Tucson, Ariz. , 1934-1945 | |||||||||
3 | 17 | Lee Wee Kuan: Miscellaneous bills. , 1948-1965 | |||||||||
3 | 17 | Lee Wee Kuan: Receipts for registered mail. , 1946-1959 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Lee Wee Kuan: Personal papers. , 1917-1957 | |||||||||
4 | 2 | Lee Wee Kuan: Social organizations. , 1919-1954 | |||||||||
4 | 3-4 | Lee Wee Kuan: Income taxes. , 1942-1948 | |||||||||
4 | 5 | Lee Wee Kuan: Legal papers, mortgages, leases, insurance policies. , 1922-1932 | |||||||||
4 | 6 | Lee Wee Kuan: State, county and city taxes. , 1921-1949 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | Lee Wee Kuan: Pay'n Save Market monthly ledger. , 1942-1949 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Lee Wee Kuan: Pay'n Save check book. , 1948-1949 | |||||||||
4 | 9 | Lee Wee Kuan: Menus and recipe books. | |||||||||
See also Box 19, Oversize for advertising posters for the Pay'n Save Market. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
5 | 1 | Lee Wah Ying: Personal papers. , 1920-1966 | |||||||||
5 | 2 | Lee Wah Ying: Family correspondence. , 1965 and undated | |||||||||
5 | 3 | Lee Wah Ying: Social organizations. , 1923-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Lee Wah Ying: Domino Games tickets, receipt books and accounts. , 1938-1940 | |||||||||
5 | 5 | Lee Wah Ying: Miscellaneous account books, keno cards and tickets. | |||||||||
See also Box 19, Oversize for "Miss Chinatown" posters. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
6 | 1 | Moon Gar Gin (Chester Gin, alias Lee Q. Hing and Chester Lee): Personal papers. | |||||||||
6 | 2-3 | Moon Gar Gin: Correspondence with Yee Li Quon (his wife) and Yan Wing Wung (his son). , 1953-1967 | |||||||||
6 | 4 | Moon Gar Gin: Correspondence. , 1958-1961 | |||||||||
6 | 5 | Moon Gar Gin: Naturalization papers. , 1964 | |||||||||
6 | 6 | Moon Gar Gin: Income taxes. , 1951-1965 | |||||||||
6 | 7 | Moon Gar Gin: Automobile papers. , 1953-1966 | |||||||||
6 | 8 | Moon Gar Gin: Gin's Cafe. , 1965-1966 | |||||||||
6 | 9 | Moon Gar Gin: Business and banking papers. , 1956-1966 | |||||||||
6 | 10 | Quong Ong. , 1954-1955 | |||||||||
6 | 11 | William Shew: Correspondence. , 1962-1964 | |||||||||
6 | 12 | Tow Gain Chung. , 1921-1925 | |||||||||
6 | 13 | Wong Wing Chin. , 1917-1954 | |||||||||
6 | 14 | Y. B. Yick: Correspondence with Lui Kam Shing and family. , 1955-1956 | |||||||||
6 | 15 | Yin we Too (Doo Gin). , 1925-1954 |
Series II: Records of the Ying On Merchants and Labor Benevolent Association, 1941-1967 | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
7 | 1 | Election papers. , 1956, 1965 and undated | |||||||||
7 | 2 | Applications for membership. , 1952 | |||||||||
7 | 3 | Applications for membership. , No dates | |||||||||
7 | 4 | Account Book: Money collected. , 1949-1955 | |||||||||
7 | 5 | Account Book: Money paid out. , 1949 | |||||||||
7 | 6 | Banking papers. , 1947-1959 | |||||||||
7 | 7 | Financial records. , 1941-1966 | |||||||||
7 | 8-9 | Bills and receipts. , 1950-1959, 1964, 1966 and undated | |||||||||
7 | 10 | Miscellaneous material. | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
8 | 1-7 | Financial reports. , January 1952-June 1961 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
9 | 1-3 | Financial reports. , July 1961-December 1964 | |||||||||
9 | 4-5 | Balance sheets, etc. , 1950-1953 | |||||||||
9 | 6-9 | Balance sheets, etc. , 1956-1959 | |||||||||
9 | 10-11 | Balance sheets, etc. , 1965-1967 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
10 | 1 | Receipt books for rent. , 1950-1956, 1960, 1966 | |||||||||
10 | 2 | Receipt books for yearly dues. , 1951-1960 | |||||||||
10 | 3 | Duplicate rent receipts. , August 1959-March 1960 | |||||||||
10 | 4 | Receipt book with names of those paying yearly dues to the national Ying On Association. , August-December 1947 | |||||||||
box | |||||||||||
11 | Receipt books for the sale and purchase of sesame oil. , 1947, 1950, 1955-1958, 1960 | ||||||||||
See also Box 19 Oversize for charts listing membership names and addresses and officers. Box 20 Oversize lists the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the members of the Ying On Tucson group. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
12 | 1 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz, Bills and receipts: Individually signed notes for "drinks on account." | |||||||||
12 | 2 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz, Bills and receipts: A-1 Distributors, Inc. , 1956 | |||||||||
12 | 3 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz, Bills and receipts: Buxton-Smith Merchandise Co. , 1953-1956 | |||||||||
12 | 4 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz, Bills and receipts: Pueblo Sales, Inc., Wholesale Liquor. , 1955-1956 | |||||||||
12 | 5 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz, Bills and receipts: Ritter-Walker Distributing Co., Wholesale Liquor. , 1953-1956 | |||||||||
12 | 6 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz, Bills and receipts: United Liquor Supply, Inc. , 1955-1956 | |||||||||
12 | 7 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz, Bills and receipts: Various food and drink. , 1951-1956 | |||||||||
12 | 8 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz, Bills and receipts: Maintenance, etc. , 1951-1967 | |||||||||
12 | 9 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz: Daily balance sheets. , July 1953 | |||||||||
12 | 10 | Ying On Club, Tucson, Ariz: Ledger of accounts with various companies. , 1946-1949 |
Series III: Records of the Chee Kung Tong and Other Organizations, 1914-1953 | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
13 | 1 | Chee Kung Tong: Miscellaneous. | |||||||||
13 | 2 | Chee Kung Tong: Edict to the branch in Tucson. | |||||||||
13 | 3 | Chee Kung Tong: Bills and receipts. , 1924-1933 | |||||||||
13 | 4 | Chee Kung Tong: Blank receipt books. , ca. 1920 | |||||||||
13 | 5 | Chee Kung Tong: Revised By-Laws and list of members. , 1920 | |||||||||
13 | 6 | Chee Kung Tong: Ledger. , 1914-1924 | |||||||||
box | |||||||||||
14 | Chee Kung Tong: General account book. , 1920-1934 | ||||||||||
See also Box 19 Oversize for photographs of the 1923 conference. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
15 | 1 | Chinese Anti-Communist League, Tucson Branch: Newsletter. , 1952 | |||||||||
15 | 2 | Suey Ying (Labor) Association: Book with accounts, signatures of members attending meetings and an explanation of the organization's composition in relation to the Sing Lee Company. | |||||||||
15 | 3 | Suey Ying (Labor) Association: Miscellaneous items. | |||||||||
15 | 4 | Hop Sing Tong: Miscellaneous items. , 1934, 1951-1953 | |||||||||
15 | 5 | Hoy Sun Ning Yung Association, Los Angeles: By-Laws. , 1928 | |||||||||
15 | 5 | Hoy Sun Ning Yung Association, Los Angeles: Photographs. , 1930 | |||||||||
15 | 6 | Gin Sun Hall Tong: Newsletter. | |||||||||
15 | 7 | Kuo Ming Tong: New Year's Festival items. , 1951 | |||||||||
See also Box 19 Oversize for photograph of 1927 conference. | |||||||||||
15 | 8 | Hop Chong Tong: Ledger. , 1915 |
Series IV: Game and Gambling Account Books, 1924-1937 | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
16 | 1 | Chinese Checker Game Account Book. , September 25, 1936 | |||||||||
16 | 2 | Various game cards. | |||||||||
16 | 3 | Chinese Chess Game Account Book. , June 1, 1935 | |||||||||
16 | 4 | Chinese Chess Game Account Book. , September 27, 1935 | |||||||||
16 | 5 | Chinese Domino Game Receipt Book. , April-July 1934 | |||||||||
16 | 6 | Chinese Domino Game Receipt Book, proceeds to go to the "making of a bronze idol." | |||||||||
16 | 7 | Yeh Yeh Co. Chinese Chess Game Account Book. , June 1, 1937 | |||||||||
16 | 8 | Yeh Yeh Co. Account Book. | |||||||||
16 | 9 | Unidentified gambling accounts (2 books). , 1924-1926 |
Series V: Miscellaneous, Unidentified and Oversize Material, 1923-1968 | |||||||||||
Miscellaneous Material, 1937-1957 | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
17 | 1 | Chung-Hsing Co. General Account Ledger. , 1937 | |||||||||
17 | 2 | Pekin Cafe, Tucson, bills and receipts. , 1951-1957 | |||||||||
17 | 3-4 | Tom Wing's Market, Tucson, bills and receipts. , 1943 | |||||||||
17 | 5 | P'ingan Restaurant daily worksheet. | |||||||||
17 | 6 | Prescription labels for herbs and newspaper articles giving medical advice. | |||||||||
17 | 7 | Miscellaneous newspaper clippings dealing with issues in China and the local Chinese community. , 1950's | |||||||||
Unidentified Material, 1924-1961 | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
18 | 1-3 | Photographs. | |||||||||
18 | 4 | Balance sheet and currency transfer form. , 1961 | |||||||||
18 | 5 | Two Account Books. , January-June 1949 | |||||||||
18 | 6 | Personal Accounts Ledger. , 1949 | |||||||||
18 | 7 | Account Book. , 1924 | |||||||||
18 | 8 | Menu book for an unidentified restaurant. | |||||||||
18 | Three blank receipt books. | ||||||||||
Oversize Material, 1923-1968 | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
19 | 1 | Ying On Merchants & Labor Benevolent Association of Tucson membership lists. , 1952-1955 | |||||||||
19 | 2 | Loan Bonds of the Republic of China. , 1938 | |||||||||
19 | 3 | Liberty Bonds of the Republic of China. , 1937 | |||||||||
19 | 4 | Advertising posters for Pay'n Save Grocery and Meat Market. , 1930's-1940's | |||||||||
19 | 5 | Calendars and advertising posters for various markets, liquor stores and cafes in Tucson. , 1930-1960 | |||||||||
19 | 6 | Calendars from Soleng Realty and Trust Co. in Tucson. , 1955, 1960, 1963 | |||||||||
19 | 7 | Calendars from San Francisco. , 1950, 1954 | |||||||||
19 | 8 | Calendars from Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co. , 1959-1960, 1962-1968 | |||||||||
19 | 8 | Calendars from Valley National Bank. , 1954-1955, 1958-1959, 1961 | |||||||||
19 | 9 | Calendar from Lee's Market, Eloy, Arizona. , 1964 | |||||||||
19 | 10 | Calendar from Howard Hom Insurance Agency, Tucson. , 1966 | |||||||||
19 | 11 | Posters for "Miss Chinatown" San Francisco. , 1955-1968 | |||||||||
19 | 12 | Miscellaneous photographs. | |||||||||
Includes photo of: | |||||||||||
Chee Kung Tong Conference, 1923 | |||||||||||
Kuo Ming Tong Conference, 1927 | |||||||||||
Lee Wee Kuan | |||||||||||
Wong Fong | |||||||||||
Unidentified young Chinese men | |||||||||||
19 | 13 | Gin Family: Native settlement maps and corresponding dialogue, used for interrogation for immigration. , No date | |||||||||
19 | 14 | Calendar and posters printed in China. | |||||||||
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20 | Chart listing names, addresses, and telephone numbers of local members of the Tucson Ying On Association. |