Photograph collection of the Ah Fong Wong family, 1957-1971
Overview
Snapshots of the Ah Fong Wong family at family gatherings, including a graduation. Several photographs were taken in front of Wong Laundry.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1971
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in photographs in the Ah Fong Wong family photograph collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Photographs may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1 folder (1 photograph folder)The Ah Fong Wong family photograph collection contains snapshots of the Wong family at family gatherings, including a graduation. Several photographs were taken in front of Wong Laundry. Some of the photographs are dated, but none of them identify the people, places, or events depicted. Most of the photographs in this collection are or will be digitized and available online.
BIOGRAPHY
Ah Fong Wong, son of Wong Yee Lang and Leung Shee, was born July 2, 1921, in Git Soo Vil Sun Ning, China. Known as George, he served in the United States Army in World War II and following the war settled in Lynn, Massachusetts, where he operated Wong Laundry. He married Sue You (Soo-Hoo) and they had seven children, Gene, Marion, Theodore, Lillian, Henry, Arnold, and Helen. Wong died November 28, 1990.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2023-M136
The Ah Fong Wong family photograph collection was acquired by the Schlesinger Library from Martin Hartzold Books in September 2023.
Processing Information
Processed: May 2024
By: Johanna Carll
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Creator
- Title
- Wong (Family : Wong, Ah Fong, 1921-1990). Photograph collection of the Ah Fong Wong family, 1957-1971: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Processing of this collection was made possible by the Alice Jeannette Ward Fund.
- EAD ID
- sch02285
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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