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Chan Doo Sung papers,
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1061
Abstract
Chan Doo Sung (1898-1971) was born in Canton, China. At age 18, Chan set sail from China on the S.S Shinyo Maru. He was admitted into the U.S. as a student and entered the U.S. at Angel Island in San Francisco in 1916. Chan came to intern with his uncle, who ran Chinese medicine offices in the U.S successfully, so to speak and learn English and take over one of the offices. Chan got married in 1922, and practiced Chinese herbal medicine for more than a decade til he ran out all the herbs he...
Dates:
1925-1941 and undated
Padua Hills Theatre Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0617
Abstract
The Padua Hills Theatre was built in 1930 by an investment syndicate under the direction of Herman Garner as part of the Padua Hills real estate development in the foothills above Claremont, California. Envisioned as a colony for local artists, the development included an arts and crafts shop, performing arts center, and 300-seat theatre facility that also housed a dining room, a kitchen, and an exhibition room where craft items could be displayed and sold. The theatre presented productions...
Dates:
1936-2011