Edward W. Gee family papers, 1924-2009

Summary

Creators:

Gee (Family : Gee, Edward Wah, 1910-1980)

Abstract:

Contains mostly personal handwritten and typescript correspondence.

Extent:

0.4 linear feet (1 box)

Language:

Collection materials are in English Chinese

Background

Scope and content:

Contains mostly personal handwritten and typescript correspondence. The bulk of this correspondence consists of incoming letters to Mabel Gee (Mrs. Edward W. Gee) and other family members from Mabel's brother L. C. Lee (also referred to as Lu Chao Li and "Brother Chew"). L.C. Lee was educated at an American university and acted as English secretary to Chinese leader Sun Yat-sen. These letters are in both Chinese and English and date from the 1920s through 1981. The collection also includes assorted other letters letters to and from Edward W. Gee, Mabel Gee, and Sherman Gee. In addition, the collection contains business cards and blank stationary from Edward W. Gee's real estate business; a history of the Gee family, written by Herbert W. Gee in 2001; the family's immigration and entry documents relating to 1928 and 1938 journeys from Hong Kong to the port of San Francisco, including steamer tickets, vaccination cards, and immigration photographs; and a brochure for the third Tom/Hom family reunion in Marysville, California in 2008.

Biographical / historical:

Edward Wah Gee (January 10, 1910-August 19, 1980), the eldest son of Quong Leong Gee and Mary Tom Gee, was born in Oroville, California and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in civil engineering. He was the owner of a real estate business in San Francisco, California's Chinatown.

Acquisition information:

Source: Gift of Sherman and Susanna Gee; 20080619

Additions: Gift of Sherman Gee; 20160510

Physical location:

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Rules or conventions:

Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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