Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Paul Ma Papers

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1469
Creators:
Ma, Paul
Dates:
1976-2000
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
The collection documents Paul Ma's work as a chef and his efforts to popularize Chinese food in America.

Content Description

Content Description
The collection documents Paul Ma's work as a chef and his efforts to popularize Chinese food in America. Included in the collection are notes on food, recipes, letters, a photograph album, menus, brochures relating to courses Ma gave on Chinese cuisine, financial documents, examples of "double bookkeeping" (in Chinese and in English) used by Chinese restaurants.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series by chronological order.

Administration

Author
Vanessa Broussard Simmons
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated to the Archives Center by Paul and Linda Ma, 2018.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard Simmmons, archivist, 2018.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
Paul Ma Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Bookkeeping Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Color prints (photographs) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cooking, Chinese Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cooks Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Food industry and trade Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Letters (correspondence) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Menus Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Notes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photograph albums Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Recipes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ma, Linda Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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