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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Quin Shen Yu Papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1487
- Creators:
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Yu, Quin Shen, 1916-2003
- Dates:
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1916-2012
- Languages:
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Some materials are inChinese.
- Physical Description:
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1 Cubic foot1 box
- Repository:
The collection consists of papers relating to Chinese immigrant Quin Shen Yu and his family.
Content Description
Content Description
The collection consists of papers relating to Chinese immigrant Quin Shen Yu and his family. It includes identification documents and credentials; photographs of the family and of Yu's life; letters; scrapbook; school papers such as report cards and assignments; writings and notes; papers from Yu's time in the Boy Scouts; biographical information, including a book and a CD.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated to the Archives Center in 2019 by Susan Shen Yu.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed.
Using the Collection
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Quin Shen Yu Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Biographies | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Black-and-white photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Emigration and immigration | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Identification cards | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Notes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Report cards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Writings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Yu, Susan Shen | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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