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Finding Aid to the Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials, 1928- 1986 Finding Aid to the Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials, 1928- 1986 Collection number: AAS ARC 2006/1 Ethnic Studies Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Funding for processing this collection was provided by National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Finding Aid Written By: Janice Otani, Amy Gilgan Date Completed: September 2007 © 2007 The Regents of the University California. All rights reserved. Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library TABLE OF CONTENTS Collection Summary ...................................................................................................................... ii Information For Researchers ....................................................................................................... iv Administrative Information ............................................................................................................. v Biographical Information .............................................................................................................. vi Scope And Content Of Collection ............................................................................................... vii Series Description ......................................................................................................................... 1 Container List ................................................................................................................................ 1 i Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library COLLECTION SUMMARY Collection Title Kem K. Lee photographs and other materials, 1928-1986 Collection Number AAS ARC 2006/1 Creator Lee, Kem K. Extent Number of containers: 3 cartons, 154 boxes, 15 oversize boxes Linear feet: 73.75 Repository The Ethnic Studies Library Berkeley, California 94720-2360 Abstract The Kem Lee photograph collection, 1928-1986, contains Lee's photographs and other materials in subject files relating to his photojournalistic assignments and business advertisements for San Francisco Chinatown newspapers and includes photographs of the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant, community organizations, political activities, as well as formal studio portraits. Formats consist of photographs, contact sheets, transparencies, negatives, slides, 16mm reels, newspaper clippings, and materials related to the photographs. The collection also contains Kem Lee's personal self- portraits; photographs with his wife, Nanying Stella Wong (Stella Wong Lee); his family, friends; biographical materials; correspondence; and poetry. Kem Lee Studio business correspondence and records, layouts for advertising, reference materials for assignments, newspaper clippings, and miscellany are also included in the collection. There are a few studio orders for documents that date from 1909 to 1920. Languages Represented Collection materials are in English and Chinese Physical Location For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. ii Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library iii Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library INFORMATION FOR RESEARCHERS Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials, AAS ARC 2006/1, The Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available There are no alternate forms of this collection. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's public access catalog. Chinese Americans--Pictorial works Chinese Americans--Political activity Chinese Americans--Societies, etc Chinese New Year--California--San Francisco Chinese Americans--California--San Francisco Bay Area--Photographs Poetry, Chinese Beauty contests--California--San Francisco Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--Pictorial works Wong, Nanying Stella Kem Lee Studio Lee Family Association (San Francisco, C.A.) iv Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Acquisition Information Accruals No additions are expected. System of Arrangement Arranged to the folder level. Processing Information Collection processed by Janice Otani, Amy Gilgan, Jean Kao v Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Kem K. Lee was born on October 1, 1910 in the Taishan District, Guangdong Province of China. In 1928, he arrived in the United States and later opened one of the first photography studios in San Francisco's Chinatown. Lee worked both as a studio photographer and photojournalist, documenting community and organization events, including serving as the official photographer of the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant. He married poet-artist Nanying Stella Wong. When he retired from professional photography in 1978, he concentrated on writing and publishing his poetry in various local Chinese language newspapers. Kem Lee passed away in October 2, 1986. He was also known as Lee Siu Yum, Lee Kim Kin, and Thomas K. Lee. vi Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library SCOPE AND CONTENT OF COLLECTION The Kem Lee photograph collection, 1928-1986, contains Lee's photographs and other materials in subject files relating to his photojournalistic assignments and business advertisements for San Francisco Chinatown newspapers and includes photographs of the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant, community organizations, and political activities, as well as formal studio portraits. Formats consist of photographs, contact sheets, transparencies, negatives, slides, 16mm reels, newspaper clippings, and materials related to the photographs. The collection also contains Kem Lee's personal self-portraits; photographs with his wife, Nanying Stella Wong (Stella Wong Lee); his family, and friends; biographical materials; correspondence; and poetry. Kem Lee Studio business correspondence and records, layouts for advertising, reference materials for assignments, newspaper clippings, and miscellany are also included in the collection. There are a few photograph of documents that date from 1909 to 1920. The collection, comprised of over 200,000 images, documents the people and activities of the San Francisco Chinatown Chinese American community during the 1940s to the 1980s. Some of the topics represented are beauty pageants from 1948 to 1986; businesses; community leaders such as John Yehall Chin, Jackson Hu, Kenneth Joe, George Jue, T. Kong Lee, Joe Quan, Reverend T.T. Taam, H.K. Wong, S.K. Wong; cinematographer, James Wong Howe; Flower Drum Song; opera; organizations such as the Lee Family Association, Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA), Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCC), Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA), Chinese Tea Forum, Lion's Club, Lung Kong Association, Circle and Square Club, YMCA; politicians; restaurants such as Imperial Palace, Kan's, Kuo Wah, Tao Tao, Universal Cafe; and travel, primarily to China. The studio portraits include men, women, families, graduates, military servicemen, and weddings. When personal names and corporate names found in Lee's indices were listed in various forms and spellings, all variations are noted. In some instances when names in the indices did not correspond to the photograph, the name was listed with the notation "on envelope" as a possibility of the person ordering the photograph. The Library of Congress Authorities, community organization publications containing member's names, and other community and ethnic specific resources were used for identification purposes. The photographs are black and white, hand-tinted, and color, in various sizes from 1 ½" x 1 ½" inches to 17" x 22." Many of the oversize photographs are mounted on matte board for exhibition purposes. There are also photographs reproduced and mounted from the collection in 1997 for an exhibition in San Francisco's Chinatown. Negatives vary from 35mm strips to 8" x 10" in size. There are mounted 2" and 3" slides, 16mm film reels, and transparencies. Because the majority of photographs were not in an arranged order, subject files were established and all formats of images correspond to specific subjects. Most location of the negative, oversize, and color packet formats are not listed on the finding aid and are listed on the cover of subject folders that contain positive images. These are accessible at the link: ADD LINK!!!! When only negatives, slides, or oversize photographs are available for a subject, the location is listed on the finding aid. Lists of Chinese names were compiled for People: Men, Women, Man and Woman, Babies, Boys, Girls, Families, Groups; Community Leaders; Politicians; and Weddings. These include vii Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library the known name, Chinese characters, pin yin, and also provide location of negatives corresponding to People. These lists are accessible at the following links:: ADD LINKS!!! viii Kem K. Lee Photographs and Other Materials AAS ARC 2006/1 The Ethnic Studies Library SERIES DESCRIPTION Series 1: Subject files, 1938-1986 150 boxes, 15 oversize boxes Arranged alphabetically. Contains images taken by Kem Lee for photographic assignments, studio portraits, and personal
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