歐玉 Yuk Ow collection AAS ARC 2000/70 Descriptive Summary 12/03 Title Collection of Yuk Ow, 1800s -1982 Collection Number AAS ARC 2000/70 Creator Yuk Ow Collection Extent Number of Containers: 74 cartons, 6 oversized boxes, 2 oversized folders, 2 boxes (9” x 12.5”/12” x 6”) Collection Processed By Teresa Sun and Limin Fu Date Completed December 2001 Finding Aid Created By Teresa Sun Abstract This collection is Mr. Yuk Ow's lifelong collection. We have organized his collection into two groups. One is under Chinese American group (Carton 1-43) and the other under Chinese group (Carton 44-74). It contains records of the Chinese newspapers, Magazines, Official Documents and personal biography (both in Pin-yin and Chinese characters) from 1800s to 1900s; History of Chinese publication, List of Chinese business stores and owners, Community Events, History of Chinese Churches, Chinese Cooking, Crime, Culture, Daily Life, Dance, Chinese Business Directories, Discrimination, Education, Festivals, Finance, Foreign Relations, Gambling, Gardens, Genealogy, Government, Health, Chinese American History, Immigration, Library, Literature, Music, Organization, Places, Politics, Schools, and Travel. 歐玉 (寵賜)Yuk Ow Collection AAS ARC 2000/70 Biography Yuk Ow (1915-1982) was born in the Nanhai district, Guangdong province, The People’s Republic of China. He came to the United States when he was thirteen years old. After he graduated from Nanqiao Chinese School in l932, he was hired as a Chinese teacher and later was promoted to Dean of Study and, eventually, Principal of Nanqiao Chinese School. In his college years, he developed a special interest in studying Chinese American history, 1 particularly the history of those who came from his homeland district. He was on the staff of Editing at the Chinese Times. He also served in the U.S. army as Staff Sergeant and was stationed Fort Snelling in 1934. He was given the titles of “journalist, teacher, and soldier”. It is not clear as to when he joined the Army nor when he left the Army. He did write about his years in the Army and was published in the newspaper. In 1947, he married. In 1954, he received his Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of California, Berkeley. In l970, he retired from his last job as a translator. Since then, he devoted his time to research Chinese American history and to organize the materials he had collected over the years. In 1973-1974, he edited A History of the Sam Yup Benevolent Association in the United States. He has truly been the pioneer in the study of Chinese American history. 歐玉 Yuk Ow Collection AAS ARC 2000/70 Scope and Content The Yuk Ow collection is an extensive collection of biographies of both Chinese and Chinese Americans. It reflects the struggle to survive in a foreign land. From the frequent correspondence between families we are able to know how much the family at home depended on the financial support of the one in America. Genealogy is a big section of this collection. Yuk Ow focuses mainly on the province of Guandong, and his own family clan from 1265 to 1975. A large part of the collection is also clippings and pictures from Chinese American community newspaper clippings and pictures. It demonstrates what the Chinese have contributed to this foreign land, and they call this country their home. Whether it is in business, religion, community service, or politics, their contribution and participation are obvious. Mr. Ow researches extensively on the activities of Chinese American organizations and on the relationships among them. There is an extensive section on the Sam Yup organizations which include their activities and people. Chinese students in the United States and Europe from 1850 to 1979 are also included. Among items in the collection, Mr. Ow bought precious documents dating back to 1840s. There are prefecture’s warnings about pirates, and rewards for the apprehension of thieves; official correspondence between the British Consulate and Chinese officials in Qing dynasty. Yuck Ow Collection AAS ARC 2000/70 Container List Container Folder Contents Dates CHINESE AMERICAN COLLECTION Angel Island Carton 1 1 Immigration Station - Report 1976 2 List of Chinese interpreters 1911 and 1930 Poetry 1931 2 3-4 Chinese Architecture 1936 Art 5 Arts- General n.d. 6-7 Calligraphy 8 Decoration 9 Design 10 Engraving 11 Fashion 12-15 Painting 16 Photography 17 Porcelain 18 Printing Bibliography 19 Chinese Periodical Press 1966-81 20 Gazette of the National Government of ROC 1925-48 21 Catalogue of Reprints of China (ROC) 1972 22 Contents of Sibu congkan 四部叢刊 1965, 66 23 Contents of Siku quanshu Vol. 5 四庫全書 1973 24 Sample of Zizhi tongjian with annotation治通鑑 1966 25 Reprinted edition of Sibu congkan四部叢刊 1965 26 Contents of Sibu beiyao四部備要reprinted edition 1966 27 26 Chinese Official History 二十六史 1971 28 Reprints of Sancai tuhui三才圖會 1970 29 Bibliography 1850-1963 30 Finding aid for Books and Authors n.d. 31 Lu-Shu-Ku, By viceroy of Liang-Chiang 32 Written Materials By California Chinese and their Biographies 33 Bibliography of Chinese History and Literature in San Francisco State College Library 34 Titles and call numbers of Chinese Literatures and History Book in U.C. Berkeley Asian Study Library Carton 2 1 Publication (Chinese American) 1953-79 2 Publication 1965-79 3 Book Publication 1955-80 4-6 Publishing and Research 1967-68 7 Contents of Reprints n.d. 8 Publications - Center of Chinese Research Materials 1975-79 9 Publications (Chinese American) 1972-82 10 San Francisco State College (periodical sub. headings) 11 Encyclopedia: 皇朝政典類篡 1903 12 Authors and Written Materials by Chinese n.d. Biography -- Personal -- Newsclips 13-33 Last name -- Ah to Chen 阿﹐安﹐敖﹐白﹐班﹐包﹐鮑﹐貝﹐畢﹐碧﹐扁﹐ 3 卞﹐別﹐柏﹐卜﹐蔡﹐曹﹐岑﹐晁﹐陳 Carton 3 1-45 Last name -- Chen to Gong 陳﹐程﹐成﹐崇﹐仇﹐楚﹐儲﹐褚﹐慈﹐崔﹐達﹐戴﹐ 鄧﹐狄﹐貂﹐丁﹐杜﹐段﹐端﹐東﹐董﹐額﹐樊﹐范﹐ 方﹐房﹐飛﹐斐費﹐馮﹐豐﹐富﹐福﹐符﹐傅﹐干﹐ 甘﹐高﹐戈﹐葛﹐耿﹐龔 Carton 4 1-28 Last name -- Gu to Huang 古﹐辜﹐谷﹐顧﹐關﹐管﹐桂﹐郭﹐海﹐韓﹐寒﹐杭﹐郝﹐ 和﹐何﹐賀﹐胡﹐華﹐花﹐黃 29 Memoir of Huang Gongkuan 黃公寬 1973 30 Commemorative Book of Huang Rengjun's 81st Birthday 黃仁俊 1967 31 Huang (Biographies) 32-43 Last name – Huangfu to Jiang 皇甫﹐惠﹐紅﹐洪﹐霍﹐濟﹐季﹐姬﹐冀﹐嵇﹐紀﹐賈﹐簡 , 江 Carton 5 1-43 Last name – Jiang to Kang 江, 姜﹐蔣﹐金﹐靳﹐景﹐荊﹐經﹐居﹐康 10 Kang Youwei 康有為 1858-1927 11 Biography of Kang Youwei 12 Poetry by Kang Youwei 13 Poetry by Kang Youwei 14-15 Correspondence of Kang Youwei p.1-120 1899-958 16 Kang Youwei's Calligraphy 17-43 Last name – Ke to Li 柯﹐客﹐孔﹐寇﹐鄺﹐況﹐賴﹐藍﹐郎﹐勞﹐雷﹐李 Carton 6 1-9 Last name -- Li to Liang 李﹐黎﹐梁 10 Correspondence--Menghua孟華 to Liang Bojun梁伯俊 11 Biography of Liang Family 12 Biography of Liang Clan of Huangpu 13 Correspondence and Articles--Charles L. Leong梁普禮1964,1971 14-37 Last Name – Liao to Lu 廖﹐林﹐凌, 劉﹐柳﹐龍﹐樓﹐盧﹐陸﹐ 鹿﹐綠﹐呂﹐倫﹐ 38 Autobiography of Lu Chaoren 呂超然 1903-1982 39 Biographies: Lun Carton 7 1-51 Last name – Luo to Ma 羅﹐駱﹐馬﹐麻 8 Biography of Robert Morrison--The Scholar and the Man By Lindsay Ride 1957 9-51 Last name – Mai to Shen 4 麥﹐毛﹐茅﹐冒﹐梅﹐門﹐孟﹐米﹐繆﹐明﹐莫﹐納蘭﹐倪﹐年 ﹐聶﹐紐﹐歐﹐區﹐歐陽﹐潘, 龐 彭﹐皮﹐溥﹐蒲﹐戚﹐齊﹐祁﹐錢﹐ 喬, 秦﹐邱﹐丘﹐秋﹐ 屈﹐瞿﹐饒﹐任﹐容﹐容閎﹐阮﹐薩﹐沙﹐商﹐上﹐邵, 佘﹐申 Carton 8 1-34 Last name – Shen to Wei 沈﹐盛﹐施﹐石﹐時﹐史﹐壽﹐舒﹐帥﹐斯﹐司馬﹐司徒﹐ 宋﹐蘇﹐譚﹐覃, 湯﹐唐﹐陶﹐滕﹐田﹐佟﹐萬﹐完﹐汪﹐ 王﹐魏﹐ Carton 9 1-2 Last name -- Wei to Wen 衛﹐尉﹐韋﹐溫 3 Copy of Wen Wenjie's Tomb Inscription 溫文節, By 張學華 4-14 Last Name – Wen to Wu 文﹐翁﹐武﹐巫﹐伍﹐吳 15 Wu Rongguang's Timeline吳榮光年譜 16-40 Last name -- Xi to Yang 西﹐席﹐奚, 夏﹐冼﹐向﹐香﹐蕭, 謝﹐新﹐辛﹐邢﹐熊﹐虛﹐許﹐徐﹐玄﹐宣﹐薛﹐晏﹐閻﹐嚴﹐ 顏﹐楊 Carton 10 1-31 Last name – Yang to Zhang 楊﹐姚﹐葉﹐以﹐伊﹐易﹐尹﹐尤﹐余﹐虞﹐喻, 郁﹐毓﹐玉﹐ 俞﹐于﹐元﹐袁﹐岳﹐樂﹐惲﹐臧﹐曾﹐查﹐詹﹐章 32 Autobiography of Zhang Xiangpu 張香譜 1971 33-35 Biographies of Zang 張 Carton 11 1-20 Last name – Zhang to Zhu 張﹐趙﹐招﹐昭﹐甄﹐珍﹐鄭﹐鍾﹐周﹐朱 Carton 12 1-11 Last name – Zhu to Zuo 諸﹐竺﹐祝﹐莊﹐卓﹐子﹐宗﹐鄒﹐左 Biography 12 Biographies of Chinese Officials and immigrants 13-24 Biography – Chinese of America 1815-1900 25 Eminent Persons 26 Famous Chinese Women 27-28 Pictures 29 Notes 30 Newsclips – Miscellaneous 31 Names 32 Newsclips - Famous People 33-37 Overseas Chinese News 1919-1923 5 38 Obituary Carton 13 1-20 Obituary Carton 14 1-8 Obituary Business: List of stores and owners in United States 9 1881 10 1881-1973, p. 1-69 11 1904-1932, p. 72-106 12 1894-1913, p. 107-112 13 1850-1873, p. 1-93 14 1875-1899, p.