Bock Ark papers

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Bock Ark papers

1938-1972 (majority 1938-1969)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1698

The papers of Bock Ark (1896-1974), a Chinese immigrant and Baltimore restauranteur and active member of the Chinese community, relate to Chinese American activities in Baltimore and on the East Coast. Subjects include immigration laws, refugee relief, World War II, child welfare, the New Life movement, emergency army training, and Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Chek. Also included are materials concerning Sue Bock, Bock's wife, who was president of the Chinese Women's Association of Baltimore.

1.00 linear foot and 39 items (24 photographs and 15 three dimensional items )

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6930446

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Bock Ark

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Bock Ark was born August 27, 1896 in Toisan, China and came to the United States in 1911. He lived with an uncle who had a laundry in Baltimore, Maryland. While attending Sunday School at Grace and St. Peter's Church he worked in his uncle's laundry. He went back to China in 1920 and married there in 1921. He returned to Baltimore and started a restaurant during World War I at 208 W. Fayette Street. During the depression Mr. Bock closed the restaurant and managed a laundry until 193...

Bock, Ark, 1896-1974.

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Restauranteur, leader in various Chinese-American organizations, and representative of the Chunking government. From the description of Bock Ark papers, 1938-1972. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 17570485 ...