William Hoy papers, 1935-1949.

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William Hoy papers, 1935-1949.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48239798

Contains correspondence from researchers and fellow historians, particularly concerning Chinese American local history and San Francisco's Chinatown, including letters from Louis Adamic, Carl Glick, Idwal Jones, and Carey McWilliams. Includes working drafts, research notes, and clippings from Hoy's writings, including numerous articles about Chinatown and its people, places, organizations, buildings, newspapers, and history, as well as the Chinese in Calif. and the U.S. Of note is Hoy's work on the Sun Yat Sen memorial by sculptor Benny Bufano, and a proposal and draft for a history of the Chinese Six Companies. Also includes a radioscript from Tales of the California Chinese, written for "The Chinese Hour" on KSAN.

2 boxes, and 1 oversize box (1.2 linear ft.)

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Adamič, Louis, 1899-1951

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Political writer and literary figure. From the description of ALS, 1939 March 21, Milford, New Jersey, to Edward Hoyt. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935383 Adamic was an author deeply concerned with American immigrants and their experiences in the "melting pot", and was the first editor of Commond Ground. From the description of Louis Adamic papers, 1848-1951 (bulk 1921-1951). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 122561726 ...

Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970

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Beniamino Bufano, a sculptor, was born in San Fele, Italy in 1886, and the fourteenth of fifteen children. He immigrated to New York with his family when he was a boy. As an adult he lived all over the world, but mostly in San Francisco. He married in 1925 to Virginia Bufano Lewin. They had one son Erskine. Virginia and Bufano divorced in 1932. Sponsors included Albert Bender and Trader Vic Bergeron. Bufano died in 1970 in San Francisco. From the description of Beniamino Bufano autob...

Glick, Carl, 1890-

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Carl Glick (1890-1971) was an American writer who co-authored a book about community plays and the little theater movement. From the guide to the Carl Glick correspondence, 1938-1940, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Hoy, William

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William Hoy was a local historian, journalist, editor, and author in San Francisco's Chinatown. From 1935 to 1941, he was a social worker for the WPA in California's Relief Administration, and also served in the U.S. army during World War II. From the description of William Hoy papers, 1935-1949. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 48239798 ...

McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980

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Carey McWilliams was born December 13, 1905 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He completed his Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California in 1927. From 1927-1938, McWilliams was an attorney at the law firm Black, Hammack in Los Angeles. In 1938, he was appointed as Chief of the Division of Immigration and Housing of the State of California, a position he kept until 1942. During the period from 1945-1955, he began his long association with The Nation, becoming successively contribut...

Jones, Idwal, 1890-1964

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Idwal Jones was born in 1890 in northern Wales. In 1902 his family moved to Pennsylvania. He began his career in journalism in 1915, writing for newspapers in San Francisco. In 1926 he published his first novel. He was an accomplished chef and was active in various food and wine societies. He continued to write numerous articles on California geology, folklore and viticulture, as well as incorporating those interests into his novels. He died in Laguna Beach, Calif., in 1964. From the...