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Solicitation of funds for assisting Seto Mau Cheekungtong (Chinese Freemasons)

Description

Includes records of solicitation of donations for Tang Yip Yang's legal expenses in Ottawa; this reflects how the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) of Canada worked as a "mutual aid society." The letter from the Dart Coon Club of Montreal to the Dart Coon Club of Victoria addresses Tang's need for financial assistance; however, the book of donation record for Tang is empty.

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Title
Solicitation of funds for assisting Seto Mau
Creator
Cheekungtong (Chinese Freemasons)
Date Created
[1929-11]
Description
Includes records of solicitation of donations for Tang Yip Yang's legal expenses in Ottawa; this reflects how the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) of Canada worked as a "mutual aid society." The letter from the Dart Coon Club of Montreal to the Dart Coon Club of Victoria addresses Tang's need for financial assistance; however, the book of donation record for Tang is empty.
Subject
Asian experience in North America; Chinese; Associations, institutions, etc.; Gifts
Person Or Corporation
Cheekungtong (Chinese Freemasons)
Genre
Record-keeping works
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
Chinese
Identifier
CC_TX_125_008
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection
Date Available
2015-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0132410
Category
Cheekungtong (Chinese Freemasons)
RBSCLocation
Box 125
Aggregated Source Repository
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/