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Fish shipping related correspondence and other records Yip Sang Company

Description

Correspondence, shipping instructions, contracts and other records related to shipping canned fish to the United States of America and to Asia, particularly Hong Kong, Osaka and Kobe. Documentation also concerns fishing licences and canning regulations, transport of fish within British Columbia, fuel purchases, cold storage of fish, rent on Newcastle Island, and affairs of O. Higashide, a business partner of Yip Sang.

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Title
Fish shipping related correspondence and other records
Creator
Yip Sang Company
Date Created
1913-1922
Description
Correspondence, shipping instructions, contracts and other records related to shipping canned fish to the United States of America and to Asia, particularly Hong Kong, Osaka and Kobe. Documentation also concerns fishing licences and canning regulations, transport of fish within British Columbia, fuel purchases, cold storage of fish, rent on Newcastle Island, and affairs of O. Higashide, a business partner of Yip Sang.
Subject
Asian experience in North America; Chinese--Canada; Commerce; Shipping; Fishing industry
Person Or Corporation
The Yip family and Yip Sang Company
Genre
Record-keeping works
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English ; Chinese
Identifier
CC_TX_105_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. CC-TX-105-8
Date Available
2016-02-26
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
10.14288/1.0225786
Category
The Yip family and Yip Sang Company
RBSCLocation
Box 105
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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/