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Kytka, John, Postcard Photographs of Ella May Wong Sun Yue Clemens and Wong Sun Yue Clemens, 1906-1910
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of fourteen postcard photograph portraits of Ella May Wong Sun Yue Clemens and her husband, Wong Sun Yue Clemens, in and around their San Francisco Chinatown curio shop, "Relics Dug from the Ruins," which sold relics of the devastating 1906 earthquake. Images include portraits of the couple posed in front of their wares, as well as views of the shop itself and a refugee house the couple started. The majority of the photographs are captioned "Mr. and Mrs. Wong Sun Yue Clemens, sister Mrs. Howard Gould," a reference to her sister Katherine's very public marriage to and divorce from the son of robber baron Jay Gould. One photograph, which contains a note that it was reprinted with permission of photographer J. Kytka, consists of an image of the city after the 1906 earthquake with portraits of the Wong Clemenses superimposed in a corner. Most of the postcards are stamped "Mr. and Mrs. Wong Sun Yue Clemens, Relics Dug from the Ruins, 535 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, Calif." One postcard includes a note about Chinese children singing during the sender's trip to Chinatown.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the creator or by the date of acquisition.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Daniel Oliver Galley in 2022 (AM 2022-036 and AM 2022-103).
- Appraisal
No material was separated during processing.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lisa Yankowitz during the summer and fall of 2010 . The finding aid was written by Lisa Yankowitz in January 2011 and was regularly updated with new acquisitions by Faith Charlton, Kelly Bolding, Armando Suárez, Amy C. Vo, Kalliopi Balatsouka, and Lauren Williams.
Collection-level notes were revised by Faith Charlton in 2024 to more accurately describe the nature of this collection.
No additions will be made to this collection. Single item acquisitions will be added to Princeton University Library Single Item Acquisitions (C0140.1).
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Kytka, John, Postcard Photographs of Ella May Wong Sun Yue Clemens and Wong Sun Yue Clemens; General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, C0140, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box B-001641
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- Existence and Location of Copies
Parts of this collection are available on microfilm, cataloged separately as RCPXM-7497696.
- Subject Terms:
- Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Interracial couples -- California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 - Genre Terms:
- photographs -- 20th century.
- Places:
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
