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Yip family and Yip Sang Ltd. fonds
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Invitation cards

This subseries contains invitation cards which are addressed exclusively to Kew Dang and his family for such occasions as wedding celebrations and new baby's one month celebration ceremony.

Yip family and Yip Sang Ltd. fonds

  • AM1108
  • Fonds
  • 1895-1989

The fonds consists of the records of the Yip family, including those of Yip Sang, and of Yip Sang Ltd. and its predecessor, the Wing Sang Company. The fonds includes financial records (mainly account books, remittance stubs, receipts and invoices), correspondence, published material kept by the family, and Yip family photographs, including views of the business, Chinese organizations and schools.

Yip family

Correspondence

Series is arranged into three subseries: Older letters in Chinese, General correspondence, and Invitation cards. Some samples of traditional Chinese envelopes and paper for correspondence purposes are also included.

Published materials

Series consists of publications acquired by the Yip family, including a number of Chinese textbooks. The works cover a wide range of interests and include classical Chinese works such as Shi Jing, San Zi Jing, Yi Jing, Shu Jing, Verses for Children, Si Shu, and Li Ji; political work on Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's San Ming Zhu Yi; books on international law; science books; books on western culture; and popular novels.

Miscellaneous financial records

Subseries includes records such as receipts and invoices, accounts payable ledgers and others types of financial records. These records document the Yip family's involvement with community activities, and some family events such as wedding and birthday celebrations. Receipts and invoices relate mainly to rent, stove oil and meter rates.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs of the Yip Sang family and friends and their activities, as well as some photographs collected by the family. Includes photographs of the Wing Sang Building, Canton Alley, the Chinese Student's Athletic Association soccer team, the Chinese Empire Reform Association, the Kuo Min Tang [Kuomintang] Chinese Nationalist League of Canada, and the opening of the Toishan (Toi Shan) District High School in Kwon Tung (Guangdong) Province, China. Photographs also relate to family events, such as weddings, Yip Sang's birthday celebrations, and Yip Sang's funeral.

Business records

Subseries consists of business records of Wing Sang Co. and Yip Sang Co. The records reveal the Yip family members' involvement with the following businesses: Kew Dang with salt herring packing business; Yip Qipeng, Kew Ming, Kew Yacht, and Kew Sheck with Remittance Co.; Kew Dang and Kew Yacht with Shanghai service gas station; Yip Kew Him with the bake shop Canada Cafe and Keu Hing Co.; Quene Yip as insurance agent; and Men Yip with Sonny's Marketaria. A substantial portion of the records are those of remittance transactions from Vancouver to Hong Kong.

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