published
Subseries consists of business records related to the Chinese Freemasons (also known by the names Cheekungtong and Dart Coon Club). With its first branches established in Quesnel and Victoria in 1876, the Chinese Freemasons were one of many benevolent associations dedicated to providing social welfare to immigrants in need and Chinese labourers out of work after the completion of the railway and to protecting the Chinese against racism.
These records include correspondence, account books, donation records and solicitations for funds to assist the Chinese in Canada, receipts for club expenses, club election records, business cards, invitations, certificates, and photographs, as well as books on topics such as Chinese games and Chinese traditional medicine.
One oversized item (CC-OS-00047): Item is a diagram for playing the game, "Tracing the ghost's leg." One item is on display. Item is a book titled "The diagram of tracing the ghost's leg." See archivist for details.
published
Includes book titled "The diagram of tracing the ghost's leg," for playing the Chinese game, "Tracing the ghost's leg."
published
Includes Chinese riddle book.
published
Includes bound book of Chinese medicine and acupuncture written in old style Chinese with calligraphy. This text might have been published in China and taken to Canada by the Chinese immigrants who were members of the Chinese Freemasons.
published
Includes bound book of Chinese medicine and acupuncture written in old style Chinese with calligraphy. This text might have been published in China and taken to Canada by the Chinese immigrants who were members of the Chinese Freemasons.
published
Includes bound book of Chinese medicine and acupuncture written in old style Chinese with calligraphy. This text might have been published in China and taken to Canada by the Chinese immigrants who were members of the Chinese Freemasons.
published
Includes bound book of Chinese medicine and acupuncture written in old style Chinese with calligraphy. This text might have been published in China and taken to Canada by the Chinese immigrants who were members of the Chinese Freemasons.
published
Includes bound book of Chinese medicine and acupuncture written in old style Chinese with calligraphy. This text might have been published in China and taken to Canada by the Chinese immigrants who were members of the Chinese Freemasons.
published
Includes bound book of Chinese medicine and acupuncture written in old style Chinese with calligraphy. This text might have been published in China and taken to Canada by the Chinese immigrants who were members of the Chinese Freemasons.
published
Includes bound book of Chinese medicine and acupuncture written in old style Chinese with calligraphy. This text might have been published in China and taken to Canada by the Chinese immigrants who were members of the Chinese Freemasons.
published
Includes handwritten correspondence that pertains to Chinese immigrants' family and financial issues, such as requests for monetary assistances and undelivered family letters to China. Records also include correspondence that reflects the impact of World War II on the Chinese immigrants in Canada: for instance, a letter was detained in Hong Kong by the Japanese from December 1941 to September 1945 and a pile of undelivered Chinese war relief fund tickets, were kept by the Dart Coon Club of Victoria, B.C. for unknown reasons. There are a number of empty envelopes.
published
Includes business cards of the Dart Coon Club of Canada in Victoria, B.C. at 558 Fisguard Street.
published
Includes a certificate of vaccination, an inventory of fine groceries, written by Seto Mau, a certificate issued by the Canada Registration Board in 1918, transcripts of Chinese herbal medicine formula, a synopsis of a movie, and a calendar for 1964.
published
Includes bound books of donation records for the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) that list the donors' names and donation amount, which reflect the activities that members of the Chinese communities (who might all be members of the Chinese Freemasons) participated in. The donations might be for the operation of the Chinese Freemasons of Canada in Victoria, B.C. and for rendering financial assistance to members in need. Bound books of donation records are primarily from Cumberland, Victoria (which contains a letter of acknowledgment), Kamloops, the Dart Coon Club of Vancouver, New Westminster, Nanaimo, Vermon, Armstrong, Clinton, Rossland, and Chiliwack; Calgary and Lethbridge; Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Halifax. Branches of the Chinese Freemasons may exist in these provinces and places.
published
Includes bound books of donation records for the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) that list the donors' names and donation amount, which reflect the activities that members of the Chinese communities (who might all be members of the Chinese Freemasons) participated in. The donations might be for the operation of the Chinese Freemasons of Canada in Victoria, B.C. and for rendering financial assistance to members in need. Bound books of donation records are primarily from Cumberland, Victoria (which contains a letter of acknowledgment), Kamloops, the Dart Coon Club of Vancouver, New Westminster, Nanaimo, Vermon, Armstrong, Clinton, Rossland, and Chiliwack; Calgary and Lethbridge; Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Halifax. Branches of the Chinese Freemasons may exist in these provinces and places.
published
Includes bound books of donation records from the Tang On Company for the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) that list the donors' names and donation amount. The donations might be for the operation of the Chinese Freemasons of Canada in Victoria, B.C. and for rendering financial assistance to members in need.
published
Book report on the Tatsu Maru incident of 1908, published in Hong Kong, and was donated to the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) of Canada in Victoria, B.C. by Zhou, Shi-yao
published
The constitution of the Cheekungtong was published by the Chinese Freemasons in 1923
published
Records of receipts and envelopes primarily for the expenses of the Dart Coon Club (Cheekungtong) Headquarters of Canada in Victoria, B.C., which includes payment receipts for utilities, telephone company, tools, hotel and boarding, cigarettes, food, and rental fee for events, and reflects the operation of the Dart Coon Club and the activities of the members of the Chinese Freemasons. The records are arranged roughly in chronological order.
published
Records of receipts and envelopes primarily for the expenses of the Dart Coon Club (Cheekungtong) Headquarters of Canada in Victoria, B.C., which includes payment receipts for utilities, telephone company, tools, hotel and boarding, cigarettes, food, and rental fee for events, and reflects the operation of the Dart Coon Club and the activities of the members of the Chinese Freemasons. The records are arranged roughly in chronological order.
published
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.
published
Includes records of solicitation of donations for assisting Seto Mau's return to China; this reflects how the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) of Canada worked as a "mutual aid society." The book of donation record for Seto Mau lists the donation amount and donors' names.
published
Includes records that primarily reflects a number of posts that Wong Hong Sung held at the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) in Canada and the Vancouver branch. File includes Wong Hong Sung's T4 slips, issued by the Chinese Freemasons in Canada Publishers Limited in Vancouver, B.C. and Home Cannery, Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., dated from 1946 to 1956. The records are arranged in chronological order.
published
Includes records that primarily reflects a number of posts that Wong Hong Sung held at the Chinese Freemasons (Cheekungtong) in Canada and the Vancouver branch, which includes Wong Hong Sung's certificate of appointments at the Chinese Freemasons, dated from 1947 to 1952. The records are arranged in chronological order.
published
Includes records that reflect the procedure for the election of Dart Coon Club Headquarter officers in Victoria, B.C. Voters' ballots were mailed to the Dart Coon Club Headquarter of Victoria in 1942. Ballots contain signatures of the voters, the names of candidates, and indication of selected candidates; some ballots have the Dart Coon Club stamps of Canada-wide branches. The ballots are kept in the original order as they were received.
published
Includes records that reflect the procedure for the election of Dart Coon Club Headquarter officers in Victoria, B.C. Voters' ballots were mailed to the Dart Coon Club Headquarter of Victoria in 1942. Ballots contain signatures of the voters, the names of candidates, and indication of selected candidates; some ballots have the Dart Coon Club stamps of Canada-wide branches. The ballots are kept in the original order as they were received.
published
Includes records that reflect the procedure for the election of Dart Coon Club Headquarter officers in Victoria, B.C. Voters' ballots were mailed to the Dart Coon Club Headquarter of Victoria in 1942. Ballots contain signatures of the voters, the names of candidates, and indication of selected candidates; some ballots have the Dart Coon Club stamps of Canada-wide branches. The ballots are kept in the original order as they were received.
published
Includes records that reflect the procedure for the election of Dart Coon Club Headquarter officers in Victoria, B.C. Voters' ballots were mailed to the Dart Coon Club Headquarter of Victoria in 1942. Ballots contain signatures of the voters, the names of candidates, and indication of selected candidates; some ballots have the Dart Coon Club stamps of Canada-wide branches. The ballots are kept in the original order as they were received.
published
Includes records that reflect the procedure for the election of Dart Coon Club Headquarter officers in Victoria, B.C. Voters' ballots were mailed to the Dart Coon Club Headquarter of Victoria in 1942. Ballots contain signatures of the voters, the names of candidates, and indication of selected candidates; some ballots have the Dart Coon Club stamps of Canada-wide branches. The ballots are kept in the original order as they were received.
published
Includes records that reflect the procedure for the election of Dart Coon Club Headquarter officers in Victoria, B.C. Voters' ballots were mailed to the Dart Coon Club Headquarter of Victoria in 1942. Ballots contain signatures of the voters, the names of candidates, and indication of selected candidates; some ballots have the Dart Coon Club stamps of Canada-wide branches. The ballots are kept in the original order as they were received.
published
Includes records that reflect the procedure for the election of Dart Coon Club Headquarter officers in Victoria, B.C. Voters' ballots were mailed to the Dart Coon Club Headquarter of Victoria in 1942. The records include envelopes mailed from Vernon, B.C., Kelowna, B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Toronto, Ont., Lethbridge, Alta., Cumberland, B.C., Kamloops, B.C., Cranbrook, B.C., Calgary, Alta., Duncan, B.C., Montreal, Que. The envelopes are arranged roughly in chronological order as some envelopes are undated.
published
published
published
published
published
File contains the glass plate negative portraits of staff working with or in a Freemasons Guild.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Stamped 19 4784 on the bottom. A box to house a dozen glass plate negatives. The date ‘1939, 十月, 二十九' is written on the box cover. Also transcribed on the box is the following, '洪门某九屆懇[?]會職員相[?]' indicating that the items originally inside the box are portraits of staff working with or in a Freemasons Guild.
95 x 68 x 28 mm
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Stamped 20 4392 on the bottom. A box to house a dozen glass plate negatives. The date ‘1939, 十月, 二十九' is written on the box cover. Also transcribed on the box is the following, '洪门某九屆懇[?]會職員相[?]' indicating that the items originally inside the box are portraits of staff working with or in a Freemasons Guild.
95 x 68 x 28 mm
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 18 and a name are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
A name or title is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 21 and some traditional Chinese characters are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
A name or title is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 25 and some traditional Chinese characters are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 14 and some traditional Chinese characters are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 17 and a name or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 7 and a name are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 39 and some traditional Chinese characters are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 20 or 26 and a name or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 16 and some traditional Chinese characters are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 2 and a name or title or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 15 and some traditional Chinese characters are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Name is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Name is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Name is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Name is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 8 and a name or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Name is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Name is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 23 and a name or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 4 and a name or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 5 and a name or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 21 or 22 and a name are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Name is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 3 and a name or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 11 and a name or title are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
Name is written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 24 and a name are written on the plate.
Part of file CC-TX-295-76
published
The number 29 and a name are written on the plate.
published
Nicholson declines an invitation to the 54th anniversary of the founding of The Dart Coon Club in Victoria.
published
The item is a membership card to the Canadian Freemason's association. On the front cover is an illegible stamp in red ink. On the top corner of the front cover is "1932" written in pencil. Inside the item content section are numerous notations indicating ownership of the card to Chen Ruixiang and the dates of his membership. Within the membership card is a pink linen with an oath and the member's name written on it.
published
Ceritiface of appointment of Mr. Huang Hongxin to the position of secretary to the club. The certificate is printed in red, and has annotations made in black ink by a brush. On the certificate is a gold seal reading "Dart Coon Club Branch, Vancouver B.C." in the bottom left hand corner. Around the item content is a decorative green border.
published
Item is an invitation from Chee Kung Tong to an undisclosed person for a banquet at Pekin Chop Suey Parlor. Secondary item is a business card belonging to the Chee Kung Tong containing their mailing information.
published
Correspondance between Chinese Free Mason society and the Vancouver-based Tai Hon Newspaper. Correspondances took place between August 25th, 1928 and December 12th, 1929.
published
Commemorative Booklet highlighting Chinese Freemasons of Canada members and events related to the Xinhai revolution in China.