For his Foo Hung, Grandview Greenhouses and other businesses, Ron Bick Lee kept various business documents such as business ledger books, assigned cheques, invoices, catalogues and so on. Documents are arranged into files according to the topic of the documents.

Ron Bick Lee celebrated his 100th birthday in 1992. He received congratulations, wishes and media coverage from different people and organizations. He also kept other documents related to his hobbies, his wife’s passing away in 1970s and other occasions and events. Documents are arranged into files according to the topic of the documents.

Ron Bick Lee received awards and certificates for his community and political involvement as a community leader and an overseas Kuomintang Party member. His community involvement spanned from Vancouver Chinese Public School, Lee’s Association and Chinese Merchants Association to Toi San Association and others. Documents are arranged into files according to the topic and size of the documents.

Ron Bick Lee was an active and committed community leader. He collected documents related to his community involvement with various organizations including Vancouver Chinese Public School, Lee’s Associations, Chinese Merchants Association and so on. Bick Lee was also an active member of the Kuomintang Party in Vancouver. He was appointed as a delegate and a leader of the local Kuomintang Party several times. Documents are arranged into files according to the topic of the documents.

Ron Bick Lee had correspondence with his families in China and Hong Kong in regard to their family business Foo Hung, other businesses they invested in and family matters around immigration, property rentals and ownership, marriages, deaths and new-borns. Family members Bick Lee corresponded with included his brother Yick Bun Lee, his nephews Leong Yee Lee, Leong Tung Lee and Ting Kwong Lee, his niece Sew Hor Lee and some others. Bick Lee also had correspondence with other extended family members, members of the Lee’s Associations, business partners, his children’s in-law families, friends and other connections. Bick Lee’s correspondence shows his vast network of families, friends and business partners in mainland China, Hong Kong and North America. Bick Lee collected the carbon copies of some of his outgoing letters and arranged the documents primarily in a chronological order.

Ron Bick Lee had a collection of Chinese and English newspaper and magazine clippings on politics, economics and cultural related news about Vancouver, other parts of North America, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China mainland. Other clippings in his collection also reveal his personal interest in health care, gardening, Chinese and English learning. Documents are arranged into files according to the topic of the documents.

Ron Bick Lee collected personal, families and friends’ portraits as well as photographs taken in different occasions and events. He also kept gardening related and other miscellaneous photographs and postcards in this collection. Documents are arranged into files according to the topic and size of the documents.