Louis Family Papers

The Louis Family Papers contains nineteenth- and early twentieth-century business records and personal papers of the Louis family, a prominent and pioneering mercantile family in San Luis Obispo, California. Born in China, Wong On (Ah Louis) migrated to the United States in 1861 and opened a Chinese mercantile store in San Luis Obispo in 1874. Included are the records of Louis' children, of which Howard Louis' records comprise the bulk. The collection is comprised of approximately 20 linear feet of family correspondence, financial and legal records, and business correspondence and financial records. More information available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8348mwz/

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Happy New Year card from Mabelle to Howard Louis, December 1928
Local Identifier
167-3-b-04-04-02
Date Created
1928-12
Description

The front of the card reads as follows: ''Howard': Happy New Year; Heartiest, happiest greetings / To wish you unbounded good cheer, / And gladness that each day / unfolding / Will last thru a Happy New Year. 'Mabelle''. The front of the envelope reads as follows: 'Mr. Howard Louis, 800-Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, Calif.'

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Money receipt from Ah Louis to [Tony Luck Jun?]
Local Identifier
167-7-e-29-20-01
Date Created
1891-10-07
Description

Money receipt paid by Ah Louis for [Tony Luck Jun?]. It reads as follows: 'San Luis Obispo, CAl. Office, State of Oct 7 1891; RECEIVED from Ah Louis; gold coin valued at Twenty Dollars; Addressed [Tony Luck Jun?]; 742 Commercial St San Francisco'

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