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2130 H. St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20052 Phone: 202-994-7549 Email: speccoll@gwu.edu

Machine-readable finding aid derived from Re:discovery database program and converted into xml; Code template by Archives and Information Associates (http://archivesandinformation.com), Alexandria, Virginia . 2005 Finding aid written in English Guide to the Harrison Lee Papers, 1928-1992 MS2011 Special Collections Research Center, The Gelman Library, The George Washington University

Washington, D.C.

Processed by: Special Collections Staff, 2006 Encoded by: Jennifer King, 2006

Descriptive Summary Lee, Harrison Harrison Lee papers, 1928-1992 MS2011 9.5 Linear feet Collection consists of the D.C. Comprehensive Plan including documents relating to the comprehensive plan for the National Capital; manuscript and committee records; printed ephemera; newspaper articles; newsletters; magazine articles; brochures and guidebooks; awards and certificates. The material dates from 1928-92. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center

2130 H. St. NW Washington, D.C. 20052 Phone: 202-994-7549 Email:

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Harrison Lee papers, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University.

Restrictions on Access

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Acquisition Information

In June of 1996, Anna L. Lee donated the papers of her late husband Harrison Lee to the George Washington University (GWU) Gelman Library. All rights and interests were transferred to the Department of Special Collections.

Restrictions on Use

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Historical or Biographical Note

Harrison Lee (1920-1993) worked for the U.S. Army and the CIA as an intelligence analyst. After his retirement in 1973, Lee became an active leader in the Washington, D.C. Chinatown community. The collection material reflects Lee's involvement as a community activist and leader in Washington's Chinatown for more than 20 years. The period covered in this collection coincided with one of the most interesting and active phases of redevelopment and urban planning in the city.

Collection Scope and Content

This collection consists of the D.C. Comprehensive Plan including documents relating to the comprehensive plan for the National Capital; manuscript and committee records; printed ephemera; newspaper articles; newsletters; magazine articles; brochures and guidebooks; awards and certificates. The material dates from 1928-92.

Collection Organization

Organized into seven series: D.C. urban planning/ D.C. comprehensive plan, Community and business organizations, Wah Luck House, Miscellaneous/ peripheral projects and concerns of the Chinese Community in Washington, Printed ephemera, Awards and certificates, and Blueprints.

Subject Terms Individuals Lee, Harrison Lee Corporate Entities Wah Luck House (Washington, D.C.) Topics City planning Business Housing Geographic Locations Washington (D.C.) Chinatown (Washington, D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records MS2011 Series 1 D.C. urban planning/D.C. comprehensive plan, 1977-1988 2 Linear feet

This series consists of the DC Urban Planning/DC Comprehensive plan. The D.C. Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the D.C. City Council and enacted into law in 1984 after years of full community review and comment. Until the Home Rule Act of 1974, the federal National Capital Planning Commission was the agency responsible for planning for the district. The Home Rule Act gave local planning authority to the city while N.C.P.C. retained an "overlay" authority for the federal functions. The D.C. Comprehensive Plan plotted a 20-year course for the development of the city. The series consists of general information, DC Downtown Development and Chinatown Development. The material dates from 1977-88.

1 1 DC Municipal Planning Office publication, "Comprehensive Planning Process", 10 pages, 01/1977 1 2 Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: District of Columbia Components, staff Draft, 09/1982 1 3 Urban Design Elements -- Chapter 7 of Comprehensive Plan, Staff Draft, 05/1983 1 4 Proposed Presentation and Historic Features Elements, Chapter 8 of Comprehensive Plan, 05/17/1983 1 5 Downtown DC -- Chapter 9 of the Comprehensive Plan, 07/1982 1 6 Implementation Report, Chapter 10 of comprehensive plan, 08/1983 1 7 Additional Information for Comprehensive Plan, 08/18/1983 1 8 Community Comments Downtown, 08/1983 1 9 Community Participation in the Planning Process, 08/1983 1 10 Planning Report, 08/1983 1 11 Correspondence -- Organization of Chinese Americans supporting the Comprehensive plan, 11/04/1983 1 12 Public hearing on Bill 5-282 of Comprehensive Plan, witness list, testimony, newspaper article, 11/14/1983 1 13 Objectives and Policies Relating to Chinatown, 01/31/1984 1 14 Land Use Element, 08/1984 1 15 Progress Report on the Comprehensive Plan -- Review of Resolution of 1986, 05/20/1986 1 16 DC Office of Planning -- Implementing the District Elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital, 2nd edition, 04/1988 1 17 7-402 "A Proposed Resolution" to the Comprehensive plan, 05/12/1988 1 18 Transcripts of June 21, 1988 public hearing on PR 7-402, undated 1 19 Committee Report on PR 7-402, 07/12/1988 1 20 Bill 7-524 -- amendment of 1984 Land Use Amendment Act of 1984, 09/23/1988 2 1 Four Land Use Maps (generalized, residential, commercial and production, public and institutional) and accompanying guide, 09/1985 2 2 DC Office of Planning -- Implementing the District Elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital, 3rd edition, 04/1990 2 3 DC Downtown Development: Reaction of the Committee of the Whole to the proposed development of the 12th and G St Area, correspondence, August-September, 1976 2 4 DC Downtown Development: Procurement of funds for development on 6th and H St, correspondence and Washington Post article, 1976 2 5 DC Downtown Development: DC national Capital Downtown Committee, Inc. -- Highlights in Downtown Washington, Downtown progress Brochure, 1976 2 6 DC Downtown Development: Correspondence -- President Carter's approval of the Downtown Progress, 02/11/1977 2 7 DC Downtown Development: Annual reports on the progress of the Downtown progress, 1977-1978 2 8 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Development Task Force Draft Operating Principles, 11/15/1978 2 9 DC Downtown Development: Downtown press releases, 1977-1979 2 10 DC Downtown Development: DC Office of Planning and Development -- "Land Use Assessment: downtown Washington DC" -- Discussion Draft, 10/1981 2 11 DC Downtown Development: Downtown: A People Place -- Greater Washington Board of Trade, original report (October 20 1980) DC government's response (March 1981), 1980-1981 2 12 DC Downtown Development: A Living Downtown: Planning Concepts, 04/1981 2 13 DC Downtown Development: DC Downtown "Working Paper #2 -- The Base case", 11/30/1981 2 14 DC Downtown Development: DC Office of Planning and Development "living Downtown" working paper, 01/1982 2 15 DC Downtown Development: Mayor's Downtown Committee -- Map, 07/1982 2 16 DC Downtown Development: A Summary of: A Living Downtown, 04/1984 2 17 DC Downtown Development: DC Preservation of Historic Buildings In the Pennsylvania Avenue Historic Site, 1986 2 18 DC Downtown Development: DC Mayor's Commission on Downtown Housing -- "Downtown Housing in Washington DC: realizing the Goal of a Living Downtown", 11/1988 2 19 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Streetscape -- Draft report, undated 3 1 DC Downtown Development: Draft Statement of Urban Design Goals and Objectives, undated 3 2 DC Downtown Development: Committee's Membership Lists, undated 3 3 DC Downtown Development: Various Committee mailing Lists, undated 3 4 DC Downtown Development: Issues Concerning the retail core, 01/1980 3 5 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Planning Issues, 12/17/1981 3 6 DC Downtown Development: Necessity for an interim committee to regulate development before finalization of Downtown Plan, 12/19/1981 3 7 DC Downtown Development: Maps -- General Concepts and Chinatown, 09/1981 3 8 DC Downtown Development: Summation of Preliminary Findings of the Urban Design Subcommittee, 12/09/1981 3 9 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Study for Washington DC -- Various Drafts, 12/31/1981-03/11/1982 3 10 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Urban Design Plan -- Adopted Goals and Recommendations, after 1981, undated 3 11 DC Downtown Development: Second Downtown Work session -- Major Policy Issues, 02/04/1982 3 12 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Design Review and Supporting Documentation, 02/23/1982 3 13 DC Downtown Development: Priorities for Downtown, 03/09/1982 3 14 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Issues unresolved by the Downtown Sketch Plan, 04/13/1982 3 15 DC Downtown Development: Outstanding Issues, 04/06/1982 3 16 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Development District -- Draft, 02/22/1989 3 17 DC Downtown Development: Recommended Urban Design Policies and Actions, undated 3 18 DC Downtown Development: DC Office of Planning and Development -- Downtown Zoning Concepts -- Draft, 02/12/1982 3 19 DC Downtown Development: Key Features of Chinatown Zoning Provisions, undated 3 20 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Development District -- Zoning issues, Chinatown Examples, undated 3 21 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Development Zone -- First Discussion draft, 07/25/1988 3 22 DC Downtown Development: Testimony by downtown partnership on Zoning Case #88-7, 09/08/1988 3 23 DC Downtown Development: Downtown Development District -- Summary of Changes in Base Zones, 02/22/1989 3 24 DC Downtown Development: DC Zoning Panel Confirms Retail Rules, The Washington Post, 03/18/1989 3 25 DC Downtown Development: Changes made to zoning of the housing provisions, November August, 1989 3 26 DC Downtown Development: Correspondence -- view against down zoning, 11/15/1989 3 27 DC Downtown Development: Critique of the Downtown District Proposal to the DC Zoning Commission, 12/06/1989 3 28 DC Downtown Development: DC Zoning Commission Case #89-25 -- Downtown Development District Housing/Mixed Use Examples of Office Planning, 1989 3 29 DC Downtown Development: DC Zoning Commission -- Notice of Public Hearing Case #89-25, 02/22/1990 3 30 DC Downtown Development: Presentation of the Downtown Partnership to the Zoning Committee on Case #89-25, 02/26/1990 3 31 DC Downtown Development: DC Office of Planning -- "Rezoning for a Living Downtown", 02/1990 3 32 DC Downtown Development: DC Zoning Commission Case #89-25 Downtown Development District Witness List, 03/01/1990 3 33 DC Downtown Development: DC Zoning Commission Case #89-25 Downtown Development District -- Community testimony by Bosco Lee, 03/01/1990 3 34 DC Downtown Development: Notes on the hearing testimony and information, 03/02/1990 3 35 DC Downtown Development: Projected adverse effects of zoning restrictions on Chinatown, undated 3 36 DC Downtown Development: US National Capital Planning Commission, "Downtown Design and Development" 1974 (also cataloged in SPEC HT168.W3.05 1974), 1974 3 37 DC Downtown Development: DC Downtown Progress -- "Downtown Washington: A Walking Guide", 1976 3 38 DC Downtown Development: Public/Private partnership in Downtown Revitalization, promotional publication, 10/1976 3 39 DC Downtown Development: "Streets for people" -- brochure and correspondence, 1977 3 40 DC Downtown Development: DC Office of Business and Economic Development "DC More than the Nations Capital" promotional materials, 12/1980 4 1 DC Downtown Development: DC Office of Planning and Development "Sign Regulations in the District of Columbia", 03/1981 4 2 DC Downtown Development: Metropolitan Washington Planning and Housing Association "Housing: New Ways to Wage the War" Annual Report, 1981 4 3 DC Downtown Development: "Downtown Afoot: Paving the Way for Pedestrians" -- GWU Department of Urban and Regional Planning (also in SPEC NA2543.P4.DL8 1981), 07/1981 4 4 DC Downtown Development: DC Department of Public Works, "Downtown Street Network Study", 11/01/1985 4 5 DC Downtown Development: DC Department of Public Works, "Downtown Street Network Study Project", 02/19/1986 4 6 DC Downtown Development: "Affordable Housing?" article in the Real Estate Reporter, 10/1990 4 7 DC Downtown Development: DC Downtown Loop Bus Plan, undated 4 8 Chinatown Development: Chinese Community Planning, Contract No DC-RLA-1727, Memorandum No 1 & 2, 1973 4 9 Chinatown Development: Correspondence Making Chinatown visible, 12/1977 4 10 Chinatown Development: Installation of "Chinatown" Directional Signs, August and September, 1978 4 11 Chinatown Development: A Living Downtown for Washington DC -- Chinatown, various drafts, 1981 4 12 Chinatown Development: Recommendations for the Downtown Plan -- Chinatown, 07/1982 4 13 Chinatown Development: Strategies for the Economic Development of Chinatown, 09/15/1982 4 14 Chinatown Development: List of architect candidates, 05/04/1984 4 15 Chinatown Development: Prospective architect's resume and sketches, 06/25/1984 4 16 Chinatown Development: Preliminary Concept Development of Chinatown park on 6th and I St, 07/1988 4 17 Chinatown Development: Chinatown Design Standards, AEPA, 08/14/1988 4 18 Chinatown Development: Chinatown -- Chinese Design Elements, 11/20/1988 4 19 Chinatown Development: DC Chinatown Emergency Action Steps, 11/20/1988 4 20 Chinatown Development: AEPA (Architects Engineer Planner Association "The Future of Washington's Chinatown: Extinction or Distinction", undated 4 21 Chinatown Development: Office of Planning -- Chinatown Design Review Procedures, 02/01/1991 4 22 Chinatown Development: Architectural design for the METRO site at 7th St, undated MS2011 Series 2 Community and business organizations, 1988-1992 2 Linear feet

This series consists of materials related to the Chinatown Steering Committee, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, D.C., Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporated, Chinatown Economic Development Company, D.C. Downtown Partnership, and the D.C. Chinatown Program, also known as the Chinatown Team, or Chinatown Committee other miscellaneous materials. This material dates from 1988-92.

4 23 Chinatown Steering Committee: 618-620 H St -- alteration proposal, 10/31/1980 4 24 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, minutes, 12/07/1982 4 25 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, minutes, "Economic Analysis of Chinatown", comments on Analysis, 12/21/1982 4 26 Chinatown Steering Committee: Memo "Priorities in the Development of DC's Chinatown", 12/21/1982 4 27 Chinatown Steering Committee: Purpose Statement, 1983 4 28 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, minutes, 01/18/1982 4 29 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, 02/27/1983 5 1 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 07/19/1983 5 2 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, membership and officer qualifications, 07/25/1983 5 3 Chinatown Steering Committee: Request for meeting venue, meeting notice, minutes, 19/31/1983 5 4 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, 11/28/1983 5 5 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, 01/11/1984 5 6 Chinatown Steering Committee: Committee membership, 05/1984 5 7 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, minutes, 05/02/1984 5 8 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, minutes, 05/17/1984 5 9 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, 06/22/1984 5 10 Chinatown Steering Committee: Request for meeting venue, meeting notice, minutes, presentation of "The Chinatown Program-Part of a Living Downtown", 07/25/1984 5 11 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, 09/12/1984 5 12 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 10/09/1984 5 13 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 11/14/1984 5 14 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- compliments from the Deputy mayor to the Committee, 02/05/1984 5 15 Chinatown Steering Committee: Testimony for the District of Columbia Zoning Commission "The Techworld Project", 12/13/1984 5 16 Chinatown Steering Committee: Various Drafts of the Washington Chinatown Steering Committee's By-Laws, 1984 5 17 Chinatown Steering Committee: The Final By-Laws of the Washington Steering Committee, 1984 5 18 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 01/09/1985 5 19 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 02/04/1985 5 20 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- Invitation to participate on the Public Advisory Committee, 08/07/1985 5 21 Chinatown Steering Committee: 11/06/1985 -- request for meeting venue, undated 5 22 Chinatown Steering Committee: Committee membership, 02/1986 5 23 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- from Chief Downtown Section office of planning, 02/03/1986 5 24 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 04/07/1986 5 25 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence (draft) express concern over non-implementation of Columbia Comprehensive plan Act of 1984, 04/14/1986 5 26 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, minutes, 05/05/1986 5 27 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- Kai Tong Design Associates, Inc Activity update, 05/05/1986 5 28 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 06/02/1986 5 00029A Chinatown Steering Committee: Request for meeting venue, 02/17/1986 5 00029B Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 12/01/1987 5 30 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, The Chinatown Program in 1987 working draft, 02/02/1987 5 31 Chinatown Steering Committee: Memorandum -- attendance policy, 02/24/1987 5 32 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, March February, 1987 5 33 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 04/06/1987 5 34 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes,August March, 1987 5 35 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, 10/05/1987 5 36 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 11/02/1987 5 37 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 11/16/1987 5 38 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 12/07/1987 5 39 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, resolution on design concept of the Far East Trade Center, 01/11/1988 5 40 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, 02/01/1988 5 41 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, attendance list, correspondence -- response to the presentation of the Joint Project Preserving Small Buildings Downtown, 03/07/1988 5 42 Chinatown Steering Committee: Comments on the Joint Project on Preserving Small Buildings in Downtown, 04/14/1988 5 43 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence "Implementing the District Elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital", 06/10/1988 5 44 Chinatown Steering Committee: Testimony Transcript of Mr. Lee at the Council hearing on the Comprehensive, 06/21/1988 5 45 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- project presentation, 07/06/1988 5 46 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, attendance list, 07/11/1988 5 47 Chinatown Steering Committee: Committee By-Laws, 07/25/1988 5 48 Chinatown Steering Committee: Petition -- re-schedule election of Co-chairman, 08/01/1988 5 49 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, 08/01/1988 5 50 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, minutes, 09/12/1988 5 51 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, correspondence, 501 G St renovation project, 10/03/1988 5 52 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- endorsement of renovation projects, 10/12/1988 5 53 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, design sketch, 11/14/1988 5 54 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, fact sheet on development in Square 428, 12/05/1988 5 55 Chinatown Steering Committee: Annual attendance List, 1988 5 56 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, minutes, attendance list, endorsement of DRI project, 01/05/1989 5 57 Chinatown Steering Committee: Sign approvals, 02/13/1989 5 58 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, meeting notice, minutes, sign applications, 03/13/1989 5 59 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, attendance list, 04/03/1989 5 60 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, 06/05/1989 5 61 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- announces signature of mayor's order 89-132, 07/03/1989 5 62 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, minutes, 07/01/1989 5 63 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, agenda, 08/07/1989 5 64 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, presentation of Marlo Furniture design review, 09/01/1989 5 65 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, 09/26/1989 5 66 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, minutes, attendance list, 10/02/1989 5 67 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, rejection of Downtown Development District draft proposal, 11/06/1989 5 68 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- resolution to oppose all down zoning in Chinatown, 12/05/1989 5 69 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, 12/09/1989 5 70 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 01/08/1990 5 71 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, attendance list, proposal for 730 5th St project, 02/08/1990 6 1 Chinatown Steering Committee: Zoning Commission hearing, 03/02/1990 6 2 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, attendance list, agenda, 03/12/1990 6 3 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, agenda, 04/02/1990 6 4 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, 04/14/1990 6 5 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- rejection of proposed offer for community space by the Far East Center, 05/18/1990 6 6 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, attached copy of 1988 By-Laws, agenda, 06/04/1990 6 7 Chinatown Steering Committee: July 9 1990 -- Meeting notice, agenda, 07/09/1990 6 8 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence "Chinatown Design review Procedure", 07/14/1990 6 9 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- The Building/Square 429, 11/02/1990 6 10 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, 11/05/1990 6 11 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, 02/04/1991 6 12 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, 03/04/1991 6 13 Chinatown Steering Committee: Minutes, agenda, 06/03/1992 6 14 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, 07/01/1991 6 15 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, plans concerning 740 6th St, 08/05/1991 6 16 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, 09/09/1991 6 17 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, minutes, lantern designs, 12/02/1991 6 18 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, minutes, dues statements, 02/03/1992 6 19 Chinatown Steering Committee: March 2 1992 -- Agenda, minutes, The Shakespeare Theatre presentation, 03/02/1992 6 20 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, 10/05/1992 6 21 Chinatown Steering Committee: Agenda, status report of 810 7th St., 09/14/1992 6 22 Chinatown Steering Committee: Sign Design Sketch, 11/09/1992 6 23 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- proposed amendments to the District Elements of the Comprehensive plan, 12/31/1992 6 24 Chinatown Steering Committee: Correspondence -- request of Chinese Arch, 12/31/1992 6 25 Chinatown Steering Committee: Meeting notice, agenda, Chinatown program: review of 1992, 01/04/1993 6 26 Chinatown Steering Committee: Miscellaneous -- List of Associates in Chinatown, undated 6 27 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: By-laws and regulations in pamphlet form, undated 6 28 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Correspondence -- addition of Chinese motifs to Gallery Place Metro Station, 04/18/1975 6 29 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Correspondence -- Don't Tear it Down Citizen's Action Group, 06/10/1976 6 30 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Correspondence -- WRC-TV editorial, 06/21/1976 6 31 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Documents and follow-up correspondence dealing with the American Bicentennial grand parade, 07/03/1976 6 32 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Correspondence -- Letter of resignation from CCBA's secretarial position, 07/09/1976 6 33 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Association's involvement in the Street for People Dedication Committee, 03/29/1977 6 34 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Association's involvement in the development of the Wah Luck House, 1980 6 35 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Financial and Accounting Final report, 1980 6 36 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Tax Exempt Status and Original Statement of Election, 1981 6 37 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Various Drafts of By-Laws, 1982 6 38 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Translation of By-Laws into Cantonese, 03/10/1982 6 39 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Final Revised Statement of Election and By-laws, 05/26/1983 6 40 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Association membership list, 04/13/1987 6 41 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Chinese American Community Leaders meet with the Deputy Mayor, 04/23/1987 6 42 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Meeting Notices, 1983-1989 6 43 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Application for Tax Exemption, 10/1984 6 44 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Proposed Property Exchange of 803 H street, 02/25/1992 6 45 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Washington, DC: Various forms and receipts, undated 6 46 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Sketches for Seal, 11/18/1977 6 47 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Articles of Incorporation and later amendments, 1977-1978 6 48 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Organization's By-Laws, various drafts in both English and Chinese, 1980-1982 6 49 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Minutes, 1977 6 50 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Minutes, 1978 6 51 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Minutes, 1979 7 1 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Minutes, 1980 7 2 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Minutes, 1981 7 3 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Minutes, 1982 7 4 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Minutes, 1983 7 5 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Director Certification papers, 07/24/1983 7 6 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Minutes, combined meeting of board of directors and advisors, 01/1992 7 7 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Documents detailing Limited Partnership Agreement and relating to construction of Wah Luck house, 1979-1982 7 8 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Organizational Tax Exemption, Correspondence and Application, 1979 7 9 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Financial statements, 1980-1983 7 10 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Promotional materials, "The Arch: Buy a Ticket for our Future" flyers, tickets, guest list, 12/1979 7 11 Washington Chinatown Development Company Incorporation: Sketch for Corporate seal, 11/1977 7 12 Chinatown Economic Development Corporation: Articles of Incorporation, 06/30/1982 7 13 Chinatown Economic Development Corporation: Organization's By-Laws, undated 7 14 Chinatown Economic Development Corporation: Minutes, 1982 7 15 Chinatown Economic Development Corporation: Correspondence, Gallery Place North project, 11/04/1982 7 16 Downtown Partnership: DC Downtown Partnership - defined, undated 7 17 Downtown Partnership: Community Outreach Meeting -- Purpose Statement and List of standing Teams, after September 1984, undated 7 18 Downtown Partnership: Membership Rosters, undated 7 19 Downtown Partnership: Original "Standing Teams" and Restatement of Objectives, undated 7 20 Downtown Partnership: Co-Chairman's Security Initiatives, 07/17/1986 7 21 Downtown Partnership: Agenda, team progress report, 07/24/1986 7 22 Downtown Partnership: Agenda, work plan for 1987, minutes, 10/30/1986 7 23 Downtown Partnership: Agenda, minutes, 01/15/1987 7 24 Downtown Partnership: Executive Summary of retail Action Committee Meeting, 03/14/1987 7 25 Downtown Partnership: Team progress report, 04/22/1987 7 26 Downtown Partnership: Management Entity, 05/12/1987 7 27 Downtown Partnership: July 22 1987 -- Agenda, preservation of small buildings, minutes, 07/22/1987 7 28 Downtown Partnership: Articles of Incorporation, October July, 1987 7 29 Downtown Partnership: Strategic Planning Session, 10/14/1987 7 30 Downtown Partnership: Team Briefing: Background History, undated 7 31 Downtown Partnership: List of Members, 1988 7 32 Downtown Partnership: Agenda, minutes, 03/23/1988 7 33 Downtown Partnership: Organization's By-Laws, report on Preserving Small Buildings Downtown, Process for Establishing A Special Improvement District, 02/09/1988 7 34 Downtown Partnership: Agenda, nominations for board of directors, 1987 Annual Report, 05/11/1988 7 35 Downtown Partnership: Agenda, financial reports, team progress report, Implementation of Task Force, 09/22/1999 8 1 Downtown Partnership: Meeting notice, agenda, team progress report, minutes, 10/27/1988 8 2 Downtown Partnership: Meeting notice, An overview of the DC Downtown Partnership, wrap-up correspondence, 11/05/1989 8 3 Downtown Partnership: Meeting notice, 1989 strategic plan, 1989/90 proposed budgets, report on Chinatown team, Team reports July 27 1989 -- meeting announcement, agenda, mid-year statement, 1989 strategic plan, Task Force-recommendations, 1989 marketing documents, meeting summary, undated 8 4 Downtown Partnership: Meeting announcement, agenda, mid-year statement, 1989 strategic plan, Task Force -- recommendations, 1989 marketing documents, meeting summary, 07/27/1989 8 5 Downtown Partnership: Meeting notice, agenda, treasurer's report, team presentations, letter to FOX-TV, list of relevant meeting dates, 10/26/1989 8 6 Downtown Partnership: Meeting notice, agenda, 1989 accomplishments, proposed 1990 programs, 1989 financial statement, 1990 proposed budget, meeting summary, 01/24/1990 8 7 Downtown Partnership: Independent Auditor's report and Recommendations, 04/20/1990 8 8 Downtown Partnership: Agenda, 04/27/1990 8 9 Downtown Partnership: Meeting notice, Agenda, 06/05/1990 8 10 Downtown Partnership: Meeting notice, agenda, Chinatown team speaking points, financial status, displaced downtown retailers, meeting summary, 07/26/1990 8 11 Downtown Partnership: Downtown Management District Initiative -- Summary of Findings and Recommendations, 07/1990 8 12 Downtown Partnership: Meeting notice, agenda, holiday marketing and promotions, proposed 1991 budget and programs, 10/25/1990 8 13 Downtown Partnership: Agenda, meeting notice, 04/25/1991 8 14 Downtown Partnership: Summary of Downtown partnership's accomplishments, 12/11/1992 8 15 Downtown Partnership: The Seventh Street Arts Area, 04/1986 8 16 Downtown Partnership: Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee, 02/02/1987 8 17 Downtown Partnership: Downtown Development Portfolio: Profiles of 1987-1992 projects with Special Emphasis on Retail Space, 04/1988 8 18 Downtown Partnership: Building on Urban Success, 1988 ca. 8 19 Downtown Partnership: 1989 Annual Report, undated 8 20 Downtown Partnership: Calendars of Events, 1989 Summer and 1990 Winter issues, undated 8 21 Downtown Partnership: Resource Guide for Small and Minority Retailers, 05/1990 8 22 Downtown Partnership: Downtown Development Portfolio, 10/1990 8 23 Downtown Partnership: Downtown partnership New letters, 1988-1990 8 24 Downtown Partnership: DC Operating and Capital Budgets for 1985 February January, 1984 8 25 Downtown Partnership: Mayor's Advisory Committee on Resources and Budget -- Meeting notice and agenda, 03/06/1984 8 26 Downtown Partnership: Mayor's Advisory Committee on Resources and Budget -- meeting minutes, 03/15/1984 8 27 Downtown Partnership: Budgetary Hearing in Chinese Community, 03/17/1984 8 28 Downtown Partnership: Community Budget Conference, February January, 1985 9 1 Downtown Partnership: Citizens and the District Budget process, 1985 9 2 Downtown Partnership: District of Columbia FY 1985 -- Budget in Brief, undated 9 3 Downtown Partnership: Mayor's Budget Message, 1986 9 4 Downtown Partnership: Revenue-Sharing program, undated 9 5 Chinatown Team: History of the Chinese People in Washington, undated 9 6 Chinatown Team: Chinatown notes for brochure, undated 9 7 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Marketing Plan, undated 9 8 Chinatown Team: Summary of Consultants Memorandum Report No. 2 (Market Demand), undated 9 9 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Team Membership, n.d., undated 9 10 Chinatown Team: DC Chinatown Community Survey, 1977 9 11 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Program Progress Report 03/1977, undated 9 12 Chinatown Team: Correspondence concerning formation of the Chinatown planning Committee, 1978-1979 9 13 Chinatown Team: Chinatown - Challenges, Possibilities, and Common Myths - paper by AEPA, preliminary draft, 12/19/1981 9 14 Chinatown Team: Outline of the Chinatown program, 12/07/1982 9 15 Chinatown Team: Correspondence -- assistance of Chinatown Team with the metro, 05/05/1983 9 16 Chinatown Team: Updating the Chinatown Program, draft, 05/02/1984 9 17 Chinatown Team: The Chinatown program -- Part of a "Living Downtown", 06/1984 9 18 Chinatown Team: Chinatown program -- detailed membership list, 06/22/1984 9 19 Chinatown Team: Chinatown program -- Economics/Business, 1984 9 20 Chinatown Team: Chinatown -- Recent Commercial Development, after 1984, undated 9 21 Chinatown Team: The Chinatown program in 1986, 01/1986 9 22 Chinatown Team: List of new members of the Chinatown Team, 09/24/1986 9 23 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Team -- Meetings and Reports, 1986 9 24 Chinatown Team: Correspondence -- request for information on other cities' Chinatowns, 01/1987 9 25 Chinatown Team: DC Office of Planning "The Chinatown Program in 1987" Downtown Washington DC, working draft, 02/1987 9 26 Chinatown Team: Various drafts of the Chinatown Marketing Brochure, 05/29/1987 9 27 Chinatown Team: Estimated Production Cost of the Chinatown Marketing Brochure, 06/24/1987 9 28 Chinatown Team: Draft of the Chinatown "List of Contacts", 06/12/1987 9 29 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Visitor Information Survey -- GWU Internship, 09/1987 9 30 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Visitor Information Survey, prepared for the DC Office of Planning, 12/1987 9 31 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Team -- meetings and reports, 1987 9 32 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Team -- meetings and reports, 1988 9 33 Chinatown Team: Nominations for members of the Chinatown team, 11/18/1988 9 34 Chinatown Team: The Chinatown Program, various drafts, 1988-1989 9 35 Chinatown Team -- meetings and reports, 1989 9 36 Chinatown Team: Reassessment of the Chinatown Team's priorities and programs, 1989 9 37 Chinatown Team: Chinatown program promotion -- guidebooks/brochures, 03/09/1990 9 38 Chinatown Team: Chinatown -- Press Release, 04/26/1990 9 39 Chinatown Team: Chinatown program -- looking back: 1990 In Review, discussion draft, 02/04/1990 9 40 Chinatown Team: Chinatown program Design Review procedures, article, 02/1991 9 41 Chinatown Team: Chinatown Program - Looking Back, 1991 9 42 Chinese Community Services, Certificate and Articles of Incorporation, July, 1979 9 43 Documentation of Opium Issue (Yves St. Laurent Perfume) Correspondence, News clippings, 1979 9 44 Mayor's Overall Economic Development Advisory Committee, 1980, correspondence, undated MS2011 Series 3 Wah Luck House, 1977-1982 2 Linear feet

This series consists of materials on the development of the Wah Luck House. The idea for government subsidized housing for Chinatown's residents displaced by the convention center was a concern of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association since the early 1970s. After a long series of grant proposals for development funds and public hearings, the project was finally approved in 1977. This series traces the history of the Wah Luck House from the purchase of the land, through funding, search for an architect, to determining tenant selection. Designed by Alfred Liu in a style termed as "modernism in Chinese dress", it introduced modern Chinese design motifs with red-paneled balconies on the 10 story, 153 unit white apartment building. When Wah Luck house opened in 1982, there were over 1,500 applications. Five years later the waiting list was cut off at 500. It was the last new housing to be built in Chinatown. Material in this series dates from 1977-82.

10 1 Feasibility Study, April, 1973 10 2 Convention Center construction (clippings), 1977-1978 10 3 Convention Center Hearings, testimony, 1977 10 4 Background Planning, 1977-1978 10 5 History and background, misc. correspondence, 1975-1980 10 6 HUD Urban Development Action Grants, July, 1978 10 7 HUD, Urban Development Action Grants, community letters, regulations, July, 1978 10 8 Relocation Assistance Information (HUD), 1979 10 9 Harrison Lee's notebook (memos, letters, re Wah Luck, 1970-1980 10 10 Contractors (letters from companies making bids), n.d., undated 10 11 National Housing Partnership. Brochures, 1978 10 12 National Center for Housing Management, Inc., Brochures, n.d., undated 10 14 Housing Capital Corporation, brochure, 1978 10 15 Donations and Gifts, n.d., undated 10 16 Harrison Lee's notes on conference calls, 1978 10 17 General background correspondence (H. Lee's original folder), 1977-1979 10 18 Public Hearings, Press Release, 01/1978 10 19 HUD Block Grant Guidelines, Draft, 01/1978 10 20 Loan Application, 1979 10 21 Proposed Chinese Community Center, 1979 11 1 Correspondence - National Corporation of Housing Project, 1980-1983 11 2 Architects/Proposals -- Alfred Liu, undated 11 3 Architects/Proposals -- Donohoe, undated 11 4 Architects/Proposals -- Ronald Hsu, undated 11 5 Architects/Proposals -- James G. Davis, undated 11 6 Architects/Proposals -- Klein, Clarens, Tong and Widome, undated 11 7 Architects/Proposals -- P.E.C. Park and Company (1), undated 11 8 Architects/Proposals -- P.E.C. Park and Company (2), undated 11 9 Architects/Proposals -- Saunders, Cheng, and Appleton, undated 11 10 Architects/Proposals -- Wanchul Lee Associates PC, undated 12 1 Social Services, Proposed programs, staff, undated 12 2 Community Activity Facility, undated 12 3 HUD Application, Section 202/8 Forms, correspondence, undated 12 4 HUD, Correspondence re grant, 1979 12 5 Limited Partnership (Chinatown Dev. Corp and National Corp. for Housing Partnership, 1979 12 6 IRS, Tax Exemption, undated 12 7 Development Fees Agreement, 1980 12 8 Development Fees Agreement, 1980-1981 12 9 Washington Chinatown Development Company Certification, undated 12 10 Financing, correspondence, resources, undated 12 11 Housing for the Elderly, examples of brochures, floor plans of existing projects, n.d., undated 12 12 Grand Opening, press releases, 1982 12 13 Initial Closing Documents, Part I, 03/31/1981 12 14 Initial Closing Documents, Part II. 03/31/1981, undated 12 15 Application for Section 220 Mortgage Insurance, undated 13 1 National Corp. for Housing Partnerships, correspondence re closing and settlement, undated 13 2 Sales Contract, Lot 52, Square 453, March 31, 1981 13 3 Manager position, applications, evaluation, 1981 13 4 Ground Breaking Ceremony, 05/09/1981 13 5 Original Purchase Agreements (investors and Nat. Corp. for Housing Partnership, June, 1981 13 6 Certificate of Achievement, 1981 13 7 Opening articles, press releases, letters, undated 13 8 Invitation List for Dedication of Wah Luck, 09/19/1982 13 9 Ad for apartments, Shoppers Guide, 10/15/1982 13 10 Proposed Social Services Program, 11/1982 13 11 HUD, Economic Dev. Conference, 1983 13 12 Final Closing Documents, 04/14/1983 13 13 Final Closing Documents, 04/14/1983 13 14 Meditation Garden, 1984 13 15 Financial Statement, 1987 13 16 HUD, memo re Section 202, re conflict of interest policy, 1988 13 17 Tenants -- Lists of names, actions, comments, 1982 13 18 Contact report, 07/30/1982 13 19 Application forms, leases, undated 13 20 Proposed lease form, undated 13 21 List of Chinese families displaced by convention center, undated 13 22 On Luck House, San Francisco (similar development), undated 13 23 Tenants' activities, n.d., undated MS2011 Series 4 Miscellaneous peripheral projects and concerns of the Chinese community in Washington, 1974-1989 1.5 Linear feet

This series consists of materials on the 1976 Bicentennial Celebration, Chinatown Gate (Chinatown Friendship Archway, Downtown Commercial and Residential Historic Districts, East West Center (also the Far East Trade Center), Gallery Place METRO, Lunar New Year Celebration, the Minority Contracting Act and Techworld. The material in this collection dates from 1974-89.

14 1 Bicentennial of 1976: Bicentennial Parade, Taiwanese Dragon, logistics, photographs, undated 14 2 Bicentennial of 1976: Bicentennial News (re Local Heritage Projects, 1976), undated 14 3 Bicentennial of 1976: Chinese American Wall Mural, 1976 (funded by the Office of Bicentennial Programs, undated 14 4 Bicentennial of 1976: Bicentennial Ethnic/Racial Council Conference Report, 06/27/1974-06/28/1974 14 5 Bicentennial of 1976: Bicentennial Ethnic/Racial Coalition, Interim Steering Committee, 10/08/1974-10/09/1974 14 6 Bicentennial of 1976: Bicentennial Ethnic/Racial Conference Report, 01/20/1975-01/22/1975 14 7 Bicentennial of 1976: Bicentennial Ethnic/Racial Council, Executive Committee Meeting, 05/30/1975 14 8 Bicentennial of 1976: Bicentennial Ethnic/Racial Alliance Program Guidelines, June, 1975 14 9 Chinatown Gate (Friendship Arch): "Chinatown Gateway: A Proposal of Giving D.C. Chinatown An Identity," Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, 12/1984 14 10 Chinatown Gate (Friendship Arch): Letter opposing People's Republic Arch, June, 1984 14 11 Chinatown Gate (Friendship Arch): Similar arches and gates, photographs and newspaper articles re gates in Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, etc.), undated 14 12 Chinatown Gate (Friendship Arch): Dedication Ceremony, Invitations and Program, 11/20/1986 14 13 Chinatown Gate (Friendship Arch): "Chinatown Archway at the Center of New Hotel Development," D.C. Office of Planning News, 12/1986 14 14 Chinatown Gate (Friendship Arch): Chinatown Archway. Newspaper Clippings, 1984-1986 14 15 Chinatown Gate (Friendship Arch): Correspondence, n.d., undated 14 16 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, 1976 14 17 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, 1982 14 18 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, 1983 14 19 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, 1985 14 20 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, 1986 14 21 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, 1987 14 22 Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration, 1988 and 1989 15 1 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Background. "Downtown Survey Completed..." Don't Tear It Down. April, 1981 15 2 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Correspondence. Don't Tear It Down to Harrison Lee, 1981 15 3 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Downtown Residential Historic District. Application for Historic District Status. 1981 Prepared by the Joint Committee on Landmarks for the National Capitol, undated 15 4 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Downtown Commercial Historic District. Application for Historic District Status. 1981. Prepared by the Joint Committee on Landmarks for the National Capitol, undated 15 5 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Request for Postpone of Public Hearing for Downtown Residential Historic District. Joint Comm. On Landmarks for the National Capitol (with letters in support), 1981 15 6 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Testimony from Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Assoc., opposing historic designation, 1981 15 7 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Statement from John McKoy, of D.C. Planning and Development. Statement on merits and deficiencies of application for Downtown Residential Historic District. March, 1982 15 8 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: D.C. Historic Preservation Division. "Introduction to Historic Preservation Processes Under D.C. Law." n.d., undated 15 9 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: U.S. Joint Committee on Landmarks of the National Capital. Decision recommending nomination of Downtown Historic District. July, 1982 15 10 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Statement from John McKoy of D.C. Planning and Development. Statement on merits and deficiencies of application for Downtown Commercial Historic District. March, 1982 15 11 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Halcyon Ltd. Final Recommendations on Preserving Small Buildings Downtown, 1988 15 12 Downtown Historic and Commercial Districts: Newspaper Clippings, 1981-1984 15 13 East West Trade Center: Alley Closing Hearing, testimony and opinions, 1984 15 14 East West Trade Center: Conroy Co. Press release announcing development partnership. June, 1986 15 15 East West Trade Center: Prospects for Development (draft) and project overview, fact sheet, n.d. (Alfred Liu and Conroy Co), undated 15 16 East West Trade Center: Promotional Brochure Conroy Company, n.d., undated 15 17 East West Trade Center: Correspondence. Chinatown Steering Committee to Mayor, re community concerns re Development of Far East Center, 1988-1989 15 18 East West Trade Center: Presentation (2nd) before Chinatown Steering Committee, 1988 15 19 East West Trade Center: Letters in opposition to proposal for Far East Center, 1989-1990 15 20 East West Trade Center: "The Year of the Snakes: Chinatown Sinks its Fangs into Megadeveloper Mel Simon,"" Regardies, 06/1989 15 21 East West Trade Center: Newspaper Clippings, 1983-1988 15 22 East West Trade Center: Maps of construction site, Chinatown (including alley closings), n.d., undated 15 23 East West Trade Center: Notes by architect John Carl Warnecke, n.d., undated 15 24 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Gallery Place METRO Station; Gallery Place North Metro Site Joint Development Prospectus. D.C. Office of Planning and Development. August, 1982 15 25 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Pre-proposal Conference: Sign-Up Sheet, 09/15/1982 15 26 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Gallery Place. Proposal for Development from the Chinatown Development Corporation, 11/1982 15 27 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Misc. correspondence, 1975-1982 15 28 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Opening of Yellow Line. Ceremony, speeches, guest list, program, 04/30/1983 15 29 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Design Proposals: Chinatown Economic Development Corporation, 11/08/1982 15 30 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Design Proposals: Fairburn Organization, Inc., n.d., undated 15 31 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Design Proposals: Gallery Place Association, 14, 1979 15 32 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Design Proposals: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 12/03/1981 15 33 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Weaver Brothers' Bid, n.d., undated 15 34 Gallery Place METRO Stop: Clippings, 1983-1989 16 1 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: Minority Business Opportunity Commission. Minority Contracting Act of 1976/Act to extend to 1980, 1976 16 2 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: D.C. Council Bill 3-253. Bill to Amend the Minority Contracting Act of 1976 {i.e. to exclude Asian Americans}, 01/23/1980 16 3 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: D.C. Law 1-95 As Amended by D.C. Law 3-91. Minority Contracting Act {exclusion is legally enacted}, 09/13/1980 16 4 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: Misc. Correspondence re Minority Contracting Law, 1980-1982 16 5 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: John Wilson introduces legislation to reinstate Asian Americans into Minority Contracting Act, 03/18/1982 16 6 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: Letters in Support of John Wilson's Amendment, 05/1982 16 7 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: David Clark's testimony before the City Council, 05/1982 16 8 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: Minority Contracting Act Amendment. Asian American legally replaced in protected group, 1982 16 9 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: Newspaper clippings on issue, 1982 16 10 Minority Contracting Act of 1976: Minority Contracting. Press release for Linda Topping against Nadine Winter's proposal to limit the businesses of Asian Americans in Black neighborhoods, 1986 16 11 Techworld: International Developers, Inc. Development Prospectus, 10/1983 16 12 Techworld: Chinatown Steering Committee. Testimony for Eighth Street Closing, 05/22/1984 16 13 Techworld: Techworld. Briefing Package. Press Releases, 1984-1985 16 14 Techworld: Correspondence, invitations. IDI and Harrison Lee, 1984-1985 16 15 Techworld: IDI, Report of Company Activities, 05/1983 16 16 Techworld: Techworld Newsletters, 1984 16 17 Techworld: IDI, Inc. A Decade of Important Developments, 1975-1985 16 18 Techworld: IDI, Inc. Report of Company Activities, 05/1985 16 19 Techworld: Techworld. Newspaper Clippings, 1984-1986 16 20 Techworld: Grand Opening Celebration. Invitation, 11/14/1989 MS2011 Series 5 Printed ephemera, 1975-1992 .5 Linear feet

This series consists of printed materials from the 1975-92. Major sources were the Washington Post, the Washington Times, the Washington Business Journal, and the Metro Chinese Journal, published bi-weekly in Cantonese in Silver Spring, Md. The series also includes newsletters from 1976-92, magazine articles from 1982-95, brochures and guidebooks 1974-90's. This includes D.C. Agency brochures (e.g. on Historic Districts, Using Zoning and Land Use Map) as we as government sponsored and commercial guides to Washington, and Chinatown.

17 1 Newspaper Clippings, 1975 17 2 Newspaper Clippings, 1976 17 3 Newspaper Clippings, 1978 17 4 Newspaper Clippings, 1979 17 5 Newspaper Clippings, 1981 17 6 Newspaper Clippings, 1982 17 7 Newspaper Clippings, 1983 17 8 Newspaper Clippings, 1984 17 9 Newspaper Clippings, 1985 17 10 Newspaper Clippings, 1986 17 11 Newspaper Clippings, 1987 17 12 Newspaper Clippings, 1988 17 13 Newspaper Clippings, 1989 17 14 Newspaper Clippings, 1990 17 15 Newspaper Clippings, 1991 17 16 Newsletters, 1976 17 17 Newsletters, 1977 17 18 Newsletters, 1981 17 19 Newsletters, 1982 17 20 Newsletters, 1983 17 21 Newsletters, 1984 17 22 Newsletters, 1985 17 23 Newsletters, 1986 17 24 Newsletters, 1987 17 25 Newsletters, 1988 17 26 Newsletters, 1989 17 27 Newsletters, 1990 17 28 Newsletters, 1991 17 29 Newsletters, 1992 17 30 Magazine Articles: Moser, Charlotte, "Year of the Bulldozer: Future Looks Grim for Washington's Chinatown," Regardies, 02/1982 17 31 Magazine Articles: Van Dyne, Larry, "The Excitement of Old Downtown," The Washingtonian, 02/1986 17 32 Magazine Articles: Schindehette, Susan, "Chinatown's Chance," Dossier, 05/1987 17 33 Magazine Articles: "The Year of the Snakes: Chinatown Sinks its Fangs into Megadeveloper Mel Simon," Regardies, 06/1989 17 34 Magazine Articles: Fisher, Marc, "'If the Price is Right, We Sell': The Last Days of Chinatown,"Washington Post Magazine, 01/29/1995 17 35 Magazine Articles: Richman, Phyllis, Stroffner, Robert, et. al., "Dining Out," "Cheap Eats," (articles on dining out in Chinatown), Washingtonian, 1985-1989 17 36 Brochures and Guidebooks: Community Services Directory, (Asian-American), 1974 17 37 Brochures and Guidebooks: Chinatown: A Special Place (draft and final publication), 1986-1988 17 38 Brochures and Guidebooks: Chinatown--assorted guides, to restaurants, Lunar New Year celebrations, 1989-1990 17 39 Brochures and Guidebooks: Downtown Washington: Restaurant & Theatre Guide, 1990 Holiday Shopping Guide (take Metro), Calendar of Events, Downtown, D.C. A Walking Guide, undated 17 40 Brochures and Guidebooks: General Guides, n.d. All About Town, See Washington by Metrorail, Washington, D.C. Conventioneer's City Map Guide, undated 17 41 Brochures and Guidebooks: D.C. Government brochures: How to Use the District of Columbia Proposed General Land Use Map, Do You Own Property in an Historic District?, undated MS2011 Series 6 Awards and certificates, 1929-1984 .5 Linear feet

This series consists of awards and certificates presented to Harrison Lee.

18 1 Small Accompanying Items: 2 chevrons, from the appointment to Corporal in Co G of the high school Cadets, 05/10/1929 18 2 Small Accompanying Items: Ribbon, from the appointment to Captain of Co D 3rd Reg't of the High School Cadets, 04/1939 18 3 Small Accompanying Items: Ribbon, from Eastern High School Diploma, 06/21/1939 18 4 Oversized print documents: Certificate of appointment to Captain in the Company D, 3rd Regt of the High School Cadets, 04/1939 18 5 Oversized print documents: Eastern High School Diploma, 06/21/1939 18 6 Oversized print documents: Award of distinguished Cadet as a member of the Reserve officers' Training Corps, 05/29/1940 18 7 Oversized print documents: Certified 16 hours of training in the management of housing for the elderly and list of all participants in seminar, 11/20/1978-11/21/1978 18 8 Oversized print documents: Certificate of Appreciation to the Downtown Plan, 07/23/1984 18 9 Oversized print documents: Misc. letters to Harrison Lee, appointments, thanks, etc., undated MS2011 Series 7 Blueprints, undated 1 Linear feet

This series consists of one blueprint. Far East Center (7th St., NW between G & H){unbuilt} Architect: AEPA, 2421 Penn. Ave., NW Washington, DC 20037) Developers: Conroy Co. and Melvin Simon of Chinatown Development Corporation. Approximately 36 pages.

19 1 Apprx. 36 pp., Far East Center (7th St., NW between G & H){unbuilt} Architect: AEPA, 2421 Penn. Ave., NW Washington, DC 20037) Developers: Conroy Co. and Melvin Simon of Chinatown Development Corporation, undated