Harry Hom Dow Papers
Dow, a son of Chinese immigrants, was raised in Massachusetts during a time when the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was in place and anti-Chinese sentiment and discrimination were common. Despite those challenges, the Suffolk Law School graduate became the first Chinese-American to pass the Massachusetts Bar exam, served in the military, opened a private law practice, and was a noted activist.
- material types (general)
- textual records
- material types (specific)
- correspondence
- materials start date
- materials end date
- subject
- Chinese cultural activities; immigrants' rights
- language
- Chinese; English
- official website
- https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/exhibits/show/harry-hom-dow
- described at URL
- https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/about/moakley-archive-and-institute/collections/ms111_findingaid_pdftxt.pdf?la=en&hash=065A01C964B7935DA3B09A58F04B9934D86D9A95
- collection type
- archival collection
- records creator
- Harry Hom Dow
- donor
- Chinese Historical Society of New England
- maintainer
- Moakley Archive & Institute
- access restriction status
- fully restricted access
- digitization status
- partially digitized
- access policy notes
- project status
- A small portion of the collection have been processed and digitized
- project start year
- project end year