V 23－Household. Names, Phones, Instructions, 1943, 1970-1979, undated
File — Box: 13, Folder: 1
Identifier: 0039_PER_Pian_Series_1_Subseries_13_Folder_1
－4 business name cards attached to the inside front cover of the folder. Includes:
1) Frank Nappi, piano tuning, repairing and rebuilding (Note 2)
2) Walter J. Wynn, George E. Gage, Jr., The Gay-Dow Co., Inc., upholstering, drafting (Note 2)
3) Conrad W. Watson, painting contractor, industrial-commercial-residential (Note 2)
4) Andrew F. West, piano tuning and repairing (Note 2)
－2 note cards attached to the inside front cover of the folder. Includes:
1) Note from George F. Burton. November 14, 1970. Typescript. On snow plowing (Note 2)
2) Note on Gay Dow upholstering. Holograph (Note 2)
－Note on Kelly Sons. Holograph. On chimney sweeping (Note 2)
－Meter reading form for gas and electricity. 1 card. “Commonwealth Gas Company. Cambridge Electric Light Company” (Note 2)
－Business card of Miveris Movers, piano moving, rigging & crane hoisting. With handwritten note on verso (Note 2)
－Promotional leaflet for RAF, elite II services (Note 2)
－Directions in caring for your Miniature Orange Plant. 1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages). Instruction sheet on growing Calamondin (Note 2)
－Note on fire wood. 1 slip. Holograph. With name, phone number and price (Note 2)
－Plan for Brattle Circle conduits. Cambridge Electric Light Co. 1 map ; on sheet 43 x 64 cm. “Date: Sept. 28, 1942, Sept. 23, 1943” (Note 2)
－Notes on calling garbage service. Aug. 20, ’79. 1 sheet. Holograph (Note 2)
－Renew your Danish chair. Newspaper advertisement of E.J. Evan (Los Angeles, California) (Note 2)
－Good Buys by mail from Walter Drake. Newspaper advertisement (Note 2)
－4 note cards. Includes:
1) 7 things to do. Holograph
2) Contacts of Katherine Collins. Holograph (Note 2)
3) Instruction from Pian to Chapman House Service. Nov. 21. Typescript. With handwritten notes on verso
4) Phone number of A.L. Tauriac, house cleaner. Holograph (Note 2)
－Home cleaning by Arthur Treacher. Leaflet (Note 2)
－Release on draperies & curtains. 1 form. With handwritten note on verso (Note 2)
－Order blank for live redwood burl. 1 order form. “Muir Woods Inn, Mill Valley, California 97941.” On verso: Growing information for live redwood burl (Note 2)
－Business name card of Fireplace Wood and Landscaping, Edward W. Caswell (Note 2)
－Telephone number of Gulf Station on Mt. Auburn St. for snow shoveling. Holograph (Note 2)
－Letter from Fire Department of City of Berkeley, California to Theodore Hsueh-Huang Pian. December 4, 1970. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (photocopy). Accompanied by: Notice to remove debris, weeds, vines, shrubs and brush. 1 sheet (Note 2)
－College Teas Association and Newcomers Club, Harvard University 1971-72. 1 folded sheet (Note 2)
－Pyramids mirror ‘art guilt’, Gregory Mcdonald writes for The Globe. 1 sheet (page 17) (Note 2)
－Homemakers is help : a national organization of home and health care personnel. Folded leaflet (Note 2)
－Name card of M.F. Holman, Cambridge Electric Lt. Co. 1 sheet. Holograph (Note 2)
－Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Tibet Shop (San Francisco). Aug. 20, 1976. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy)
－Letter from William A. Rae, President, Frost and Higgins to homeowner. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (photocopy). On sending a booklet “Why you should care for your trees” (Note 2). Attached with a business name card, with handwritten message on verso, of Martin Manley Tree and Landscape Service. Accompanied by 1 business reply card (Note 2)
－Payment schedule to Dr. & Mrs. Chao. 1 sheet. Holograph (photocopy). On the 1057 house
－Instruction on signing an instrument before a notary public. 1 sheet ; 7 x 12 cm. With handwritten notes: Return to Ho Home address (Note 2)
－Letter from Rulan & Ted Pian to Mr & Mrs Hedrick. Nov 17, 1974. 2 sheets. Holograph, signed
－Name card of Frank K. Ho. With handwritten address on verso (Note 2)
－Quitclaim deed. August 9, 1979. 1 sheet. Unsigned. On transferring from Theodore H. and Rulan C. Pian a real property in Berkeley, California to Yuen Ren Chao and Buwei Yang Chao (Note 2)
－Arborway Tree Care. Folded leaflet (Note 2)
1) Frank Nappi, piano tuning, repairing and rebuilding (Note 2)
2) Walter J. Wynn, George E. Gage, Jr., The Gay-Dow Co., Inc., upholstering, drafting (Note 2)
3) Conrad W. Watson, painting contractor, industrial-commercial-residential (Note 2)
4) Andrew F. West, piano tuning and repairing (Note 2)
－2 note cards attached to the inside front cover of the folder. Includes:
1) Note from George F. Burton. November 14, 1970. Typescript. On snow plowing (Note 2)
2) Note on Gay Dow upholstering. Holograph (Note 2)
－Note on Kelly Sons. Holograph. On chimney sweeping (Note 2)
－Meter reading form for gas and electricity. 1 card. “Commonwealth Gas Company. Cambridge Electric Light Company” (Note 2)
－Business card of Miveris Movers, piano moving, rigging & crane hoisting. With handwritten note on verso (Note 2)
－Promotional leaflet for RAF, elite II services (Note 2)
－Directions in caring for your Miniature Orange Plant. 1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages). Instruction sheet on growing Calamondin (Note 2)
－Note on fire wood. 1 slip. Holograph. With name, phone number and price (Note 2)
－Plan for Brattle Circle conduits. Cambridge Electric Light Co. 1 map ; on sheet 43 x 64 cm. “Date: Sept. 28, 1942, Sept. 23, 1943” (Note 2)
－Notes on calling garbage service. Aug. 20, ’79. 1 sheet. Holograph (Note 2)
－Renew your Danish chair. Newspaper advertisement of E.J. Evan (Los Angeles, California) (Note 2)
－Good Buys by mail from Walter Drake. Newspaper advertisement (Note 2)
－4 note cards. Includes:
1) 7 things to do. Holograph
2) Contacts of Katherine Collins. Holograph (Note 2)
3) Instruction from Pian to Chapman House Service. Nov. 21. Typescript. With handwritten notes on verso
4) Phone number of A.L. Tauriac, house cleaner. Holograph (Note 2)
－Home cleaning by Arthur Treacher. Leaflet (Note 2)
－Release on draperies & curtains. 1 form. With handwritten note on verso (Note 2)
－Order blank for live redwood burl. 1 order form. “Muir Woods Inn, Mill Valley, California 97941.” On verso: Growing information for live redwood burl (Note 2)
－Business name card of Fireplace Wood and Landscaping, Edward W. Caswell (Note 2)
－Telephone number of Gulf Station on Mt. Auburn St. for snow shoveling. Holograph (Note 2)
－Letter from Fire Department of City of Berkeley, California to Theodore Hsueh-Huang Pian. December 4, 1970. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (photocopy). Accompanied by: Notice to remove debris, weeds, vines, shrubs and brush. 1 sheet (Note 2)
－College Teas Association and Newcomers Club, Harvard University 1971-72. 1 folded sheet (Note 2)
－Pyramids mirror ‘art guilt’, Gregory Mcdonald writes for The Globe. 1 sheet (page 17) (Note 2)
－Homemakers is help : a national organization of home and health care personnel. Folded leaflet (Note 2)
－Name card of M.F. Holman, Cambridge Electric Lt. Co. 1 sheet. Holograph (Note 2)
－Letter from Rulan Chao Pian to Tibet Shop (San Francisco). Aug. 20, 1976. 1 sheet. Typescript (carbon copy)
－Letter from William A. Rae, President, Frost and Higgins to homeowner. 1 sheet. Typescript, signed (photocopy). On sending a booklet “Why you should care for your trees” (Note 2). Attached with a business name card, with handwritten message on verso, of Martin Manley Tree and Landscape Service. Accompanied by 1 business reply card (Note 2)
－Payment schedule to Dr. & Mrs. Chao. 1 sheet. Holograph (photocopy). On the 1057 house
－Instruction on signing an instrument before a notary public. 1 sheet ; 7 x 12 cm. With handwritten notes: Return to Ho Home address (Note 2)
－Letter from Rulan & Ted Pian to Mr & Mrs Hedrick. Nov 17, 1974. 2 sheets. Holograph, signed
－Name card of Frank K. Ho. With handwritten address on verso (Note 2)
－Quitclaim deed. August 9, 1979. 1 sheet. Unsigned. On transferring from Theodore H. and Rulan C. Pian a real property in Berkeley, California to Yuen Ren Chao and Buwei Yang Chao (Note 2)
－Arborway Tree Care. Folded leaflet (Note 2)
Dates
- 1943, 1970-1979, undated
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Note 1: Contains personal data or sensitive information; access restricted
Conditions Governing Use
Note 2: Copyright restrictions may apply
Extent
1 file(s)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Pian, Rulan Chao, 1922-2013 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the CUHK Library Archival Collections Repository
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Special Collections Reading Room
3/F, University Library
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
spc@lib.cuhk.edu.hk