Golden Pheasant Cafe records and related materials,

Golden Pheasant Cafe records and related materials,, circa 1930-1979

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Golden Pheasant Cafe (Portland, Or.)
Title: Golden Pheasant Cafe records and related materials,
Dates: circa 1930-1979 (inclusive)
19301979
Quantity: .9 : cubic feet (2 document cases)
Collection Number: Accession 25787.
Summary: Nine (9) ledgers generated by the Golden Pheasant Cafe in Portland, Or., a Chinese restaurant, circa 1930-1934. Ledgers contain brush-written entries in Chinese relating to the operation of the restaurant, including payroll, names of workers, and food purchased. The Golden Pheasant was a Chinese restaurant located in the Chinatown district of Portland, Oregon.
Repository: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions: This collection is unprocessed. For information contact the Oregon Historical Society Research Library at libreference@ohs.org, or 503-306-5240.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Golden Pheasant was a Chinese restaurant located in the Chinatown district of Portland, Oregon. It was popular with local dock workers.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Nine (9) ledgers generated by the Golden Pheasant Cafe in Portland, Or., a Chinese restaurant, circa 1930-1934. Ledgers contain brush-written entries in Chinese relating to the operation of the restaurant, including payroll, names of workers, and food purchased. Also includes: three (3) boxes of envelopes possibly used at the Golden Pheasant Cafe (stamped envelopes depict the four seasons in flowers); one (1) carved stone stamp of a Chinese character, possibly jade, contained in one (1) silk-covered box (the character was not used in the restaurant ledgers but is similar); one (1) lettering brush, hair and wood, marked "Made in Beijing/Follows your heart and adjusts to your hand," possibly used in restaurant ledgers; one (1) 7th grade monthly report card of Ethel Hauskins from the Victory School, circa 1930s; four (4) books of unused sales receipts, circa 1940s-1950s; three books (3) of unused United States National Bank of Oregon Jacksonville Branch checking account deposit slips for The Warehouse Store, circa 1970s; and one (1) book of money receipts, circa 1979.

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