Blotter from Toy's Oriental Restaurant
- UTSC 006-2-3-58-11
- Item
- 1936
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Blotter features a small calendar, a poem "The Lily and the Rose," and opening information of the restaurant.
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Blotter from Toy's Oriental Restaurant
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Blotter features a small calendar, a poem "The Lily and the Rose," and opening information of the restaurant.
Barr Tambyah, J. to S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Includes one letter and one fragment of a letter that had to be photocopied due to preservation concerns.
Velupillai, Harriet Annamma to E. G. Chelvanayakam
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Emily Grace Chelvanayakam correspondence
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Subseries contains personal correspondence addressed to Emily Grace Chelvanayakam. Letters are arranged alphabetically by the correspondent's name.
Series also contains the many letters of condolences and telegrams sent to Emily Grace after her husband's death in April 1977. Personal condolence letters from family are in a folder organized chronologically. The letters of condolence and telegrams are in their original order, which may have been by date received.
Menu from the United States - New Jersey
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Contains menu from Bamboo Garden, Bergenline Avenue and 34th Street.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Thevathasan, Rev. S. M. to S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Contains first page of letter only. Other pages not found.
Part of Dan Bender Zoo collection
Photographs in this series depict zoo officials weighing a gorilla, an elephant pinning its keeper to the ground, a camel at Highland Park Zoo during a zoo sit-down strike, a photograph of Mr. Moke the Chimpanzee with a Mr. Robert Tomarchin, who was charged with stealing the Chimpanzee from the St. Louis Zo,o and a zoo official feeding a 4 month old Chimpanzee.
Part of Dan Bender Zoo collection
Menus from the United States - Oregon (1940s to 1950s)
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Contains two menus: Harold and Effie's New Lynwood Cafe, 796 Pacific Highway 99 North and Royal Street; Hung Far Low Restaurant, 112 Northwest 4th Avenue.
Barr-Kumarakulasinghe (Muttiah), Rasamma [?] to S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Ceylon Newspaper Limited/ The Sutantiran
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Ceylon Newspapers Ltd. was registered as a company in 1946, with Chelvanayakam being one of the directors. From 1947 to 1983 it published the Tamil paper The Sutantiran. There was a brief pause from 2 June 1958 to 20 October 1958 when the Government closed the press under emergency powers.
Subseries contains account statements, memos, reports, and correspondence regarding the newspaper.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
File contains trifold, booklet and card sized menus from France. Menus are from Annecy and Paris. Menus feature Chinese (Cantonese), Russian and Indo-Chinese cuisine. Restaurant types include teahouses.
Menus from Antigua and Barbuda
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
File contains menu from the restaurant China Garden in St. John's, Antigua. Menu is in booklet form.
Menus from the United States - Texas (1940s to 1950s)
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Contains two menus: Ng Ka Pay Cantonese Cuisine; Tai Shan Restaurant.
Tamil Newspaper Fund receipts and payment account
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Includes 10 pages of an account statement listing subscribers and payment amounts.
Constitution of the Ilanka Tamil Arasu Kadchi
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Includes 7 pages.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
The subseries includes menus and some correspondence from countries that are a part of the European continent including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales.
The subseries comprises areas part of Central, Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Europe.
Menus feature Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Thai, Finnish, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Indian and Indo-Chinese, Russian and seafood cuisine.
Menus types found in this subseries includes take away menus, static menus, bound menus, trifold formatted menus, and photocopies. Business cards for a small portion of the restaurants are attached to the menus.
China Garden Chinese Restaurant
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Menus from the United States - District of Columbia (oversized)
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Tamil Newspaper Fund list of subscribers
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Includes a list of 5 pages of 168 subscribers, their location and paid amount, undated.
Barr-Kumarakulasinghe (Muttiah), Rasamma [?] to niece
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Letter to unidentified niece (Emily Grace Chelvanayakam?)
?, Sugirthamalar (Malar/Pushpam) to S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Menus from the United States - Utah (1942)
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
File contains a booklet style menu from Salt Lake City featuring Chinese and American cuisine.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Back cover notes that menu has an orchesta.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
File contains booklet and small sheet menus featuring European and Chinese cuisine. Menus are from Mumbai (formally Bombay).
Where is the Chicken in the Chow Mein [record] / Spielman-Weiss
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Hector Records Division of Dance Records, one side is instrumental, one side is vocal. Record is scratched.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
File contains one menu from Assam, India and another from Calcutta. Menu from Assam is foxing and torn. Menus feature American and Chinese dishes.
Rajendra, M. & S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
File contains correspondence between M. Rajendra and Chelvanayakam. Includes three letters. One letter has been photocopied for preservation purposes.
Part of Robert Bon Lee collection
Menu contains 7 pages. Inserts were enclosed in plastic red folder with Nanking sign image on the front cover but have been removed for preservation.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
File contains trifold and booklet style menus featuring Chinese cuisine. File also includes menus from the Hilton Hotel in Shanghai.
New Chinatown Chinese Jade Lounge souvenir photo
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Contains photograph of three men (two in military uniform) and one woman. Restaurant located at 454 Gin Ling Way, Los Angeles, California.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Unidentified photograph of an African American couple. Restaurant was located at 845 Prospect Ave. in the Bronx, New York.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Photograph of four couples celebrating an anniversary, signed by three couples. Restaurant was located at 40 West 8th Street, New York.
Charlie Low's Forbidden City souvenir photograph
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Contains photograph of three men in uniform and three women. Card is signed with messages to Nancy by both B.K. and Evelyn. Restaurant was located at 363 Sutter Street, San Francisco.
[Nanking Tavern and Restaurant]
Part of Robert Bon Lee collection
Menu is white and says "famous Chinese food" at the top.
Shanghai Lil souvenir photograph
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Portrait of a man. Card is signed by Ida, Brobie [?], and Lynn. Restaurant was located at 1020 Kearny, San Francisco, California.
New Shanghai Terrace Bowl souvenir photograph
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Contains photograph of five women, one perhaps in uniform. Unsigned. Restaurant was located at 421 Tenth Street, Oakland, California.
Monte Proser's Copaccabana souvenir photograph
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Unidentified photograph of man and woman. Restaurant was located at 10 East 60th Street, New York.
Part of Robert Bon Lee collection
[Driver's license - S. J. V. Chelvanayakam]
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Contains one leaf taken out of the driver's license. A black-and-white photograph of Chelvanayakam is pasted on.
Ceylon Newspapers Limited - Memorandum & Articles of Association
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Ceylon Newspapers Limited - Certificate of Incorporation
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Dimmas [?], Gerald to E. G. Chelvanayakam
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Ceylon Newspapers Limited - Statements of Audited Accounts & Reports
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds
Correspondence regarding The Sutantiran
Part of Samuel James Velupillai (S. J. V.) Chelvanayakam fonds