City of Vancouver Council Meeting Minutes, April 9, 1937.

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City of Vancouver Council Meeting Minutes, April 9, 1937.

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9 Apr 1937, City of Vancouver Council Meeting Minutes page 1
9 Apr 1937, City of Vancouver Council Meeting Minutes page 2
Restaurants present at the meeting

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Identifier
COV Council Meeting Minutes, April 9, 1937.
Title
City of Vancouver Council Meeting Minutes, April 9, 1937.
Description
Vancouver City Mayor George C. Miller, Corporation Council, License Inspector, Surperintendent Darling, Mr. Denis Murphy on behalf of 7 Chinese-owned restaurants met to discuss "certain irregularities [that] have occured in Chinese restaurants where white waitresses were employed.
Format
JPGs, 3
Type
Municipal records
Creator
City of Vancouver
Date Created
2024-02-29
Is Part Of
City of Vancouver fonds
Date
1937-04-09

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Theme
See all items with this valueLabour
Sub-theme
Politics and race
Subject
Women in the Restaurant Sector
Racism
Chinese-owned restaurants
Chinatown
Places, Locations and Nations
Vancouver, Canada, Unceded Territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations
Chinatown, Vancouver, Canada
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Unofficial copy. Photographed by researcher.

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Source
See all items with this valueCity of Vancouver Archives
Provenance
City of Vancouver
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For research purposes. Contact archivists for details.

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Chinatown, Chinese-owned cafes, Chinese-owned restaurants, Race, Racism, Police, Municipal governement, Restaurant Sector, Waitresses, Working Conditions, Protest
City of Vancouver Cafe Registration
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