Editor:
Koh, Keng We
Synopsis:
Singapore’s Social & Business History Through Paper Ephemera in the Koh Seow Chuan Collection demonstrates the importance of paper ephemera such as receipts, legal documents and remittance letters as a primary source for historical research.
Based on artefacts from the Koh Seow Chuan Collection at the National Library Singapore, the essays in this book focus on the operations of early Eu Yan Sang, the business practices of the Chettiars as well as the role of remittance letters in maintaining family ties for overseas Chinese living in Singapore.