Massachusetts. Division of Immigration.
Regulation of immigration into Massachusetts was successively the responsibility of the superintendents of alien passengers, 1848-1869 (for Boston, 1848-1863) and more generally the Board of Alien Passengers, 1851-1863; the Board of State Charities through its general agent's Subdept. of Immigration and Local Business, 1863-ca. 1869 and Subdept. of Immigration, ca. 1869-1879; and the State Board of Health, Lunacy, and Charity, 1879-1886, and State Board of Lunacy and Charity, 1886-1891, through their Division of Immigration, Dept. of Indoor Poor, from 1882 under contract to the U.S. Treasury Dept.
From the description of Indexes to arrivals in the Port of Boston, 1848-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81949062
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Massachusetts. Division of Immigration. Indexes to arrivals in the Port of Boston, 1848-1891. | Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Massachusetts. Board of Alien Commissioners. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts. Subdept. of Immigration. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts. Subdept. of Immigration and Local Business. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts. Superintendent of Alien Passengers. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Works Progress Administration. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | |||
| Massachusetts--Boston |
| Subject |
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| Ships |
| Immigrants |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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| Managing immigration |
Corporate Body
Active 1848
Active 1891
