Robinson, John A., of San Francisco, Calif.
Inspector, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, San Francisco, Calif. Early career devoted to the arrest and deportation of prostitutes in San Francisco and surrounding areas; also responsible for the transport of aliens to deportation sites. Special assignments directed from Washington D.C. included an investigation of the white slave market on the West Coast. A member of the Board of Special Inquiry in the 1930s.
From the description of John A. Robinson papers pertaining to the U.S. Immigration Service : San Francisco, Calif. 1906-1936. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122382903
Inspector, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, San Francisco, Calif.
From the description of Papers, 1909-1936. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28420153
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| creatorOf | Robinson, John A., of San Francisco, Calif. Portraits of immigrants and criminals from the John A. Robinson papers [graphic]. | California historical society | |
| creatorOf | Robinson, John A., of San Francisco, Calif. John A. Robinson papers pertaining to the U.S. Immigration Service : San Francisco, Calif. 1906-1936. | California historical society | |
| creatorOf | Robinson, John A., of San Francisco, Calif. Papers, 1909-1936. | California historical society |
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