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A federal act of 1882 established procedures for recording immigrants arriving in the United States. The records maintained by federal immigration officials were often called immigration passenger lists of manifests.

From the description of Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Savannah, Ga., 1906-1945. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 174142611

Ellis Island, an island in Upper New York Bay, is named for Samuel Ellis, who acquired land on the island in 1785. Purchased in 1808 by the State of New York, the island was then turned over to the federal government, which used it for a time as a fort and arsenal to defend the harbor. Beginning in 1892, Ellis Island became the site of the federal immigration center. Between 1892 and 1924, 71 percent of alll immigrants to the United States came through the immigration center at Ellis Island. In 1924, restrictions on mass immigration by Congress diminished the role of Ellis Island as an immigration center, and until 1954 it was mainly used as a site to detain deportees. The island was declared a national monument in 1965, though lack of funds to restore the immigration facilities caused them to deteriorate in the ensuing decades. Private restoration efforts were begun in the 1980s, and a museum of immigratrion on the island was opened to the public in 1990.

Sources: Blumberg, Barbara. "Ellis Island," in The Encyclopedia of New York City, ed. Kenneth T. Jackson (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; New York: New York Historical Society, c1995), 372-373.

From the guide to the Manuscript and typescript histories of Ellis Island, N.Y., 1947, 1951, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
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referencedIn Centro de Estudios Fronterizo del Norte de México. A new policy perspective on immigration : working draft, 1985. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1949. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Master Index System for Naturalizations, 1906-present. Denver art museum
referencedIn Swing, Joseph M. (Joseph May), 1894-1984. Joseph M. Swing papers, undated. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf Manuscript and typescript histories of Ellis Island, N.Y., 1947, 1951 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Hart, Henry Melvin. Henry Melvin Hart Papers. 1927-1969. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn 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
referencedIn Andreĭ Sakharov papers, 1852-2002 (inclusive), 1960-1990 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. INS News Digest, 1977 Oct. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Roger Calero Defense Committee. Records, 1987-2003. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn United States. District Court (Hawaii Territory). Writ of habeas corpus final record book, 1903-1907. Denver art museum
creatorOf Fry, Edward F. Letters of Recommendation 1969-1971. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn United States. District Court (Hawaii Territory). Equity journals, 1916-1941. National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration
creatorOf Metcalfe, John, 1891-. Papers, 1846-1965 (bulk 1945-1962). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Government -- Immigration & Naturalization Service. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Crew lists of vessels arriving at Gloucester, Mass., 1918-1943. Gloucester Archives
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Ohio. Dept. of Mental Hygiene and Correction. Report on the admission of foreign-born patients, 1944-1957. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Earl G. Harrison Collection, 1943 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
referencedIn Schwabacher Family, Wuerzburg, 1746-1985, bulk 1914-1960s Leo Baeck Institute.
referencedIn Tilsen, Kenneth E., 1927-. Kenneth E. Tilsen papers, 1964-circa 2010. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Max James Kohler Papers, 1765-1963 (bulk 1888-1935) American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn Bert N. Corona Papers, 1923-1984 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Paul A. Freund papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Vaad Hatzala (New York, N.Y.). Records, 1940-1963, 1942-1949 (bulk) Yeshiva University
referencedIn Council of Americanization (Minneapolis, Minn.). Council records, 1920-1979. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Savannah, Ga., 1906-1945. Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Ferro, Edward, 1895-1968. Reminiscences of Edward Ferro : oral history, 1968. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Texas AFL-CIO. Mexican-American Affairs Committee. Records, 1951-1971. University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Series A, Subject correspondence files [microform], Supplement to Part 1, Asian immigration and exclusion, 1898-1941 / editorial advisor, Alan Kraut. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Papers, 1936-1970. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Chin, Yem Poy, 1914-. Chin Yem Poy family immigration papers, 1957-1969. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Boggess, Louise. Boggess, Louise, papers, 1945-1984. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Immigration clippings 1990-1994 Monterey Public Library
creatorOf Del Olmo, Frank. The Frank Del Olmo collection, 1963-1996. California State University, Northridge
creatorOf Transcript of deportation hearings, October 15, 1946 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Wilcox Collection, Kansas Collection
referencedIn Robinson, John A., of San Francisco, Calif. Papers, 1909-1936. California historical society
referencedIn Leyendecker, J. C., 1874-1951. Poster collection, 1917-[196-]. Lawrence Public Library
referencedIn Swing, Joseph M. (Joseph May), 1894-1984. Reminiscences of Joseph May Swing : oral history, 1967. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Records, 1919-1926. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Hastie, William. William Hastie papers. 1916-1976. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn United States. District Court (Virginia : Western District : Abington Division). Circulars of instruction. 1907-1916. Denver art museum
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Photographs, 1800-1900. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Archive for the History of Quantum Physics, 1898-1950 (bulk), 1898-1950 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Rodriguez, Felipe, 1885-. Felipe and Blandina (Guerrero) Rodriguez Family Papers, 1913-1955. California State University, Northridge
referencedIn United States. District Court (Hawaii Territory). Application for writ of habeas corpus case files, 1900-1952. Denver art museum
referencedIn Caribbean sea migration collection, 1959-2003. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1968 -1983 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Sylvester & Harris correspondence concerning publication of Romola Nijinsky's, Nijinsky, 1923-1983 (inclusive), 1931-1951 (bulk). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf United States Immigration and Naturalization Service Records, 1919-1926 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc]
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Rudolfo Guglielmi's [a.k.a. Rudolf Valentino] declaration of intention to become a U.S. citizen, 1895 November 10. Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
referencedIn Papers, 1955-1960, 1958-1960 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn Corona, Bert N. Bert Corona papers, 1923-1984. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. [Transcript of deportation hearings] University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library
referencedIn Louise Boggess Papers 85-167., 1945-1984 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Lee, Fong. Lee Fong immigration documents, 1937-1961. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Kauffman, Albert H.,. Oral history interview with Albert H. Kauffman, 1998 [videorecording]. University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library
referencedIn Kenneth E. Tilsen papers., 1964-circa 2010. Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Immigration Restriction League (U.S.) records, 1893-1921 Houghton Library
referencedIn American Civil Liberties Union Records: Subgroup 4, 1933-2002, 1970-2000 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
referencedIn Mark M. Litchman papers, 1901-1965 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
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