Reminiscences of Joseph May Swing : oral history, 1967.

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Reminiscences of Joseph May Swing : oral history, 1967.

United States Immigration Commissioner; illegal immigration from Mexico; Chinese immigration and the "confession program"; immigration legislation; relations with President Eisenhower and with Congress.

Transcript: 76 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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