Papers, 1909-1936.

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Papers, 1909-1936.

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Personal and business correspondence, journals (22 v.), and other papers, of Robinson, whose early career was devoted to the arrest and deportation of prostitutes; together with information relating to his handling of Chinese aliens, particularly between 1909 and 1918, and, from ca. 1918, increasing numbers of Mexican immigrants.

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California historical society

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California historical society

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United States. Immigration and naturalization service

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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 i...

Robinson, John A., of San Francisco, Calif.

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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...