William W. Husband papers, 1891-1940.

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William W. Husband papers, 1891-1940.

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Reports, speeches, newspaper clippings, notes, and other manuscripts, primarily of William Walter Husband, who was executive secretary of the U.S. Immigration Commission, the Commissioner-General of Immigration, 1921-1924; and Asst. Secretary in the Dept. of Labor, 1925-1935. Includes reports and other records of the U.S. Immigration Commission (mounted in 2 v., 1907-1910), a folder of notes on immigration by Husband's son, Richard Fenton Husband, and an incomplete and unpublished manuscript by Thomas Walker Page, entitled: A History of European Immigration to the United States before 1875. Box 3 contains photocopies of collection materials: 1891-1926.

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Husband, William W. (William Walter), 1871-1942

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Born in Vermont, Husband was the son of an Irish immigrant father and an American-born mother. After an early career as a journalist, Husband came to Washington, D.C. in 1903 as secretary to Senator William P. Dillingham, who served as a member of the Senate Immigration Committee and who appointed Husband as the committee clerk, giving him early expertise in immigration. Around 1907, he became the executive secretary of the U.S. Immigration Commission, which was headed by Dillingham. Husband was...

United States. Department of Labor

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The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government, responsible for occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The Department of Labor is headed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The purpose of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the well being of the wage earners, job seekers,...

United States. Bureau of Immigration

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Chinese inspectors of the U.S. Immigration Service were charged with identifying and apprehending illegal Chinese immigrants in violation of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The cases were tried before the Commissioner of the U.S. District Court, R.D. George. If found guilty, the U.S. Marshal Ben F. Daniels was responsible for their deportation. From the description of Record of proceedings in criminal cases, 1905-1907. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). World...

Page, Thomas Walker, 1866-1937

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University of Virginia economics professor; chairman, U.S. Tariff Commission. University of Virginia economics professor; chairman U. S. Tariff Commission. From the description of Papers of Thomas Walker Page [manuscript], 1906-1937. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814612 ...

Husband, Richard Fenton, d. 1968.

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United States. Immigration Commission (1907-1910)

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