John Birge Sawyer papers, circa 1900-1958.

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John Birge Sawyer papers, circa 1900-1958.

Contains documents related to Sawyer's work dealing with immigration, Chinese immigration in particular, including official forms, procedures, correspondence, and his experiences. Also includes papers regarding his career advancement, and a couple of letters to and from his daughter Josephine Sawyer regarding her father.

2 boxes (.6 linear ft.)

eng,

chi,

spa,

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SNAC Resource ID: 8339649

UC Berkeley Libraries

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United States. Consulate General (Hong Kong, China)

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United States. Consulate General (Shanghai, China)

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United States. Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization

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Sawyer, John Birge, 1881-1970

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John Birge Sawyer was a California native and graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. For the United States Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, he was the Chinese Inspector at Portland, Oregon, vice consul at Hong Kong, Chinese and Immigrant Inspector at San Francisco, and vice consul at Shanghai. From the description of John Birge Sawyer papers, circa 1900-1958. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 86119466 John Birge Sawyer was a grad...