History and Genealogy

Highlights From The Library Collection - Immigration Commission Reports
are valuable research aids to anyone interested in the history of U.S. ...
Genealogy Notebook
Our latest additions to the History and Genealogy pages address questions common to researching immigrants.
Name Index to Bureau of Naturalization Correspondence
The “name” theme continues in the latest addition to the Research Guide, information about and advice for...
Highlights from the Library Collection
"New Year in America", painting by Lois Johnson shows children in Hmong costumes. Lois Johnson's original oil painting...
Edward Bing Kan: The First Chinese-American Naturalized after Repeal of Chinese Exclusion
The latest entry in the Historian's Mailbox.
Researching Deportation Records
The notebook answers a question about locating historical deportation or exclusion records. This question usually follows...
Quick Guide to finding INS Case and Correspondence Files Related to Specific Individuals
The vast collection of historical Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) subject, policy and correspondence files now...

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