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Historical Immigration, Documents, Articles and Other Immigration Items

The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives has considerable documents and information on the mass migration of immigrants from primarily European countries to North America. Note that Immigration and the social - economic and other factors may be covered under separate topics.

Immigration Archives - We The People

Read more about Steerage - The Immigrant's Journey with additional articles, documents and photographs of steerage related immigration and the immigrant voyage in steerage.

You May also be interested in the following:

  • 1923 Immigrant Documents - Ellis Island - A superb collection of documents from a Lithuanian Immigrant who traveled to America on the Holland America Line. Includes Immigrant Inspection Card and Certificate of Vaccination and Disinfested, Immigrant Outer Garment Identification Card, Passenger Manifest relating to this immigrant, and photographs.

Historical Articles on Immigration related topics - In the Queue For Uploading

  • 1838-06-12 Report to Congress on Passengers Arriving in 1837. Document No. 427, 25th Congress, 2nd Session, John Forsyth, The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The annual statement of the number and description of Passengers arriving in the United States on shipboard, during the year ending the 30th September 1837. Shows the number and designation of the passengers who have arrived in each collection district of the United States, and in each quarter, pursuant to the act of March 2, 1819, regulating passenger ships and vessels.
  • 1850-11-12 Depopulation of Ireland
  • 1870- The New York Custom house - Historical perspective covers the activity of the Custom House with information on smugglers from transatlantic voyages.
  • 1926 Brochure: How To Become A Citizen Of The United States, Foreign Language Information Service, New York City, 28 Pages. Topics Include Introduction, Declaration of Intention, Petition for Naturalization, The Final Hearing, Effect of a Man's Naturalization on His Family, Citizenship of Women, Procedure for Special Cases, Loss of American Citizenship.
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