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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Chinese in California |
| Reference | MS 3129 |
| Library | California Historical Society |
| Collection | Chinese and Japanese in California Miscellany, 1888-1920 |
| Date | 1888-1920 |
| Description | Assorted legal documents, an envelope, and a newspaper clipping pertaining to Chinese in California. Also includes one letter and one legal document pertaining to Japanese in California. Material is mostly about persons in San Francisco, with one set of documents for persons in Nevada. Legal documents, typewritten or printed with some handwritten notations, for several Chinese men, include: writs of habeas corpus, statements, affidavits, a passport, and other items. Many documents include identification photographs. |
| Document Type | Clipping, Manuscript, Business Records |
| Theme(s) | Regulation and Legislation; Migration and Immigration |
| Keywords | status, citizen, government, passport, law, Chinese, legal, official, identification, immigration, affidavit, court, merchant, family, legal right, business, steam, witness, habeas corpus, proceedings |
| Countries | USA; China; Japan; Mexico |
| Places | Nevada; California; Austin; Pasadena; Marysville |
| Ports | San Francisco, USA |
| Ships | Siberia, China |
| Language | Chinese |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue. |
| Copyright | California Historical Society |
