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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter to James G Swan from Charles T Wilder |
| Reference | 102-13-3, Box 102 |
| Library | University of British Columbia |
| Collection | The Chung Collection |
| Date | 1893 |
| Description | Letter to James G Swan Esq, Hawaiian Consul, Port Townsend, Washington, from Charles T Wilder, the Hawaiian Consul General in San Francisco, California, regarding two enclosed letters. The first letter is to C Murray Beattie of the Hawaiian Consulate in Vancouver, British Columbia, from the Department of Foreign Affairs on 30 September 1893, regarding restriction of Chinese immigration to the Hawaiian Islands. The second letter is to Charles T Wilder from the Office of Collector of Customs, Port of San Francisco on 23 October 1893, regarding the Afong family and status of Chinese already naturalized in Hawaii. Also included are two blank forms: the first is named, Embarkation Permit (Under Special Bond), a Hawaiian Consul form for granting permission for embarkation to Honolulu; the second is a form for granting permission to enter the ports of the Hawaiian Islands. Both forms are mentioned in the letter of 30 September 1893. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Migration and Immigration |
| Keywords | foreign, foreign affairs, foreign policy, government, legal rights, right, port, immigration, regulations, law, legislation, employment, labour, mining, provisions, native, voyage, vessel, passengers |
| Countries | USA; Canada; China |
| Places | San Francisco; Hawaii; Vancouver; Hong Kong |
| Ports | Seattle, USA |
| Additional Information |
This item forms part of the Wallace B Chung and Madeline H Chung collection. In 1999, the Chung family made this exceptional gift to the University of British Columbia Library. The collection, now housed in UBC's Irving K Barber Learning Centre, contains more than 25,000 rare and unique items (documents, books, maps, posters, paintings, photographs, silver, glass, ceramic ware and other artefacts). In making a generous gift of this unique and extensive research collection, Dr Chung gives back to Canada something of what he and his family have gained since his grandfather came from China to settle in Victoria more than 100 years ago. Inspired to start collecting by an illustrated poster of the CP RMS Empress of Asia in his father’s tailor shop in Victoria, Dr Wallace B Chung assembled an extensive research collection of items on early British Columbia history, immigration and settlement, particularly of Chinese people in North America, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. The collection is one of the most exceptional and extensive of its kind in North America and has been designated as a national treasure by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the University of British Columbia library catalogue. |
| Copyright | Item provided courtesy of University of British Columbia Library |
