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United States -- Emigration and immigration

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

ACWA Rochester Joint Board Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5273
Abstract

Meeting minutes, 1919-1932; Broadsides, 1966

Dates: 1920-1966

American Association for Labor Legislation Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5001
Abstract

Records consist of correspondence, committee minutes, reports, financial records and research documents generated by staff members to facilitate legislative programs. These research materials deal with the following subjects: general labor law, general social insurance, health insurance, occupational safety, diseases and accidents, labor law administration, pensions and old age benefits, unemployment, wages, hours of work, working conditions, workers' compensation and unionism.

Dates: 1905-1943

American Association for Labor Legislation Records on Microfilm

 Collection
Identifier: 5001 mf
Abstract

Records consist of correspondence, committee minutes, reports, financial records and research documents generated by staff members to facilitate legislative programs. These research materials deal with the following subjects: general labor law, general social insurance, health insurance, occupational safety, diseases and accidents, labor law administration, pensions and old age benefits, unemployment, wages, hours of work, working conditions, workers' compensation and unionism.

Dates: 1905- 1945

Espenschied family history

 Collection — Manuscript box 43 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065249371]
Identifier: 1923
Scope and content

Includes historical and biographical sketches of the Espenschied [Espenscheid] family, photographs, genealogical chart, notes, and clippings. Also, 1 reel negative microfilm of historical sketches of the John Espenscheid family of Wayne County, New York and of Phillip Jacob Espenscheid, photographs, and a genealogical chart of descendants of Johannes Espenscheid.

Dates: [ca.1958-1959]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: 7003 MB
Abstract

This collection consists of broadsides, pamphlets and pin-back buttons created to promote and support the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride marches and rallies in Autumn 2003.

Dates: 2003

Knights of Labor Papers on Microfilm

 Collection
Identifier: 5503 mf a & b
Abstract

The Terence Vincent Powderly Papers, 1864-1937 (reels 1-94) [5503A mf] ; John William Hayes Papers, 1880-1921 (reels 1-15) [5503b mf]

Dates: 1864-1937

Robert Humphreys papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064934288]
Identifier: 1855
Scope and content Letters (1845-1888) to Robert Humphreys in Dublin, Ireland, and Windsor, England, from his aunt and uncle, Honora and John Fleming, of Philadelphia, and a few from cousins and a friend in the United States, urging him to immigrate to America, mentioning the good wages offered here in his trade, and keeping him informed on family matters; letters from one friend, Patrick Taggart, mention anti-Irish sentiment in England and the United States (1869) and give a brief description of Middletown,...
Dates: 1845-1892.

Romyn Hitchcock papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2174
Abstract

Papers of Romyn Hitchcock, a chemist and lecturer on the Orient, include correspondence, lecture notes, monographs, government bulletins and other pamphlet material, newspaper clippings, and maps. Collection is primarily concerned with Chinese-American diplomatic relations; spheres of influence; problems of Chinese immigration, including low wages, tong societies, and the Chinese Exclusion Act; and the geography, art, religion, and customs of China and Japan.

Dates: 1841-1900,-1882-1900 (bulk).