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This collection contains a register of court cases related to Chinese immigrants arriving at or departing from San Francisco, California for the years 1883 to 1916. It also contains tax cards of foreign crew members examined at San Francisco, California for the years 1921 to 1924. | This collection contains a register of court cases related to Chinese immigrants arriving at or departing from San Francisco, California for the years 1883 to 1916. It also contains tax cards of foreign crew members examined at San Francisco, California for the years 1921 to 1924. | ||
The court case index cards are arranged numerically by court case number. The tax cards are arranged numerically by ship arrival number. These records correspond with NARA publication A3381 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland. | The court case index cards are arranged numerically by court case number. The tax cards are arranged numerically by ship arrival number. These records correspond with NARA publication A3381 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland. | ||
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== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
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Image:California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Crew Member Tax Cards (14-1627) Federal Court Case Card (sample 1) DGS 100671129_208.jpg|Federal Court Case Card (sample 1) | |||
Image:California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Crew Member Tax Cards (14-1627) Federal Court Case Card (sample 2) DGS 100671129_228.jpg|Federal Court Case Card (sample 2) | |||
Image:California, San Francisco, Register of Chinese Immigrant Court Cases and Crew Member Tax Cards (14-1627) Tax Card DGS 100671129_585.jpg|Tax Card | |||
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The '''tax cards''' may contain any of the following: | The '''court case index cards''' usually list the name of the petitioner, claimant, or defendant. | ||
*Name | |||
*Sex | The '''tax cards''' may contain any of the following: | ||
*Age | |||
*Marital status | *Name | ||
*Head tax status | *Sex | ||
*Citizenship | *Age | ||
*Race | *Marital status | ||
*Place of last permanent residence | *Head tax status | ||
*Destination | *Citizenship | ||
*Port and date of arrival | *Race | ||
*Place of last permanent residence | |||
*Destination | |||
*Port and date of arrival | |||
*Purpose for entering the U.S. | *Purpose for entering the U.S. | ||
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== Citations for This Collection == | == Citations for This Collection == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. | ||