California, San Francisco, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection will include records from 1912-1943.

This collection corresponds with NARA publication A3362: Partnership lists of Chinese firms in San Francisco, California, and nationwide, 1893-1907; and index of Chinese departing from San Francisco, California, 1912-1943. It was filmed at the NARA facility in Washington DC.

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