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==What is in This Collection?==
This collection contains images of some partnership lists and an index to other partnership lists of Chinese firms in San Francisco, California, and nationwide in the United States, 1893-1907; and an index of files relating to persons of Chinese descent who wished to depart from San Francisco, California, 1893-1943. The collection is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection corresponds with NARA publication A3362 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 


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== What Is in the Collection? ==
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This collection contains images of partnership lists of Chinese firms in San Francisco, California, and nationwide, 1893-1907; and index of Chinese departing from San Francisco, California, 1893-1943. The collection is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection corresponds with NARA publication A3362 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 
 
 
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==What Can These Records Tell Me?==
The following information may be found in these records:
Series 1: Index of Chinese Partnerships Nationwide Excluding San Francisco
*Name of firm
*Location in the United States (City, State)
*Case file number in the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296496 "Immigration 'Chinese (Business) Partnership' Investigation Case Files, ca. 1894 - ca. 1944"] at the [[National Archives at San Francisco]]
Series 2: Index of Chinese Partnerships in San Francisco
*Name of business
*Street number and street
*Case file number in the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296496 "Immigration 'Chinese (Business) Partnership' Investigation Case Files, ca. 1894 - ca. 1944"] at the [[National Archives at San Francisco]]
Series 3: Index of Chinese Departing from San Francisco, Dec. 20, 1912–Dec. 3, 1943
*Possible case file number in the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296477 "Return Certificate Application Case Files of Chinese Departing, 12/14/1912 - 12/3/1943"] at the [[National Archives at San Francisco]]
*Name of individual intending to depart from the United States and applying for a Return Certificate
*Date of application
*Type of application ("n/d" = native departing; "s/n/d" = son of native departing; "l/d" = laborer departing; "m/d" = merchant departing)
*Possible case file number in the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296445 "Immigration Arrival Investigation Case Files, 1884 - 1944"] at the [[National Archives at San Francisco]], if there is a handwritten notation in the right margin of the entry. If there is no handwritten notation, there is likely a Return Certificate Application Case File at the "12017" case file number printed on the card.
Series 4: Lists of Chinese Partnerships in San Francisco
Series 5: Lists of Chinese Partnership Nationwide Excluding San Francisco
*Name of firm
*Street address or city in which partnership is located
*Date on which partnership list was filed
*Names of partners; then, for each partner:
**Place of residence
**Amount of capital invested
**Date/ship of departure
==Collection Content==
Series 1: Index of Chinese Partnerships Nationwide Excluding San Francisco


Series 2: Index of Chinese Partnerships in San Francisco


== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==


Series 3: Index of Chinese Departing from San Francisco, Dec. 20, 1912–Dec. 3, 1943
Information found in this collection may include:  


*Name
*Nationality
*Destination
*Name of vessel
*Amount paid
*Date of departure
*Name of company providing transportation


Series 4: Lists of Chinese Partnerships in San Francisco
== Collection Content  ==
[[File:California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco (14-1435) Departure List DGS 100671128 101.jpg|thumb|Partnership list for Yee Sang Co., San Francisco, California]]
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Series 5: Lists of Chinese Partnership Nationwide Excluding San Francisco
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
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*The age and birth place of your ancestor.
*The date of departure and or destination


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==What Do I Do Next?==
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===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?===
*Add any new information to your records
*If a case file number is noted, request the relevant file from the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296496 "Immigration 'Chinese (Business) Partnership' Investigation Case Files, ca. 1894 - ca. 1944"], the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296477 "Return Certificate Application Case Files of Chinese Departing, 12/14/1912 - 12/3/1943"], or the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296445 "Immigration Arrival Investigation Case Files, 1884 - 1944"] from the [[National Archives at San Francisco]]


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*Check other possible ports of entry


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*Use the record to learn the place of origin and find their church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records. 
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*Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for are listed and have additional information or leads; you may also find additional information on new family members in censuses.
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What Is in the Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains images of partnership lists of Chinese firms in San Francisco, California, and nationwide, 1893-1907; and index of Chinese departing from San Francisco, California, 1893-1943. The collection is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection corresponds with NARA publication A3362 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.


To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco, 1893-1943.


What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

Information found in this collection may include:

  • Name
  • Nationality
  • Destination
  • Name of vessel
  • Amount paid
  • Date of departure
  • Name of company providing transportation

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Image[edit | edit source]

  • Departure List

    Departure List

How Do I Search the Collection?[edit | edit source]

To begin your search it is helpful to know at least some of the following:

  • The name of your ancestor.
  • The age and birth place of your ancestor.
  • The date of departure and or destination


Search the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page. br>

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How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks.

Tip: More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco, 1893-1943. Click on camera icon to see images.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found the Person I was Looking for, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
  • Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests.
  • Use the record to learn your ancestor’s foreign and “Americanized” names, if they were different.
  • Use the record to learn the place of origin and find their church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.
  • Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records.
  • Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for are listed and have additional information or leads; you may also find additional information on new family members in censuses.
  • Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
  • Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking for, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county.
  • Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
  • Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process.
  • Check other possible ports of entry
  • Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

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