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San Francisco, California, United States
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Location of California
Record Description
Record Type	Alien Registration Affidavits
Collection years	1918
FamilySearch Resources
California Guided Research
California Record Finder
Research Tips and Strategies
Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1905-Present
California, United States Genealogy
San Francisco County, California
California Archives and Libraries
California, San Francisco, registration affidavits of enemy alien, 1918. FamilySearch Catalog
Alien Registrations, Kansas, Digital Images
Alien Registrations, New Mexico, FHL 978.9 P4d
Alien Registrations, North Dakota, Digital Images
Related Websites
NARA article Alien Registrations
Friend of Foe ?: Documenting Alien Ancestors during Times of War
Alien Enemy Index, 1917-1919 NAID 602456 National Archives
Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918. North Carolina. NAID 5889371
Lists and Forms Relating to Alien Registration, 1918. Louisiana. NAID 4706580
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San Francisco Public Library

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Enemy Alien, 1918 in the FamilySearch Catalog.

Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available.

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• Full Name of applicant
• Date Registration was Filed
• Address when registered
• Age
• Physical description
• Photo
• Married or not
• Been in Military
• Number of Children (If married)
• Children's Gender
• Finger prints

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Registration Affidavit Page 1 1918

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  Registration Affidavit Page 2

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  Registration Affidavit Page 3

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  Registration Affidavit Page 4

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits Digital Folder Number List.

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Research Helps

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of California.

• Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records
• Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records
• California Guided Research
• Research Tips and Strategies
• Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1905-Present

Related Reading

• Julie Miller. "Enemy Alien Registration during World War I." NGS Magazine 44 (April-June 2018): 21-28. FHL 973 D25ngs
• Mary J. Manning. " Being German, Being American." Prologue (Summer 2014): 15-22.

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