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== What is in This Collection? ==
==What is in This Collection?==
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.   
This collection contains images of an index to 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.   
=== Image Visibility ===
===Image Visibility===
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
===To Browse This Collection===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
==What Can These Records Tell Me?==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
*Name  
 
*Nationality
Series 1: Index of Chinese Partnerships Nationwide Excluding San Francisco
*Destination
 
*Name of vessel
*Name of firm
*Amount paid
*Location in the United States (City, State)
*Date of departure
*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]]
*Name of company providing transportation
 
== Collection Content  ==
Series 2: Index of Chinese Partnerships in San Francisco
=== Sample Image ===
 
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*Name of business
Image:California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco (14-1435) Departure List DGS 100671128_101.jpg|1893 Departure List
*Street number and street
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*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]]
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
 
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
 
 
Series 3: Index of Chinese Departing from San Francisco, Dec. 20, 1912–Dec. 3, 1943
 
 
Series 4: Lists of Chinese Partnerships in San Francisco
[[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]]
 
 
Series 5: Lists of Chinese Partnership Nationwide Excluding San Francisco
 
==How Do I Search This Collection?==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
*The name of your ancestor
 
*The age and birth place of your ancestor
*Name of your ancestor
*The date of departure and or destination
*Name of Chinese business partnership firm and address
=== Search the Index ===
 
===Search the Index===
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=== View the Images ===
===View the Images===
View images in this collection by visiting the  
View images in this collection by visiting the  
'''{{RecordSearch|2427227|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
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#Select the '''NARA Roll Number''' to view the images.
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
===How Do I Analyze the Results?===
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. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
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. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
==What Do I Do Next?==
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.  
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? ===
===I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?===
*Use the record to learn the place of origin and find vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage
 
*Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records
*If a case file number is noted, request 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"] at the [[National Archives at San Francisco]]
*Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated
 
*Search census records for the family
===I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?===
*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
 
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*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 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  
*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
*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names  
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names
*Check other possible ports of entry
*Check other possible ports of entry
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[California, United States Genealogy|California]].
* [[Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records]]
* [[Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records]]
* [[GuidedResearch:California|California Guided Research]]
* [[California Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|1850-1905]] | [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present|1905-Present]]


=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
===Research Helps===
The following articles will help you in your research for your Chinese immigrant family and Chinese American ancestors.
 
*[[Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records]]
*[[Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records]]
*[[GuidedResearch:California|California Guided Research]]
*[[California Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
*Step-by-Step Research: [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905|1850-1905]] | [[Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present|1905-Present]]
 
===Related Family History Library Holdings===
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4092254 California, Chinese partnerships and departures from San Francisco, 1893-1943. NARA A3362]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4092254 California, Chinese partnerships and departures from San Francisco, 1893-1943. NARA A3362]


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== Citing This Collection ==
==Citing This Collection==
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