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Record Description
Record Group	RG 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Collection years	1893-1943
Microfilm Publication	A3362. Partnership Lists of Chinese Firms in San Francisco, California and Nationwide, 1893-1907; and Index to Chinese Departing from San Francisco, 1912-1943. 2 rolls.
National Archives Identifier	4497917 414
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What is in the 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.

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.

Collection Content

Sample Image

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  Departure List

What Can this Collection Tell Me?

Information found in this collection may include:

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

How Do I Search the Collection?

To begin your search it is helpful to know:

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

Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page:
Fill in the requested information in the boxes on the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the individuals in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to look at the information on several individuals comparing the information about them to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:

• There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
• You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
• Your ancestor may have used different names, or variations of their name, throughout their life.
• If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names.
• Even though these indexes are very accurate they may still contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
⇒Select the appropriate "NARA Roll Number" which takes you to the images.

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:

• There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
• You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
• Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

What Do I Do Next?

When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details and lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

You can use these lists to:

• Learn an immigrant’s place of origin
• Confirm their date of arrival
• Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
• Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.
• Find federal immigration records
• Download a copy of the record or transcribe the details.
• If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct.
• Continue to search the lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have immigrated at the same time.
• If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

• Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.
• Search the indexes and records of other port cities.

Citing this Collection

Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.n

Collection Citation:

Collection Citation: The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

Record Citation:

When looking at a record, the citation is found below the record. You can search records in this collection by visiting the search page for California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco, 1893-1943.

Image Citation:
This template has been deprecated and is no longer used.

When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for California, Chinese Partnerships and Departures from San Francisco, 1893-1943.

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