BELGIUM-ROOTS Project Belgium-Roots Virtual Library The Ellis Island Source Book (1990) August C. Bolino

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Table of Contents

PART I GROWTH.

Chapter I: The History and Growth of Ellis Island. The Enlargement of the Island.

Chapter II: Passing Through the Golden Door. Steerage Class; Arriving in 1907; Conditions on the Other Side; America in World War I and After; Movement to Restrict Immigration; Depression and More Deportations; The League of Abandoned Wives; War Comes Again; The Coast Guard on Ellis Island; The Last Days of Ellis Island; Tragedies of Immigration Laws; The Isle of Tears; Who Shall Apologize.

Chapter III: Immigrant Arrivals and Departures. Introduction; Immigrant Arrivals; Why Did They Come?; Immigrant Destinations; The Return Migrants; Aliens Deported.

Chapter IV: Some People Who Worked There. Keepers of the Gate; They Also Served; Immigrant Aid Societies; A Brief Backward Look.

PART II: DECAY AND RESTORATION.

Chapter V: The Restoration Commissions. ...

PART III: Sources.

Chapter VI: Ellis Island Documents. Federal Records; Records Outside of Washington; Multi-cultural Immigration Records; Papers of Specific Ethnic Groups; Church Records; Other Records; Ethnic Presses; Fraternal Organisations; The International Institutes; Foreign Sources; The Canadian Archives.

Chapter VII: Oral Histories. Federal Histories; Other Oral Histories.

Chapter VIII: Ellis Island and the Search for Roots. Genealogical Resources; An Annotated Bibliography; Genealogy by Ethnic Groups.

Chapter IX: Films, Photos and Visuals. Early Silent Films and Documentaries; The News Companies; More Recent Films; Other Visuals.

PART IV: THE ELLIS ISLAND HALL OF FAME.

Chapter X: The Famous and Not-So-Famous. Art and Architucture; Business; Entertainment; Labor; Law; Music; Religion; Sports; Science; Some Undistinguished Americans.

PART V: END MATTERS.

Chapter XI: Appendices. Additional Bibliography.

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