U6 V Materials in the Reference Collection cannot be checked out. Special Collections Second Floor Contains rare books, manuscripts, maps, and local history materials. Special Collections includes the Delaware Collection which has materials relating to the history, culture, business, and social aspects of Delaware.
Manuscripts, letters, etc. Due to the rare nature of the materials, researchers must register and follow the departmental policies and procedures. Special Collections is not open on weekends or on most evenings. Materials must be used in the Special Collections Department. The Serial Set contains Congressional reports and documents, such as "petitions for relief" of veterans and their families. Doc W Most of these materials are located in the Library Annex.
Note: many publications in the U. Additionally, most immigrants admitted since May 1, should be entirely documented in an Alien File A-File. Until January 1, , the United States federal government did not require captains or masters of vessels to present a passenger list to officials. There are two exceptions to this rule:.
To locate other passenger lists from , consult these books among many others , which are found in libraries with genealogical collections:. Carl Boyer and Michael Tepper, each using a different format, have undertaken to publish the names in Lancour's lists.
There are numerous published name indexes to 16th through 19th century arrivals of persons of various ethnic groups, including persons of Czechoslovakian, Dutch, English, German, Irish, Italian, and Russian descent. For a listing of some of these indexes, see:. For useful guides on the historical and legal background of passenger arrival records, explanation of what information they contain, and search strategies, see:.
Top Skip to main content. Passenger Arrival Records There are two exceptions to this rule: Arrivals at New Orleans, Louisiana, Arrivals at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, To locate other passenger lists from , consult these books among many others , which are found in libraries with genealogical collections: Indexes Filby, P. William, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Co. This series is a finding aid to published passenger lists.
Be sure to read the "front material" to understand how to use the information you find. Bibliographies Filby, P. Passenger and Immigration Lists Bibliography, Compilations Carl Boyer and Michael Tepper, each using a different format, have undertaken to publish the names in Lancour's lists. Newhall, CA: C. Boyer, Use these search engines first to check for your ancestor in multiple databases for many ports all at once.
Although there will be some overlap with the Partner Site searches, you should search these collections. Different search engines can yield different results. Immigration refers to people coming into a country. Emigration refers to people leaving a country to go to another. The records usually take the form of ship's passenger lists collected at the port of entry. Example: This passenger list gives the name and age of each passenger, their birth place, last residence in the home country, information on next of kin in the home country, and information on any relative they are joining in the U.
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