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' PREFACE ‘
The lnventggy of Federal Archivss in the States is One of the pro~ '
ducts of the work of the Survey of Federal Archives, which operated L
as a nation~wide project of the Works Progress Administration from ,' 3
January 1,1936 to June 30,1937. From that date until June 30,1939 the
Survey continued in New York City as a project of the Works Progress
Administration. Since July 1,1939 the Survey has functioned aS'a pro~ ‘
ject of the Work Projects Administration. 1
The plan for the organization of the Inventory is as follows:
Series I consists of reports on the administration of the Survey, ac—
knowledgments, and general discussions of the location, condition and
content of fedcral archives in the states. Succeeding series contain
the detailed information secured by workers of the Survey, in invcn~
' tory form, a separate series number being assigned to each of the exec~
utive departments (except the Department of State) and other major units
of the Federal Government. Within each series No. 1 is a general intro~
duction of the field organizrtion and records of the governmentul agency
concerned; thskmccxnding‘numbers contain the inventory eroper, separate
numbers being assigned to each state in alphabetical order. Thus, in
each series, the inventory for Alabsma is No. 2, that for Arizona No.
3, that for Arkansas No. M, etc.
For each local office information regarding each series, or unit of
related records, is presented in the following order: title, inclusive
dates (”to date" indicating an open file at the time the information
was secured), general description of informational content, descrip~
tion of the system of filing or indexing (if any), a statement of fre~ _
quency and purpose of use, form of the record itself (bound volumes,1 _
sheets in folders, etc.), linear footage, description of the contain»
'ers, physical condition of the records (not stated if satisfactory), . v
location by room number or other identifying information, 2nd finally, -
_ the number of the Form 58 SA on which this information was originally 1
190? recorded by a Survey worker and from which it was abstracted for the
Clty Inventory. This form is on file in the National Archives. When it
contains substantial information on addenda sheets which has not been
included in the mimeographed abstract, indication of this is given by
use of the reference "See addenda."
The work of the Survey in New York State was under the direction of
Captain Fred P. Todd from its inception until June 30,1937 when it was
placed for a short time under the supervision of the Historical Records
Survey. The Survey in New York City was under the direction of Dr. Richw
ard B. Morris from January 1936 until August 1937 when he resigned and
was succeeded by his assistant, Mr. Hermann F. Robinton, who supervised
, the project until May 31,1938. From that time until April 1939 Mr. Vin~ ‘
cent Jacobi directed the project with Mr. Isidor Paskoff as Project
Supervisor. From April 1939 to August 19NO Mr. Easkoff supervised the
project assisted by Mr. Weisshar. From that date to October 20,1991,
Mr. Charles Bolduc directed the project with Mr. Weisshar in chcrge -
of the inventory phase. Since then the project has been under the
supervision of Mr. William R. Snacks. This inventory of the Depdrt~
ment of Labor was prepared in the New York City office of the Survey
and Was edited before final typing by Miss Elizabeth Edwards of the
'ork City Washington office.
New York,New York
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IntrOduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Albany, Field Service Branch, InSpector in Charge . . . . . . 2
Alexandria Bax Field Service Branch, Immigrant InSpector . . . 3
Buffalo, Border Patrol Service, District 7
Headquarters Chief Patrol InsPector . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Buffalo, District 7 Headquarters, District Director . . . . . . 5
Buffalo, Field Service Branch, Immigrant InSpcctor . . . . . . 17
Buffalo, Field Service Branch, Immigrant Inspector . . . . . . 19
Buffalo, Field Service Branch, Immigrant Inspector . . . . . . 28
Camp Vincent, Field Service Branch, Immigrant
, Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Champlain, Field Service Branch, Assistant
Inspector in Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chateaugay, Border Patrol Service, Senior Patrol }
Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chateaugay, Field Service Branch, Immigrant Inspector . . . . 32
Churabusco, Field Service Branch, Immigrant Inspector . . . . 33
Clayton, Field Service Branch, Immigrant Inspector . . . . . u 3,
Ellis Island (See New York City) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
. Ibrt Covington, Bord r Patrol Service, Senior Patrol
Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fort Covington, Field Service Branch, Inspector ‘
in Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hogansburg, Field Service Branch, Assistant Inspector
, in Charge . . . . . . . . . . . .I. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 .
\ Lewiston, Border Patrol Service, Senior Patrol
‘ Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lewiston, Field Service Branch, Inspector in Charge . . . . . 39
Louisville Landing,Field Service Branch, Inspector .
in Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MO I
Malone, Field Service Branch, Inspector in Charge . . , , , , Ml
Massena, Border Patrol Service, Chief Patrol Inspector . . . . M2 ‘
Moeers, Field Service Branch, Inspector in Charge . . . . . . H5
Morristown, Field Service Branch, Immigrant Inspector . . . , M6
New York, Field Service Branch, District 3 Headquarters,
DistrictDireetor.....................1+8
Chinese Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MS
DivisionofRegistry................... M9
Filing Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Records Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Records Transferred from Bureau of Customs . . . . . . . . 52 ,
Naturalization Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rc—entry Permit Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 E
Boarding Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Investigation Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Niagara Falls, Border Patrol Service, Senior
Patrol InSpector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Niagara Falls, Field Service Branch, InSpector
in Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . 59
Ogdenshurg, Field Service Branch, Inspector in Charge . . . . 65
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Rochester, Field Service Branch, Inspector in Charge . . . . 7O
Rooseveltown, Field Service Branch, Inspector in 1
Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Houses POint, Border Patrol Service, Chief ,
Patrol Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Rouses Point, Field Service Branch, InSpcctor 1
in Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 ‘
Syracuse, Field Service Branch, Inspector in Charge . . . . 89 ‘
Trout River, Field Service Branch, Inspector '
inCharge........................ 96 ,
waddington, Field Service Branch, Inspector
in Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 97 '
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Albion, Orleans County offiee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Amsterdam, Montgomery County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
iuburn, Cayuga County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 “
Batavia, Genesce County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h |
Bath, Steuben County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Carmel, Putnam County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Catskill, Greene County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 E
Cooperstown, Otsego County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 !
Corning, Steuben County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cortland, Cortland County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
.Dclhi, Delaware County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 -
» Dunkirk, Chautauqua Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Elmira, National Reemploymcnt Service, Local Office . . . , 113
Elmira, Vetorans' Placement Service, Office Of the !
Local Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11h
Goneseo, Livingston County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11h !
Geneva, Ontario County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 115 1
Glen Cove, (Long Island) National Rcemployment
Service, Local Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 I
Glen Falls, vcrrcn county Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 . , '
Hempstead, (Long Island) National Rccmployment
Service, Local Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 1
Horkimer, Hcrkiucr County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 3
Hornoll, Steuben County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 1
Hudson, Columbia County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 3
Hudson Falls, washington County Office . . . . . . . . . . . 122 1
Islip, (Long Island) National Rcemploymcnt
Service, Local Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12k 1
Ithaca, Tompkins County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 ‘
Jamestown, Chautauqua County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 3
Jehnstown, Fulton County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 '
. Kingston, Ulster County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lockport, Niagara County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 I
Lowvillo, Lewis County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
‘ Lyons, Wayne County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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thlonc, Franklin County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 .
Middletown, Orange C:unty Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Monticello, Sullivan County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
M unt Vernon, westchcstcr Crunty Office . . . . . . . . . 135
Ncwburgh, Orange County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
New City, Ruckland County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 ,
New Richcllc, Westchcstcr County Branch Office . . . . . . 138 5
New York, National Rccmploymcnt Service, Local Offices. . . 139
Niagara Falls, Niagara County Office . . . . . . . . . . . 1‘45
Mirth T:nawanda, Niagara County Branch Office . . . . . . . 1U6
Nirwich, Chcncngo County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1U7
Ogdcnsburg, St. Iawroncc Csunty Office . . . . . . . . . . 1H8 5
Olcan, CatterOgus C:unty Branch Office . . . . . . . . . . s 169 5
Oneida, Thdiso: County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 5
On: ntc, Otsogo County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 5
Oswcgo, Oswcgo C unty Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 5
Owcge, Ting; minty Offic; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 5
Penn Yan, Yates C unty Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 5
Plattsburg, Clinton 0 unty Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 5
Port Henry, Essex C unty Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 5
Poughkccpsic, Dutchcss C.:unty Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 5
Sulamanca, Cnttaragus County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 j
Strands Lake, Franklin County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 5
Scrctogu Springs, Suratogc Czunty Office . . . . . . . . . . 16H 5
Schenectady, Schenectady County Office . . .1. . . . . . . . 166 5
. Schcharic, Schohuric County Office . . . .- . .- . . . . . . . 167 :
Seneca Falls, Seneca C unty Office . . . . . a . . . . . . . 169
Troy, chssclacr Csunty Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 ~
Thrsflw, Wyoming County Office . . .5. . . . . . . . . . . . 171 ‘
Watertown, Jefferson County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 :
WCllsvillc, filleghuny County Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
White Plains, Westchcstcr County Office . . . . . . . . . . 175 5
Yonkers, Wbstchcstcr County Branch Office . . . . . . . . . 179 5
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 5
New Y3rk,chiunal Headquarters, Regisn 2 . . . . . . . . . 182
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IDEEODUCTIOK
Prior to 1882 the administration of immigration matters was {
handled by several states. 011 Jul}; 4., 1846, an act estab- J
lished the U.S. Emigrant Office in New York City, with a super— 3
intendent in charge. This act was repealed in 1868. An act to i
regulate immigration was passed on August 3, 1882, charging the
Secretary of the Treasury with the execution of its provisions. ,
This was done in cooperation with several states through con—
tracts executed between the Treasury Department and the Board 3f
State Immigration Commissioners. In New York State the Secretary
of the Treasury, following the recommendation of the Governor,
appointed state boards to act as agents at the ports of entry and
in the field. These contracts were abrogated pursuant to the act
of March 5, 1891, which instituted an Office of Immigration in
the Treasury Department with a Superintendent of Immigration at
its head. The Superintendent’s title was changed to Commissioner-
Genoral of Immigration and the Office of Immigration became a
Bureau in the Treasury Department by the act of March 2, 1895. ~
On February 14, 1903, the Bureau of Immigration was transferred
' from the Treasury Department to the newly organized Department of
Commerce and Labor. On June 29, 1906, a Division of Naturaliza-
tion was created and the title (Bureau of Immigration and Natural-
ization was assumed). In the field work of the Division of
Naturalizaticn, the Department of Commerce and Labor worked in
cooperation with the Department of Justice until July 1, 1909,
when the functions performed by that Department was transferred
to the Department of Commerce and labor. On March 4, 1915,
separate Bureaus of Immigration and Haturalization were estab—
lished in the newly created Department of Taber. On June 10,
1933, the two Bureaus were consolidated and became the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service. In accordance with Reorganiz—
ation Plan No. V, effective June 14, 1940, after the survey of
Federal Archives had been made, the Service was transferred to
the Department of Justice.
The functions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
include the examination of immigrants, travelers, and ships'
crews entering the United States; the enforcement of all laws
relating to the admission of aliens, including the administra~
tion of the Chinese exclusion laws; the enforcement of the
various departation statutes covering the arrest, prosecution
and expulsion of such aliens as have entered illegally, or whose
conduct, whether criminal, immoral, or subversive, has rendered
them liable to deportation; and the administration of the nat-
uralization law by assisting Federal and certain State courts
and officials in determining the eligibility of those seeking
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ALBANY .
FIELD SERVICE BRANCH ?
'INSPECTOR IN CHARGE
Federal Bldg., Broadway
This Office was established on December 7, 1928, to supervise I
the entry of aliens through the Albany Airport. It is a, substa;
tion in District 3. No records have been lost by accident. Use‘ -
less papers are sent to the Director, Ellis Island, New York.
Certain papers are sent to the Commissioner Of Immigration at
Washington. This Office was located in Room 18, Old Post Office
from December 7, 1528, to April 1935, when it removed to its
present quarters. A small office is maintained at the airport,
but no records are kept there. This is the only substation from
,up~state New York reporting to District 3.
l. AIRPLANE PASSENGER.ADMISSIONS, 1929 to date. Records
of citizens and aliens entering this country after a temporary
visit in Canada. (Daily, Official.) 11 x 6 cards, 2 ft. 6 in.,
in 2 drawers of wooden filing case. R. 513. (176)
2. ARRIVALS.&T AIRPORT, 1929 to date. Reports of'boarding
officer, containing names of planes, ports of departure, and
number Of passengers. (Daily, official.) 3 x 5 cards, 2 ft.,
‘ in 2 drawers of wooden filing case. R. 513. (177)
3. GENERAL FILES, Jan. 1929 to date. Correspondence relat—
ing to investigations; reports on planes going southward at
Canadian border and on passenger inspection; monthly, semi~
monthly, and annual reports, and entry and re—entry permits.
Index. (Daily, Official.) 8 x 10 folders and index card divi—
ders, 1 ft., in 2 drawers of wooden filing case. R. 513. (175)
H. LOG OF.AIRSHIP ARRIVALS, May 15, 1923 to date. Plane
numbers, number Of passengers, time of arrival and departure,
and names Of airplane crews arriving at Albany. (Daily, Offic—
ial.) 10% x lh§ clipped sheets, 3% in., in drawer Of wOOden fil- ’
ing; case. R. 513. (176)
5. RE—ENTRY PERMIT RECORD, Nov. 19311 to date. Of receipts
and date of delivery of re~entry permits to aliens. (Daily,
official.) 3% x 5% cards, 2% in., in drawer of wooden filing
case. B. 513. (178)

 Immigration and Naturalization Service, Alexandria Bay 3
ALEXANIRIA BAY
FIELD SERVICE BRANCH
IMMIGRANT INSPECTOR
Cornwall Bldg., Ibck Front

6. OATHS OF RETURNING CITIZENS, 1913 - 1922. Depon— '
ent's name, date, place of birth, nationality, period of
time abroad, names of places visited, and brief description
of deponent. (Never.) 4 X 10% papers, 4 in., in pasteboard
box. Immigration Office. (160)

7. ALIENS ACCEPTED, June 9, 1913, to date. Record of
aliens admitted, stating name, age, nationality, race, sex,
birthplace, occupation, purpose of entry, proposed length of
stay, funds available, date, and port of entry. (Frequently,
official.) 3 x 4% cards, 7 ft. 6 in., in 11 drawers of wood—
en filing cases. Immigration Office. (158)

8. ALIENS ADMITTED PERMANENTLY, June 9, 1913, to date.
Lists of persons admitted into U. S. through Waddington, Og—
densburg, Morristown, Louisville Landing, Clayton, and Cape

‘ Vincent, giving name, age, occupation, lest residence, general
description, and nationality. (Daily, official.) 8 x 10%
folders, 5 in., in drawer of wooden filing case. Immigration

, Office. (150)

9. LOOKOUT REJEETIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE, Sept. 20, 1920,
to date. Records of persons refused entry, giving descrip~
tion, date, reason, and warning to other offices to be on
guard against attempted illegal entry elsewhere: also let—
ters containing similar warnings to this office from other
offices. (Frequently, official.) 8 x 10%.: papers, 1 ft., 6 .
in., in two drawers of wooden filing case. Immigration Of—
fice. (154)

10. MONTHLY REPORTS, June 1920 to date. Reports from
inspector at Alexandria Bay to District Office at Newport,
concerning hours on duty, special assignments, names of
ferry boats inspected, number of persons arriving therein,
and number allowed to enter the United States. (Frequently,
official.) 8 x 10% papers, 6 in., in drawer of wooden fil~
ing case. Immigration Office. (151)

ll. ALIENS ADMITTED AS VISITORS, July 10, 1921, to date.
Form 694 and supplementary reports, giving date and port of
entry, name, sex, nrtionality, race, place of birth, home
address. time of admission, and signatures of visitor and
Immigrant Inspector. (Daily, official.) 4 x 6 paper—cov—

 Immigration and Naturalization Service, Alexandria Bay 4
ered books (5), 3 in., on wooden shelf. Immigration Office.
(149)

12. ALIENS REFUSED ADMITTANCE AND DEPORTED, June 1, 1922,
to date. Name, age, nationality, case, birthplace, sex, height,
color of eyes and hair, occupation, purpose of entry, length
of intended stay, financial status, reason for refusal of
entry, and port of deportation of individuals. (Frequently,
official.) 3 x 4% cards, 30 ft., in 38 drawers of wooden fil~
ing cases. Immigration Office. (157)

13. HEAIFTAX REFUND CERTIFICATES, 1922 to date. Name of
person entering the United States, age, description, destina—
tion, port of entry, name of ferry, date of arrival, and port
of departure. (Daily, official.) 5 x 8 vols. (8), 5 in., on
wooden shelf. Immigration Office. (155)

14. NOTICE TO DEEAIN ALIEN MEMBERS OF CREW ON VESSELS, June
4, 1922, to date. Notices to captains of foreign vessels. ro-
questing them to detain alien members of their crews who might
attempt to enter the United States, listing occupations of such
aliens. (Rarely, official.) 5 x 8 '01.. % in., on wooden ,
shelf. Immigration Office. (156)

15. PERSONS ADMITTED TEMPORARILY, 1922 to date. Record of
persons admitted at this port, stating reason for visit. dates
of entry and departure, and length of stay. (Frequently, of.
ficial.) 4 x 6 cards, 4% in., in drawer of wooden filing ease.
Immigration Office. (153)

16. VEflIFICATION OF ENTRY. 1922 to date. Correspondence ’
with Assistant U. 5. Commissioner of Immigration at Montreal
and District Director at Newport, concerning aliens entering
through this port, whether stay is permanent or temporary, q
purpose, name of alien, case number, and date of entry.
(Frequently, official.) 8 x 10% folders, 1 ft., 6 in., in
drawer of wooden filing case. Immigration Office. (161)

v 17. VOLUNTARY DEPARTURES, June 1, 1924 — 1931. Record of
aliens discovered to be illegally in the U. 8. who departed
voluntarily without deportation proceedings, giving age, race,
nationality, occupation, port of entry, date and port of de~
parture. (Frequently, official.) 4 x 6 cards, 4 in., in
drawer of wooden filing case. Immigration Office. (159)

18. ALIENS PRE~EXAMINED IN CANADA, June 20, 1929, to .
date. Daily report of aliens arriving from Canada, showing
number debarred, admitted temporarily, and number of return~
ing U. S. citizens. (Daily, official.) 8 x 10% papers, 3
in., in drawer of wooden filing case. Immigration Office.

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 Immigration and Naturalization Service, Buffalo 5
BUFFALO
B.RDER PATROL SERVICE
DISTRICT 7 HEADOUARTERS
CHIEF PATROL IHSFECTOR
Border Patrol Bldg., Hertel Ave.

This office was established in 1924. No papers have been de-
stroyed or lost, nor are there any useless papers. From 1924 to
1929 the office occupied two rooms at the Black Rock National '
Railway Station. From 1935 to 1956 it was in the Federal Build—
ing, Buffalo. Since then it has been at this location.

19. CURREDT SUBJECTS, 1924 to date. vouchers, reports on
automobile accidents, uniforms, length of service, promotion and
efficiency, monthly financial summary, pay roll, motor Vehicle

_ expenses, contracts, leases and bids, authorization for general
expenses, reports on boats and motors and pistols and ammunition,
automobiles, insignia, building and quarters, tire records, leave _
record, road maps, supplies, suggestions, lookout notices, and -
rewards to informants. (Daily, official.) 11 x 16 folders, 5 '
ft., in drawer of steel filing case. Office. (20)

20. PERSONNEL, 1924 to date. letters of appointrent, state—
ment of personal history, declaration of appointee, oath of of-
fice, record of leaves of absence, correspondence, and records
of promotions, demoticns, and transfers. (Daily, official.) 11
X 16 folders, 4 ft. 6 in., in drawers of steel filing case.

Office. (19)

21. SMUGGIJDG, 1924 to date. Correspondence and reports re—
lating to the snuggling of aliens, their apprehension, seizure
of snuggled goods, viscellaneous arrests, and receipts for persons
and contraband. (Daily, official.) 11 X 16 folders, 1 ft. 6 in.,
in drawer of steel filing case. Office. (17)

FIEID SERVICE BRABCH
DISTRICT 7 HEADQHARTERS
. DISTRICT DIRECTOR
Federal Bldg., Ellicott and S. Division Sts.

An inmigration office was established at Buffalo in 1905 under
the supervision of a Commissioner of Immigration at Montreal, Can— ,
ads. For about two years after the Naturalization Act of 1906,
naturalization work in the Buffalo area was handled by the U. S.
Attorneys. About 190G a branch naturalization office was opened
in Buffalo under the District Director of Naturalization at Pitts—
burg. In 1916 this official was raised to the rank of Head

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Immigration and Naturalization Service, Buffalo 6
N turalization Exnmincr. On I nutry l, 1023, the Buffalo Deni-
grction Oifice WUS ncde the District Headquarters for western New
York and parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and on August 10, 1935
the immigration and naturalization offices were combined into one
agency.

This office hns jurisdiction over 32 counties in western end
northwestern New Yerk, five counties in nortthstern Pennsylvania,
and 14 counties in northeastern Ohio. Its functions are to admin—
istor the laws relating to the admission, exclusion, and dcportn~
tion of aliens and the naturalization of aliens lawfully resident
in tho United States. It investigates cllcgcd violations of these
lews and makes recommendations for such prosecutions us are deemed
(LdVlSublO .

Prior to 1924 the Immigration Office was located at the Grand
Trunk Railway Station, 1761 Niagara Street. In that yerr the of—
fice was moved to its present quarters. During this early period
certain records were stored at the Terminal Administration Build~
ing Lt Pence Bridge and the Ferry landing at the foot of Ferry
Street. At the present time all records .rc stored in the Feder—
al Building except certain older ones located in the Niagara Street
substation rnd reported under that egency.

22. LIST OF CHINESE IN BUFFALO, 1904 - 1905. Copies of cer— “
tificetes of residence issued by the Collector of Internal Revenue,
giving number, where issued, name of internal revenue collector,
neme of Chinese, residence, occupation, hcicht, color of eyes,
color of complexi n, distinguishing marks, and local residence,
with more of inspector. Filed chronolovictlly. (NGVur.) 51.x
8 sheets, 1 in., in wooden filing case. R. 14, hvsement. (I419)

23. CHINESE EIIES, INCIUDING DETROIT AND BUEEALO TRANSITS, Jan. ’
1, 1900 to dutc. Correspondence and reports on Chinese admitted
in transit between Detroit and Buffalo, Via Cpnudu: dntd pertains
to applications for adnission into the U. 8.; smuggling of Chinese
into the country with full description of such acts and violations,
arrests, indictments, deportations, etc. Filed alphabetically.
(Rarely, official.) 8 x’ll jackets, 12 ft. 6 in., in 4 drawers of
wooden and 2 drawers of steel filing case. R. 14, basement. (1598)

24. PETITIONS FOR NATURALIZATION, Mar. 10, 1911 - July 1, 1929.
Form 2328, giving court number, date filed, place and date declara-
tion was made, names, addresses, occupations, and nationality of
petitioner and of two witnesses, adjournments if any, the date of
final hearing, and result of the examination; attached are any
papers in the case such as, Form 2214, continuation sheet of pre—
liminary examination, and Form 2509, advice to alien that de-
position will be taken; these two forms were small brief forms
which have been replaced by From 2208, giving the petition number
and petitions to the U, S. District Court of the Western District
at Buffalo for Naturalization; there is also a questionnaire filled
out by applicant in longhand on mimeograph form, sh