Finding aid to Certificates of residence for Chinese laborers, 1894-1897,
MS 3642
MS 3642
Finding aid prepared by Marie Silva.
California Historical Society
2011
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
reference@calhist.org
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: Certificates of residence for Chinese laborers
Creator:
United States. Internal Revenue Service. First
District of California.
Identifier/Call Number: MS 3642
Physical Description:
3.0 folders
(17 certificates)
Date (inclusive): 1894-1897
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
Access
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Certificates of residence for Chinese laborers, MS 3642,
California Historical Society.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in numerical order by certificate number.
Donor
Gift of Frank V. Piraro of San Jose, California, 2010.
Historical note
Under the provisions of the 1892 Geary Act, which amended the Chinese Exclusion Act of
1882, all Chinese in the United States were required to apply for, obtain, and carry a
government-issued certificate of residence proving their legal presence in the United
States. Chinese and Chinese Americans discovered without such identification could be
arrested and deported.
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 17 certificates of residence for Chinese laborers in California,
dated from 1894 to 1897. Each certificate includes the laborer's name, local residence, and
occupation; information about his height, eye color, complexion, and physical marks or
peculiarities; and a photographic print. Certificates are signed and stamped by O. M.
Welburn, Internal Revenue Collector, First District of California.
Bibliography
Sources consulted for Historical note:
Lee, Ericka.
At America's gates: Chinese immigration during the exclusion era,
1882-1943.
Chapel Hill:
University of North Carolina Press,
2003.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th
century
Chinese Americans -- California -- History -- 19th century
Chinese -- California -- History -- 19th century
Identification cards.
Certificate 40998, Folder 1
Certificate of residence for Chin Wah [?], farmer, age 36 years, of Mountain
View, California
1894 March 14
Certificate 41042, Folder 1
Certificate of residence for Wong Kin Hay [?], farmer, age 37 years, of
Mountain View, California
1894 March 16
Certificate 41097, Folder 1
Certificate of residence for Lu Mai, farmer, age 38 years, of Santa Clara,
California
1894 March 20
Certificate 71971, Folder 1
Certificate of residence for Lee Hong Sang [?], farmer, age 45 years, of San
Jose, California
1894 April 6
Certificate 75217, Folder 1
Certificate of residence for Leang Kow, porter, age 60 years, of San Francisco,
California
1894 May 3
Certificate 76258, Folder 1
Certificate of residence for Ju Sing, contractor, age 34 years, of San Jose,
California
1894 May 3
Certificate 77406, Folder 2
Certificate of residence for Lung Tang, laundryman, age 36 years, of San Jose,
California
1894 April 24
Certificate 83782, Folder 2
Certificate of residence for Chun Hoon [?], farmer, age 22 years, of Santa
Clara, California
1894 April 18
Certificate 85677, Folder 2
Certificate of residence for Shong Hing Jee, cook, age 34 years, of San Jose,
California
1894 April 17
Certificate 85844, Folder 2
Certificate of residence for Lee Hin, common laborer, age 50 years, of Salinas,
California
1894 April 16
Certificate 92946, Folder 2
Certificate of residence for Ng Ock, farmer, age 35 years, of San Jose,
California
1894 March 22
Certificate 92958, Folder 2
Certificate of residence for Wong Hock Chung, barber, age 38 years, of San
Jose, California
1894 March 23
Certificate 98601, Folder 2
Certificate of residence for Ng Gwan, farmer, age 49 years, of San Jose,
California
1894 March 26
Certificate 98613, Folder 3
Certificate of residence for Ng Hoe, laundryman, age 31 years, of San Jose,
California
1894 March 26
Certificate 98776, Folder 3
Certificate of residence for Lu See Len, farmer, age 40 years, of San Jose,
California
1894 April 2
Certificate 111857, Folder 3
Certificate of residence for Don Yin, gardener, age 45 years, of Vina,
California
1894 April 5
Certificate 138664, Folder 3
Certificate of residence for Lem Shay, laundryman, age 35 years, of San
Francisco
1897 February 12