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Papers, 1845-1846, comprising correspondence, minutes, lists of immigrants and lists of subscribers. Includes alphabetical lists of inwards migrants from Tasmania, 1845-1846, on the ships "David", "Julia", "Platina", "Scotia" and "Shamrock.".

Pamphlets, 1930-1971, which cover a wide range of sociological topics. Quite a few of them discuss population growth in the United States, aswell as other countries. Other topics presented in the collection include migration patterns on national and international levels; family incomes and relief programs, African American issues, differences in rural and urban populations, marriage and divorce trends, and agricultural reform

The Governor is the chief executive of the state whose function is to administer the laws of the state. This series consists of the administrative files of Governor Patton. It contains correspondence, applications, canceled notes, financial records, letters, oaths of allegiance, petitions for pardons, proclamations, and reports

Herbert F. Sherwood, a resident of Stamford, Connecticut, interviewed people and recorded notes about immigration while traveling in Europe for the United States Immigration Commission. Also includes an offprint of an article Sherwood wrote for The Immigration Review

Talk given at the Middletown Literary Club discussing the immigration of Eastern European Jews who migrated to the Lower East Side of New York City between 1870 and 1925 and the role of the bintel brief in the Jewish Daily Forward published by Abraham Cahan in their adaptation to American life; describes sweat shops

Includes notes, reports and research materials concerning wages, hours, working conditions, unemployment, and legislation on these matters

Correspondence, diaries, deeds, accounts, maps, surveys, pamphlets, statements, registers, bills, land contracts, inventories, cashbooks, indentures, minutes, and other records and papers reflecting the westward and southward movement of members of the White and related families

Letters (1845-1888) to Robert Humphreys in Dublin, Ireland, and Windsor, England, from his aunt and uncle, Honora and John Fleming, of Philadelphia, and a few from cousins and a friend in the United States, urging him to immigrate to America, mentioning the good wages offered here in his trade, and keeping him informed on family matters; letters from one friend, Patrick Taggart, mention anti-Irish sentiment in England and the United States (1869) and give a brief description of Middletown, New York; two letters (1840s) to Robert's mother, Sarah Humphreys, from her sister Honora, about family affairs and comparing opportunities for carpenter's apprentices in Philadelphia and Ireland; and miscellaneous items

The Albert Einstein Letter to Julian H. Krotchner contains three copies of a letter in which Einstein apologizes for his inability to assist a refugee named "Mr. Hochermann" in attempting to enter the United States. Einstein explains in the text of the letter that his own affidavits have recently become unacceptable after issuing several others to friends. At the end of the letter, Einstein suggests to Krotchner that "Mr. Hochermann" inquire for help from the National Refugee Service, with the added reservation that there is probably not much that the National Refugee Service will be able to do. The original letter is written in German and signed by Einstein, with an attached English translation and photocopy of the original

Papers of Andrew and Charles B. Dimler and documents concerning emigration of Michael Dummler and family to the U.S. Also transcripts of court records pertaining to the International Bridge Co