Ellis Island: Its Organization and Some of Its Work
The documents in this file describe the administrative organization and major responsibilities of the federal immigration station at Ellis Island in the years 1909–1911. The file provides insight into inspection processes for immigrants arriving at Ellis Island and the ways in which immigration officials applied federal immigration law at the station, among other topics. Between 1892 and 1954, the Ellis Island immigration station processed nearly 12 million immigrants to the United States.
The National Archives in Washington, DC, has this file and others documenting the interpretation and enforcement of federal immigration policies in the series Subject and Policy Files, 1906–1957. This series is part of Record Group 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and it contains many administrative records created or received by the INS central office during pivotal points in U.S. immigration history. Learn more about the INS Subject and Policy Files
Ellis Island: Its Organization and Some of Its Work. National Archives Identifier: 16495172
View and download Ellis Island: Its Organization and Some of Its Work on the National Archives Catalog. You can explore more of our holdings by visiting our online Catalog or by visiting the National Archives in Washington, DC. This record is located with Record Group 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Series: Subject and Policy Files, 1906–1957, File Unit: Ellis Island – Rules, Organization, Work. Many of the records in this collection have yet to be digitized. We encourage researchers to visit us onsite to explore these records and learn more about the archival collections held in the National Archives in Washington, DC.