Letter to President Theodore Roosevelt Regarding Female Boarding Inspectors
5/26/1903
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In this letter, Mathilde Wichmann, former Immigrant Inspector, explains the work undertaken by female boarding inspectors at Ellis Island. It comes from a file about "boarding matrons" at Ellis Island from 1903–1909.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Washington, D.C.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Washington, D.C.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
National Archives Identifier: 16476580
Full Citation: Letter from Mathilde Wichmann to President Theodore Roosevelt Regarding Female Boarding Inspectors at Ellis Island; 5/26/1903; 52541/041A; Reports of Boarding Matrons, Ellis Island, 1903 - 1909; Subject and Policy Files, 1893 - 1957; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives at Washington, D.C.. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-president-theodore-roosevelt-regarding-female-boarding-inspectors, April 24, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.