Letter Reporting a Chinese Family
9/29/1921
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Principal Frances L. Bowers, of Keyser-Meehan Public School, sent this letter to the United States Commissioner of Immigration in Gloucester, New Jersey, reporting a Chinese family living in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.
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BELL TELEPHONE, GERMANTOWN 3245KEYSER-MEEHAN PUBLIC SCHOOL
MORRIS AND COULTER STREETS
PHILADELPHIA
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL
[stamped]
RECEIVED
SEP 30 1921
IMMIGRATION SERVICE
PHILADELPHIA
September 29th, 1921.
United States Commissioner of Immigration,
Gloucester, New Jersey.
My dear Sir:-
We desire to call to your attention a Chinese family, living at 405 W. Queen Lane, Germantown. The children, a boy 13 and a girl 7, have applied to us for admission. Neither child speaks English. The negro woman who is employed by the family brought the children to school and told us that the family had been in this country only three months. Knowing that a Chinese Exclusion Act exists, we felt that this case should be investigated.
Very truly yours,
[Signed] Frances L. Bowers
MMR Principal
9/30/21
HMR investigate
Thank the writer
advise him of result
JLH
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
National Archives Identifier: 79444792
Full Citation: Letter Reporting a Chinese Family; 9/29/1921; 3284-C, Investigation re Two Chinese Children; Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1895 - 1952; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/reporting-chinese-family, October 11, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
