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Title John A. Robinson, U.S. Immigration Service, San Francisco, California. Case Notes, Documents, Undated
Date n.d.
Document Type Correspondence
Reference MS 1816
Library / Archive California Historical Society
Collection Name John A. Robinson Papers
Description Miscellaneous papers related to immigration cases, including address details, figures, police statements from immigrants working as prostitutes and letters from members of the public concerning prostitution within the Chinese community.
Biographical Note / History Inspector, U.S. Immigration and Naturalisation Service, San Francisco, California. Early career devoted to the arrest and deportation of prostitutes in San Francisco and surrounding areas; also responsible for the transport of aliens to deportation sites. Special assignments directed from Washington D.C. included an investigation of the white slave market on the West Coast. John A. Robinson was also a member of the Board of Special Inquiry in the 1930s.
Theme(s) Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations
Places San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality Chinese
Ships SS Shinyo Maru
Keywords immigration, immigrant, police, prostitution, prostitue, white slavery
Additional Information Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the California Historical Society catalogue.
Language English
Document(s) linked to John A. Robinson, U.S. Immigration Service, San Francisco, California. Journals, 1909-1910
Copyright California Historical Society