List upon list: The ship passenger records and immigration research.

Assesses the collection of ship passenger records for immigration research in the United States. Historical potential of ship records; Publications of ship passenger records; Ship passenger records before 1820; Contributions of Peter Wilson Coldham in the recording of English persons who migrated t...

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Published in:	Journal of American Ethnic History Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 42 - 54
Main Author:	Swierenga, Robert P.
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Illinois Press Spring91
Subjects:	Ship passenger lists United States emigration & immigration
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Summary:	Assesses the collection of ship passenger records for immigration research in the United States. Historical potential of ship records; Publications of ship passenger records; Ship passenger records before 1820; Contributions of Peter Wilson Coldham in the recording of English persons who migrated to the American colonies; Problems in collecting the records.