Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

W. H. Wilkinson Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 07/27/2009.

Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in July 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist. Rehoused and arranged alphabetically by Lily Rubino, SCRC Staff, in September 2009.

Biographical Note

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/W. H. Wilkinson

Scope and Contents

Records, 1919-1939, of San Francisco Lawyer W.H. Wilkinson concerning the legal status and travel regulations of Chinese immigrants living in the U.S., as well as immigration applications of Chinese citizens planning to move to the United States. Included is correspondence with state and federal agencies, employers, banks, and clients. Photographs are attached to the majority of the files.

Related Material

For information on Chinese Immigration and the Chinese in the United States see the following National Archives link:http://www.archives.gov/locations/finding-aids/chinese-immigration.html.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Correspondence
• Photographs

Geographic Name:

• China--Emigration and immigration--History.

Topical Term:

• Chinese Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History
• Immigrants--United States--History.
• United States--Emigration and Immigration--History

Additional Information