Ellis Island interviews : in their own words

Resource Information

The work Ellis Island interviews : in their own words represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Ellis Island interviews : in their own words

Title remainder

in their own words

Statement of responsibility

Peter Morton Coan

Creator

• Coan, Peter M

Subject

• Immigrants -- United States -- Interviews
• Biography
• Emigration and immigration
• History
• United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service -- Officials and employees -- Biography
• Employees
• Immigranten
• Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)
• Interviews
• United States -- Emigration and immigration | History
• Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)
• United States -- Emigration and immigration. | History
• United States
• United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service
• Immigrants

Genre

• Biography
• Interviews
• History

Language

eng

Summary

From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island processed 12 million immigrants. Produced in cooperation with the Ellis Island Research Foundation, "Ellis Island Interviews" collects the oral histories of more than 130 men and women from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The stories of these last original surviving immigrants are enhanced by more than 60 photographs, many never before published

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

304.8/73

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

JV6455

LC item number

.C53 1997

Literary form

non fiction

NLM call number

000092486