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©1998
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viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Naturalization process in the United State : historical background -- How to find immigration and naturalization information -- Naturalization courts and processes -- Published naturalization records and indexes -- Immigration and naturalization service -- Naturalization records in the National Archives -- Finding naturalization information on the internet -- Immigration chronology -- Selected addresses
This book attempts to accomplish five specific purposes: 1. To provide an accurate, readable, and interesting historical framework for the citizenship process. 2. To suggest ways of finding naturalization records. 3. To expose the weaknesses and strengths of records. 4. To point to a great array of alternative sources for finding immigrant origins in case naturalization records are not to be found. 5. To help [the reader] enjoy rich sources of Americana--Introd