Simpson Library: Government Resources: Immigration and Naturalization (U.S.)

Immigration and Naturalization

U.S.National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Historical immigration records and passenger lists.
Ellis Island
Free search of New York Passenger Record Search
(Sponsored by The Statute of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.)

Other sources:

FamilySearch has two guides that explain how to access naturalization records and immigration records. Some of the sources cited in these guides are government sources. Which source(s) to use depends on the date and location of naturalization/immigration.

United States Naturalization and Citizenship
United States Emigration and Immigration

Government Documents

Cindy Su-chin Lu
Head, Collections Services
Government Documents Librarian

Phyllis Johnson
Government Documents Assistant