Port of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1921-1923
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Records Description
Part 3: Where to Find these Records
Part 1: Introduction
Immigration records from the port of Vera Cruz, Mexico, are reproduced in NARA microfilm publication:
M2032. Passenger Lists of European Immigrants Arriving at Vera Cruz,
Mexico, 1921-1923, and Related Correspondence, 1921-1931. 1 roll.
Part 2: Records Description
M2032 reproduces one file from the subject correspondence files of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS) Central Office, Washington, DC.
The INS Central Office subject correspondence files, 1906-1932, are arranged according to a numerical filing
scheme. File No. 55079/290, which is reproduced in M2032, contains lists of European steamship passengers
arriving at Vera Cruz, Mexico, from ca. June 1921 to ca. January 1923, and related correspondence from
March 1921 to February 1931. The records are arranged in reverse chronological order.
These lists were typewritten by U.S. Consular officers at Vera Cruz, Mexico, which forwarded the lists to the
U.S. State Department, which then forwarded them to the INS. Some of the passenger lists are carbon copies
of the original typewritten copy, and, as a result, are difficult to read.
Part 3: Where to Find these Records
You can search immigration records of persons arriving at Vera Cruz, Mexico, at the research facilities listed below.
- California
National Archives at Riverside, 23123 Cajalco Road, Perris, CA 92570. Phone: (951) 956-2000 - Colorado
National Archives at Denver, Bldg. 48, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0307. Phone: 303-407-5740. Holdings: M2032. - District of Columbia
National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001. Holdings: M2032. All NARA microfilm publications may be examined during regular research room hours in the Microfilm Reading Room; no prior arrangement is necessary. Staff is available there to answer your questions. Researchers coming from a distance may wish to call in advance of their visit (1) to verify research room hours and (2) to have any additional questions answered. The Consultant's Office can be reached at 202-501-5400. - Texas
National Archives at Fort Worth, 1400 John Burgess Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76140, Phone 817-551-2051. Holdings: M2032.