Immigrants in Cities - NY, Chicago, Philly, Boston, Cleveland, Buffalo,Milwaukee

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Immigrants
In Cities
Volumes 26 & 27
A Study of Selected Districts
In New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Boston, Cleveland, Buffalo and Milwaukee
By U.S. Immigration Commission, 1907-10
806 + 589 pages, illustrated with charts & graphs, indexed, searchable
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CONTENTS. – Volume XXVI
PART I SUMMARY OF SEVEN CITIES,
CHAPTER I. Introduction.
II. Composition of population studied:
Nativity and race 11
Sex 16
Age 17
Years in the United States 25
III. Living conditions:
Congestion , 31
Boarders and lodgers 78
Home work 93
Care and equipment of home 97
Home ownership and rent 103
IV. Economic status:
Occupation in the United States and abroad 125
Earnings 136
Family income 139
V. Assimilation:
Residence in apartment, neighborhood, and city 143
Ability to speak English 146
Literacy 149
Citizenship 153
PART II NEW YORK,
Map 158
CHAPTER I. Introduction 159
II. Territory 163
III. Composition of population studied:
Nativity and race 173
Sex 176
Age 176
Years in the United States 180
IV. Living conditions:
Congestion 183
Boarders and lodgers 198
Home work 202
Care and equipment of home 205
Home ownership and rent 209
V. Economic status:
Occupation in the United States and abroad 215
Earnings 223
Family income 226
VI. Assimilation:
Ability to speak English 235
Literacy 238
Citizenship 241
Residence in apartment, neighborhood, and city 242
VI The Immigration Commission.
PART IIL CHICAGO,
Page.
Map 248
CHAPTER I. Introduction 249
II. Territory 251
III. Composition of population studied:
Nativity and race 265
Sex 268
Age 269
Years in the United States 273
IV. Living conditions:
Congestion 275
Boarders and lodgers ,. 289
Homework 294
Care and equipment of home 297
Home ownership and rent 302
V. Economic-status:
Occupation in the United States and abroad 307
Earnings 315
Family income 318
VI. Assimilation:
Residence in apartment, neighborhood, and city 327
Years in the United States 330
Ability to speak English 332
Literacy 335
Citizenship 339
PART IV PHILADELPHIA,
Map , 344
CHAPTER I. Introduction 345
II. Territory 347
III. Composition of population studied:
Nativity and race 357
Sex 360
Age 361
Years in the United States 364
IV. Living conditions:
Congestion 365
Boarders and lodgers 377
Home work 381
Care and equipment of home 383
Home ownership and rent 388
V. Economic status:
Occupation in the United States and abroad 395
Earnings 401
Family income 403
VI. Assimilation:
Residence in apartment, neighborhood, and city 413
Years in the United States 415
Ability to speak English 416
Literacy 418
Citizenship 421
PART V -BOSTON,
Map , 424
CHAPTER I. Introduction 425
,11. Territory 427
III. Composition of population studied:
Nativity and race 435
Sex 438
Age ' 439
Conjugal condition 442
Years in the United States ... 444
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CHAPTER IV. Living conditions: Page.
Congestion 447
Boarders and lodgers 459
Home work. 4G3
Care and equipment of home 464
Home ownership and rent .. 467
V. Economic status:
Occupation in the United States and abroad 473
Earnings 480
Family income 483
VI. Assimilation:
Ability to speak English 491
Literacy 496
Citizenship 502
Residence in apartment, neighborhood, and city 504
PART VI CLEVELAND,
Map 510
CHAPTER I . Introduction 511
II. Territory 513
III. Composition of population studied:
Nativity and race 521
Sex 525
Age 526
Conjugal condition . . 530
Years in the United States 532
IV. Living conditions:
Congestion .- 537
Boarders and lodgers 550
Home work 555
Care and equipment of home 556
Home ownership and rent 561
V. Economic status:
Occupation in the United States and abroad 567
Earnings 574
Family income 577
VI. Assimilation:
Residence in apartment, neighborhood, and city 587
Years in the United States " 589
Ability to speak English 593
Literacy 599
Citizenship 605
PART VII BUFFALO,
Map 610
CHAPTER I. Introduction 611
II. Territory 613
III. Composition of population studied:
Nativity and race 617
Sex 619
Age 620
Years in the United States 623
IV. Living conditions:
Congestion 625
Boarders and lodgers 638
Home work 643
Care and equipment of home 644
Home ownership and rent 646
V. Economic status:
Occupation in the United States and abroad 651
Earnings 656
Family income 658
viii The Immigration Commission.
CHAPTER VI. Assimilation: Page.
Residence in apartment, neighborhood, and city 667
Years in the United States 669
Ability to speak English 670
Literacy 673
Citizenship 676
PART VIII MILWAUKEE,
Map 680
CHAPTER I. Introduction 681
II. Territory 683
III. Composition of population studied:
Nativity and race 691
Sex 695
Age 695
Conjugal condition 698
< Years in the United States 700
IV. Living conditions:
Congestion 703
Boarders and lodgers 715
Home work 718
Care and equipment of home 720
Home ownership and rent 725
V. Economic status:
Occupation in the United States and abroad 731
Earnings 737
Family income 739
VI. Assimilation:
Residence in apartments, neighborhood, and city 749
Years in the United States 751
Ability to speak English 753
Literacy 758
Citizenship 763
List of text tables 767
List of charts 793
Appendixes:
(A) List of blocks canvassed, by cities 797
(B) Schedules used in the investigation 801