The Wisconsin Office of Emigration, 1852-1855, and its impact on German immigration to the state
By: Johannes Strohschänk and William G. Thiel.
Contributors: Thiel, William G.; Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies (University of Wisconsin--Madison)
Series: Studies of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin--Madison; Studies of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies
Publisher: Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies; Max Kade Institute
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Madison, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Wisconsin. -- Office of the Commissioner of Emigration -- History.; Wisconsin -- Emigration and immigration -- History.; Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (p. 145-153) and name index.
Table of contents: title: Why an office for emigrants to Wisconsin?; title: Legal history and political background; title: The function of the Office of Commissioner of Emigration. Advice on Wisconsin; Advice on travel to Wisconsin; Protecting the emigrant against fraud and deception; Means used by the commissioners to fulfill their responsibilities; Recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the Office; title: The German emigrant literature compared with the information of the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Emigration. Private publications; Contemporaneous newspaper articles; The emigrant press; title: How effective was the Wisconsin Office of Commissioner of Emigration?