Chinese Immigrants in Cuba: Documents from the James and Ana Melikian Collection
The Chinese Immigrants in Cuba collection includes hundreds of original documents, manuscripts and photos covering the migration of 125,000 Chinese who signed up to be cheap labor in Cuba from 1847 until the later 1890s. The archive continues until the 1970s and records the Chinese community in Cuba and is rich with photos. This massive collection, from the archive of James and Ana Melikian Collection, is probably the largest one in private hands concerning Chinese in Cuba. At present the collection contains over 1341 records and about 8,000-9,000 pages.
- 9 Spanish
- 9 Public
- Owners
- 4 Contracted
- 2 Captured
- 2 Workers
- 1 Alcalde
- 1 American
- 1 Auguste y Gustave
- more
- 1 Avon
- 1 Contract
- 1 Contract Fulfillment
- 1 David
- 1 Ferran y Dupierris
- 1 Francis P. Sage
- 1 Francisco Collamites
- 1 Francisco Garza
- 1 Francisco de Garcia
- 1 Governor
- 1 Guamacaro
- 1 Italian
- 1 Jose Gavin
- 1 Labor
- 1 Labor Documents
- 1 Laws
- 1 Legal
- 1 List
- 1 Matanzas
- 1 Miguel Valdez
- 1 Obligations
- 1 Ramon
- 1 Runaway Workers
- 1 Runaways
- 1 Santa Maria del Rosario
- 1 Torices, Puente y Co
Laws pertaining to the legal rights of of landowners living in a certain area and their obligations. This includes how owners are supposed to write their contracts with their Chinese workers, including informing them of their payment and the terms of their contracts.
- Created Date
- 1886
22 Chinese settlers were hired to work in the fields. They were transported to Cuba aboard the ship Francis P Sage under contract with Torices, Puente y Co y Ferran y Dupierris.
- Created Date
- 1861
List of 32 Chinese settlers brought to Cuba aboard the ship "Auguste y Gustave". They were hired to work in the field in 1865 for various owners.
- Created Date
- 1865
Documents and hiring list of 24 Chinese settlers brought to Cuba in the Italian ship "Avon". They were hired to work in the field in 1865 for various owners.
- Created Date
- 1865
This is a list of Chinese settlers and slaves who had fled from their owners, but were subsequently captured in the jurisdiction of Santa Maria del Rosario. The captured settlers and slaves were held in the municipal deposit of slaves of Santa Maria del Rosario while their owners were notified of their capture. Several details of each of the settlers and slaves, including the dates of their escape and capture, name, age, brief description, nationality, name of owner, and address, were recorded in the document. 1858.
- Created Date
- 1858-08-01
List of workers who were recently hired by various employers. It lists the name of the employer or company, the name of the settler and their personal details.
- Created Date
- 1861
List of workers who were recently hired by various employers. It lists the name of the employer or company, the name of the settler and their personal details.
- Created Date
- 1862
This is a list of runaway Chinese settlers that has escaped their owners and were later captured.
- Created Date
- 1858
Records for the ship David, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba. On this trip, the David brought 48 settlers from China to work in the fields.
- Created Date
- 1866