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.
- Spanish
- 10 Chinese
- 48 Image
- 22 Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Ship Records Series
- 21 Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Labor Series
- 3 Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Baptism/Marriage/Death Documents Series
- 2 Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Identity Records Series
- 1 Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Court Case Series
- 1 Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Miscellaneous Series
- 1 Chinese Immigrants in Cuba Residency Documents Series
- 48 Public
- Havana
- Macao
- 6 Campbell y Co
- 6 First Contract
- 6 Justino Campbell
- 3 Contract
- 3 Jose
- more
- 3 Manuel
- 3 Messenger
- 3 Ship Manifest
- 3 Society of Immigration
- 3 Spanish Consul
- 2 Bitty Sriapera
- 2 Captain Achenback
- 2 Encarnacion
- 2 French
- 2 Governor
- 2 Hoggenbark
- 2 Hoggersbank
- 2 Manuel B. de Pareda
- 2 Martin de Cardenas y Layas
- 2 R. Calderon
- 2 Second Contract
- 2 T. Bauzan
- 2 Torices
- 1 A. R. Ferran
- 1 Afno
- 1 Aman
- 1 American
- 1 Amoy
- 1 Andre
- 1 Antonio de Barcaiztegui
- 1 Apony
- 1 Banzan
- 1 Baptism
- 1 Barrete
- 1 Blank
- 1 Bremen
- 1 Cadiz
- 1 Campbell and Caro
- 1 Capello
- 1 Captain General
- 1 Captain General of Cuba
- 1 Carlo Flotard
- 1 Carmen Segueira
- 1 Casado
- 1 Cedula
- 1 Certification of Entry
- 1 Chen-Chuin
- 1 Chung
- 1 Company de Mansilla
- 1 Company de Manzilla
- 1 Company of Mansella
- 1 Confucius
- 1 D. Capella
- 1 Damian
- 1 Death Records
- 1 Deposit of Runaways
- 1 Dionisio
- 1 Domenach
- 1 Dupierris
- 1 El Bircantin Paquita
- 1 Emile Pereire
- 1 F. Fernandez del Puis
- 1 F. Velez
- 1 Fairfowl
- 1 Fang-Achat
- 1 Fernando Jose de Quesada
- 1 Fernando Tuton
- 1 Filipe de Mena
- 1 Fiscal Development
- 1 Francois
- 1 General Hospital of Our Lady of Mercy
- 1 German
- 1 Gibacoa
- 1 Gica
- 1 Glesannox
- 1 Glessanox
- 1 H. Velez
- 1 Hernandez Company
- 1 Hong Kong
- 1 Hou Hum
- 1 Ignacio Fernandes de Castro
- 1 Ignacio Fernandez de Castro
- 1 Italia
- 1 Italian
- 1 J. P. Marques
- 1 J. R. Vargas
- 1 J. de Agustin
- 1 Jail
- 1 Joaquin Miranda
- 1 Joaquin Pedroso y Echeverra
- 1 Joaquin de Soto
- 1 Jose A. Tuton
- 1 Jose Gomez
- 1 Jose Maria Morales
- 1 Jose Marques
- 1 Jose Playa
- 1 Jose Sanchez
- 1 Jose Yris
Records for the ship Francois, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Campbell y Co. On this trip, the Francios brought settlers from China to work in Havana.
- Created Date
- 1859-02-10
Records for the ship Hong Kong, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Campbell y Co. On this trip, the Hong Kong brought settlers from China to work in Havana.
- Created Date
- 1857-10-05
Records for the ship Hoggenbark, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Campbell y Co. On this trip, the Hoggenbank brought settlers from China to work in Havana.
- Created Date
- 1857-06-06
Records for the ship Hoggenbark, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Campbell y Co. On this trip, the Hoggenbark brought settlers from China to work in Havana.
- Created Date
- 1857-12-01
A contract between Justino Campbell and the government of Cuba. The contract granted Justino Campbell the right to recruit Chinese settlers to come to Cuba to work. Campbell was permitted to use the ship Hoggersbank under Captain Achenback.
- Created Date
- 1866-12-09
Records for the ships Solide de Dieppa, Bitty Sriapera, and Messenger, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with various employers.
- Created Date
- 1860-05-24
Records indicating that the courts requested paperwork and information on Pedro o Poncho, a Chinese settler, from the Chinese Consul in Havana. He was originally from Canton. He ran away from his employer, was captured, and held in the Deposit of Runaways.
- Created Date
- 1870-10-14
Records for the ship, Ville de Lisna, which brought Chinese settlers from China to Cuba under contract with Banzan, the agent for the Company of Marsella. On this trip, Ville de Lisna brought settlers from China to work. The ship stopped in Macao before going to Cuba.
- Created Date
- 1860
Burial records for Manuel Corp, originally from Macao. Their records indicate they were baptized into the Catholic church and buried in the general cemetery of Havana.
- Created Date
- 1861-08-14
An identity card, or cedula, for Manuel, originally from Macao. Manuel was twenty-four years old when this card was issued.
- Created Date
- 1860-05-17