Report to President Roosevelt Regarding Female Boarding Matrons at Ellis Island
7/29/1903
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In this report, Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou summarized the work of female boarding inspectors at Ellis Island and made the suggestion to alter their job titles to "boarding matrons" and redefine their role. It comes from a file about "boarding matrons" at Ellis Island from 1903–1909.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2014 Summer Workshop in Washington, DC.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
National Archives Identifier: 16476492
Full Citation: Report to President Theodore Roosevelt from Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou Regarding the Appointment of Female Boarding Matrons at Ellis Island; 7/29/1903; 52541/041; Reports of Boarding Matrons, Ellis Island, 1903 - 1909; Subject and Policy Files, 1893 - 1957; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives at Washington, D.C.. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/female-boarding-matrons, March 27, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
