California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918

What is in This Collection?

Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available. See also National Archives World War I Enemy Alien Records

This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Enemy Alien, 1918 in the FamilySearch Catalog. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Related Reading

• Julie Miller. "Enemy Alien Registration during World War I." NGS Magazine 44 (April-June 2018): 21-28. FS Library 973 D25ngs
• Mary J. Manning. " Being German, Being American." Prologue (Summer 2014): 15-22.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Full Name of applicant
• Date Registration was Filed
• Address when registered
• Age
• Physical description
• Photo
• Married or not
• Been in Military
• Number of Children (If married)
• Children's Gender
• Finger prints

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Registration Affidavit Page 1 1918

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  Registration Affidavit Page 2

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  Registration Affidavit Page 3

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  Registration Affidavit Page 4

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits Digital Folder Number List.