Produced in cooperation with the Ellis Island Research Foundation, Ellis Island Interviews collects the oral histories of more than 130 men and women from all socioeconomic backgrounds. These last original immigrants who passed through the Island's doors describe in detail the life they left behind, why they came, what they endured, and what became of them.This rich collection of primary source material preserves an important part of the American experience whose details and specifics are in danger of fading from our collective memory. Students and general readers will find it a treasured resource, especially the more than 100 million of them who are descendants of the men and women who passed through Ellis Island between 1892 to 1954.