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Collections of the State of Valais

The most important collection is that of the Département de l’Intérieur (AEV, DI), which contains many files on emigration from the Valais in the 19th century, including the Register of Emigrants (cf. Register of Emigrants above). Among the many files in the collection, the following are worth citing:

AEV, DI, 194-195	Contains files on emigration from 1817 to 1869, especially to Algeria, the U.S.A., Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.	1817-1869
AEV, DI, 356.25	Printed material relative to emigration; in particular a project of cantonal and federal legislation on emigration.	1852-1888
AEV, DI, 356.27	Summary tables of emigration from the Valais according to district and township.	1850-1874
AEV, DI, 357.1	Lists of emigration agencies and their sub-agents recognized by the Federal Council.	1881-1897
AEV, DI, 357.3.1	Federal organisation of emigration: legislation, information on activity concerning this sector, etc.	1879-1897
AEV, DI, 358	Registry of emigrants. List of the names of the emigrants by district and township, mentioning their filiation, year of birth, profession, origins, last domicile, date of departure and destination.	1849-1879