Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1938
Passenger lists for 1938 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa.
Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. They are often used to illustrate family history books for immigrants from this period in time.
Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination.

1938-01-15 RMS Carinthia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 15 January 1938
- Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Greenock
- Commander: Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

1938-03-18 SS Excalibur Passenger List
- Steamship Line: American Export Lines
- Class of Passengers: One
- Date of Departure: 18 March 1938
- Route: Genoa to New York
- Commander: Captain S. N. Groves

1938-04-11 SS City of Newport News Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Baltimore Mail Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin (One Class)
- Date of Departure: 11 April 1938
- Route: Bremen to Norfolk and Baltimore via Southampton
- Commander: Captain Robert H. Wright, Lt. Cmdr., U.S.N.R
- Note: Annotated by the original owner (passenger)

1938-04-20 SS Manhattan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 20 April 1938
- Route: New York to Hamburg via Cobh, Plymouth and Le Havre
- Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.

1938-04-20 SS Washington Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 20 April 1938
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
- Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

1938-05-03 SS Bremen Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 3 May 1938
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

1938-06-01 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 1 June 1938
- Route: New York to Cherbourg via Southampton
- Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-06-18 SS Montcalm Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Cruise Members
- Date of Departure: 18 June 1938
- Route: Atlantic Isles and Seaboard Cruise from Tilbury. (London - Gibraltar - Casablanca - Madeira - Lisbon - London)
- Commander: Captain D. Pert

1938-06-24 SS Bremen Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 24 June 1938
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain C. W. Hagemann

1938-06-29 SS Manhattan Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 29 June 1938
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton and Cobh
- Commander: Captain Albert B. Randall, U.S.N.R.

1938-07-13 SS Rex Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Italia Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 13 July 1938
- Route: Genoa to New York via Cannes, Naples, and Gibraltar
- Commander: Captain Attilio Frugone

1938-07-14 SS Vulcania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Italia Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 14 July 1938
- Route: Trieste to New York via Dubrovnik, Patra, Naples, Palermo, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon, and Azores
- Commander: Captain William Lazzari

1938-07-19 SS Europa Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 19 July 1938
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain C. W. Hagemann

1938-07-22 TSS California Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
- Date of Departure: 22 July 1938
- Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin
- Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

1938-08-04 SS Hamburg Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 4 August 1938
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain Th. Koch

1938-08-09 SS Rex Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Italia Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 9 August 1938
- Route: Naples to New York via Genoa, Cannes, and Gibraltar
- Commander: Captain Giorgio Cavallini

1938-08-10 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 10 August 1938
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-08-16 SS Bremen Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 16 August 1938
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

1938-08-19 TSS California Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
- Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
- Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Dublin and Cobh
- Commander: Captain Robert W. Smart

1938-08-19 SS Duchess of Bedford Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Canadian Pacific (CPOS)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 19 August 1938
- Route: Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal via Belfast and Greenock
- Commander: Captain A. R. Meikle, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-08-20 TSS Statendam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 20 August 1938
- Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Commander G. J. Barendse

1938-08-24 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 24 August 1938
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-08-24 SS Normandie Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 24 August 1938
- Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
- Commander: Captain Paul AUGARDE

1938-08-26 SS Caledonia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
- Date of Departure: 26 August 1938
- Route: Glasgow to Boston and New York via Belfast and Londonderry
- Commander: Captain Alexander Collie

1938-08-27 RMS Alaunia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 27 August 1938
- Route: Southampton to Quebec and Montreal via Le Havre
- Commander: Captain J. Foyster

1938-08-27 TSS Nieuw Amsterdam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
- Class of Passengers: All Classes
- Date of Departure: 27 August 1938
- Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Commodore J. J. Bijl

1938-08-31 SS President Roosevelt Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 31 August 1938
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
- Commander: Captain William Dougherty

1938-09-02 SS Athenia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Donaldson Atlantic Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist
- Date of Departure: 2 September 1938
- Route: Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal via Belfast and Liverpool
- Commander: Captain James Cook

1938-09-07 RMS Aquitania Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 7 September 1938
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain J. C. Townley, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-09-10 RMS Laconia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 10 September 1938
- Route: Liverpool to New York and Boston via Dublin and Galway
- Commander: Captain W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

1938-09-14 SS President Harding Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 14 September 1938
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Le Havre, Southampton, and Cobh
- Commander: Captain James E. Roberts (Lt. Cmdr. USNR)

1938-09-17 SS Champlain Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 17 September 1938
- Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
- Commander: Captain William Vogel

1938-09-17 SS Monarch of Bermuda Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Furness Bermuda Line
- Class of Passengers: Cruise
- Date of Departure: 17 September 1938
- Route: New York to Bermuda
- Commander: Captain A. R. Francis

1938-09-24 SS Gerolstein Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Arnold Bernstein / Red Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Third Cabin
- Date of Departure: 24 September 1938
- Route: Antwerp to New York
- Commander: Captain Friedrich Ahrens

1938-09-30 SS Washington Tourist Class Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 30 September 1938
- Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh
- Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

1938-09-30 SS Washington Third Class Passenger List
- Steamship Line: United States Lines
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 30 September 1938
- Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh
- Commander: Captain Giles C. Stedman, Lt. Comm., U.S.N.R.

1938-10-01 TSS Statendam Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 1 October 1938
- Route: Rotterdam to New York via Boulogne-sur-Mer and Southampton
- Commander: Commander G. J. Barendse

1938-10-05 SS Normandie Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique CGT - French Line
- Class of Passengers: Tourist
- Date of Departure: 5 October 1938
- Route: Le Havre to New York via Southampton
- Commander: Captain Pierre THOREUX

1938-10-15 RMS Ausonia Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
- Date of Departure: 15 October 1938
- Route: Southampton to Montreal and Quebec via Le Havre
- Commander: Captain C. H. Bate, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-10-15 RMS Britannic Passenger List
- Steamship Line: White Star Line
- Class of Passengers: Members of the American Legion (First, Tourist and Third Class)
- Date of Departure: 15 October 1938
- Route: Southampton and Le Havre to New York via Cobh
- Commander: Captain A. T. Brown, R.D., R.N.R.

1938-10-22 SS Bremen Cabin Class Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
- Date of Departure: 22 October 1938
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

1938-10-22 SS Bremen Tourist and Third Class Passenger List
- Steamship Line: North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
- Class of Passengers: Tourist and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 22 October 1938
- Route: Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain A. Ahrens

1938-10-29 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 29 October 1938
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain R. B. Irving, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

1938-11-03 SS New York Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Hamburg Amerika Linie / Hamburg American Line (HAPAG)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin, Tourist, and Third Class
- Date of Departure: 3 November 1938
- Route: Hamburg to New York via Southampton, Cherbourg, and Cobh
- Commander: Captain B. Majewski

1938-11-12 RMS Queen Mary Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Third Class
- Date of Departure: 12 November 1938
- Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain G. Gibbons, R.D., R.N.R.
Other 1938 Passenger Lists Available at the GG Archives
- CGT-French Line SS De Grasse, 1938-07-02, Le Havre to New York, Commanded by Captain Louis Blanquie
- CGT-French Line SS Paris, 1938-08-16, Le Havre to New York via Southampton and Cobh, Commanded by Captain Etienne Payen de la Garanderie
- Cunard Line RMS Franconia, 1938-08-19, Liverpool to Boston and New York via Belfast and Greenock, Commanded by Captain P. A. Murchie, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
- Cunard Line RMS Ausonia, 1938-10-15, Southampton to Quebec and Montreal via Le Havre, Commanded by Captain C. H. Bate, R.D., R.N.R.
- CGT-French Line SS Champlain, 1938-10-22, New York to Le Havre via Plymouth, Commanded by Captain Jules Duchesne
Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1938 souvenir passenger list. Please email us at ggarchives@usa.com.