BROWN COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.


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Creator:Minnesota. District Court (Brown County).
Title:Naturalization Records and Index.
Dates:1850-1951.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Personal name index, 1857-1951; declarations of intention (first papers), 1856-1951; final papers, 1857-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1943; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-19461; applications to take oath of allegiance, 1941-1942; and loose naturalization papers, 1850-1930.
Quantity:17 microfilm reels; 9.0 cubic feet (8 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Organized in 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 20-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 20); (3) Closed Originals.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (9.0 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1982, 1987.

Microfilm is available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Brown County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 981-1; 983-45

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001712895


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 20-I)

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SAM 20-I1 1857-1951.
Microfilm copy of personal name indexes to declarations of intention (first papers), final papers, petition and record (final papers), and citizenship petitions granted and denied (vols. 1-27, 1857-1951); and to petition and record (final papers, vols. [18-20], 1928-1944).

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 20)

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SAM 201Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1856-1951. 10 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 2, 1856-1863.
Handwritten copies made in 1870; originals filmed following the volume.
Frame 331. Volume 1, 1860-1871.
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SAM 202Frame 1. Volume 3, 1872-1882.
Frame 303. Volume 12, 1882-1889.
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SAM 203Frame 1. Volume 4, 1889-1894.
Frame 250. Volume 5, 1894-1906.
Frame 383. Volume 6, [1] Nos. 1-100, 1906-1909.
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SAM 204Frame 1. Volume 8, [2] Nos. 101-400, 1909-1919.
Frame 178. Volume 7, [3] Nos. 401-522, 1919-1929.
Frame 264. Volume 9, Nos. 523-593, 1929-1951.
Final Papers, with indexes, 1857-1906. 7 volumes.
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SAM 205Frame 1. Volume 11, 1857-1860.
Handwritten copies made in 1870; originals filmed following the volume. Volume is also labeled District Court Record Book A-1.
Frame 517. Volume 21, 1862-1875.
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SAM 206Frame 1. Volume 22, 1875-1890.
Frame 326. Volume 23, 1890-1897.
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SAM 207Frame 1. Volume 24, 1897-1898.
Frame 329. Volume 25, 1898-1903.
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SAM 208Frame 1. Volume 26:
Adults, 1903-1906. pages 1-88.
Minors, 1903-1906. pages 401-442.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1943. 8 volumes.
Frame 133. Volume 13, [1] Nos. 1-50, 1907-1908.
Frame 317. Volume 14 [2] Nos. 51-100, 1908-1911.
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SAM 209Frame 1. Volume 15, [3] Nos. 101-200, 1911-1916.
Frame 308. Volume 16, [4] Nos. 201-300, 1916-1920
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SAM 2010Frame 1. Volume 17, [5] Nos. 301-400, 1920-1928.
Frame 269. Volume 18, [6] Nos. 401-413, 1928-1929.
Frame 312. Volume [19], Nos. 414-413, 1930-1939.
Frame 597. Volume [20], Nos. 464-507, 1939-1943.
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SAM 2011Other Records, 1850-1946.
Frame 1. Volume 27, Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1946.
Frame 26. Volume 10, Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance, with index, 1941-1942.
Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1850-1902:
Frame 31. A-E.
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SAM 2012Frame 1. F-I.
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SAM 2013Frame 1. J-M.
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SAM 2014Frame 1. N-R.
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SAM 2015Frame 1. S-V.
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SAM 2016Frame 1. W-Z.
Frame 327. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1911-1930.

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Expand/CollapseCLOSED ORIGINALS

Access restricted. Closed to general use, researchers are directed to use the microfilm.

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309.G.14.8FDeclarations of Intention, with indexes, 1856-1951. 10 volumes.
Volume 2, 1856-1863.
Handwritten copies made in 1870; originals (1 folder) are filed following the volume.
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301.B.2.3BVolume 1, 1860-1871.
Volume 3, 1872-1882.
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309.G.14.8FVolume 12, 1882-1889.
Volume 4, 1889-1894.
Volume 5, 1894-1906.
Volume [6], Nos. 1-100, 11906-1909.
Volume 8, Nos. 101-400, 1909-1919.
Volume 7, Nos. 401-522, 1919-1929.
Volume 9, Nos. 523-593, 1909-1951. Folder.
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309.G.14.9BFinal Papers, with indexes, 1857-1906. 7 volumes.
Volume 11, 1857-1860.
Handwritten copies made in 1870; originals (3 folders) are filed following the volume. The volume is also labeled District Court Record Book A-1.
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301.B.2.3BVolume 21, 1862-1875.
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309.G.14.9BVolume 22, 1875-1890.
Volume 23, 1890-1897.
Volume 24, 1897-1898.
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301.B.2.4FVolume 25, 1898-1903.
Volume 26, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1944. 8 volumes.
Volume 13, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1908.
Volume 14, Nos. 51-100, 1908-1911.
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301.B.2.5BVolume 15 [3], Nos. 101-200, 1911-1916.
Volume 16 [4], Nos. 201-300, 1916-1920.
Volume 17 [5], Nos. 301-400, 1920-1928.
Volume 18 [6], Nos. 401-413, 1928-1929.
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309.G.14.9BVolume [19], Nos. 414-463, 1930-1939.
Volume [20], Nos. 464-507, 1939-1943.
Volume 27, Citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1946. 1 folder.
Volume 10, Applications to take oath of allegiance, with index, 1941-1942.
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309.G.9.4FLoose naturalization papers, 1850-1902:
A-H
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309.G.9.5BI-R
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309.G.9.6FS-Z. 12 folders.
Loose naturalization papers, 1911-1930. 5 folders.
Final papers filed in Brown County district court, and declarations of intention filed in Brown County and in courts in other counties and states. Declarations of intention from other states may pre-date 1850.
Index, A-S. 1 volume.
Index to final papers, loose sheets, A-Z, 1928-1944. 1 folder.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Brown County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Brown County -- Indexes.
Document Types:
Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Brown County.
Indexes.
Microforms.

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