MOWER COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:
An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. District Court (Mower County). | |
| Title: | Naturalization Records and Index. | |
| Dates: | 1853-1955. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Personal name index, 1874-1906; declarations of intention (first papers), 1874-1952; final papers, 1874-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954; loose naturalization papers, 1853-1892; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1955; and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937-1951. | |
| Quantity: | 7 microfilm reels; 5.0 cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 card drawer). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ARRANGEMENT
Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 31-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 31); (3) Closed Originals.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Microfilmed originals (5.0 cubic feet) are closed to general use.
Microfilm production:
Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1982, 1986, 1997.
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 (Mower County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 981-219; 997-27; 983-45
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001712900
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
NATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 31-I)
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| SAM 31-I | 1 | 1874-1906. | |||||||||||
| Microfilm copy of a personal name card index to final papers (vols. A-D, unnumbered, 1874-1906). | |||||||||||||
| The cards are arranged in alphabetical order by surname and given name. The Final Papers are indexed by volume and page number. The cards also include the date of naturalization, which serves as a supplemental indexing aid. | |||||||||||||
| The cards were not checked for completeness or correct alphabetical order prior to microfilming. Researchers who do not find a card for a particular individual in its proper place should search the index further and/or consult the naturalization records, many of which contain indexes. | |||||||||||||
NATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 31)
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| SAM 31 | 1 | Naturalization Record, with index, 1874-1892. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Frame 1. Volume A, Declaration of Intention, 1874-1886 (pages 1-272), Final Papers, 1874-1892. (pages 277-242.) | |||||||||||||
| Declaration of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1886-1952. 6 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| For declarations of intention, 1874-1886, see Naturalization Record, Volume A. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 197. Volume B, 1886-1906. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 427. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1910. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 493. Volume 2, Nos. 101-400, 1910-1918. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 684. Volume 3, Nos. 410-632, 1918-1929. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 31 | 5 | Frame 1. Volume [4], Nos. 633-732, 1929-1941. | |||||||||||
| Frame 133. Volume [5], Nos. 722-792, 1941-1952. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 31 | 2 | Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1893-1906. 4 volumes. | |||||||||||
| For final papers, 1874-1892, see Naturalization Record, Volume A. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 1. Volume B: | |||||||||||||
| Minors, 1893-1902. pages 1-320. | |||||||||||||
| Adults, 1893-1897. pages 321-640. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 342. Volume C, adults, 1897-1903. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 556. Volume D, minors, 1902-1903. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 565. Volume [E]: | |||||||||||||
| Minors, 1903-1906. pages 1-32. | |||||||||||||
| Adults, 1903-1906. pages 201-281. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 31 | 3 | Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1954. 7 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Frame 1. Volume 1, Nos. 1-47, 1907-1911. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 122. Volume 2, Nos. 48-147, 1911-1919. | |||||||||||||
| Frame 432. Volume 3, Nos. 148-247, 1919-1922. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 31 | 4 | Frame 1. Volume 4, Nos. 248-245, 1922-1929. | |||||||||||
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| SAM 31 | 5 | Frame 217. Volume [5], Nos. 346-395, 1929-1937. | |||||||||||
| Frame 433. Volume [6], Nos. 396-450, 1937-1941. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 31 | 6 | Frame 1. Volume [7], Nos. 451-598, 1941-1954. | |||||||||||
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| SAM 31 | 4 | Other Records, 1929-1955. 7 folders, 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Frame 284. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1853-1892. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| SAM 31 | 6 | Frame 590. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1955. | |||||||||||
| Frame 657. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937-1951. | |||||||||||||
CLOSED ORIGINALS
Access restricted. Closed to general use, researchers are directed to use the microfilm.
| 117.K | Index to final papers. 1 card file drawer. | ||||||||||||
| 301.A.13.4F | Naturalization Record A, with index, 1874-1892. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Contains declarations of intention, 1874-1886, and final papers, 1874-1892. | |||||||||||||
| Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1886-1952. 5 volumes, 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B, 1886-1906. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1910. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 2, Nos. 101-400, 1910-1918. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 3, Nos. 401-632, 1918-1929. | |||||||||||||
| 309.G.11.10F | Volume [4], Nos. 633-732, 1929-1941. 1 folder. | ||||||||||||
| Volume [5], Nos. 733-792, 1941-1952. | |||||||||||||
| Final Papers, with indexes, 1893-1906. 3 volumes, 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
| Volume B: minors, adults, 1893-1902; 1893-1897. | |||||||||||||
| Volume C, adults, 1897-1903. | |||||||||||||
| Volume D, minors, 1902-1903. 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
| Adults and Minors, 1903-1906. | |||||||||||||
| 301.A.13.6F | Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1954. 4 volumes, 5 folders. | ||||||||||||
| Volume 1, Nos. 1-47, 1907-1910. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 2, Nos. 48-147, 1910-1918. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 3, Nos. 148-247, 1918-1922. | |||||||||||||
| Volume 4, Nos. 248-345, 1922-1929. | |||||||||||||
| 309.G.11.10F | Volume [5], Nos. 346-395, 1929-1937. 1 folder. | ||||||||||||
| Volume [6], Nos. 396-450, 1937-1941. 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
| Volume [7], Nos. 451-598, 1941-1954. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1853-1892. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Declarations of intention and final papers. Many of the declarations are supporting papers recorded in other counties, which were submitted when the final naturalization process occurred. | |||||||||||||
| Citizenship petitions granted and denied (lists), 1929-1955. 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
| Applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937-1951. 1 folder. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG 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 -- Mower County.
- Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Mower County.
- Document Types:
- Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Mower County.
- Declarations -- Minnesota -- Mower County.
- Microforms.
- Indexes.
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