LYON 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.
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Creator:Minnesota. District Court (Lyon County).
Title:Naturalization Records and Index.
Dates:1873-1956.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Personal name index, 1873-1956; declarations of intention (first papers), 1873-1956; final papers, 1876-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1954; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1956; and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1946.
Quantity:9 microfilm reels; 5.75 cubic feet (4 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 120-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 120); (3) Closed Originals.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (5.75 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1991.

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 (Lyon County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 981-98

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001721861


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 120-I)

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SAM 120-I1 1872-1956.
The names in the index are arranged alphabetically according to C. M. Cott's indexing system, which is explained in the index.
A personal name index (Volume A) to declarations of intention (first papers), 1873-1956; final papers, 1876-1906; and petition and record (final papers), 1906-1954. Each entry gives the applicant's name, whether the volume being referred to contains first or second papers, the volume and page containing the document, and the year each document was issued.

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 120)

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SAM 1201Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes (vols. 1-5), 1873-1956. 7 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1873-1956.
Frame 358. Volume B, 1894-1906.
Frame 487. Volume 1 (A), Nos. 1-99, 1906-1909.
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SAM 1202Frame 1. Volume 2 (B), Nos. 100-398, 1909-1916.
Frame 199. Volume 3 (C), Nos. 399-861, 1916-1929.
Frame 490. Volume 4 (D), Nos. 863-1000, 1929-1952.
Frame 668. Volume 5 (E), Nos. 1001-1002, 1956.
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SAM 1203Final Papers [second papers], 1876-1906. 6 volumes.
Frame1. Volume 1 (A), 1876-1889.
Frame 317. Volume 2 (B), 1889-1898.
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SAM 1204Frame 1. Volume 3 (C), 1898-1903.
Frame 134. Volume 4 (D), 1903-1906.
Frame 176. Volume C, minors, 1896-1903.
Frame 254. Volume D, minors, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1954. 14 volumes.
Frame 270. Volume 1 (A), Nos. 1-50, 1906-1910.
Frame 399. Volume 2 (B), Nos. 51-148, 1910-1913.
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SAM 1205Frame 1. Volume 3 (C), Nos. 149-246, 1913-1917.
Frame 312. Volume 4 (D), Nos. 247-326, 1917-1919.
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SAM 1206Frame 1. Volume 5 (E), Nos. 347-444. 1919-1920.
Frame 288. Volume 6 (F), Nos. 445-544, 1920-1924.
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SAM 1207Frame 1. Volume 7 (G), Nos. 545-644, 1924-1929.
Frame 305. Volume 8 (H), Nos. 645-651, 1929.
Frame 326. Volume 9 (I), Nos. 652-701, 1930-1936.
Frame 543. Volume 10 (J), Nos. 702-751, 1936-1940.
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SAM 1208Frame 1. Volume 11 (K), Nos. 752-801, 1940-1942.
Frame 199. Volume 12 (L), Nos. 802-851, 1943-1945.
Frame 444. Volume 12 (M), Nos. 852-900, 1945-1952.
Frame 648. Volume 14 (N), Nos. 901-923, 1952-1954.
Other Records, 1929-1926. 2 volumes.
Volume 714. Citizenship Petition Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1956. 1 volume.
Volume 771. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), with index, 1941-1946. 1 volume.

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Expand/CollapseCLOSED ORIGINALS

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

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301.B.6.2FIndex. 1 volume.
Declarations of Intention, 1873-1956. 7 volumes.
Volume A, 1873-1894.
Volume B, 1894-1906.
Volume 1 [A], Nos. 1-99, 1906-1909.
Volume 2 [B], Nos. 100-398, 1909-1916.
Volume 3 [C], Nos. 399-861, 1916-1929.
Volume 4 [D], Nos. 862-1000, 1929-1952.
Volume 5 [E], Nos. 1001-1002, 1956.
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301.B.6.3BFinal Papers, 1876-1906. 6 volumes.
Volume 1, 1876-1889.
Volume 2, 1889-1898.
Volume 3, 1898-1902.
Volume 4, 1903-1906.
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301.B.6.5BVolume C, Minors, 1896-1903.
Volume D, Minors, 1903-1906.
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301.B.6.3BPetition and Record, 1906-1954. 14 volumes.
Volume 1 [A], Nos. 1-50, 1906-1910.
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301.B.6.4FVolume 2 [B], Nos. 51-148, 1910-1913.
Volume 3 [C], Nos. 149-246, 1913-1917.
Volume 4 [D], Nos. 247-346, 1917-1919.
Volume 5 [E], Nos. 347-444, 1919-1920.
Volume 6 [F], Nos. 445-544, 1920-1924.
Location
301.B.6.5BVolume 7 [G], Nos. 545-644, 1924-1929.
Volume 8 [H], Nos. 645-651, 1929.
Volume 9 [I], Nos. 652-701, 1930-1936.
Volume 10 [J], Nos. 702-751, 1936-1940.
Volume 11 [K], Nos. 752-801, 1940-1942.
Volume 12 [L], Nos. 802-851, 1943-1945.
Volume 13 [M], Nos. 852-900, 1945-1952.
Volume 14 [N], Nos. 901-923, 1952-1954.
Lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1956. 1 folder.
Applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1946. 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 -- Lyon County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Lyon County.
Document Types:
Declarations -- Minnesota -- Lyon County.
Microforms.
Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Lyon County.
Indexes.

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