RENVILLE 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.

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. District Court (Renville County).
	Title:	Naturalization Records and Index.
	Dates:	1868-1946.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Personal name index, 1868-1924; declarations of intention (first papers), 1868-1945; final papers (second papers), 1871-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1944; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1946; an application to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation, 1944; loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1869-1903; affidavits for declarations of intention, A-Z, 1897-1898; and lists of aliens, 1917-1918.
	Quantity:	8 microfilm reels; 5.5 cubic feet (4 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 142-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 142); (3) Closed Originals.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (5.5 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 (Renville County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 980-97; 984-51; 985-208

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001723124

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

NATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 142-I)

Location

Reel

SAM 142-I

1868-1942.

Personal name index (vol. 1), in two separate sections, to 1) Declarations of Intention (first papers), vols. A-D, 1868-1906, and vols, 1[I]-VI, 1906-1942; and 2) Final Papers (second papers), vols. A-H, 1871-1906, and Petition and Record (final papers), vols, 1[I]-VI, 1907-1942.

Within each section of the index names are grouped alphabetically according to the first letter of each applicant's surname; within each alphabetical grouping names are listed chronologically in the order in which the declarations, final papers, or petitions were recorded.

Each entry in the declarations section give the applicant's surname and given name(s), the date of declaration, the number of the declaration (beginning in 1906), and the volume and page containing the person's declaration. Each entry in the final papers and petition and record sections gives the applicant's surname and given names), the date of the final paper or petition, the date of admission to citizenship, the certificate of naturalization number (beginning in 1907), and the volume and page containing the person's final paper or petition and record. Some entries in this section also include the date, place of issue, volume, and page number of applicant's declaration of intention.

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NATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 142)

Location

Reel

SAM 142

Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1868-1945. 10 volumes.

Frame 1. Volume A, 1868-1889.

Frame 280. Volume B, 1886-1906.

Frame 544. Volume C, 1889-1891, 1897-1898.

Frame 596. Volume D, 1905-1906.

Location

Reel

SAM 142

Frame Volume 1 [I], Nos. 1-100, 1906-1911.

Frame 81. Volume 2 [II], Nos. 101-200, 1911-1915.

Frame 170. Volume 3 [III], Nos. 201-300, 1915-1918.

Frame 247. Volume 4 [IV], Nos. 301-400, 1918-1919.

Frame 317. Volume V, Nos. 410-536, 1919-1929.

Frame 434. Volume VI, Nos. 537-616, 1929-1945.

Location

Reel

SAM 142

Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1871-1906. 8 volumes.

Frame 1. Volume A, 1871-1880.

Frame 202. Volume B, 1880-1892.

Frame 416. Volume C, 1892-1896.

Frame 480. Volume E, 1897-1903.

Location

Reel

SAM 142

Frame 1. Volume F, 1897-1900.

Frame 207. Volume H, adults and minors, 1903-1906.

Frame 257. Volume D, minors, 1894-1897.

Frame 331. Volume G, minors, 1899-1903.

Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1944. 6 volumes.

Frame 367. Volume 1 [I], Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911.

Location

Reel

SAM 142

Frame 1. Volume 2 [II], Nos. 51-149, 1911-1916.

Location

Reel

SAM 142

Frame 1. Volume 3 [III], Nos. 150-149, 1916-1920.

Frame 378. Volume 4 [IV], Nos. 250-349, 1920-1929.

Location

Reel

SAM 142

Frame 1. Volume V, Nos. 350-400, 1929-1937.

Frame 276. Volume VI, Nos. 401-472, 1937-1944.

Other Records, 1869-1946. 2 volumes, 2 folders.

Frame 620. Citizenship Petitions Granted (lists), 1929-1946.

Frame 657. Application to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1944.

Frame 658. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1869-1903.

Mainly declarations filed with courts in other states and counties. Includes 1893 final paper from Codington County, South Dakota.

Frame 758. Affidavits for Declaration of Intention, A-Z, 1897-1898.

Filed with the Renville County clerk of court in place of missing declarations of intention issued by courts in other states and counties.

Frame 964. Lists of Aliens, 1917-1918.

Names and addresses of registered enemy aliens and resident aliens claiming exemption from registration.

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CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

Location

301.B.1.8F

Index to declarations and final papers, 1868-1942.

Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1868-1945. 10 volumes.

Volume A, 1868-1889.

Volume B, 1886-1906.

Volume C, 1889-1891, 1897-1898.

Volume D, 1905-1906.

Volume 1 [I], Nos. 1-100, 1906-1911.

Location

309.I.1.6F

Volume [II], Nos. 101-200, 1911-1915.

Volume [III], Nos. 201-300, 1915-1918.

Volume [IV], Nos. 301-400, 1918-1919.

Volume V, Nos. 401-536, 1919-1929.

Volume VI, Nos. 537-616, 1929-1945.

Final Papers, with indexes, 1871-1906. 8 volumes.

Volume A, 1871-1880.

Volume B, 1880-1892.

Volume C, 1892-1896.

Location

301.B.2.2F

Volume D, minors, 1894-1897.

Location

301.B.2.1B

Volume E, 1897-1903.

Volume F, 1897-1900.

Volume G, minors, 1899-1903.

Volume H, adults and minors, 1903-1906.

Location

301.B.2.2F

Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1944. 6 volumes.

Volume 1 [I], Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911.

Volume 2 [II], Nos. 51-149, 1911-1916.

Volume 3 [III], Nos. 150-249, 1916-1920.

Volume 4 [IV], Nos. 250-349, 1920-1929.

Volume 5, Nos. 350-400, 1929-1937.

Volume 6, Nos. 401-472, 1937-1944.

Location

309.I.1.6F

Lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1946. 1 folder.

Repatriation record, Alice Godejahn, 1944. 1 item.

Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1869-1903. 1 folder.

Mainly declarations filed with courts in other states and counties. Includes 1893 final paper from Codington County, South Dakota.

Affidavits for declarations of intention, A-Z, 1897-1898. 1 folder.

Filed with the Renville County clerk of court in place of missing declarations of intention issued by courts in other states and counties.

Lists of aliens, 1917-1918. 1 folder.

Names and addresses of registered enemy aliens and resident aliens claiming exemption from registration.

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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 -- Renville County.; Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Renville County.

Document Types:: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Renville County.; Microforms.; Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Renville County.; Indexes.

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