WADENA COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records 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 (Wadena County).
Title:Naturalization Records.
Dates:1873-1947.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Declarations of intention (first papers), 1873-1947; final papers (second papers), 1882-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1943; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1945; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1940-1942; and loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1881-1906.
Quantity:6 microfilm reels; 4.5 cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Organized into 2 series: (1) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 160); (2) Closed Originals.


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Each volume includes an index.

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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.5 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1992.

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 (Wadena County). Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 983-20; 983-71

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001722110


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 160)

LocationReel
SAM 1601Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1873-1947. 6 volumes.
Frame 1. 1873-1882, 1886.
Frame 86. Volume A, 1881-1904.
Frame 419. Volume B, 1904-1906.
Frame 459. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1911.
Frame 528. Volume 2, Nos. 101-313, 1911-1928.
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SAM 1602Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 314-343, 1929-1947.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1882-1906. 4 volumes.
Frame 50. Volume [1], 1882-1896.
Frame 290. Volume [2], 1897-1903.
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SAM 1603Frame 1. Volume A, minors, 1897-1903.
Frame 74. Volume B, adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Petition Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1943. 5 volumes.
Frame 165. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1906-1908.
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SAM 1604Frame 1. Volume 2, Nos. 51-171, 1908-1920.
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SAM 1605Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 172-250, 1920-1929.
Frame 333. Volume 4, Nos. 251-300, 1930-1942.
Frame 524. Volume 5, Nos. 301-312, 1942-1943.
Other Records, 1881-1945. 12 folders.
Frame 584. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1945. 1 folder.
Frame 607. Applications To Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1940-1942. 1 folder.
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SAM 1606Frame 1. Loose Naturalization papers, A-Z, 1881-1906. 10 folders.
Filed in district courts of Wadena County, other counties, and other states. Alphabetical by surname.

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

Location
309.G.14.3BDeclarations of Intention, with indexes, 1873-1947. 6 volumes.
1873-1886.
Volume A, 1881-1904.
Volume B, 1904-1906.
Volume 1, 1906-1911.
Volume 2, 1911-1928.
Volume 3, 1929-1947.
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301.A.7.7BFinal Papers, with indexes, 1882-1906. 4 volumes.
Volume [1], 1882-1896.
Volume [2], 1897-1903.
Volume A, minors, 1897-1903.
Volume B, adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Location
301.A.7.8FPetition and Record, with indexes, 1906-1943. 5 volumes.
Volume 1, 1906-1908.
Volume 2, 1908-1920.
Volume 3, 1920-1929.
Volume 4, 1930-1942.
Volume [5], 1942-1943.
Location
309.G.15.7BLists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1945. 1 folder.
Repatriation record, 1940-1942. 1 folder.
Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1881-1906. 10 folders.
Filed in district courts of Wadena County, other counties, and other states. Alphabetical by surname.

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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 -- Wadena County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Wadena County.
Document Types:
Declarations -- Minnesota -- Wadena County.
Microforms.
Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Wadena County.

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