BENTON 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 (Benton County).
	Title:	Naturalization Records and Index.
	Dates:	1846-1945.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Personal name index, 1846-1929; declarations of intention (first papers), 1873-1942; final papers (second papers), 1871-1905; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1943; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1945; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1942; loose declarations of intention, A-Z, 1846-1886; and loose final papers, A-Z, 1869-1877. Supplemented by 1880-1914 unfilmed loose naturalization.
	Quantity:	5 microfilm reels; 3.5 cubic feet (2 boxes and 2 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 4 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 167-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 167); (3) Naturalization Records (Unfilmed); (4) Closed Originals.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (3.5 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 (Benton County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-58; 993-109

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001723121

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

NATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 167-I)

Location

Reel

SAM 167-I

1846-1929.

There are three indexes, each covering a portion of the naturalization records. The names in each index are grouped alphabetically by the first letter of the applicant's surname, and within each group are listed in the order in which the naturalization documents were recorded.

Personal name indexes to declarations of intention (first papers), 1846-1929; final papers (second papers), 1871-1905; and petition and record (final papers), 1907-1929. Each entry for loose declarations of intention gives the applicant's name, the number assigned to the declaration, and its date. Each entry for the remaining records gives the applicant's name and the volume and page containing the document.

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NATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 167)

Location

Reel

SAM 167

Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1873-1942. 6 volumes.

Frame 1. Volume A, 1873-1892.

Frame 150. Volume B, 1888-1906.

Frame 220. Volume C, Nos. 1-100, 1907-1916.

Frame 295. Volume D, Nos. 101-200, 1916-1920.

Frame 362. Volume E, Nos. 201-263, 1920-1929.

Frame 413. Volume [F], Nos. 264-294, 1930-1942.

Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1871-1905. 3 volumes.

Frame 471. Volume A, 1871-1896.

Location

Reel

SAM 167

Frame 1. Volume B, 1897-1902.

Frame 197. Volume C, 1903-1905.

Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1943. 4 volumes.

Frame 201. Volume 2, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1915.

Frame 324. Volume 3, Nos. 51-150, 1915-1920.

Location

Reel

SAM 167

Frame 1. Volume 4, Nos. 151-242, 1920-1929.

Frame 273. Volume [5], Nos. 243-288, 1929-1943.

Other Records, 1846-1945. 2 vols. and 6 folders.

Frame 475. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1945. 1 volume.

Frame 501. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1942. 1 volume.

Loose Declarations of Intention, A-Z, 1846-1886. 5 folders.

Frame 505. A-C.

Location

Reel

SAM 167

Frame 1. D-Z.

Frame 572. Loose Final Papers, A-Z, 1869-1877. 1 folder.

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NATURALIZATION RECORDS (UNFILMED)

Location

116.A.6.10

Naturalization papers, A-Z, 1880-1914.

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CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

Location

301.A.5.8F

Index to loose declarations of intention, 1846-1886.

Index to final papers, 1871-1896.

Index to Naturalization Records A: declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, 1873-1929; 1871-1905; 1907-1929.

Location

301.A.5.7B

Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1873-1942. 6 volumes.

Volume A, 1873-1892.

Volume B, 1888-1906.

Location

309.G.12.9B

Volume C, 1907-1916.

Volume D, 1916-1920.

Volume E, 1920-1929.

Volume [F], Nos. 264-294, 1930-1942.

Location

301.A.5.7B

Final Papers, with indexes, 1871-1905. 3 volumes.

Volume A, 1871-1896.

Volume B, 1897-1902.

Volume C, 1903-1905.

Location

301.A.5.8F

Petition and Record, with indexes, 1871-1905. 3 volumes, 2 folders.

Volume 2, 1907-1915.

Volume 3, 1915-1920.

Volume 4, 1920-1929.

[Volume 5], 1929-1943. 2 folders.

Location

309.G.12.9B

Lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1945. 1 folder.

Applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1942. 1 folder.

Loose declarations of intention, A-Z, 1846-1886. 5 folders.

Loose final papers, B-W, 1869-1877. 1 folder.

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RELATED MATERIAL

Minnesota. District Court (Benton County). Minutes, 1851-1856 contain additional naturalization entries.

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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 -- Benton County.; Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Benton County.

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

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