KITTSON 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 (Kittson County).
	Title:	Naturalization Records.
	Dates:	1881-1955.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Declarations of intention (first papers), 1881-1952; final papers (second papers), 1881-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1955; and lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1955. Supplemented by unfilmed loose 1881-1910 naturalization papers.
	Quantity:	7 microfilm reels; 4.5 cubic feet (3 boxes, 2 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 173); (2) Naturalization Records (Unfilmed); (3) Closed Originals.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Each volume includes an index. The records also include a card index (1929-1955) to petition and record volumes F-H.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

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

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1993.

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 990-108; 994-168

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001722106

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

NATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 173)

Location

Reel

SAM 173

Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1881-1952. 7 volumes.

Frame 1. Volume A, 1881-1895.

Frame 322. Volume B, 1894-1906.

Frame 554. Volume 1[C], Nos. 1-100, 1906-1909.

Location

Reel

SAM 173

Frame 1. Volume 2[D], Nos. 101-199, 1909-1912.

Frame 65. Volume E, Nos. 200-492, 1912-1920.

Frame 256. Volume F, Nos. 493-613, 1920-1929.

Frame 342. Volume G, Nos. 614-739, 1929-1952.

Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1881-1906. 4 volumes.

Location

Reel

SAM 173

Frame 1. Volume A, 1881-1894.

Frame 331. Volume B:

Adults, 1894-1898.

Minors, 1897-1903.

Location

Reel

SAM 173

Frame 1. Volume C, adults, 1898-1903.

Frame 281. Volume D, adults and minors, 1903-1906.

Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1955. 8 volumes, 1 card index.

Frame 394. Volume A, Nos. 1-49, 1907-1908.

Location

Reel

SAM 173

Frame 1. Volume 2[B], Nos. 51-195, 1908-1913.

Frame 346. Volume C, Nos. 196-295, 1913-1919.

Location

Reel

SAM 173

Frame 1. Volume D, Nos. 296-395, 1919-1925.

Frame 257. Volume E, Nos. 396-429, 1925-1919.

Frame 368. Volume F, Nos. 420-479, 1929-1936.

Location

Reel

SAM 173

Frame 1. Volume G, Nos. 480-553, 1936-1943.

Frame 314. Volume H, Nos. 554-655, 1943-1955.

Frame 704. Index to volumes, F-H, 1929-1955.

Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1955. 1 volume.

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NATURALIZATION RECORDS (UNFILMED)

Location

116.A.6.10

Final Papers, 1881. 1 folder.

Final certificates of naturalization, July 8, 1881, annotated: No book received when pps [papers] were taken out.

Loose Papers, A-R, 1883-1910. 1 folder.

Mainly copies of declarations filed in other jurisdictions.

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CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

Location

117.K

Index to Petition and Record Volumes F-H, 1929-1955. 1 card file box.

Location

309.G.9.10F

Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1881-1952. 6 volumes, 1 folder.

Volume A, May 1881-June 1895.

Volume B, October 1894-September 1906.

Volume 1 [C], Nos. 1-100, October 1906-January 1909.

Volume 2 [D], Nos. 101-199, January 1909-March 1912.

Volume E, Nos. 200-492, March 1912-August 1920.

Volume F, Nos. 493-613, November 1920-June 1929.

Volume G, Nos. 614-739, September 1929-January 1952.

Location

309.G.10.1B

Final Papers, with indexes, 1881-1906. 4 volumes.

Volume A, May 1881-March 1894.

Location

301.A.3.5B

Volume B:

Adults, March 1894-March 1898.

Minors, March 1897-May 1903.

Volume C, Adults, 1898-1903.

Volume D, Adults and minors, December 1903-September 1906.

Location

301.A.3.6F

Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1955. 6 volumes, 4 folders.

Volume A, Nos. 1-49, June 1907-December 1908.

Volume 2 [B], Nos. 51-195, December 1908-June 1913.

Volume C, Nos. 196-295, June 1913-July 1919.

Volume D, Nos. 296-395, July 1919-May 1925.

Volume E, Nos. 396-429, May 1925-July 1929.

Location

309.G.10.1B

Volume F, Nos. 430-479, July 1929-July 1936.

Volume G, Nos. 480-553, July 1936-January 1943. 2 folders.

Volume H, Nos. 554-655, July 1943-June 1955. 2 folders.

Location

309.G.9.10F

Citizenship Petition Lists, 1929-1955. 1 folder.

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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 -- Kittson County.; Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Kittson County.

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

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