BIG STONE 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 (Big Stone County).
Title:Naturalization Records.
Dates:1860s-1954.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Declarations of intention (first papers), 1881-1952; final papers (second papers), 1881-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1954; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942-1954; and loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1860s-[post-1910].
Quantity:5 microfilm reels; 3.5 cubic feet (3 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Organized into 2 series: (1) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 178); (2) Closed Originals.


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Each volume includes an index.

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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (3.5 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm Production:

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

Microfilm is vailable for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Big Stone County). Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 981-5

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001722993


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 178)

LocationReel
SAM 1781Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1881-1952. 5 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1881-1892.
Frame 166. Volume B, 1892-1906.
Frame 293. Volume A[I], Nos. 1-99, 1906-1912.
Frame 359. Volume II, Nos. 100-275, 1912-1929.
Frame 488. Volume [III], Nos. 276-312, 1931-1952.
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SAM 1782Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1881-1906. 5 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1881-1891.
Frame 168. Volume B, 1891-1896.
Frame 230. Volume C, 1897-1904.
Frame 486. Volume D, adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Frame 525. Volume 1, minors, 1894-1903.
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SAM 1783Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1954. 4 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume I, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1913.
Frame 137. Volume II, Nos. 57-150, 1913-1923.
Frame 465. Volume III, Nos. 151-174, 1923-1929.
LocationReel
SAM 1784Frame 1. Volume IV, Nos. 175-236, 1929-1954.
Other Records, 1860s-1954. 2 volumes, 20 folders.
Frame 286. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1930-1954. 1 volume.
Frame 322. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942-1954. 1 volume.
Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1860s-post 1910.
Frame 330. A-H.
LocationReel
SAM 1785Frame 1. I-Z.

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

Location
309.H.10.6FDeclarations of Intention, with indexes, 1881-1952. 5 volumes.
Final papers, with indexes, 1881-1906. 5 volumes.
Volume A, 1881-1891.
Volume B, 1891-1896.
Volume C, 1897-1904.
Location
301.A.11.8FVolume D, adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Minors, Volume 1, 1894-1903.
Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1954. 3 volumes, 2 folders.
Volume I, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1913.
Volume II, Nos. 51-150, 1913-1923.
Volume III, Nos. 151-174, 1923-1929.
Location
309.H.10.7BVolume IV, Nos. 175-236, 1929-1954. 2 folders.
Citizenship petitions granted and denied (lists), 1930-1954. 1 folder.
Applications to take oath of allegiance, 1942-1954. 1 folder.
Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1860s - post-1917. 20 folders.

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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 -- Big Stone County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County.
Document Types:
Declarations -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County.
Microforms.
Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County.

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