STEELE 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 (Steele County).
Title:Naturalization Records.
Dates:1853-1954.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Declarations of intention (first papers), 1853-1954; final papers (second papers), 1863-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954; certificate of naturalization slips (for petition and record), A-Z, 1930-1954; supplements to final papers, A-Z, 1854-1903; and lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1954.
Quantity:8 microfilm reels; 4.4 cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Organized into 2 series: (1) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 198); (2) Closed Originals.


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Each volume includes an index.

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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.4 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1994, 1997.

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-134; 997-93

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001731478


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 198)

LocationReel
SAM 1981Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1853-1954. 6 volumes, 1 folder.
Frame 1. Loose Declarations of Intention, 1853-1861. 1 folder.
Frame 136. Volume A, 1861-1888.
Frame 459. Volume B, 1888-1906.
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SAM 1982Frame 1. Volume I, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1912.
Frame 176. Volume II, Nos. 101-400, 1912-1928.
Frame 243. Volume III, Nos. 401-408, 1928-1929.
Frame 259. Volume IV, Nos. 409-497, 1929-1954.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1863-1906. 3 volumes.
Frame 384. Volume A, 1863-1898.
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SAM 1983Frame 1. Volume B, 1898-1903.
Frame 155. Volume C, adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1954. 6 volumes, 1 folder.
Frame 231. Volume I, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911.
Frame 343. Volume II, Nos. 51-150, 1911-1917.
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SAM 1984Frame 1. Volume III, Nos. 151-250, 1917-1927.
Frame 256. Volume IV, Nos. 251-261, 1927-1929.
Frame 301. Certificate of Naturalization Slips, A-Z (for petition and record Nos. 264-388), 1930-1954. 1 folder.
LocationReel
SAM 1987Frame 1. Volume 5, Nos. 262-311, 1929-1938.
Frame 216. Volume 6, Nos. 312-389, 1938-1954.
LocationReel
SAM 1984Other Records, 1854-1903, 1929-1954. 13 folders, 1 volume.
Supplements to Final Papers, A-Z, 1870-1895. 7 folders.
Frame 341. A-B.
LocationReel
SAM 1985Frame 1. C-M.
LocationReel
SAM 1986Frame 1. N-Z.
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SAM 1988Frame 1. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1954. 1 volume.
Frame 41. Supplements to Final Papers, A-Z, 1854-1903. 6 folders.
Loose declarations of intention, filed mostly in other counties and other states.

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Expand/CollapseCLOSED ORIGINALS

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

Location
309.G.14.4FDeclarations of Intention, with indexes, 1853-1954. 6 volumes, 1 folder.
Loose declarations, 1853-1861. 1 folder.
Location
301.A.8.1BVolume A, 1861-1888.
Volume B, 1888-1906.
Location
309.G.14.4FVolume I, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1912.
Volume II, Nos. 101-400, 1912-1928.
Volume III, Nos. 401-408, 1928-1929.
Volume IV, Nos. 409-497, 1929-1954.
Location
301.A.8.1BFinal Papers, with indexes, 1863-1906. 3 volumes.
Volume A, 1863-1898.
Volume B, 1898-1903.
Location
301.A.8.2FVolume C, adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1929. 6 volumes.
Volume I, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911.
Volume II, Nos. 51-150, 1911-1917.
Volume III, Nos. 151-250, 1917-1927.
Volume IV, Nos. 251-261, 1927-1929.
Location
309.G.11.1BVolume V, Nos. 262-311, 1929-1938. 1 folder.
Volume VI, Nos. 312-389, 1938-1954. 2 folders.
Location
309.G.14.4FCertificate of naturalization stubs, A-Z (for petition and record Nos. 264-388), 1930-1954. 1 folder.
Supplements to final papers, 1854-1903. 13 folders.
A-Z, 1870-1895. 7 folders.
Location
309.G.11.1BA-Z, 1854-1903. 6 folders.
Loose declarations of intention, filed mostly in other counties and other states.
Lists of Citizenship Petitions Granted, 1929-1954. 1 folder.

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

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