DAKOTA 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.


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Creator:Minnesota. District Court (Dakota County).
Title:Naturalization Records and Index.
Dates:1854-1943.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Personal name index, 1855-1939; declarations of intention (first papers), 1854-1943; final papers, 1855-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1939; and lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1939. Supplemented by unfilmed loose naturalization papers.
Quantity:7 microfilm reels; 5.1 cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 partial box, 2 card file drawers).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Organized into 4 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 107-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 107); (3) Naturalization Records (Unfilmed); (4) Closed Originals.


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Each volume also includes an index.

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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (5.0 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1989.

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 (Dakota County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-113; 989-166

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001713179


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 107-I)

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SAM 107-I1 1855-1939.
Microfilm copy of a personal name card index to final papers (Volumes 1-6, 1855-1906) and to petition and record (Volumes 1-2 [cited as 7-8 on the index cards] and 3-4, 1907-1939).
The final papers are indexed by volume and page numbers. The petition and record are indexed as follows: Volume 1[7] is indexed by volume number and page number; Volumes 2[8] and 3 are indexed by volume, page, and petition numbers; and Volume 4 is indexed by volume number and petition number. The cards also include the date of naturalization, which serves as a supplemental indexing aid.
The cards are arranged in a single alphabetical sequence by surname and given name.

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 107)

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SAM 1071Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1854-1943. 8 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 1, 1854-1876.
Frame 343. Volume 2, 1876-1888.
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SAM 1072Frame 1. Volume 3, 1888-1906.
Frame 252. Volume 4, 1888, 1890, 1892-1896.
Frame 332. Volume [I], Nos. 1-100, 1906-1911.
Frame 396. Volume II, Nos. 101-400, 1911-1920.
Frame 573. Volume III, Nos. 401-520, 1920-1929.
Frame 658. Volume IV, Nos. 521-545, 1929-1943.
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SAM 1073Final Papers, with indexes, 1855-1906. 6 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 1, 1855-1896.
Frame 263. Volume 2, 1896-1897.
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SAM 1074Frame 1. Volume 3, 1897-1898.
Frame 243. Volume 4, 1897-1900.
Frame 488. Volume 5, 1900-1903.
Frame 608. Volume 6, 1903-1906.
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SAM 1075Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1939. 4 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 1 [7], Nos. 1-50, 1907-1910.
Frame 125. Volume 2 [8], Nos. 51-150, 1910-1915.
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SAM 1076Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 151-336, 1915-1926.
Frame 568. Volume 4, Nos. 337-342, 1929-1939.
Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1939. 1 volume.
Frame 595.

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (UNFILMED)

Location
116.A.6.10Loose naturalization papers: Ernst Beranek, 1885, 1890. 1 folder in partial box.

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Expand/CollapseCLOSED ORIGINALS

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

Location
117.KIndex to Naturalizations, final papers, circa 1855-circa 1939. 2 card file drawers.
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309.G.9.8FDeclarations of Intention, with indexes, 1854-1943. 6 volumes, 2 folders.
Volume 1, 1854-1876.
Volume 2, 1876-1888.
Volume 3, 1888-1906.
Volume 4, 1888, 1890-1896.
Volume [I], Nos. 1-100, 1906-1911.
Volume II, Nos. 101-400, 1911-1920.
Location
309.G.9.9BVolume III, Nos. 401-520, 1920-1929.
Volume IV, Nos. 521-545, 1929-1943.
Final Papers, with indexes, 1855-1906. 6 volumes.
Volume 1, 1855-1896.
Volume 2, 1896-1897.
Location
301.A.3.3BVolume 3, 1897-1898.
Volume 4, 1898-1900.
Volume 5, 1900-1903.
Volume 6, 1903-1906.
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301.A.3.4FPetition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1939. 3 volumes, 1 folder.
Volume 1 [7], Nos. 1-50, 1907-1910.
Volume 2 [8], Nos. 51-150, 1910-1915.
Volume 3, Nos. 151-336, 1915-1929.
Location
309.G.9.9BVolume 4, Nos. 337-342, 1929-1939

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

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