RICE 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 (Rice County).
Title:Naturalization Records and Index.
Dates:1856-1957.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Personal name index, 1858-1906; declarations of intention (first papers), 1856-1952; final papers, 1858-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1957; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1938-1953; and loose naturalization papers, 1856, 1872.
Quantity:8 microfilm reels; 5.75 cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 card file drawer).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Arranged in the following sections:

Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 60-I)
Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 60)
Closed Originals


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (5.75 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1985, 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 (Rice County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 986-20; 982-164

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001712913


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 60-I)

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SAM 60-I1 1858-1906.
Personal name card index to final papers (Volumes 1-D, 1858-1906). The final papers are indexed by volume and page number. The cards also include the date of naturalization, which serves as a supplemental indexing aid.
The cards were not checked for completeness or correct alphabetical order prior to microfilming. Researchers who do not find a card for a particular individual in its proper place should search the index further and/or consult the naturalization records, many of which contain indexes.

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 60)

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SAM 601Declarations of Intention [first papers], 1856-1952. 9 volumes.
Each volume includes an index.
Frame 1. 1856-1858, 1865, 1900.
Frame 78. Volume A, 1858-1881.
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SAM 602Frame 1. Volume B, 1882-1897.
Frame 324. Volume C, 1897-1906.
Frame 397. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1911.
Frame 466. Volume 2, Nos. 101-400, 1911-1919.
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SAM 603Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 401-500, 1919-1924.
Frame 64. Volume 4, Nos. 501-585, 1924-1929.
Frame 122. Volume 5, Nos. 586-750, 1930-1952.
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SAM 604Final Papers, 1858-1906. 4 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1858-1900.
Frame 346. Volume [B?] minors, 1896-1903.
Frame 487. Volume C, 1900-1903.
Frame 556. Volume D (adults and minors), 1903-1906.
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SAM 605Petition and Record [final papers], 1907-1953. 8 volumes.
Each volume includes an index.
Frame 1. Volume E, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911.
Frame 143. Volume F, Nos. 51-150, 1912-1917.
Frame 439. Volume G, Nos. 151-249, 1917-1922.
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SAM 606Frame 1. Volume H, Nos. 250-349, 1922-1928.
Frame 303. Volume [I], Nos. 350-362, 1928-1929.
Frame 362. Volume 1, Nos. 363-412, 1930-1938.
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SAM 607Frame 1. Volume 2, Nos. 413-462, 1938-1941.
Frame 231. Volume 3, Nos. 463-514, 1941-1953.
Other Records, 1856-1957. 2 volumes, 1 folder.
Frame 472. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1957.
Frame 524. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1938-1953.
Frame 545. Loose Naturalization Papers, 1856, 1872.
Thomas Loftus (1856); Albert Swenson (1872). REmoved from Rice County District Court Case File No. 2411.

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Expand/CollapseCLOSED ORIGINALS

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

Location
117.KIndex to Final Papers, 1858-1906. 1 card file drawer.
Location
301.A.7.4FDeclarations of Intention, 1856-1952. 9 volumes.
Each volume includes an index.
1856-1858, 1865, 1900.
Volume A, 1858-1881.
Volume B, 1882-1897.
Volume C, 1897-1906.
Location
310.H.14.8FVolume 1, 1906-1911.
Volume 2, 1911-1919.
Volume 3, 1919-1924.
Volume 4, 1924-1929.
Volume 5, 1930-1952.
Location
301.A.7.5BFinal Papers, 1858-1906. 4 volumes.
Volume A, 1858-1900.
[Volume B?] Minors, 1896-1903.
Volume C, 1900-1903.
Volume D, 1903-1906.
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301.A.7.6FPetition and Record, 1907-1953. 8 volumes.
Each volume includes an index.
Volume E, 1907-1911.
Volume F, 1912-1917.
Volume G, 1917-1922.
Volume H, 1922-1928.
Volume {I], 1928-1929.
Location
310.H.14.8FVolume 1, 1930-1938.
Volume 2, 1938-1941.
Volume 3, 1941-1953.
Repatriation record, 1938-1953.
Volume includes an index.
Petition lists, 1929-1957.
Loose declarations of intention, 1856, 1872. 2 items.
Thomas Loftus (1856); Albert Swenson (1872). Removed from Rice County District Court Case File No. 2411.

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

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