BLUE EARTH 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 (Blue Earth County).
Title:Naturalization Records and Index.
Dates:1850-1906.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Personal name index, 1857-1906; declarations of intention (first papers), 1855-1906; final papers (second papers), 1857-1906; and loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1850-1906.
Quantity:7 microfilm reels; 4.25 cubic feet (3 boxes, 3 card file boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 135-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 135); (3) Closed Originals.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.25 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1991.

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 (Blue Earth County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 986-91; 990-63

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017229910104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 135-I)

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SAM 135-I1 1857-1906.
Personal name card index to final papers (second papers), volumes 1-4. 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.

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 135)

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SAM 1351Declarations of Intent [first papers], indexed, 1855-1906. 4 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1855-1872.
Frame 351. Volume B, 1872-1886, 1890.
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SAM 1352Frame 1. Volume C, 1886-1894.
Frame 324. Volume D, 1894-1906.
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SAM 1353Final Papers [second papers], indexed, 1857-1906. 4 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 1, 1857-1897.
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SAM 1354Frame 1. Volume 2, 1897-1902.
Frame 355. Volume 3, 1902-1903.
Frame 390. Volume 4, 1903-1906.
Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1850-1906. 16 folders.
Frame 497. A.
Frame 568. B.
LocationReel
SAM 1355Frame 1. C.
Frame 23. D.
Frame 97. E.
Frame 132. F.
Frame 222. G.
Frame 296. H.
Frame 426. I.
Frame 428. J.
Frame 541. K.
Frame 663. L.
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SAM 1356Frame 1. M.
Frame 110. N.
Frame 171. O.
Frame 228. P.
Frame 306. Q.
Frame 309. R.
Frame 398. S.
Frame 582. T.
Frame 640. U.
Frame 646. V.
Frame 658. W.
Frame 729. XYZ.

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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, A-Z, 1857-1906. 3 card file boxes.
Location
301.B.9.8FDeclarations of Intention, with indexes, 1855-1906. 4 volumes, 1 folder.
Volume A, 1855-1872.
Volume B, 1872-1886, 1890.
Volume C, 1886-1894.
Volume D, with index, 1894-1906. 1 volume, 1 folder.
Location
301.B.10.1BFinal Papers, with indexes, 1857-1906. 2 volumes, 2 folders.
Volume 1, 1857-1897.
With separate index volume.
Volume 2, 1897-1902.
Volume 3, 1902-1903. 1 folder.
Volume 4, adults and minors, 1903-1906. 1 folder.
Location
309.H.14.1BLoose naturalization papers, 1850-1906. 17 folders.
Primarily declarations of intention filed with courts in other states and counties, and miscellaneous petitions and final oaths for citizenship. Arranged alphabetically.

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

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