POLK COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Minnesota. District Court (Polk County).
Title:Naturalization Records and Index.
Dates:1870-1957.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Personal name index, 1873-1955; declarations of intention (first papers), 1873-1952; final papers, 1879-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1955; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1957; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1949; and loose naturalization papers, 1870-1902.
Quantity:29 microfilm reels; 14.0 cubic feet (12 boxes, 6 card file boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 35-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 35); (3) Closed Originals.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (14.0 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1982, 1987.

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-64; 981-53; 982-130; 983-45

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017129090104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 35-I)

1873-1955.
Microfilm copy of personal name card indexes and volume index to Polk County naturalization records. the cards index declarations of intention (first papers), vols. A-D, 1873-1888; final papers, vols. A-L, 1879-1906; and petition and record (final papers), vols. A2-A3, 1942-1955. The volume indexes declarations, vols. A-J ad 1-[8], 1873-1952; final papers, vols. A-L and 1, 1879-1906; and petition and record, vols. A-Z and A1-A3, 1906-1955.
Card indexes: The declarations and final papers are indexed by volume and page number. The petitions are indexed by petition number. The cards for the final papers and petitions also include the date of naturalization or the number and date of the certificate of naturalization, which serve as supplemental indexing aids.
Volume index: Each entry gives the date, volume, and page of the person's declaration of intention and/or final papers or petition and record.
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SAM 35-I1Card Index to Declaration of Intention.
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SAM 35-I2Card Index to Final Papers, A-I.
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SAM 35-I3Card Index to Final Papers, J-R.
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SAM 35-I4Card Index to Final Papers, S-Z.
Card Index to Petition and Record.
The cards in each index 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 sequence should search the index further and/or consult the naturalization records, many of which contain indexes.
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SAM 35-I5Volume Index to Declaration of Intention, Final Papers, and Petition and Record.

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 35)

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SAM 351Declaration of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1873-1952. 17 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1873-1881.
Frame 348. Volume B, 1881-1882.
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SAM 352Frame 1. Volume C, 1882-1884.
Frame 370. Volume D, 1884-1888.
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SAM 353Frame 1. Volume E, 1888-1892.
Frame 364. Volume F, 1892-1896.
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SAM 354Frame 1. Volume G, 1896-1900.
Frame 383. Volume I, 1900-1903.
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SAM 355Frame 1. Volume J, 1903-1906.
Frame 181. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1907.
Frame 248. Volume 2, Nos. 101-400, 1907-1911.
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SAM 356Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 401-900, 1911-1917.
Frame 307. Volume 4, Nos. 901-1000, 1917-1918.
Frame 373. Volume 5, Nos. 1001-1403, 1918-1929.
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SAM 357Frame 1. Volume 6, Nos. 1404-1503, 1929-1939.
Frame 158. Volume 7, Nos. 1504-1599, 1939-1951.
Frame 302. Volume [8], Nos. 1600, 1952.
Final Papers, with indexes [second papers], 1879-1906. 12 volumes.
Frame 304. Volume A, 1879-1884.
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SAM 358Frame 1. Volume B, 1884-1887.
Frame 323. Volume C, 1887-1888.
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SAM 359Frame 1. Volume E, 1889-1891.
Frame 344. Volume F, 1891-1895.
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SAM 3510Frame 1. Volume G, 1895-1897.
Frame 341. Volume H, 1897-1898.
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SAM 3511Frame 1. Volume I, 1898-1900.
Frame 344. Volume J, 1900-1901.
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SAM 3512Frame 1. Volume K, 1901-1904.
Frame 335. Volume L, minors and adults, 1904-1906.
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SAM 3513Frame 1. Volume 1, minors, 1894-1904.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1955. 17 volumes.
Frame 240. Volume M (1), Nos. 1-50, 1906-1907.
Frame 432. Volume N (2), Nos. 51-100, 1907-1908.
Frame 623. Volume O (3), Nos. 101-150, 1908-1909.
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SAM 3514Frame 1. Volume P (4), Nos. 151-302, 1909-1913.
Frame 533. Volume Q (5), Nos. 303-402, 1913-1914.
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SAM 3515Frame 1. Volume R (6), Nos. 403-502, 1915-1917.
Frame 366. Volume S (7), Nos. 503-602, 1917-1919.
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SAM 3516Frame 1. Volume T (8), Nos. 608-701, 1919-1920.
Frame 246. Volume U (9), Nos. 702-801, 1920-1922.
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SAM 3517Frame 1. Volume V (10), Nos. 802-901, 1922-1925.
Frame 282. Volume W (11), Nos. 902-1001, 1925-1929.
Frame 573. Volume X (12), Nos. 1002-1009, 1929.
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SAM 3518Frame 1. Volume Y (13), Nos. 101-1059, 1929-1936.
Frame 228. Volume Z (14), Nos. 1060-1109, 1936-1939.
Frame 479. Volume A1, Nos. 1110-1200, 1939-1944.
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SAM 3519Frame 1. Volume A2, Nos. 1201-1300, 1946-1949.
Frame 484. Volume A3, Nos. 1301-1347, 1949-1955.
Other Records, 1870-1957. 2 volumes, 54 folders.
Frame 665. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1957. 1 volume.
Frame 730. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1949. 1 volume.
Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1870-1902. 54 folders.
Frame 798. A.
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SAM 3520Frame 1. B.
Frame 516. C.
Frame 747. D.
Frame 939. E.
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SAM 3521Frame 1. F.
Frame 156. G.
Frame 385. H.
Frame 888. I.
Frame 922. J.
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SAM 3522Frame 1. K.
Frame 273. L.
Frame 717. M.
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SAM 3523Frame 1. N.
Frame 233. O.
Frame 570. P.
Frame 857. Q.
Frame 871. R.
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SAM 3524Frame 1. S.
Frame 567. T.
Frame 785. U.
Frame 866. V.
Frame 908. W.
Frame 1064. Y.
Frame 1070. Z.

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Expand/CollapseCLOSED ORIGINALS

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

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117.KNaturalization records indexes, 1873-1906, 1947-1957. 6 card file boxes.
Personal name card indexes to declarations of intention (vols. A-D, 1873-1887), to final papers (vols. A-L, 1879-1906), and to petition and record (1947-1957).
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301.B.6.1BIndex to declarations and final papers, 1873-1957. 1 volume.
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309.H.9.1BDeclarations of Intention, with indexes, 1873-1952. 17 volumes.
Volume A, 1873-1880.
Volume B, 1881-1882.
Volume [C], 1882-1884.
Volume D, 1884-1888.
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309.H.9.2FVolume E, 1888-1892.
Volume F, 1892-1896.
Volume G, 1896-1900.
Volume I, 1900-1903.
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309.H.9.3BVolume J, 1903-1906.
Volume 1, 1906-1907.
Volume 2, 1907-1911.
Volume 3, 1911-1917.
Volume 4, 1917-1918.
Volume 5, 1918-1929.
Volume 6, 1929-1939.
Volume 7, 1939-1951.
Volume [8], 1952.
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309.H.9.4FFinal Papers, with indexes, 1879-1906. 11 volumes.
Volume A, 1879-1884.
Volume B, 1884-1887.
Volume C, 1887-1888.
Volume E, 1889-1891.
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309.H.9.5BVolume F, 1891-1895.
Volume G, 1895-1897.
Volume H, 1897-1898.
Volume I, 1898-1900.
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301.B.5.6FVolume J, 1900-1901.
Volume K, 1901-1904.
Volume L, Minors, Adults, 1903-1906; 1904-1906.
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301.B.6.1BVolume 1, Minors, 1894-1904.
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301.B.5.6FPetition and Record, with indexes, 1906-1955. 17 volumes.
Volume M, 1906-1907.
Volume N, 1907-1908.
Volume O, 1908-1909.
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301.B.5.7BVolume P, 1909-1913.
Volume Q, 1913-1914.
Volume R, 1915-1917.
Volume S, 1917-1919.
Volume T, 1919-1920.
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301.B.5.8FVolume U, 1920-1922.
Volume V, 1922-1925.
Volume W, 1925-1929.
Volume X, 1929.
Volume Y, 1929-1936.
Volume Z, 1936-1939.
Volume A1, 1939-1944.
Volume A2, 1946-1949.
Volume A3, 1949-1955.
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301.B.6.1BRepatriation of women (applications to take oath of allegiance), with index, 1941-1949. 1 volume.
Lists of petitions granted and denied, 1929-1957. 1 volume.
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309.H.11.9BLoose naturalization papers, 1870-1902.
A-G.
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309.H.11.10FH-N.
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310.H.14.7BO-Z.

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

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