CHIPPEWA 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 (Chippewa County).
Title:Naturalization Records and Index
Dates:1869-1955.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Indexes, 1873-1907, 1930-1955; declarations of intention (first papers), 1869-1952; final papers, 1873-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1955; citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1955; applications to take the oath of allegiance, 1940-1954; and loose naturalization papers, 1870-1952.
Quantity:7 microfilm reels; 4.3 cubic feet (7 boxes, 2 card file drawers).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These records are arranged into the following sections:

Naturalization Records Index (SAM 51-I)
Naturalization Records (SAM 51)
Naturalization Records (Unfilmed)
Closed Originals


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.3 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1985, 2002.

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 980-80; 985-104; 985-131; 998-105

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017101450104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORD INDEX (MICROFILM SAM 51-I)

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SAM 51-I1 1873-1907, 1930-1955. 1 volume.
Personal name index to Final Papers, Volumes 1-4 and C-B, 1873-1906; and Petition and Record (final papers), Volumes 4-7, 1929-1954. Each entry gives the applicant’s name, the volume and page or petition number for the naturalization record, and the date and place of naturalization.
Each index is in alphabetical order by surname and given name.

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 51)

LocationReel
SAM 511Declarations of Intention, 1869-1952. 6 volumes.
Each volume is indexed.
Frame 1. 1869-1888.
Frame 273. 1888-1906.
Frame 514. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1910.
Frame 581. Volume 2, Nos. 101-400, 1910-1918.
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SAM 512Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 401-566, 1918-1929.
Frame 109. Volume 4, Nos. 567-669, 1929-1952.
Final Papers, 1873-1906. 6 volumes.
Each volume is indexed.
Frame 239. Volume 1, 1873-1881.
Frame 490. Volume 2, 1882-1897.
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SAM 513Frame 1. Volume 3, 1897-1903.
Frame 208. Volume 4, 1903-1906.
Frame 267. Volume C, Minors, 1892-1903.
Frame 366. Volume B, Minors, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record, 1907-1955. 7 volumes.
Each volume is indexed.
Frame 403. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1912.
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SAM 514Frame 1. Volume 2, Nos. 51-148, 1912-1917.
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SAM 515Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 149-345, 1917-1929.
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SAM 516Frame 1. Volume 4, Nos. 346-395, 1929-1936.
Frame 224. Volume 5, Nos. 395-450, 1936-1942.
Frame 444. Volume 6, Nos. 451-500, 1942-1947.
Frame 659. Volume 7, Nos. 501-539, 1947-1954.
Other Records, 1870-1955. 2 volumes, 3 folders.
Frame 809. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied, 1929-1955. 1 volume.
Frame 885. Applications to Take the Oath of Allegiance, 1940-1954. 1 volume.
Frame 908. Loose Naturalization papers, A-Z, 1870-1897. 3 folders.
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SAM 517Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1896-1952 (bulk 1907-1938). 3 folders.
Final citizenship papers, certified copies of declarations of intention (usually for persons who took out their first papers in another county), and declarations and final petitions for minors.

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Expand/CollapseNATURALIZATION RECORDS (UNFILMED)

LocationDrawer
117.K1Index to Final Papers, A-Z, June 1873-February 21, 1907. 1 card file drawer.
Cites volume and page number.
LocationDrawer
117.K2Index to Final Papers, A-Z, February 22, 1907-1952. 1 card file drawer.
A much smaller index; no volume or page citations.

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Expand/CollapseCLOSED ORIGINALS

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

Location
310.H.15.10FIndex (in four sections). 1 volume.
Unknown [unfilmed]
Declarations of Intention, 1869-1888.
Alphabetical order by surname and given name.
Final Papers, 1873-1881.
Alphabetical order by surname and given name.
Unknown [unfilmed]
Declarations of Intention, 1869-1952. 6 volumes.
Each volume is indexed.
1869-1888.
1888-1906.
Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1910.
Volume 2, Nos. 101-400, 1910-1918.
Volume 3, Nos. 401-566, 1918-1929.
Volume 4, Nos. 567-669, 1929-1952.
Location
301.B.11.5B-1Final Papers, 1873-1906. 4 volumes.
Each volume is indexed.
Volume 1, 1873-1881.
Volume 2, 1882-1897.
Volume 3, 1897-1903.
Location
301.B.11.5B-2Volume 4, 1903-1906.
Final Papers, Minors, 1892-1906. 2 volumes.
Each volume is indexed.
Volume C, 1892-1903.
Volume B, 1903-1906.
Location
301.B.11.6F-1Petition and Record, 1907-1955. 7 volumes.
Each volume is indexed.
Volume 1, 1907-1912.
Volume 2, 1912-1917.
Location
301.B.11.6F-2Volume 3, 1917-1929.
Location
309.H.11.7BVolume 4, 1929-1936.
Volume 5, 1936-1942.
Volume 6, 1942-1947.
Volume 7, 1947-1954.
Location
310.H.15.10FApplications to take oaths of allegiance, 1940-1954. 1 folder.
Lists of final petitions granted, 1929-1955. 1 folder.
Location
309.H.11.7BLoose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1870-1897. 3 folders.
Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1896-1952 (bulk 1907-1938). 3 folders.
Final citizenship papers, certified copies of declarations of intention (usually for persons who took out their first papers in another county), and declarations and final petitions for minors.

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

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