SAM10.xml COOK COUNTY: District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society

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Finding aid encoded by Sara Stambaugh, August 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Cook County). Naturalization Records and Index. 1887-1952. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1891-1923; declarations of intention (first papers), 1892-1952; final papers (second papers), 1903-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1947; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1947; loose declarations of intention, A-Z, 1887-1905; naturalization certificates, 1899-1946; and miscellaneous second papers, petitions, and citizen certificates, 1897-1938. 2 microfilm reels; 2.1 cubic feet (1 box and 2 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

One declaration of intention volume (1892-1900) is internally labelled as Lake and Cook counties.

ARRANGEMENT

These records are arranged into the following sections:

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 10) Naturalization Records (Unfilmed) Closed Originals OTHER FINDING AIDS

Some early records are indexed in Lake County: District Court: Naturalization records index (Microfilm SAM 11-I).

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Cook County. Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Lake County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Cook County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Lake County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Cook County. Declarations -- Minnesota -- Lake County. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Cook County. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Lake County. Microforms. Indexes. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (2.0 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1994.

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-114; 991-56; 2003-23

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001731481

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 10) SAM 10 1 Frame 1. Index to Naturalization Records, 1892-1952. 1 folder.

Personal name index to most of the records; compiled by the Range Genealogical Society.

The names in the index are arranged alphabetically by surname and given name.

An explanation of the use of this index is contained on the microfilm.

Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1892-1952. 5 volumes.

Each volume contains an index.

Frame 10. Volume C, 1892-1900.

The spine of this volume is labeled "Lake County," but the records in the volume are marked as Lake and Cook counties. At one time Lake County court jurisdiction covered both counties. These records probably were created before Cook County court jurisdiction was extended to the area covered by the entries.

Frame 16. Volume A, 1901-1906. Frame 54. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1917. Frame 118. Volume 2, Nos. 101-206, 1917-1929. Frame 197. Volume 3, Nos. 207-250, 1930-1952. Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1903-1906. 2 volumes.

Each volume contains an index.

Frame 258. Volume A, 1903. Frame 259. Volume [B], 1904-1906.

Previously identified as Naturalization Record-Adults.

Petition Record [final papers], 1907-1947. 5 volumes.

Each volume contains an index.

Frame 277. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1910. Frame 389. Volume 2, Nos. 51-150, 1910-1923. SAM 10 2 Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 151-182, 1923-1929. Frame 92. Volume 4, Nos. 183-232, 1930-1942. Frame 339. Volume 5, Nos. 233-244, 1942-1947. Other Records, 1887-1947. 1 volume, 1 folder. Frame 422. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1930-1947. 1 volume.

Removed from volume labeled Order Book.

Frame 442. Loose Declarations of Intention, A-Z, 1887-1905. 1 folder. Naturalization Records (Unfilmed) 128.I.6.7B Declarations of Intention, 1914-1942. 1 folder.

Declarations for Ingrid Svea Wilhelmina Landh, Ohio, September 28, 1914; John Thorval Skallberg, St. Louis County, Minnesota, February 1, 1917; William Webster, March 12, 1917; Christian Winger, October 1, 1917; Victor Johnson, February 25, 1918; and John Edwin Bloom, July 31, 1942.

Certificates of Naturalization, 1899-1946. 1 folder.

Certificates for Jonas Alick Backlund, June 20, 1946; Andrew Benson, June 18, 1941; Albert Maaki, Michigan, May 9, 1899; Charles Nylund, June 20, 1946; Olaf Albert Olson, June 20, 1946; and Ole Overby, June 18, 1938.

Miscellaneous records, 1897-1938. 5 folders.

Second papers, John Ole Johnson, October 19, 1897; various papers, Malcolm Prangley Smith, 1917; various papers, Jakob Jakobsen (also known as Jacob Rice), 1917-1920; Petition for Naturalization, Ole Alfred Smuland, 1920; and Certificates of Citizenship, Mons Hanson, North Dakota, November 13, 1902, and Andrew Wiik, June 27, 1938.

CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

9.A.1.8F Index to Naturalization Records, 1891-1952. 1 folder.

Personal name index to most of the records; compiled by the Range Genealogical Society.

The names in the index are arranged alphabetically by surname and given name.

An explanation of the use of this index is contained on the microfilm.

Declarations of Intention, C, 1892-1900.

The spine of the volume is labeled Lake County, but the records inside the volume are marked Lake and Cook counties. These records may have been created before Cook County court jurisdiction was extended to the area covered by the entries.

301.A.4.1B First Papers, A, 1901-1906. Second Papers, [B], 1904-1906.

Previously identified as Naturalization Record-Adults.

9.A.1.8F Declarations of Intention, 1906-1952. 3 volumes. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1917. Volume 2, Nos. 101-206, 1917-1929. Volume 3, Nos. 207-250, 1930-1952. 301.A.4.1B Second Papers, A, 1903. 1 folder. Petition and Record, 1907-1947. 5 volumes. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1910. Volume 2, Nos. 51-150, 1910-1923. Volume 3, Nos. 151-182, 1923-1929. 9.A.1.8F Volume 4, Nos. 183-232, 1930-1942. Volume 5, Nos. 233-244, 1942-1947. Lists of Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied, 1930-1947. 1 folder.

Removed from volume labeled Order Book.

Loose Declarations of Intention, A-Z, 1887-1905. 1 folder.