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Minnesota State Archives


BROWN COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORD

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Brown County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1850-1951
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance, and loose naturalization papers.
Quantity:16 microfilm reels.
Location:SAM 20

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1856-1951, rolls 1-4; final papers, 1857-1906, rolls 5-8; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1943, rolls 8-10; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1946, roll 11; applications to take oath of allegiance, 1941-1942, roll 11; and loose naturalization papers, 1850-1930, rolls 11-16.

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RELATED DATA

Quantity of originals: 9 cu. ft.
Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Indexed in: Minnesota. District Court (Brown County). Naturalization records index (cataloged separately).
A description of the records and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Brown County: District Court.

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INDEX TERMS

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:
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Brown County.
Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Brown County.
Document Types:
Naturalization records
Declarations
Microforms.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Brown County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 981-1
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, August 1990.
Catalog ID number: 08-00010903

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORD

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.

Location Box
SAM 20-I1
Naturalization Records Index, 1857-1951.
Microfilm copy of personal name indexes to declarations of intention (first papers), final papers, petition and record (final papers), and citizenship petitions granted and denied (vols. 1-27, 1857-1951); and to petition and record (final papers, vols. [18-20], 1928-1944).
Location Box
SAM 201
Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1856-1951. 10 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 2, 1856-1863.
Handwritten copies made 1870. Originals filmed following the volume.
Frame 331. Volume 1, 1860-1871.
Location Box
SAM 202
Frame 1. Volume 3, 1872-1882.
Frame 303. Volume 12, 1882-1889.
Location Box
SAM 203
Frame 1. Volume 4, 1889-1894.
Frame 250. Volume 5, 1894-1906.
Frame 383. Volume 6, [1] #1-100, 1906-1909.
Location Box
SAM 204
Frame 1. Volume 8, [2] #101-400, 1909-1919.
Frame 178. Volume 7, [3] #401-522, 1919-1929.
Frame 264. Volume 9, #523-593, 1929-1951.
Final Papers, with indexes, 1857-1906. 7 volumes.
Location Box
SAM 205
Frame 1. Volume 11, 1857-1860.
Handwritten copies made in 1870. Originals filmed following the volume. Volume is also labeled District Court Record Book A-1.
Frame 517. Volume 21, 1862-1875.
Location Box
SAM 206
Frame 1. Volume 22, 1875-1890.
Frame 326. Volume 23, 1890-1897.
Location Box
SAM 207
Frame 1. Volume 24, 1897-1898.
Frame 329. Volume 25, 1898-1903.
Location Box
SAM 208
Frame 1. Volume 26:
Adults, 1903-1906. p. 1-88.
Minors, 1903-1906. p. 401-442.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1943. 8 vols.
Frame 133. Volume 13, [1] #1-50, 1907-1908.
Frame 317. Volume 14 [2] #51-100, 1908-1911.
Location Box
SAM 209
Frame 1. Volume 15, [3] #101-200, 1911-1916.
Frame 308. Volume 16, [4] #201-300, 1916-1920
Location Box
SAM 2010
Frame 1. Volume 17, [5] #301-400, 1920-1928.
Frame 269. Volume 18, [6] #401-413, 1928-1929.
Frame 312. Volume [19], #414-413, 1930-1939.
Frame 597. Volume [20], #464-507, 1939-1943.
Location Box
SAM 2011
Other Records, 1850-1946.
Frame 1. Volume 27, Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1946.
Frame 26. Volume 10, Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance, with index, 1941-1942.
Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1850-1902:
Frame 31. A-E.
Location Box
SAM 2012
Frame 1. F-I.
Location Box
SAM 2013
Frame 1. J-M.
Location Box
SAM 2014
Frame 1. N-R.
Location Box
SAM 2015
Frame 1. S-V.
Location Box
SAM 2016
Frame 1. W-Z.
Frame 327. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1911-1930.

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