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Minnesota State Archives


FILLMORE COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORD

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Fillmore County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1858-1955
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted, and loose naturalization papers.
Quantity:5 microfilm reels.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf location

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers, 1858-1951, rolls 1-2); final papers (1858-1906, roll 3); petition and record (final papers, rolls 4-5); lists of citizenship petitions granted (1929-1955, roll 5); and loose naturalization papers (C-Y, 1906-1928, roll 5).

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RELATED DATA

Quantity of originals: 4.5 cu. ft.
Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

A description of the records and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Fillmore County: District Court.
Indexed in: Minnesota. District Court (Fillmore County). Naturalization records indexes.
A published index to the Fillmore County naturalization records, complied by the Range Genealogical Society, is cataloged separately.

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

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Fillmore County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 982-43
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, June 1986.
Catalog ID number: 08-00007911

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

Location Box
SAM 23-I1
Naturalization Records Index, 1856-1906.
Microfilm copy of a personal name card index to final papers (vols. A-D, 1856-1906).
The cards are arranged in alphabetical order by surname and given name. 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.
The cards 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 place should search the index further and/or consult the naturalization records, many of which contain indexes.
Location Box
SAM 231
Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1858-1951. 6 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1858-1876.
Frame 322. Volume B, 1872-1888.
Location Box
SAM 232
Frame 1. Volume C, 1888-1906.
Frame 190. Volume I, 1906-1911.
Frame 253. Volume II, 1911-1929.
Frame 457. Volume III, 1930-1951.
Location Box
SAM 233
Final Papers, with indexes, 1858-1906. 5 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1858-1897
Frame 324. Volume B, minors, 1896-1900.
Frame 438. Volume C, 1897-1903.
Frame 614. Volume C, minors, 1904-1916.
Frame 636. Volume D, 1903-1906.
Location Box
SAM 234
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1954. 6 volumes.
Frame 1Volume 1, 1906-1910.
Frame 140. Volume 2, 1910-1918.
Frame 391. Volume 3, 1918-1922.
Location Box
SAM 235
Frame 1. Volume 4, 1922-1929.
Frame 143. Volume 5, 1929-1940.
Frame 356. Volume 6, 1940-1954.
Other Records, 1906-1955. 1 volume, 1 folder.
Frame 589. Citizenship Petitions Granted (lists), 1929-1955. 1 volume.
Frame 628. Loose Naturalization Papers, C-Y, 1906-1928. 1 folder.

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