SAM027 LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY: District Court An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Sara Stambaugh, October 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Lake of the Woods County). Naturalization records and index. 1923-1954. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1931-1954; declarations of intention (first papers), 1923-1953; petition and record (final papers), 1923-1954; and lists of citizenship petitions granted, 1930-1954. 2 microfilm reels; 0.5 cu. ft. (1 box, 1 partial card file box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 27-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 27); (3) Closed Originals.

 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 -- Lake of the Woods County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Lake of the Woods County. Document Types: Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Lake of the Woods County. Declarations -- Minnesota -- Lake of the Woods County. Microforms. Indexes. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (0.5 cu. ft.) are closed to general use.

 Microfilm production:

Saint Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1982, 1986.

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 (Lake of the Woods County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 981-96; 983-45

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001712914

 RELATED MATERIAL

Related materials: Pre-1923 naturalization records for the area that became Lake of the Woods County are found with the Beltrami County naturalization records.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 27-I) SAM 27-I 1 1931-1954.

Microfilm copy of a personal name card index to Petition and Record (final papers), vols. 2-3, 1931-1954.

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 number and date of the certificate 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.

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 27) SAM 27 1 Declaration of Intention, with indexes, 1923-1952. 2 volumes. Frame 1. Volume 1, #1-47, 1923-1929. Frame 35. Volume 2, #48-94, 1939-1952. Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1923-1954. 3 volumes. Frame 103. Volume 1, #1-62, 1923-1929. Frame 268. Volume 2, #63-112, 1931-1943. Frame 520. Volume 3, #113-158, 1943-1954. Other Records, 19301-1954. 1 volume. Frame 710. Citizenship Petitions Granted, 1930-1954. CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

 117.K Index to petition and record, ca. 1931-1954. 1 partial card file drawer. 301.A.9.8F Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1923-1952. 2 volumes. Volume 1, 1923-1929. Volume 2, 1930-1952. Petition and Record, with indexes, 1923-1954. 3 volumes. Volume 1, 1923-1929. Volume 2, 1931-1943. Volume 3, 1943-1954. Lists of citizenship petitions granted, 1930-1954. 1 volume.