SAM036.xml Pope 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 Cheri Thies, March 2013. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Pope County). Naturalization records and index. 1866-1954. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1869-1906; declarations of intention (first papers), 1866-1952; final papers, 1869-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1954; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1940-1954; and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942-1948. 6 microfilm reels; 4.1 cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 partial box, 1 card file box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Arranged in the following sections:

Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 36-I) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 36) Naturalization Records (Unfilmed) 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 -- Pope County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Pope County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Pope County. Indexes. Microforms. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Pope County. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4 cubic feet) are closed to public use.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Pope County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1982, 1987.

Microfilm available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 981-32; 983-45; 995-116

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001712903

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 36-I) SAM 36-I 1 1869-1906.

Personal name card index to Final Papers, Volumes A-F, 1869-1906.

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.

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.

 Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 36) SAM 36 1 Declarations of Intention [first papers], 1866-1952. 5 volumes.

Each volume includes an index.

 Frame 1. Volume A, 1866-1894. Frame 337. Volume B, 1894-1906. Frame 486. Volume 1 (D), Nos. 1-100, 1907-1910. Frame 550. Volume 2 (E), Nos. 101-360, 1910-1929. SAM 36 2 Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 361-460, 1929-1952. Final Papers, 1869-1906. 8 volumes.

Each volume includes an index.

 Frame 126. Volume A, 1869. Frame 128. Volume A, 1872-1873. Frame 296. Volume B, 1874-1888. Frame 527. Volume C, 1888-1898. SAM 36 3 Frame 1. Volume C, minors, 1896-1903. Frame 34. Volume D, 1897-1902. Frame 259. Volume E, 1902-1904. Frame 294. Volume F, adults and minors, 1903-1906. Petition and Record [final papers], 1906-1954. 5 volume.

Each volume includes an index.

 Frame 333. Volume G (1), Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911. SAM 36 4 Frame 1. Volume H (2), Nos. 51-148, 1911-1920. Frame 296. Volume I (3), Nos. 149-230, 1920-1929. SAM 36 5 Frame 1. Volume J, Nos. 231-300, 1930-1943. Frame 286. Volume K, Nos. 301-347, 1943-1954. Other Records, 1930-1954. 2 volumes. Frame 480. Citizenship Petition Granted (lists), 1930-1954. 1 volume. Frame 518. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942-1948. 1 volume. Naturalization Records (Unfilmed) 116.A.6.10 1919, 1930, 1953-1954. 4 items in 1 folder.

Items that apparently were not recorded in the main set of Pope County naturalization records. They consist of declarations of intention for Herman Bruhn (1919), Ruth Norma Christensen (1953), and Webster A. Gallinger (1930), and a petition for naturalization for Jorgine Theodora Harestad (1954).

CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

 117.K Index. 1 card file box. 301.B.5.1B Declarations of Intention, 1866-1952. 7 volumes.

Each volume includes an index.

Declaration Record, 1866-1872. Volume A, 1867-1869.

Entries are duplicated in Volume A, 1866-1894, and were not microfilmed.

 Volume A, 1866-1894. Volume B, 1894-1906. Volume 1 (D), Nos. 1-100, 1907-1910. Volume 2 (E), Nos. 101-360, 1910-1929. Volume 3, Nos. 361-460, 1929-1952. 301.B.5.2F Final Papers, 1869-1906. 8 volumes.

Each volume includes an index.

Volume A, 1869. Volume A, 1872-1873. Volume B, 1874-1888. Volume C, 1888-1898. 301.B.5.3B Volume C, Minors, 1896-1903. 301.B.5.2F Volume D, 1898-1902. Volume E, 1902-1904. Volume F, Adults and Minors, 1903-1906. Petition and Record, 1906-1954. 5 volumes.

Each volume includes an index.

Volume G (1), Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911. 301.B.5.3B Volume H (2), Nos. 51-148, 1911-1920 . Volume I (3), Nos. 149-230, 1920-1929. Volume J, Nos. 231-300, 1930-1943. Volume K, Nos. 301-347, 1943-1954. Citizenship petitions granted, 1930-1954. 1 volume. Application to take oath of allegiance, 1942-1948. 1 volume.