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Minnesota State Archives


TODD COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Todd County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1868-1948
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of applications for admission to citizenship, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, and applications to take oath of allegiance.
Quantity:6 microfilm reels.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf location

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1868-1948, rolls 1-2; final papers, 1874-1906, rolls 2-3; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1945, rolls 4-6; lists of applications for admission to citizenship, 1908-1928, roll 6; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1946, roll 6; and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942-1945, roll 6.

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RELATED DATA

Quantity of originals: 3.75 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 Todd County: District Court.
Indexed by: Minnesota. District Court (Todd County). Naturalization indexes (cataloged separately).
A published index to the Todd 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 -- Todd County.
Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Todd County.
Document Types:
Naturalization records
Declarations
Microforms.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Todd County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 981-193
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, August 1990
Catalog ID number: 08-00010919

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

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

Location Box
SAM 39-I1
Naturalization records index, 1874-1906; 1930-1945.
Microfilm copy of personal name card indexes to Final Papers, vols. A-D, unnumbered, and vol. A, minors, 1874-1906; and Petition and Record (final papers), vols. [5]-[6], 1930-1945.
The Final Papers and the Petition and Records are indexed separately. The cards in each index are arranged in alphabetical order by surname and given name. The Final Papers are indexed by volume and page number. The Petitions are indexed by petition number. The cards also included the date of naturalization or the number and date of the certificate of naturalization, which serve as supplemental indexing aids.
The cards in each index 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 sequence should search the index further and/or consult the naturalization records, many of which contain indexes.
Location Box
SAM 391
Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1868-1948. 6 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1868-1890.
Frame 197. Volume B, 1890-1905.
Frame 379. Volume 1, #1-100, 1906-1914.
Frame 443. Volume 2, #101-200, 1914-1917.
Frame 513. Volume 3, #201-450, 1917-1929.
Final Papers, with indexes, 1874-1906. 6 volumes.
Frame 112. Volume A, 1874-1882.
Frame 275. Volume B, 1883-1897.
Location Box
SAM 391
Frame 1. Volume C, 1897-1900.
Frame 327. Volume D, 1900-1903.
Frame 398. Volume [E], adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Frame 441. Volume A, minors, 1897-1903.
Location Box
SAM 394
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1945. 6 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 1, #1-50, 1907-1913.
Location Box
SAM 395
Frame 1. Volume 2, #51-150, 1913-1918.
Frame 345. Volume 3, #151-250, 1918-1922.
Location Box
SAM 396
Frame 1. Volume 4, #251-303, 1922-1929.
Frame 173. Volume [5], #304-353, 1929-1938.
Frame 453. Volume [6], #354-407, 1938-1945.
Other Records, 1908-1946. 1 folders, 2 volumes.
Frame 753. Notices of Application for Admission to Citizenship (lists), 1908-1928. 1 folder.
Frame 767. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1930-1946. 1 volume.
Frame 795. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance [naturalization by repatriation], 1942-1945. 1 volume.

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