SAM051.xml CHIPPEWA COUNTY: District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

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Finding aid encoded by Sara Stambaugh, August 2010. Finding aid written in English. January 2013. Added index to finding aid. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Chippewa County). Naturalization Records and Index 1869-1955. Materials in English. Indexes, 1873-1907, 1930-1955; declarations of intention (first papers), 1869-1952; final papers, 1873-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1955; citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1955; applications to take the oath of allegiance, 1940-1954; and loose naturalization papers, 1870-1952. 7 microfilm reels; 4.3 cubic feet (7 boxes, 2 card file drawers). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

These records are arranged into the following sections:

Naturalization Records Index (SAM 51-I) Naturalization Records (SAM 51) 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 -- Chippewa County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Chippewa County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Chippewa County. Indexes. Microforms. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Chippewa County. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.3 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1985, 2002.

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 (Chippewa County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 980-80; 985-104; 985-131; 998-105

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001710145

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization Record Index (Microfilm SAM 51-I) SAM 51-I 1 1873-1907, 1930-1955. 1 volume.

Personal name index to Final Papers, Volumes 1-4 and C-B, 1873-1906; and Petition and Record (final papers), Volumes 4-7, 1929-1954. Each entry gives the applicant’s name, the volume and page or petition number for the naturalization record, and the date and place of naturalization.

Each index is in alphabetical order by surname and given name.

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 51) SAM 51 1 Declarations of Intention, 1869-1952. 6 volumes.

Each volume is indexed.

Frame 1. 1869-1888. Frame 273. 1888-1906. Frame 514. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1910. Frame 581. Volume 2, Nos. 101-400, 1910-1918. SAM 51 2 Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 401-566, 1918-1929. Frame 109. Volume 4, Nos. 567-669, 1929-1952. Final Papers, 1873-1906. 6 volumes.

Each volume is indexed.

Frame 239. Volume 1, 1873-1881. Frame 490. Volume 2, 1882-1897. SAM 51 3 Frame 1. Volume 3, 1897-1903. Frame 208. Volume 4, 1903-1906. Frame 267. Volume C, Minors, 1892-1903. Frame 366. Volume B, Minors, 1903-1906. Petition and Record, 1907-1955. 7 volumes.

Each volume is indexed.

Frame 403. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1912. SAM 51 4 Frame 1. Volume 2, Nos. 51-148, 1912-1917. SAM 51 5 Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 149-345, 1917-1929. SAM 51 6 Frame 1. Volume 4, Nos. 346-395, 1929-1936. Frame 224. Volume 5, Nos. 395-450, 1936-1942. Frame 444. Volume 6, Nos. 451-500, 1942-1947. Frame 659. Volume 7, Nos. 501-539, 1947-1954. Other Records, 1870-1955. 2 volumes, 3 folders. Frame 809. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied, 1929-1955. 1 volume. Frame 885. Applications to Take the Oath of Allegiance, 1940-1954. 1 volume. Frame 908. Loose Naturalization papers, A-Z, 1870-1897. 3 folders. SAM 51 7 Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1896-1952 (bulk 1907-1938). 3 folders.

Final citizenship papers, certified copies of declarations of intention (usually for persons who took out their first papers in another county), and declarations and final petitions for minors.

Naturalization Records (Unfilmed) 117.K 1 Index to Final Papers, A-Z, June 1873-February 21, 1907. 1 card file drawer.

Cites volume and page number.

117.K 2 Index to Final Papers, A-Z, February 22, 1907-1952. 1 card file drawer.

A much smaller index; no volume or page citations.

CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

9.B.5.10F Index (in four sections). 1 volume. Unknown [unfilmed] Declarations of Intention, 1869-1888.

Alphabetical order by surname and given name.

Final Papers, 1873-1881.

Alphabetical order by surname and given name.

Unknown [unfilmed] Declarations of Intention, 1869-1952. 6 volumes.

Each volume is indexed.

1869-1888. 1888-1906. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1910. Volume 2, Nos. 101-400, 1910-1918. Volume 3, Nos. 401-566, 1918-1929. Volume 4, Nos. 567-669, 1929-1952. 301.B.11.5B-1 Final Papers, 1873-1906. 4 volumes.

Each volume is indexed.

Volume 1, 1873-1881. Volume 2, 1882-1897. Volume 3, 1897-1903. 301.B.11.5B-2 Volume 4, 1903-1906. Final Papers, Minors, 1892-1906. 2 volumes.

Each volume is indexed.

Volume C, 1892-1903. Volume B, 1903-1906. 301.B.11.6F-1 Petition and Record, 1907-1955. 7 volumes.

Each volume is indexed.

Volume 1, 1907-1912. Volume 2, 1912-1917. 301.B.11.6F-2 Volume 3, 1917-1929. 9.B.2.4F Volume 4, 1929-1936. Volume 5, 1936-1942. Volume 6, 1942-1947. Volume 7, 1947-1954. 9.B.5.10F Applications to take oaths of allegiance, 1940-1954. 1 folder. Lists of final petitions granted, 1929-1955. 1 folder. 9.B.2.4F Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1870-1897. 3 folders. Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1896-1952 (bulk 1907-1938). 3 folders.

Final citizenship papers, certified copies of declarations of intention (usually for persons who took out their first papers in another county), and declarations and final petitions for minors.