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Minnesota State Archives


GOODHUE COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Goodhue County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1843-1951
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted, applications to take oath of allegiance, and loose naturalization papers.
Quantity:17 microfilm reels, and 3 folders (boxed).
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf location

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1854-1951, rolls 1-4; final papers, 1858-1906, rolls 4-8; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1943, rolls 8-11; lists of citizenship petitions granted, 1929-1945, roll 11; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1940-1944, roll 11; and loose naturalization papers, ca.1843-1898, rolls 11-17. Supplemented by 3 folders of unmicrofilmed loose naturalization papers, 1915-1932.

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RELATED DATA

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Quantity of originals: 11.0 cu. ft.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

An expanded description of the records and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Goodhue County: District Court.
Indexed in: Minnesota. District Court (Goodhue County). Naturalization records index (cataloged separately). Each volume also contains an index.

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

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Goodhue County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 995-97; 2003-43
Processing Information:
Processed by: State Archives staff, August 1990
Catalog ID number: 08-00010907

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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 55-I1
Naturalization Records Index, 1858-1906, 1930-1943.
The cards are arranged in a single alphabetical sequence by surname and given name. Microfilm copy of a personal name card index to final papers (vols. A-J, 1858-1906), and petition and record (vols. 8-9, 1930-1943). The final papers are indexed by volume and page number. The petition and record are indexed by petition number. The cards also include the date of naturalization or the number and date of the certificate of naturalization, which serve as supplemental indexing aids.
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 551
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1854-1951. 15 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 1, 1865-1890.
Frame 329. Volume A, 1858-1872.
Location Box
SAM 552
Frame 1. Volume [B?], 1872-1882.
Frame 350. Volume 4, 1882-1890.
Location Box
SAM 553
Frame 1. Volume 5, 1889-1906.
Frame 204. Volume 6, 1888-1896, 1904.
Frame 327. Volume 1, #1-100, 1906-1908.
Frame 398. Volume 2, #101-200, 1908-1911.
Frame 463. Volume 3, #201-300, 1911-1913.
Frame 528. Volume 4, #301-400, 1913-1915.
Frame 594. Volume 5, #401-500, 1915-1918.
Location Box
SAM 551
Frame 1. Volume 6, #501-600, 1918.
Frame 66. Volume 7, #601-895, 1918-1925.
Frame 255. Volume #895-971, 1925-1929.
Frame 315. Volume 9, #972-1086, 1929-1951.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1858-1906. 10 volumes.
Frame 476. Volume A, 1858-1885.
Location Box
SAM 555
Frame 1. Volume B, 1886-1896.
Frame 327. Volume D, 1897.
Location Box
SAM 556
Frame 1. Volume E, 1897-1898.
Frame 329. Volume F, 1898-1900.
Location Box
SAM 557
Frame 1. Volume H, 1900-1903, 1905.
Frame 191. Volume I, 1903-1906.
Frame 345. Volume C, minors, 1893-1897.
Location Box
SAM 558
Frame 1. Volume G, minors, 1897-1903, 1905-1906.
Frame 153. Volume J, minors, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1943. 9 volumes.
Frame 200. Volume 1, #1-50, 1907-1909.
Frame 369. Volume 2, #51-150, 1909-1913.
Location Box
SAM 559
Frame 1. Volume 3, #151-250, 1913-1916.
Frame 283. Volume 4, #251-350, 1916-1929.
Location Box
SAM 5510
Frame 1. Volume 5, #351-450, 1919-1921.
Frame 266. Volume 6, #451-550, 1921-1927.
Frame 549. Volume [7], #551-578, 1927-1929.
Location Box
SAM 5511
Frame 1. Volume 8, #579-628, 1929-1936.
Frame 224. Volume 9, #629-668, 1936-1943.
Other Records, 1843-1945. 2 volumes, 45 folders.
Frame 385. Citzenship Petitions Granted (lists), 1929-1945. 1 volume.
Frame 408. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), with index, 1940-1944. 1 volume.
Frame 428. Loose Naturalization Paper, A-Z, ca. 1843-1898. 45 folders.
A-Be.
Location Box
SAM 5512
Frame 1. Bi-F.
Location Box
SAM 5513
Frame 1. G-J (excluding Johnson and variants).
Location Box
SAM 5514
Frame 1. John (and variants) - L.
Location Box
SAM 5515
Frame 1. M-O.
Location Box
SAM 5516
Frame 1. P-Sp.
Location Box
SAM 5517
Frame 1. Sv-Z
Location Box
116.A.6.7
Loose Naturalization Papers, arranged alphabetically, 1915-1932 [unfilmed]. 3 folders.

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