SAM059 BELTRAMI 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, September 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Beltrami County). Naturalization records and index. 1889-1956. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1897-1954; declarations of intention (first papers), 1897-1956; final papers, 1897-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1954; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1955; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1951; loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1889-1923; and miscellaneous correspondence, 1942-1945. 16 microfilm reels; 9.0 cu. ft. (7 boxes, 2 card file drawers). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Includes records from the Baudette sub-office, which in November 1922 became the county seat of the newly established Lake of the Woods County.

ARRANGEMENT

Organized in 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 59-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 59); (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 -- Beltrami County. Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Lake of the Woods County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Beltrami County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Lake of the Woods County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Beltrami County. Declarations -- Minnesota -- Lake of the Woods County. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Beltrami County. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Lake of the Woods County. Microforms. Indexes ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (9.0 cu. ft.) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Saint Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1985, 1989.

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

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-72; 982-160

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001713178

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 59-I) SAM 59-I 1 1897-1956.

Microfilm copy of a personal name card index to final papers (vols. A-B, 1897-1906); petition and record (final papers), Bemidji Office (vols. 1-7, 1907-1954) and Baudette Office (vols. 1-3, 1909-1923).

All of the final papers and the petition and record for the years 1907-1929 are indexed by volume and page number. Beginning in 1930 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.

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 59) SAM 59 1 Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1897-1956. 8 volumes. Frame 1. Volume A, 1897-1904. Frame 242. Volume B, 1904-1906. Frame 372. Volume 1, #1-300, 1906-1909. SAM 59 2 Frame 1. Volume 2, #301-800, 1909-1918. Frame 285. Volume 3, #801-1091, 1918-1929. Frame 459. Volume 4, #1092-1236, 1929-1956. SAM 59 3 Frame 1. Volume I, Baudette sub-office, #1-300, 1909-1916. Frame 177. Volume II, Baudette sub-office, #301-468, 1916-1922. SAM 59 4 Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1897-1906. 3 volumes. Frame 1. Volume A (adults and minors), 1897-1903. Frame 210. Volume B[-1] (adults), 1902. Frame 248. Volume B[-2] (adults and minors), 1903-1906. SAM 59 5 Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1954. 10 volumes. Frame 1. Volume 1, #1-150, 1906-1908. Frame 178. Volume 2, #151-400, 1908-1913. SAM 59 6 Frame 1. Volume 3, #401-650, 1913-1920. SAM 59 7 Frame 1. Volume 4, #651-848, 1920-1929. SAM 59 8 Frame 1. Volume 5, #849-947, 1929-1940. Frame 408. Volume 6, #948-1058, 1940-1943. SAM 59 9 Frame 1. Volume 7, #1059-1125, 1944-1954. SAM 59 10 Frame 1. Volume 1, Baudette sub-office, #1-250, 1909-1917. SAM 59 11 Frame 1. Volume 2, Baudette sub-office, #251-350, 1917-1920. Frame 358. Volume 3, Baudette sub-office, #351-441, 1920-1923. SAM 59 12 Other Records, 1889-1955. 2 volumes and 2 cu. ft. Frame 1. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1955. Frame 57. Application to Take the Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1951. Loose Naturalization Papers, 1889-1923. Frame 95. A-E. SAM 59 13 Frame 1. F-L. SAM 59 14 Frame 1. M-S. SAM 59 15 Frame 1. T-Z. Frame 247. Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1942-1945. CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

117.K Indexes. 2 card file drawers. Index to Final Papers, Volumes A-B, 1897-1906. 1 drawer. Indexes to Petition and Record. 1 drawer. Bemidji Office, Volumes 1-7, 1907-1954. 7 packets. Baudette Sub-Office, Volumes 1-3, 1909-1923. 3 packets. 301.A.7.1B Bemidji Office: Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1897-1956. 6 volumes. Volume A, 1897-1904. Volume B, 1904-1906. 9.A.4.4F Volume I, 1906-1909. Volume II, 1909-1918. Volume III, 1908-1929. 9.A.4.5B Volume 4, 1929-1956. 301.A.7.1B Final Papers, with indexes, 1897-1906. 3 volumes. Volume A, adults and minors, 1897-1903. Volume B, adults and minors, 1903-1906. 301.A.7.2F Volume B, 1902. Petition and Record, with indexes, 1906-1954. 7 volumes. Volume 1, 1906-1908. Volume 2, 1908-1913. Volume 3, 1913-1920. 301.A.7.3B Volume 4, 1920-1929. 9.A.4.4F Volume 5, 1929-1940. Volume 6, 1940-1943. Volume 7, 1943-1954. 9.A.4.5B Baudette Sub-Office: Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1909-1922. 2 volumes. Volume I, 1909-1916. Volume II, 1916-1922. 301.A.7.3B Petition and Record, with indexes, 1909-1923. 3 volumes. Volume 1, 1909-1917. Volume 2, 1917-1920. Volume 3, 1920-1923. 9.A.4.5B Miscellaneous records: Repatriation record, 1941-1951. Lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1955. 9.A.4.6F Loose naturalization papers, 1889-1923: A-L. 9.A.4.7B M-Z. 9.A.4.6F Miscellaneous correspondence, 1942-1945.