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Minnesota State Archives


ITASCA COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Itasca County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1891-1974
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance, applications for transfer of petition for naturalization, and loose naturalization papers
Quantity:16 microfilm reels, 3 microfiches.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf location

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers, 1891-1973, rolls 1-4); final papers (1891-1906, roll 4); petition and record (final papers, 1906-1974, rolls 4-16); lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied (1929-1974, roll 16); applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation, 1940-1962, roll 16); applications for transfer of petition for naturalization (1959-1965); and loose naturalization papers (A-Z, 1896, 1901-1904, roll 16). The microfiches contain additional loose naturalization papers (A-Z, 1919-1974).

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RELATED DATA

Quantity of originals: 10 cu. ft.
Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Indexed in: Minnesota. District Court (Itasca County). Naturalization records index (cataloged separately).
An expanded description and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Itasca County: District Court.
A published index to the Itasca 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 -- Itasca County.
Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Itasca County.
Document Types:
Naturalization records
Declarations
Microforms.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Itasca County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 985-196
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, September 1986.
Catalog ID number: 08-00007991

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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 65-I 1
Naturalization Records Index, 1891-1974.
Microfilm copy of a personal name card index to final papers (vols. A-C, 1891-1906; vols. A-B, minors, 1897-1906) and petition and record (vols. 1-[25], 1906-1974).
The final papers are indexed by volume and page number. The petition and record are indexed by volume and page number or 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 651
Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1891-1973. 13 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1891-1896.
Frame 140. Volume B, 1897-1906.
Frame 269. Volume 1, #1-300, 1906-1910.
Frame 458. Volume 2, #301-800, 1910-1915.
Location Box
SAM 652
Frame 1. Volume 3, #801-1300, 1915-1919.
Frame 290. Volume 4, #1301-1800, 1919-1921.
Location Box
SAM 653
Frame 1. Volume 5, #1801-3200, 1921-1928.
Frame 280. Volume 6, #3201-3326, 1928-1929.
Frame 429. Volume 7, #3327-3449, 1929-1934.
Frame 557. Volume 8, #3450-3549, 1934-1935.
Frame 699. Volume 9, #3550-3749, 1935-1938.
Location Box
SAM 654
Frame 1. Volume 10, #3750-3949, 1938-1942.
Frame 226. Volume 11, #3950-4025, 1942-1973.
Final Papers with indexes, 1891-1906. 5 volumes.
Frame 324. Volume A, 1891-1902.
Frame 561. Volume B, 1900-1903.
Frame 613. Volume C, 1903-1906.
Frame 735. Volume A, minors, 1897-1903.
Frame 766. Volume B, minors, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record [final papers] with indexes, 1906-1974. 25 volumes.
Location Box
SAM 655
Frame 1. Volume 1, #1-150, 1906-1909.
Location Box
SAM 656
Frame 1. Volume 2, #151-400, 1909-1913.
Location Box
SAM 657
Frame 1. Volume 3, #401-650, 1913-1917.
Location Box
SAM 658
Frame 1. Volume 4, #651-900, 1917-1921.
Location Box
SAM 659
Frame 1. Volume 5, #901-1000, 1921-1922.
Frame 256. Volume 6, #1001-1100, 1922-1923.
Location Box
SAM 6510
Frame 1. Volume 7, #1101-1200, 1923-1925.
Location Box
SAM 6511
Frame 1. Volume 8, #1201-1450, 1925-1929.
Location Box
SAM 6512
Frame 1. Volume 9, #1451-1473, 1929.
Frame 62. Volume 10, #1474-1523, 1930-1931.
Frame 280. Volume 11, #1524-1573, 1931-1933.
Frame 493. Volume 12, #1574-1623, 1933-1934.
Frame 705. Volume 13, #1624-1673, 1934-1935.
Frame 919. Volume 14, #1674-1723, 1935.
Location Box
SAM 6513
Frame 1. Volume 15, #1724-1823, 1935-1936.
Frame 419. Volume 16, #1824-1923, 1936-1938.
Frame 860. Volume 17, #1924-2023, 1938-1939.
Location Box
SAM 6514
Frame 1. Volume 18, #2024-2123, 1939-1940.
Frame 439. Volume 19, #2124-2223, 1940-1941.
Frame 881. Volume 20, #2224-2323, 1941-1942.
Location Box
SAM 6515
Frame 1. Volume 21, #2324-2423, 1942-1943.
Frame 494. Volume 22, #2424-2500, 1943-1946.
Frame 865. Volume [23], #2501-2649, 1946-1959.
Location Box
SAM 6516
Frame 1. Volume [24], #2650-2759, 1959-1968.
Frame 363. Volume [25], #2760-2805, 1968-1974.
Other Records, 1896-1901-1904. 3 volumes, 3 folders.
Frame 503. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1974. 1 volume.
Frame 689. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), with index, 1940-1962. 1 volume.
Frame 740. Application for Transfer of Petition for Naturalization, 1959-1965. 1 volume.
Frame 770. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1896, 1901-1904. 3 folders.
Location Box
SAF 9-2
Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1919-1974. 3 microfiches.
1. Alderson, Helmi Johanna - Lsch, John.
2. Luoto, Heino - Rothwell, Frank.
3. Scheuss, Ralph Herbert.

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