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Minnesota State Archives


WADENA COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Wadena County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1873-1947
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance, and loose naturalization papers.
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), 1873-1947, rolls 1-2; final papers (second papers), 1882-1906, rolls 2-3; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1943, rolls 3-5; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1945, roll 5; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1940-1942, roll 5; amd loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1881-1906, roll 6.

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RELATED MATERIALS

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Quantity of originals: 4.5 cu. ft.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Each volume includes an index.
A description of the records and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Wadena County: District Court.
A published index to the Wadena 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:
Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Wadena County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Wadena County.
Document Types:
Declarations
Microforms.
Naturalization records

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Wadena County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 983-20; 983-71
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, December 1993
Catalog ID number: 09-00030053

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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 1601
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1873-1947. 6 volumes.
Frame 1. [Unnumbered Volume], 1873-1882, 1886.
Frame 86. Volume A, 1881-1904.
Frame 419. Volume B, 1904-1906.
Frame 459. Volume 1, #1-100, 1906-1911.
Frame 528. Volume 2, #101-313, 1911-1928.
Location Box
SAM 1602
Frame 1. Volume 3, #314-343, 1929-1947.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1882-1906. 4 volumes.
Frame 50. Volume [1], 1882-1896.
Frame 290. Volume [2], 1897-1903.
Location Box
SAM 1603
Frame 1. Volume A, minors, 1897-1903.
Frame 74. Volume B, adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Petition Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1943. 5 volumes.
Frame 165. Volume 1, #1-50, 1906-1908.
Location Box
SAM 1604
Frame 1. Volume 2, #51-171, 1908-1920.
Location Box
SAM 1605
Frame 1. Volume 3, #172-250, 1920-1929.
Frame 333. Volume 4, #251-300, 1930-1942.
Frame 524. Volume 5, #301-312, 1942-1943.
Other Records, 1881-1945. 12 folders.
Frame 584. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1945. 1 folder.
Frame 607. Applications To Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1940-1942. 1 folder.
Location Box
SAM 1606
Frame 1. Loose Naturalization papers, A-Z, 1881-1906. 10 folders.

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