SAM166.xml MEEKER 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, October 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Meeker County). Naturalization Records and Index. 1858-1945. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1870-1945; declarations of intention (first papers), 1874-1944; final papers (second papers), 1870-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1945; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1945; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1942; and loose declarations of intention, A-Z, 1858-1873. 10 microfilm reels; 5.1 cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 166-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 166); (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 -- Meeker County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Meeker County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Meeker County. Microforms. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Meeker County. Indexes. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (5.1 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1992.

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

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 981-59; 986-5

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001723122

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 166-I) SAM 166-I 1 1870-1945.

Personal name index to declarations of intention (first papers), 1874-1944; final papers (second papers), 1870-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1945; and lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1945. Each entry gives the applicant's name and the volume and page containing the naturalization document.

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 166) SAM 166 1 Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1874-1944. 7 volumes. Frame 1. Volume 14 (A), 1874-1884. Frame 235. Volume 16 (B), 1884-1894. SAM 166 2 Frame 1. Volume 17 (C), 1894-1906. Frame 155. Volume 7 (C), 1894-1906. Frame 219. Volume 8 (1), Nos. 101-198, 1910-1914. Frame 283. Volume 6, Nos. 199-479, 1914-1929. Frame 496. Volume 10, Nos. 480-534, 1929-1944. SAM 166 3Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1870-1906. 6 volumes. Frame 1. Volume 13, 1870-1875. Frame 230. Volume 15 (B), 1875-1897. Frame 494. Volume 12 (E), 1897. SAM 166 4 Frame 1. Volume 18 (C), 1897. Frame 245. Volume 20 (D), 1897-1903. Frame 550. Volume 22 (A), 1903-1906. SAM 166 5 Frame 1. Volume 19 (1), minors, 1897-1903. Frame 125. Volume 21 (A), minors, 1903-1906. Petition and Record [final papers], 1906-1945. 7 volumes. Frame 156. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1906-1909. Frame 302. Volume 2, Nos. 51-147, 1909-1914. SAM 166 6 Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 147-246, 1914-1918. Frame 286. Volume 4, Nos. 247-346, 1918-1925. SAM 166 7 Frame 1. Volume 5, Nos. 347-371, 1925-1928. Frame 87. Nos. 372-435, 1930-1942. Frame 229. Volume 9, Nos. 436-450, 1943-1945. Other Records, 1858-1873, 1930-1945. 2 volumes, 15 folders. Frame 463. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1930-1945. 1 volume. Frame 497. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1942. 1 volume. Loose declaration of intention, A-Z, 1858-1973. 15 folders. Frame 508. A-D. SAM 166 8 Frame 1. E-L. SAM 166 9 Frame 1. M-Z. CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

9.A.6.5B Index. 1 volume. 9.A.6.6F Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1874-1944. 7 volumes. Volume 14 [A], 1874-1884. Volume 16 [B], 1884-1894. 301.A.9.4F Volume 17 [C], 1894-1906. 9.A.6.6F Volume 7 [2], Nos. 1-100, 1907-1910. Volume 8 [1], Nos. 101-198, 1910-1914. Volume 6, Nos. 199-479, 1914-1929. Volume 10, Nos. 480-534, 1929-1944. Final Papers, with indexes, 1870-1906. 8 volumes. Volume 13, 1870-1875. Volume 15 [B], 1875-1897. 9.A.6.5B Volume 18 [C], 1897. Volume 12 [E], 1897. Volume 20 [D], 1897-1903. 301.A.9.4F Volume 22 [A], 1903-1906. 301.A.9.5B Volume 19 [1], minors, 1897-1903. Volume 21 [A], minors, 1903-1906. 301.A.9.4F Petition and Record, with indexes, 1906-1945. 7 volumes. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1906-1909. Volume 2, Nos. 51-147, 1909-1914. 301.A.9.5B Volume 3, Nos. 147½-246, 1914-1918. Volume 4, Nos. 247-346, 1918-1925. Volume 5, Nos. 347-371, 1925-1928. Nos. 372-435, 1930-1942. Volume 9, Nos. 436-450, 1943-1945. 9.A.6.5B Lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1945. 1 folder. Applications to take oath of allegiance, 1941-1942. 1 folder. 9.A.5.8F Loose declarations of intention, A-Z, 1858-1873. 15 folders.