SAM167.xml BENTON COUNTY: District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

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 Finding aid encoded by Sara Stambaugh, September 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Benton County). Naturalization Records and Index. 1846-1945. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1846-1929; declarations of intention (first papers), 1873-1942; final papers (second papers), 1871-1905; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1943; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1945; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1942; loose declarations of intention, A-Z, 1846-1886; and loose final papers, A-Z, 1869-1877. Supplemented by 1880-1914 unfilmed loose naturalization. 5 microfilm reels; 3.5 cubic feet (2 boxes and 2 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 4 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 167-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 167); (3) Naturalization Records (Unfilmed); (4) Closed Originals.

 RELATED MATERIAL

Minnesota. District Court (Benton County). Minutes, 1851-1856 contain additional naturalization entries.

 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 -- Benton County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Benton County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Benton County. Microforms. Indexes. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Benton County. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (3.5 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 (Benton County). Naturalization Records and Index. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-58; 993-109

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001723121

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 167-I) SAM 167-I 1 1846-1929.

There are three indexes, each covering a portion of the naturalization records. The names in each index are grouped alphabetically by the first letter of the applicant's surname, and within each group are listed in the order in which the naturalization documents were recorded.

Personal name indexes to declarations of intention (first papers), 1846-1929; final papers (second papers), 1871-1905; and petition and record (final papers), 1907-1929. Each entry for loose declarations of intention gives the applicant's name, the number assigned to the declaration, and its date. Each entry for the remaining records gives the applicant's name and the volume and page containing the document.

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 167) SAM 167 1 Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1873-1942. 6 volumes. Frame 1. Volume A, 1873-1892. Frame 150. Volume B, 1888-1906. Frame 220. Volume C, Nos. 1-100, 1907-1916. Frame 295. Volume D, Nos. 101-200, 1916-1920. Frame 362. Volume E, Nos. 201-263, 1920-1929. Frame 413. Volume [F], Nos. 264-294, 1930-1942. Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1871-1905. 3 volumes. Frame 471. Volume A, 1871-1896. SAM 167 2 Frame 1. Volume B, 1897-1902. Frame 197. Volume C, 1903-1905. Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1943. 4 volumes. Frame 201. Volume 2, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1915. Frame 324. Volume 3, Nos. 51-150, 1915-1920. SAM 167 3 Frame 1. Volume 4, Nos. 151-242, 1920-1929. Frame 273. Volume [5], Nos. 243-288, 1929-1943. Other Records, 1846-1945. 2 vols. and 6 folders. Frame 475. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1945. 1 volume. Frame 501. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1942. 1 volume. Loose Declarations of Intention, A-Z, 1846-1886. 5 folders. Frame 505. A-C. SAM 167 4 Frame 1. D-Z. Frame 572. Loose Final Papers, A-Z, 1869-1877. 1 folder. NATURALIZATION RECORDS (UNFILMED) 116.A.6.10 Naturalization papers, A-Z, 1880-1914. CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

 301.A.5.8F Index to loose declarations of intention, 1846-1886. Index to final papers, 1871-1896. Index to Naturalization Records A: declarations of intention, 1873-1929; final papers, 1871-1905; petition and record, 1907-1929. 301.A.5.7B Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1873-1942. 6 volumes. Volume A, 1873-1892. Volume B, 1888-1906. 9.A.3.8F Volume C, 1907-1916. Volume D, 1916-1920. Volume E, 1920-1929. Volume [F], Nos. 264-294, 1930-1942. 301.A.5.7B Final Papers, with indexes, 1871-1905. 3 volumes. Volume A, 1871-1896. Volume B, 1897-1902. Volume C, 1903-1905. 301.A.5.8F Petition and Record, with indexes, 1871-1905. 3 volumes, 2 folders. Volume 2, 1907-1915. Volume 3, 1915-1920. Volume 4, 1920-1929. [Volume 5], 1929-1943. 2 folders. 9.A.3.8F Lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1945. 1 folder. Applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1942. 1 folder. Loose declarations of intention, A-Z, 1846-1886. 5 folders. Loose final papers, B-W, 1869-1877. 1 folder.