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Minnesota State Archives


BECKER COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Becker County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1872-1948
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation).
Quantity:6 microfilm reels.
Location:SAM 174

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORD

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1872-1948, rolls 1-2; final papers (second papers), 1873-1906, rolls 3-4; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1945, rolls 4-6; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1947, roll 6; and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937-1944, roll 6.

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RELATED DATA

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Indexed by: Minnesota. District Court (Becker County). Naturalization records index (cataloged separately). Each volume also contains an index.
A description of the records and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Becker County: District Court.
A published index to the Becker 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 -- Becker County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Becker County.
Document Types:
Declarations
Naturalization records
Microforms.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Becker County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 981-15
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 09-00038813

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below.

Location Box
SAM 174-I1
Naturalization Records Index, 1872-1941.
Personal name index to declarations of intention (first papers), volumes 1-9 and part of volume 10, 1872-1941; final papers (second papers), volumes 1-4 and A-C, 1873-1906; and petition and record (second papers), volumes A-D and part of volume E, 1906-1941. Each entry gives the applicant's name and the volume and page containing the naturalization record.
Location Box
SAM 1741
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1872-1948. 10 vols.
Frame 1. Volume 1, 1872-1884.
Frame 318. Volume 2, 1884-1896.
Location Box
SAM 1742
Frame 1. Volume 3, 1896-1906.
Frame 110. Volume 4, #1-100, 1906-1909.
Frame 174. Volume 5, #101-200, 1909-1915.
Frame 239. Volume 6, #201-300, 1915-1918.
Frame 317. Volume 7, #301-400, 1918-1919.
Frame 386. Volume 8, #401-500, 1919-1925.
Frame 452. Volume 9, #501-538, 1925-1929.
Frame 481. Volume 10, #539-634, 1929-1948.
Location Box
SAM 1743
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1873-1906. 4 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume 1, 1873-1890.
Frame 321. Volume 2, 1890-1898.
Location Box
SAM 1744
Frame 1. Volume 3, 1898-1903.
Frame 244. Volume 4, 1903-1906.
Final Papers, Minors [second papers], with indexes, 1893-1906. 3 vols.
Frame 306. Volume A, 1893-1903.
Frame 366. Volume B, 1904-1906.
Frame 386. Citizen Record C, 1897-1903.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1945. 6 volumes.
Frame 449. Volume A, #1-50, 1906-1908
Location Box
SAM 1745
Frame 1. Volume B, #51-200, 1908-1919.
Frame 357. Volume C, #201-355, 1919-1929.
Location Box
SAM 1746
Frame 1. Volume D, #356-405, 1929-1938.
Frame 220. Volume E, #406-500, 1938-1944.
Frame 660. Volume [F], #501-516, 1944-1945.
Other Records, with indexes, 1929-1947. 2 volumes.
Frame 746. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1947.
Frame 789. Application to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937-1944.

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