SAM174.xml BECKER 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 Cheri Thies, August 2010. Finding aid written inEnglish OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Becker County). Naturalization Records and Index. 1872-1948. Personal name index, 1872-1941; declarations of intention (first papers), 1872-1948; final papers (second papers), 1873-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1945; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1947; and applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937-1944. 7 microfilm reels; 5.0 cubic feet (5 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 3 series: (1) Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 174-I); (2) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 174); (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, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

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

Microfilmed originals (5.0 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1993.

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 981-15

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 1730486

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 174-I) SAM 174-I 1 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.

Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 174) SAM 174 1 Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1872-1948. 10 volumes. Frame 1. Volume 1, 1872-1884. Frame 318. Volume 2, 1884-1896. SAM 174 2 Frame 1. Volume 3, 1896-1906. Frame 110. Volume 4, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1909. Frame 174. Volume 5, Nos. 101-200, 1909-1915. Frame 239. Volume 6, Nos. 201-300, 1915-1918. Frame 317. Volume 7, Nos. 301-400, 1918-1919. Frame 386. Volume 8, Nos. 401-500, 1919-1925. Frame 452. Volume 9, Nos. 501-538, 1925-1929. Frame 481. Volume 10, Nos. 539-634, 1929-1948. SAM 174 3 Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1873-1906. 4 volumes. Frame 1. Volume 1, 1873-1890. Frame 321. Volume 2, 1890-1898. SAM 174 4 Frame 1. Volume 3, 1898-1903. Frame 244. Volume 4, 1903-1906. Final Papers, Minors [second papers], with indexes, 1893-1906. 3 volumes. 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, Nos. 1-50, 1906-1908 SAM 174 5 Frame 1. Volume B, Nos. 51-200, 1908-1919. Frame 357. Volume C, Nos. 201-355, 1919-1929. SAM 174 6 Frame 1. Volume D, Nos. 356-405, 1929-1938. Frame 220. Volume E, Nos. 406-500, 1938-1944. Frame 660. Volume [F], Nos. 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. CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

9.C.2.3B Index, A-Z. 2 folders. Declarations of Intention, with indexes. Volumes 1-8, 1872-1925. 8 volumes. 9.A.4.12F Volumes 9-10, 1925-1948. 2 volumes. Final Papers, with indexes. Volumes 1-2, 1873-1898. 2 volumes. 301.B.3.1B Volumes 3-4, 1898-1906. 2 volumes. 301.B.3.2F-1Final Papers, Minors, with indexes. Volume A, 1893-1903. 1 volume. 301.B.3.2F-2Volumes B-C, 1897-1903. 2 volumes. 301.B.3.1BPetition and Record, with indexes. Volumes A-B, 1906-1919. 2 volumes. 301.B.3.2F-1Volume C, 1919-1929. 1 volume. 9.A.4.12FVolumes D-[F], 1929-1945. 3 volumes. 9.A.4.12FOther Records, with indexes. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1947. 1 volume. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937-1944. 1 volume.