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Minnesota State Archives


AITKIN COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Aitkin County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1870-1954
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), loose naturalization papers, and notices of applications for admission to citizenship.
Quantity:6 microfilm reels.
Location:SAM 176

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORD

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1884-1952, rolls 1-2; final papers (second papers), 1886-1906, roll 2; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1954, rolls 2-5; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1954, roll 5; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1940-1943, roll 5; loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1870-1945, roll 6; and notices of applications for admission to citizenship, 1907-1908, roll 6.

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RELATED DATA

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Quantity of originals: 4.5 cu. ft.
A published index to the Aitkin County naturalization records, complied by the Range Genealogical Society, is cataloged separately.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

A description of the records and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Aitkin County: District Court.
Each volume includes an index.

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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 -- Aitkin County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Aitkin County.
Document Types:
Declarations
Microforms.
Naturalization records

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]Aitkin County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 982-98
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, January 1994
Catalog ID number: 09-00030936

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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 1761
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1884-1952. 6 vols.
Frame 1. Volume 1, 1884-1906.
Frame 239. Volume 2, #1-99, 1906-1910.
Frame 304. Volume 3, #100-399, 1910-1924.
Frame 485. Volume 4, #400-515, 1924-1929.
Frame 568. Volume5, #516-615, 1930-1939.
Location Box
SAM 1762
Frame 1. Volume 6, #616-723, 1939-1952.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1886-1906. 3 vols.
Frame 165. Volume 1, 1886-1902.
Frame 505. Volume 2, 1902-1903.
Frame 546. Volume C[3], adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1954. 8 vols.
Frame 609. Volume 1[4], #1-50, 1906-1909.
Location Box
SAM 1763
Frame 1. Volume 5, #51-100, 1909-1911.
Frame 121. Volume 6, #101-349, 1911-1924.
Location Box
SAM 1764
Frame 1. Volume 7, #350-449, 1924-1929.
Frame 274. Volume 8, #450-499, 1929-1938.
Frame 503. Volume 9, #500-549, 1938-1940.
Location Box
SAM 1765
Frame 1. Volume 10, #550-650, 1940-1942.
Frame 379. Volume 11, #651-754, 1942-1954.
Other Records, 1870-1954. 2 vols. and 14 folders.
Frame 817. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1954. 1 vol.
Frame 873. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1940-1943. 1 vol.
Frame 890. Lists of Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, ca. 1882-1943. 1 folder.
Location Box
SAM 1766
Frame 4. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1870-1945. 12 folders.
Frame 718. Notices of Application for Admission to Citizenship, 1907-1908. 1 folder.

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