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Minnesota State Archives


CASS COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Cass County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1872-1954
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record (final papers), lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), and loose declarations of intention.
Quantity:3 microfilm reels.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf location

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1898-1950, roll 1; final papers (second papers), 1898-1906, roll 1; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1954, rolls 1-3; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1954, roll 3; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1945, roll 3; and loose declarations of intention, A-Z, 1872-1902 and 1924, roll 3.

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RELATED DATA

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Quantity of originals: 2.5 cu. ft.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

A description of the records and a roll contents list are available in the repository; filed under Cass County: District Court.
Each volume includes an index.
A published index to the Cass County naturalization records, complied by the Range Genealogical Society, is catalogued 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 -- Cass County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Cass County.
Document Types:
Declarations
Microforms.
Naturalization records

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cass County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 985-90; 989-65; 989-224
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, January 1994
Catalog ID number: 09-00030933

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORD

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

Location Box
SAM 1771
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1898-1950. 6 vols.
Frame 1, Volume A, 1898-1906.
Frame 43, Volume 1, #1-99, 1906-1912.
Frame 106. Volume 2, #100-199, 1913-1918.
Frame 170. Volume 3, #200-299, 1918-1924.
Frame 237. Volume 4, #300-330, 1924-1929.
Frame 263. Volume 5, #331-399, 1930-1950.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1898-1906. 2 volumes.
Frame 349. Volume [B], 1898-1903.
Frame 429. Volume [C], adults, 1903-1906; minors, 1904-1905.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1954. 6 volumes.
Frame 469. Volume 1, #1-50, 1906-1910.
Location Box
SAM 1772
Frame 1. Volume 2, #51-150, 1910-1915.
Frame 251. Volume 3, #151-250, 1915-1922.
Frame 505. Volume 4, #251-319, 1922-1929.
Location Box
SAM 1773
Frame 1. Volume 5, #320-371, 1929-1940.
Frame 238. Volume 6, #372-428, 1940-1954.
Other Records, 1872-1954. 2 folders.
Frame 460. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1954. 1 volume.
Frame 495. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1945. 1 folder.
Frame 496. Loose Declarations of Intention, A-Z, 1872-1902, 1924. 1 folder.

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