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Minnesota State Archives


BIG STONE COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Big Stone County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:[1860s]-1954
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, loose naturalization papers, and related files.
Quantity:5 microfilm reels.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf location

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1881-1952, roll 1; final papers (second papers), 1881-1906, roll 2; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954, rolls 3-4; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1954, roll 4; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942-1954, roll 4; and loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1860s-[post-1910], rolls 4-5.

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RELATED DATA

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Quantity of originals: 3.5 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 Big Stone 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 -- Big Stone County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County.
Document Types:
Declarations
Microforms.
Naturalization records

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Big Stone County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 981-5
Processing Information:
Processed by: state archives staff, January 1994.
Catalog ID number: 09-00030937

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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 1781
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1881-1952. 5 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1881-1892.
Frame 166. Volume B, 1892-1906.
Frame 293. Volume A[I], #1-99, 1906-1912.
Frame 359. Volume II, #100-275, 1912-1929.
Frame 488. Volume [III], #276-312, 1931-1952.
Location Box
SAM 1782
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1881-1906. 5 vols.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1881-1891.
Frame 168. Volume B, 1891-1896.
Frame 230. Volume C, 1897-1904.
Frame 486. Volume D, adults and minors, 1903-1906.
Frame 525. Volume 1, minors, 1894-1903.
Location Box
SAM 1783
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1954. 4 vols.
Frame 1. Volume I, #1-50, 1907-1913.
Frame 137. Volume II, #57-150, 1913-1923.
Frame 465. Volume III, #151-174, 1923-1929.
Location Box
SAM 1784
Frame 1. Volume IV, #175-236, 1929-1954.
Other Records, 1860s-1954. 2 vols. and 20 folders.
Frame 286. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1930-1954. 1 vol.
Frame 322. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942-1954. 1 vol.
Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1860s-post 1910.
Frame 330. A-H.
Location Box
SAM 1785
Frame 1. I-Z.

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