SAM178 BIG STONE COUNTY: District Court An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Sara Stambaugh, July 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Big Stone County). Naturalization records. 1860s-1954. Materials in English. Declarations of intention (first papers), 1881-1952; final papers (second papers), 1881-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1954; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942-1954; and loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1860s-[post-1910]. 5 microfilm reels; 3.5 cu. ft. (3 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 2 series: (1) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 178); (2) Closed Originals.

OTHER FINDING AIDS

Each volume includes an index.

CATALOG HEADINGS

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 -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County. Microforms. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (3.5 cu. ft.) are closed to general use.

Microfilm Production:

Saint Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1993.

Microfilm is vailable for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Big Stone County). Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 981-5

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001722993

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 178) SAM 178 1 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. SAM 178 2 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. SAM 178 3 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. SAM 178 4 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. SAM 178 5 Frame 1. I-Z. CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

9.B.1.3B Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1881-1952. 5 volumes. Final papers, with indexes, 1881-1906. 5 volumes. Volume A, 1881-1891. Volume B, 1891-1896. Volume C, 1897-1904. 301.A.11.8F Volume D, adults and minors, 1903-1906. Minors, Volume 1, 1894-1903. Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1954. 3 volumes, 2 folders. Volume I, #1-50, 1907-1913. Volume II, #51-150, 1913-1923. Volume III, #151-174, 1923-1929. 9.B.1.4F Volume IV, #175-236, 1929-1954. 2 folders. Citizenship petitions granted and denied (lists), 1930-1954. 1 folder. Applications to take oath of allegiance, 1942-1954. 1 folder. Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1860s - post-1917. 20 folders.