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Minnesota State Archives


COTTONWOOD COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Natualization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Cottonwood County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1871-1985
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, applications to take oath of allegiance, applications for transfer of petition for naturalization, and a loose declaration of intention.
Quantity:8 microfilm reels.
Location:SAM 179

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1874-1985, rolls 1-2; final papers (second papers), 1871-1906, rolls 2-4; petition and record (final papers), 1906-1981, rolls 4-8; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1941-1959, roll 8; applications for transfer of petition for naturalization, 1958-1971, roll 8; and a loose declaration of intention, 1878, roll 8.

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RELATED DATA

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Each volume includes an index.
A description and a roll contents list that provide additional information about these records are available in the repository; filed under Cottonwood County: District Court.

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

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cottonwood County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 990-166
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 09-00038815

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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 1791
Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1874-1985. 6 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1874-1892.
Frame 247. Volume B, 1892-1906.
Frame 442. Volume 1, #1-100, 1906-1910.
Frame 522. Volume B[2], #101-200, 1911-1915.
Location Box
SAM 1792
Frame 1. Volume 3, #201-466, 1915-1929.
Frame 159. Volume [4], #467-549, 1930-1952, 1961, 1977, 1985.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1871-1906. 6 volumes.
Frame 266. Volume A, 1871-1884.
Location Box
SAM 1793
Frame 1. Volume B, 1884-1897.
Frame 241. Volume C, minors, 1895-1903; adults, 1897-1900.
Frame 498. Volume D, minors, 1903-1906.
Frame 536. Volume D, adults, 1900-1903.
Location Box
SAM 1794
Frame 1. Volume E, adults, 1903-1906.
Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1906-1981. 9 volumes.
Frame 45. Volume I, #1-50, 1906-1911.
Frame 156. Volume II, #51-150, 1911-1917.
Location Box
SAM 1795
Frame 1. Volume III, #151-250, 1917-1923.
Frame 296. Volume IV, #251-305, 1923-1929.
Frame 442. Volume V, #306-355, 1930-1938.
Location Box
SAM 1796
Frame 1. Volume VI, #356-405, 1938-1944.
Frame 192. Volume VII, #406-507, 1944-1963.
Location Box
SAM 1797
Frame 1. Volume VIII, #508-718, 1964-1977.
Location Box
SAM 1798
Frame 1. Volume IX, #719-893, 1978-1981.
Other Records, 1878, 1941-1959, 1965, 1971. 3 folders.
Frame 875. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation0, 1941-1959. 1 folder.
Frame 885. Applications for Transfer of Petition for Naturalization, 1958, 1965, 1971. 1 folder.
Frame 917. Loose Declarations of Intention, 1878. 1 folder.

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