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Minnesota State Archives


HOUSTON COUNTY. District Court.

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society



OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS

Agency: Minnesota. District Court (Houston County).
Series Title:Naturalization records,
Date:1854-1943
Abstract:Declarations of intention, final papers, petition and record, lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, applications to take oath of allegiance, loose naturalization papers, and notices of application for admission to citizenship.
Quantity:4 microfilm reels.
Location:SAM 180

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

Declarations of intention (first papers), 1854-1943, rolls 1-3; final papers (second papers), 1859-1906, rolls 3-4; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1940, roll 4; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1942, roll 4; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937, roll 4; loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1874-1892, roll 4; and notices of application for admission to citizenship, 1922-1934, roll 4.

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RELATED DATA

Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Related materials: Minnesota. District Court (Houston County). Minutes, Volume 1a includes information on final citizenship papers issued for 1856-1859.

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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 Houston County: District Court.
A published index to the Houston County naturalization records, complied by the Range Genealogical Society, is cataloged 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 -- Houston County.
Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Houston County.
Document Types:
Declarations
Naturalization records
Microforms.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Houston County. District Court. Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 991-62
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 09-00038814

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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 1801
Declarations of Intention [fist papers], with indexes, 1854-1943. 11 volumes.
Frame 1. Volume A, 1854-1856.
Frame 86. Volume B, 1856-1859.
Frame 150. Volume A, 1859-1876.
Location Box
SAM 1802
Frame 1. Volume B, 1876-1888.
Frame 319. [Unnumbered volume,] 1884-1886.
Frame 446. Volume C, 1888-1905.
Frame 597. Volume D, 1905-1906.
Location Box
SAM 1803
Frame 1. Volume 1, #1-99, 1907-1916.
Frame 64. Volume 2, #100-203, 1916-1924.
Frame 129. Volume 3, #204-229, 1924-1929.
Frame 153. Volume [4], #240-256, 1930-1943.
Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1859-1906. 5 volumes.
Frame 299. Volume A, 1859-1895.
Frame 359. Volume B:
Adults, 1895-1897.
Minors, 1896-1897, 1899-1903.
Location Box
SAM 1804
Frame 1. Volume C:
Minors, 1898.
Adults, 1898-1903.
Frame 179. Volume D, adults, 1903-1906.
Frame 206. Volume D, minors, 1904-1906.
Petition Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1940. 3 volumes.
Frame 222. Volume A, #1-49, 1907-1913.
Frame 333. Volume B, #50-144, 1913-1928.
Frame 557. Volume C, #145-169, 1930-1940.
Other Records, 1874-1942. 2 volumes, 2 folders.
Frame 687. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1930-1940. 1 volume.
Frame 701. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance, (naturalization by repatriation), 1937. 1 volume.
Frame 703. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1874-1892. 1 folder.
Frame 712. Notices of Application for Admission to Citizenship, 1922-1934. 1 folder.

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