SAM198.xml STEELE 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, September 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Steele County). Naturalization Records. 1853-1954. Materials in English. Declarations of intention (first papers), 1853-1954; final papers (second papers), 1863-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1954; certificate of naturalization slips (for petition and record), A-Z, 1930-1954; supplements to final papers, A-Z, 1854-1903; and lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1954. 8 microfilm reels; 4.4 cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 2 series: (1) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 198); (2) Closed Originals.

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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 -- Steele County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Steele County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Steele County. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Steele County. Microforms. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.4 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1994, 1997.

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

Preferred Citation:

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-134; 997-93

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001731478

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 198) SAM 198 1 Declarations of Intention [first papers], with indexes, 1853-1954. 6 volumes, 1 folder. Frame 1. Loose Declarations of Intention, 1853-1861. 1 folder. Frame 136. Volume A, 1861-1888. Frame 459. Volume B, 1888-1906. SAM 198 2 Frame 1. Volume I, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1912. Frame 176. Volume II, Nos. 101-400, 1912-1928. Frame 243. Volume III, Nos. 401-408, 1928-1929. Frame 259. Volume IV, Nos. 409-497, 1929-1954. Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1863-1906. 3 volumes. Frame 384. Volume A, 1863-1898. SAM 198 3 Frame 1. Volume B, 1898-1903. Frame 155. Volume C, adults and minors, 1903-1906. Petition and Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1954. 6 volumes, 1 folder. Frame 231. Volume I, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911. Frame 343. Volume II, Nos. 51-150, 1911-1917. SAM 198 4 Frame 1. Volume III, Nos. 151-250, 1917-1927. Frame 256. Volume IV, Nos. 251-261, 1927-1929. Frame 301. Certificate of Naturalization Slips, A-Z (for petition and record Nos. 264-388), 1930-1954. 1 folder. SAM 198 7 Frame 1. Volume 5, Nos. 262-311, 1929-1938. Frame 216. Volume 6, Nos. 312-389, 1938-1954. SAM 198 4 Other Records, 1854-1903, 1929-1954. 13 folders, 1 volume. Supplements to Final Papers, A-Z, 1870-1895. 7 folders. Frame 341. A-B. SAM 198 5 Frame 1. C-M. SAM 198 6 Frame 1. N-Z. SAM 198 8 Frame 1. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1954. 1 volume. Frame 41. Supplements to Final Papers, A-Z, 1854-1903. 6 folders.

Loose declarations of intention, filed mostly in other counties and other states.

CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

9.A.4.9B Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1853-1954. 6 volumes, 1 folder. Loose declarations, 1853-1861. 1 folder. 301.A.8.1B Volume A, 1861-1888. Volume B, 1888-1906. 9.A.4.9B Volume I, Nos. 1-100, 1906-1912. Volume II, Nos. 101-400, 1912-1928. Volume III, Nos. 401-408, 1928-1929. Volume IV, Nos. 409-497, 1929-1954. 301.A.8.1B Final Papers, with indexes, 1863-1906. 3 volumes. Volume A, 1863-1898. Volume B, 1898-1903. 301.A.8.2F Volume C, adults and minors, 1903-1906. Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1929. 6 volumes. Volume I, Nos. 1-50, 1907-1911. Volume II, Nos. 51-150, 1911-1917. Volume III, Nos. 151-250, 1917-1927. Volume IV, Nos. 251-261, 1927-1929. 9.A.2.4F Volume V, Nos. 262-311, 1929-1938. 1 folder. Volume VI, Nos. 312-389, 1938-1954. 2 folders. 9.A.4.9B Certificate of naturalization stubs, A-Z (for petition and record Nos. 264-388), 1930-1954. 1 folder. Supplements to final papers, 1854-1903. 13 folders. A-Z, 1870-1895. 7 folders. 9.A.2.4F A-Z, 1854-1903. 6 folders.

Loose declarations of intention, filed mostly in other counties and other states.

Lists of Citizenship Petitions Granted, 1929-1954. 1 folder.