SAM201.xml Sibley County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records and Index at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
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 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, March 2013. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. District Court (Sibley County). Naturalization Records and Index. 1855-1945. Materials in English. Personal name index, 1858-1944; declarations of intention (first papers), 1858-1944; final papers (second papers), 1865-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1908-1943; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1929-1945; application to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942; and loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1855-circa 1902. 6 microfilm reels; 5.0 cubic feet (6 boxes and 1 partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ARRANGEMENT

Arranged in the following sections:

Naturalization Records Index (Microfilm SAM 201-I) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 201) Closed Originals 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 -- Sibley County. Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Sibley County. Document Types: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Sibley County. Indexes. Microforms. Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Sibley County. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (5.0 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

 Preferred Citation:

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

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

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

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 991-179; 992-63

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001714605

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Naturalization Records Indexes (Microfilm SAM 201-I) SAM 201-I 1 1858-1944.

Personal name index to Declaration of Intention (First Papers), Volumes A-B, 1858-1906 and Volumes 1-4, 1908-1944; Final Papers (Second Papers), Volumes A-G, 1865-1906; and Petition and Record (Final Papers), Volumes 1-4, 1908-1943.

Each entry in the index gives the applicant's surname and given name; the date (month, day, year) of the naturalization paper; the volume and page containing the document; and, occasionally, remarks. Beginning in 1908 the remarks column in the final papers and petitions section includes the certificate of naturalization number.

The index is divided into two separate sections: Declarations of Intention; and Final Papers and Petition and Record. The names in each section of the index are grouped alphabetically by the first letter of the applicants' surnames. Within each alphabetical grouping names are listed generally in the order in which the declarations, final papers, or petitions were recorded in the naturalization volumes; they are roughly in chronological order.

 Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 201) SAM 201 1 Declaration of Intention [First Papers], 1858-1944. 6 volumes.

Each volume contains an index.

 Frame 1. Volume A, A-Z, 1858-1890. Frame 128. Volume B, 1878-1906. Frame 338. Volume 1, Nos. 1-100, 1908-1918. Frame 406. Volume 2, Nos. 101-200, 1918-1926. Frame 469. Volume 3, Nos. 201-225, 1926-1929. Frame 494. Volume 4, 3226-282, 1929-1944. SAM 201 2 Final Papers [Second Papers], 1865-1906. 7 volumes.

Each volume contains an index.

 Frame 1. Volume A, A-Z, 1865-1890. Frame 159. Volume B, 1888-1893. Frame 236. Volume C, 1893-1898. SAM 201 3 Frame 1. Volume D, Minors, 1893-1903. Frame 200. Volume E, 1898-1903. Frame 315. Volume F, Minors, 1904-1906. Frame 333. Volume G, 1903-1906. SAM 201 5 Petition and Record [Final Papers], 1908-1943. 4 volumes.

Each volume contains an index.

 Frame 578. Volume 1, Nos. 1-50, 1908-1916. SAM 201 3 Frame 349. Volume 2, Nos. 51-146, 1916-1929. SAM 201 4 Frame 1. Volume 3, Nos. 147-196, 1930-1940. Frame 311. Volume 4, Nos. 197-220, 1940-1943. Other Records, 1855-1945. 1 volume and 6 folders. Frame 442. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1929-1945. 1 volume. Frame 479. Application to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1955-circa 1902. 5 folders. Frame 480. A-D. SAM 201 5 Frame 1. E-Z. CLOSED ORIGINALS

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

 301.B.3.7B-1 Index to Naturalizations 1, 1858-1944. 1 volume.

Two separate indexes for Declarations of Intention and for Final Papers and Petition and Record.

 301.B.3.6F-1 Declarations of Intention:

Each volume includes an index.

 Volume A, 1858-1890. 1 volume. Volume B, 1878-1906. 1 volume. 9.A.1.6F Volumes 1-4, Nos. 1-282, 1908-1944. 4 folders. 301.B.3.6F-2 Final Papers:

Each volume includes an index.

 Volume A, 1865-1890. 1 volume. Volume B, 1888-1893. 1 volume. 301.B.3.7B-1 Volume C, 1893-1898. 1 volume. 301.B.3.7B-2 Volume D, Minors, 1893-1903. 1 volume. 301.B.3.8F-1 Volume E, 1898-1903. 1 volume. Volume F, Minors, 1904-1906. 1 volume. 301.B.3.8F-2 Volume G, 1903-1906. 1 volume. Petition and Record:

Each volume includes an index.

 Volumes 1-2, Nos. 1-146, 1908-1929. 2 volumes. 9.A.1.6F Volumes 3-4, Nos. 147-220, 1930-1943. 2 folders. Citizenship petition lists, 1929-1945. Application to Take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1942. Loose naturalization papers, 1855-circa 1902. 5 folders.

Filed by immigrants when applying for final naturalization papers. Include declarations of intention from other counties and states, declarations of intention filed in Sibley County prior to 1863, correspondence verifying that declarations were filed previously but never officially recorded, and correspondence verifying identities.

Arranged alphabetically by surname.